Dearest Family! I just want you to all know ALL IS WELL IN ZION! I
love being a missionary and being able to serve the Lord with the little
strength that I have left, plus all the strength he has given me. The thing
that has stood out to me the most this week is the thought of 'Enduring it
well'. Trusting Happily.
So as I have been resting a little bit this week I decided to get
outside myself and serve my companion, she is so great and has had to put up
with me so I thought she deserved something nice.. so I decided to get some of
my old socks and I made her a sock puppet. He is a wonky looking little guy his
name is Swiffer. He’s adorable! He has brought so much laughter and joy into
our apartment and in our proselyting. It's amazing to me that no matter how old
you are sock puppets never get old! Also I've learned that everyone needs to be
able to laugh, its so health. 2 Nephi 2 25. "Adam fell that men might be,
men are that they might have joy!"
Swiffer experience #1
Sister Harvey and I decided to venture into a part of our area that really hasn't been worked in, and we've been seeing so many miracles from it. As we drove, sister Harvey had some Disney music that we listened to and she animated the sock puppet as we went along. It brought so much joy and laughter. I really haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
Sister Harvey and I decided to venture into a part of our area that really hasn't been worked in, and we've been seeing so many miracles from it. As we drove, sister Harvey had some Disney music that we listened to and she animated the sock puppet as we went along. It brought so much joy and laughter. I really haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
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Then also we passed by this old man, who saw the sock puppet, did
a double take and started laughing. We pulled up to a read light and he rolled
down the window and asked if he could keep Swiffer. Sister Harvey just looks at
Swiffer and using him to answer saying 'we need more time' then we drove away.
It was a funny moment of my mission.
Swiffer experience #2
Our Mission president has been urging us to contact people in
creative and individual ways. So naturally we decided to take Swiffer with us proselyting.
It really worked! It was a great icebreaker for people. Then we started talking
about the gospel. 3 out of our 4 new investigators this week were with his
help.
So Saturday night we were driving home and we get a voicemail from
a member of our bishopric saying he had an emergency. So we called him back. The
emergency was that he needed us to speak in sacrament meeting the next day. We
gladly accepted the challenge. As we sat down that night to plan for Sunday.. We
realized that we had already committed to teach young woman’s, gospel
principles, and speak in sacrament meeting. Sister Harvey and sister Clark
running the whole church ha ha, jk but it was a great experience. Needless to
say after sacrament meeting we were exhausted.
We were given free range on our talks to speak. Sister Harvey
talked about her conversion story and how we can be lights and examples to
others. I decided to speak on trusting in God and obedience. It was a good
opportunity for me to be able to study more and think about how we gain trust
in God. And how we can show that through our obedience. Something that stuck
out to me is that there is a difference between. Believing God, and Believing
IN God. We can believe that he exists, that he is there and he loves us, but it's
another thing to believe in what he says and his promises to us. I feel like
something God has been trying to teach my whole mission is to trust him more.
Lean not on my own strength. It's amazing when I let Go and Let God. Things
always seem to work out better.. go figure:)
After church we went to a nursing home to go sing some hymns to
some of the people there. I LOVE the elderly! It reminds me of the good ol'
days in Toms River. We spoke with a member of our ward after and we spoke about
the people who made the greatest impact in her life. She spoke of several
different missionaries. It would be so neat to know that something you did, or
were inspired to do, touched someone’s life or made an impact. I know as we
listen to the spirit and act on those promptings that we can be an instrument
in his hands.
All in all it was a great week! Excited for continued more
adventures to come! Thanks for your love and prayers! They work! Love you all
Love,
Sister Clark
Sister Clark
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