Life here in Whitefield is good. There is so much to learn, and I am enjoying the experiences I am having. The rain appears to have returned, but I guess it is just my friendly reminder that I am still in England.
First, here is a story about personal study (the hour between 8 and 9 am). We have one investigator that just asks TOO many questions. He is one of those people to whom you just want to say, “It does not matter, stop thinking so much.” However, since we are charitable, we do not put it in those exact words. We recently taught him the Plan of Salvation, and he had doubts that God loves each of us equally. Interestingly enough, the next morning I started my study of the Doctrine and Covenants and came across D&C 1:35 where it says, “I am no respecter of persons.” It was an answer to his exact question! Heavenly Father loves us each the same; there is no one favorite child. Heavenly Father may love us for different reasons, just as a parent loves their children for different reasons, but He loves each of us equally. Not only that, it goes to show how Heavenly Father is willing to speak to us today and desires to help us understand Him more fully. We are going to pray for the gift of discernment to know if we should continue to teach him, but if not, I am grateful for what I have been able to learn from my experience teaching him.
One of our investigators, Sid, had a baby born prematurely. The baby is not doing well. He is in the hospital again, and doctors even pronounced him dead for a bit since his heart stopped beating for 30 minutes. Fortunately, it started again and the baby is doing well. Sid asked if we could come and pray for him. With a little bit of work, we were able to bring some priesthood holders to the hospital and visit Sid’s family. It was wonderful to see the power of the priesthood work and have these members be so willing to use their priesthood. It actually reminds me of a priesthood blessing I received from dad. During my junior year of high school, I slammed my finger in the car door and it was black and blue almost immediately. That night, my thumb was throbbing and I could not sleep. In the middle of the night, I went downstairs and asked dad what to do. Dad told me to take some Advil and go back to bed. A few minutes later, he came upstairs and offered to give me a blessing. I can’t remember what he said exactly, but I do know that I was able to sleep (something that had not happened earlier in the night). That small experience helped me to know the power of priesthood blessings and how they do assist our everyday lives. I hope that this is a similar faith-building experience for their family.
On a side note, here is a funny story for you: When we were driving there, Brother Branch was talking about some building called the toe-rack. He decided to take a detour driving home, so we as well as his daughter could see it. Once we got there, I will have to admit I was a bit confused (probably because I have no clue what a toe-rack should look like). Everyone else was admiring it, and I was still confused. As a result, I asked, “How is this a toe-rack?” To which they responded, “A toad-rack? It’s a toast-rack.” Then Brother Mills commented, “No wonder you don’t have any baptisms, you can’t understand what we are saying.” Apparently I am still working on my English, but I am sure I will get a hang of it one of these days. It was definitely a situation that made us all laugh.
Well those are all the updates I can think of right now. Next week is transfers, so I won’t be emailing until Wednesday. I am not sure what will happen; it is like 50-50 whether I will stay or go from what I can tell, so you will just have to wait and be surprised on Wednesday. I will more than likely be getting a new companion though, so that will be exciting. Thank you for all your love and support. Have a wonderful week!
Love, Becca
Here are the photos from the week:
The first is when it started to downpour rain and hail. Luckily we were waiting for the bus under the bus stop covering. Missionary work takes place in all weather forms :)
The second is my district when we went to the driving range last Monday.
The third and forth are me golfing. Who ever thought all those trips to Cherry Hill would pay off? Especially on a mission at all times. We are still having fun while serving the Lord.
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