Monday, May 12, 2014

5.12.14. One Happy Missionary!!!


WHAT A FUN WEEK! It felt so good to talk to you all! You all look so great! I will admit I was so nervous to talk to you all.. I'm not sure why but that phone call was just everything I needed. It gave me peace about my future, and it made me so happy to talk to you all:) so thanks for making my week so special.

Again mom and all mothers HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! I hope you all had a great day. It was certainly a great day for me. Man I don't really know what to talk about I need to start writing down funny experiences or something so that my letters are more entertaining.



So this month has been our focus on faith and working with members. It has been amazing, as we have set goals that stretch our limits. My testimony of fasting and prayer has increased a lot with my faith this week. We have a goal to get 4 member referrals this week. I have been studying and praying how to work with the members more to achieve this goal. Any ideas of how us missionaries can work with members better? I am very determined to hit this goal. Not only will it increase my faith but also if we hit our goal, were going to get permission to watch the prince of Egypt on p-day... yes.. I am motivated:)

I think the highlight of the week for me was our lesson with Grace. She is apart of a part member family. Her mom is a returning member from the Philippines. We started teaching Grace and she is having the hardest time wrapping her mind around the concept of Religion. In her mind science explains all, and death is the end. We talked about eternal families the other day and that is what sparked her interest to learn more. She couldn't bare the thought of, if there was life after death (which there is) she didn't want to be the cause of her mom not having an eternal family.

So this brings us to the point of our lesson on Thursday. We sat down and started to teach the plan of salvation. She had so many good questions, and at the end we invited her to be baptized. She said if she comes to know it's true then yes. She said 'But I have to know'.



 It was amazing to see her real intent and desire to know it's true as she almost in tears just expressed to us how she wanted this plan to be true, how she wants to know so bad. So we invited her to kneel down right then and ask God if it was true. As we were kneeling down her sweet mom knelt down next to her with tears streaming down her face said a silent prayer for Grace as I taught her how to pray. Then Grace offered the most sincere sweet prayer. Just asking Heavenly Father to be patient with her, and how she understands how her answer will come through time but she asked to know if it was true. The spirit was so strong. It's moments like this that just make my mission. I love Grace so much, it was an amazing experience to be apart of, and definitely a moment I will never forget. (Pray for grace!)

This week we were also able to participate in helping out at a soup kitchen for another church. It was fun to serve, and when you’re in that environment, religion almost always comes up. We had a lot of people ask us questions. I love the feeling of serving others and the joy that comes from it. 



Oh I guess I'll explain the mustache pictures. So Monday was Cinco de Mayo, and we were teasing Luis and Denise. Our recent converts that we were going to show up in mustaches to celebrate. So sister Shearer and I actually decided to do it and as we pulled up to the church parking lot, they were wearing mustaches as well.. Ha-ha I love them both so much. These people are seriously some of my closest friends. We then taught our lesson about family history work and it was a great spiritual lesson as well. 



Tuesday (I guess I’m going all sorts of out of order) we had zone meeting, I gave training on how to work with members it was a lot of fun, it was a good zone meeting. 

Mother’s day! It started of with a great sacrament meeting. We had a lot of people show up that we were not expecting. I sat by 2 of our investigators who are teenagers. I love being around youth. I think it's because that's the level of my maturity, the amazing part is they have been bringing their friend to church and we were able to ask her if she wants to learn more and she said yes. So were going to start teaching their friend as well.

Then we had a great relief society lesson for mother’s day. It was titled, mothers and whales.. Yes.. I was confused about the title but it had something to do with whales and how they take care of their children. I'm not sure but the title was catchy and then we all got roses and made mother's day cards for the woman to the left of us.

 I loved all Sunday was the emphasis on how mothers are not only the woman who have given birth to a child. But those who are an example to others, who nurture, etc. It was a really neat perspective.
Then we headed over to the Bowman's for a dinner and then I got to talk to you all,, still on a happy high from it, I keep remembering little things you all said and it just makes me so happy. That was about my week. But I love you all, stay tuned for next week! The start of a new Transfer wahoo! Keep staying strong.

Love,


Sister Clark







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