Hello Family,
I finally find out on Wednesday that my Flight leaves tomorrow! So
excited! My only opportunity to take pictures is later tonight. So I will send
what I do have haha. We were able to teach Anthony and Tasha together. First
time that Tasha has opened up to us. She realizes that she needs to be listening
to our lesson. She has finally received the intent to change her life. After the
lesson we had with her on Alma 32 on humbling ourselves and faith, it hit her.
She said that a couple days ago, before our lesson, she was taking to her father
on how to humble herself. She really wants to make a change. We are for seeing
that her and Anthony will get married very soon. We are anticipating that both
of them and Tasha's daughters, Sariana and Tishanie, will be baptized in
October!!!!! We had a lesson at church yesterday on Gospel Principles about Eternal Families, I
shared my Grandma and Grandpa Denning's life story. (I'll talk on that later)
Spirit was so strong. I think it impacted Tasha the most.
We have practically stopped visiting the girl that we put on date for
October 19th. Turns out she is still a minor and her mom doesn't want her to do
anything with us. She turns 18 in
December so hopefully the missionaries can contact her then.
Jennie and Donald King are both progressing very well. Jennie is
still receiving everything great and nothing is stopping her from being baptized
on November 2nd. Brother King is
doing all he can to prepare to baptize her and he's working on getting the
Melkesidek Priesthood. So exciting for both of them. They want to send me a
Jesus Candle when I am in Denmark. Apparently there is a man who carves candles
for a Profession. It looks pretty awesome, the one in there house, very
detailed.
Back to Grandparent's (Denning Story.) Found out on Friday, from a letter from mom, Grandpa
Denning was in pretty bad shape. We went about our day when I received a phone
call from President Fenn that he passed away. It didn't come much to
surprise.... but it did. Just came out of no where. I was a little heart broken
that I couldn't see him after my mission. President Fenn asked about him, how he
was in the Church and Grandma Denning. I told him that I was very close to him
and he was very active in the church and Grandma Denning passed away about 10
years ago. He gave me his condolences and also congratulated me. Told me that is
was a happy reunion with my Grandmother. It gave peace back to my soul and he
also told me that he is now on the other side of the veil and he can now watch
me on my mission and pray for me.(President Fenn kept losing the service or the
call got dropped, and after the 3rd time calling me back he said "I swore I am
going to curse this sprint phone if it drops on me while I am quoting
the Prophet Joseph Smith" than his call was dropped. so funny. also helped me
forget for a moment that Grandpa passed away)After the phone call/ conversation
was over I was feeling good and I would like to think that Grandpa was with me
the rest of the day. Watching me and seeing what I was doing as a missionary.
It was pretty cool.
So Sunday I used the
story, the lesson with Tasha, that when Grandma Denning passed away that I did
not shed one tear. I keep going over the memory in my mind and I keep
remembering that as an 8 year old child I understood the Plan of Salvation. I
knew that I was going to see her again at that moment. I also shared that
Grandpa Denning passed away on Friday. I told them that I was upset but than after
President Fenn's phone call and thinking back on the memory of my
grandmother.... I was filled with joy, happiness and peace. I knew that my
Grandparents were sealed in the Temple for time and all Eternity. It gives me
such joy that I will see them both again one day and will be with my family for
time and all Eternity too. I also said that it doesn't stop there, as soon as I
am married I will be sealed to all of my future family as well. Spirit was so
strong when I told those things.
Also on Sunday, the
Branch was practically pressuring me to go up and bare my Testimony one last
time. I let them have it. I told them that no matter what language we speak, the
language of the Spirit is the same. I testified in Danish for the first time in
6 weeks. It felt AWESOME I love every minute of it. Felt right back at home.
After the meeting was over I had many people come up and told me that the Spirit
was testifying to them strongly when I testified in Danish. They loved it but
they knew they couldn't understand it verbally, but spiritually they said they
got the message. That was Awesome!
Well I'm going to give Anthony Smith (for his Birthday) and Anthony O.
(Because he's my first Investigator and I love them both) a tie. I will miss the
Smith Family and Anthony. I am so excited to go to Denmark but that is the
family I will miss the most. (Recent Convert/ Non member). I will also miss the
Barr Family. Sister Barr has done our Laundry and has fed us dinner each week.
She is a huge support of missionary work, maybe because her son got honorably
released for medical conditions. She is awesome. She is my 2nd American Mom.
Always made me feel at home. And she loved talking about Duck Dynasty
haha.
I am getting better and more comfortable with door contacting. I
thought about it once and I believe I was inspired my the Spirit to do this. But
I went up to one door and I talked with love and testified, like I do when
teaching, to the person at the door. I didn't have success but I could feel the
spirit working through me to deliver the message. I truly made a difference to
treat the person with love as if they are family. Which they technically are
family. We are all Brothers and Sister to our Father in Heaven because we are
his spirit children. So Awesome!!!!! Just got to translate that to Danish
ahaha
Got to get going. I love you all. I am so grateful for the knowledge
of a Plan of Salvation that our Father in Heaven has prepared for us. I am so
grateful that I can one day see my deceased relatives. I do miss them. I love
them and know I will see them again. Not "Death to you Part" but I will be with
them for Time and All eternity. I love my Savior Jesus Christ and know he has
helped me through all my difficult times, especially through my mission. I know
that this is the True Church of Jesus Christ. For I have had the Spirit Testify
to me and every person that I have taught that this work is true. I will deeply
miss Pontiac, but I know my time is done here. I will write again in
Denmark!
Jeg Elsker Jer!!!!!
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