Sister Michelle Clark: 9.30.13: Dunked for the Lord!!!!!

Wow what a great week!! thank you thank you thank you for your letters. I love reading all your letters and hearing about the strength and comfort the gospel brings. I have a testimony that it truly does help. I know the lord truly wants us to be happy. and he finds ways to make us smile, it might be in the little things like the changing of the leaves or a rainy day, or a letter from a friend to make you realize but He is there and I testify of that. He has answered so many of my prayers this week and for that i'm sincerly greatful. to quote high school musical. "were all in this together" I love the strength that comes from the members. It's been great to see the suport and love for those who hang low. It reminds me of mosiah 18. the promises we make at baptism. to strengthen one another.. it reminds me a lot of the general relief society meeting which was awesome but i'll talk about that later:)

so this week was another crazy, long week but just as mom and dad wrote me about, it's the weeks that are hard, that make us grow that you look back at and they beome your favorite weeks. but it truly was incredible! wahoo missionary work is great!!!:) I love it! I have such a great companion that always makes me laugh she huggs me all the time. sometimes I think all the sister missionaries like to hug me for my manly figure, it reminds them of there men back home. but it's ok i like hugs so i'll take them.

Monday

p-day. it was a rough p-day last week. a wee bit homesick but i'm so greatful for my loving companion and for my savior for the comfort and love. but the greatest cure all medicine was visiting the Higgins/ schumanns (soon to be schumanns when they are hitched) oh man the smiles of how excited eric was to be baptized and just, being in there home every monday night.. brings such a peace to my soul. I think.. ok i know I was sent here to toms river for them. I love that family so much!

Tuesday

district meeting! classic. before our district meeting we had our last apointment with michael. our investigator who became homeless. that was hard. we send him off with a good spiritual thought, and with book of mormon in hand he left. I know that lord will watch over and protect him. I wish we could have done more. sad days. the lord humbles his children because he loves them... so so much. ok then we had district meeting. which is always classic. then after eric had his interview for baptism.. he passed with flyling colors of course!!:) then we went to go teach Ray.. oh ray.. a hard man but he is changing and he feels the spirit more. we had a lesson with him and commited him to quit smoking. we promised him that if he does, the minute he gets to 0 cigarettes he will feel the spirit more. he was doubting our promise but the spirit confirmed to sister morrison and i to extend that promise. and as we did he was overcome by the spirit. it was so neat. he's now motivated. bring it on!

Wednesday

was a good day. lots of great spiritual lessons. then at the end of the day it ended with a birthday festa for the one and only sister santos! she is incredible. we love her lots. she was in our toms river spanglish trio and she's just a hoot, the ward just adores her and we had cake and feistad!

Thursday

Day of service, we had our weekly planning then we went to help sister Sosa start to clean out her storage unit.... it is full of donny osmond memorablia... it was awesome! she literally is his biggest fan. I wish i would have taken some pictures. she's got some cool donny and marrie stuff. she's so sweet we laughed and she shared her memories with us. then we headed to wanda's where a group of some of our favorite members were waiting for us to have dinner. we ate and enjoyed then at the end we shared a lesson. we ended up teaching them how to give away passalong cards. it was so much fun. they got so excited about missionary work and gave us 9 refferalls.... so cool!

Friday

we had 7 lessons... day full of crazy. but the best moments of menion would have to be sandy. Sandy is the investigator that begged us to be baptised. she's so cool. we went over and brought some members to give her a blessing and some fellowship. she is going through so much. it was so wonderful to see the power and influence members have in fellowship and to love, comfort and support. at the end of the lesson sandy was crying in brother lowerys arms. they are so so neat. luke 22: (i can't remember the exact verse) but "When you are strengthened, strengthen your brothern". I love it. we are ment to uplift, serve and love eachother. He asks us to serve because he wants us to be happy. when we forget ourselves and serve and love others we are truly happy. but we need to make sure we are strengthened as well.

Saturday.

the relief society conference. so neat! we watched it with a lot of eldery ladies in the ward in sister lowerys house. it was so fun. we had treats and just talked aobu everything. it was very different then at home. the ladies were amazed to hear i had been in the conference center before. it was so fun to express love for the prophet. the pattern I saw this week is that, people are struggling. there are a lot of trials. my conclusion of why. is becaseu the lord wants us to be truly converted. we need to be strengthened be fore the last days.

Sunday was eric's baptism! ah i'm out of time but it was INCREDIBLE!! krystal cried and bore her testimony of them being an eternal family some day. eric is happy and beaming. he bore his testimony of gods love. he asked me to speak as well. it went ok. :) I love this gospel! the church is true! i love you all!

Love,

Sister Clark

Clear eyes full heart can't lose