Another week has flown by and now its October. I dont remember time ever going as fast as it has being on a mission, especially these last couple months. I am really grateful for each and everyday though, and the time that I get to be out here serving the Lord.
This week has brought some great experiences. Campus life has been the same as usual, we had a rough week finding people... meaning we didnt find any new investigators this week, but we were blessed in other areas of our work.
President Jensen decided that since there are 6 sisters in Tally that are so close to each other, that he would like us to start going on companion exchanges. So Tuesday Sister Pulsipher went to 1st ward and Sister Strate (from 2nd ward) came to campus with me. Sister Hirst companion went to 2nd ward. It is incredible how much you can really learn from every person you are around if you take the time to talk to them, listen to them, and observe them and what they do. Even in such a short amount of time I learned alot from Sister Strate. She is so kind and loving and focused on the work. She loves people and was so good at relating to each of them as we stopped to talk to people on campus. She was so hungry for the new ideas to improve herself and her area, it was really fun to watch and be with her. Its always weird to be away from your actual companion though, and was nice to have sister Pulsipher back.
We were also able to go to the relief society broadcast on Saturday night and listen to the new presidency speak. They did a great job. They spoke a lot about the Atonement of Jesus Christ and applying that in our lives and in our service, then President Eyring also spoke and I loved his message about working hard in the Kingdom but allowing others to help. I cant remember who it was that said it but they talked about a lady that was so willing to help and her thoughts and actions always had the attitude of "what comes next for willing hands to do?" and I just thought about how important it is to be willing to reach out and to help others. That if we are willing to help then God will use us to be able to bless his other children.
We had 3 investigators at church yesterday, which is so awesome! We rarely have that many come. Two of them it was their first time and I think they really enjoyed it. I love seeing people progress and begin to embrace the gospel in their lives. I cant wait for them to come to general conference with us next week!
There is a guy that got baptized in 4th ward this week also, his name is Rod, and he is someone that sister Siefert and I started teaching about 6 months ago. We taught him two lessons and he was amazing, and so prepared but didn't live in our boundaries, so we passed him onto 4th ward elders and saturday he finally got baptized! I was so happy to see him finally decide that the time was right to enter into the waters and make covenants with our Heavenly Father. I'm attaching a picture of him!
Lastly, this morning we had a great opportunity to go watch the sunrise with a couple members of the ward. There is an incredible man here named chase who has the strongest testimony of anyone I have met and he decided at the beginning of the year that he was going to watch the sunrise every morning for a year. So each day he wakes up and goes somewhere to watch it. Most days he tried to take someone with him and while watching the sunrise they talk about light and how symbolic it is of God. They talk about the scriptures and the atonement and the book of mormon. He has taken alot of people with him and he invited us to go with him and his fiance (Jayne) today. It was incredible. The feelings of the spirit were so strong there and we discussed the gospel and what it means to us and how God is present all around us. As I personally watched and pondered about the gospel, I thought of the love God has for each of us and how incredible each day is. I kept thinking of a scripture in Alma 30:44 that says "... Yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme creator." We sometimes get so busy that we forget to stop and look around and remember the beauty that God has placed on this earth for us and that if we really look that we can find God in everything around us. Lastly as the sun came up over the horizon I could begin to feel the warmth coming from it, and feel the peace of the spirit and in those quiet moments I knew that God is real and that he loves each of us so much and that he has given us this incredible opportunity to live our lives to make choices that bring us closer to him or unfortunately sometimes push us farther away, but that he is always there with open arms to welcome us back when we stray even just a little bit; I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way back to live with him. We have such an incredible opportunity to be living here and now and to know what we know. There are so many around us that are just floating in their beliefs and dont have the purpose and sense of direction that we have. I am so grateful to be a missionary and to be able to show people that pathway and to see the light of Christ grow brighter and brighter in their lives until they too understand and can feel the love of a Heavenly Father that is always watching out for them.
I am so grateful for this Gospel and the joy and peace it brings in my life. I know its true and I know its through the savior of all mankind, Jesus Christ, that we can be saved in the Kingdom of God.
Love you all,
Have a great week!
Sister Webb
Rod and I
photos of the sunrise
Sister Pulsipher, me, Jayne and Chase
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