Dear Family,
It has been another wonderful week here in Summerville, South Carolina! But so, so busy and I absolutely love it!
Tuesday we went to MLC (Mission Leaders Conference) up in Columbia all day and had the coolest surprise - our mission president had the 6 companionships of Sister Training Leaders and all the Zone Leaders go to the Columbia temple and he baptized all of us! So cool! The Temple President came and spoke to us and said he knew when we got there because he could feel such a strong spirit enter the temple and I believe it. It was incredible to be in that room with all these wonderful missionaries I love so much and we have the best leadership!
We went straight from Columbia into exchanges and every day since then we've been training other missionaries, or teaching lessons for the ward, etc. so there have been some days we forget to even eat lunch. I don't think I've ever been this tired before but it's so fun to be able to do so much and be involved in the most important work on the earth right now!
I feel like I had my first real taste of what I thought South Carolina would really be like: a couple of nights ago we knocked into this big black AME Deacon and he had quite a bit to say to us. It was amazing. He just went on for about 15 min non-stop on one of his sermons, which actually was pretty inspiring at times, but I think the coolest part was he just got right in our faces (I seriously felt like I was covered in spit afterward) but it was the most incredible feeling to have someone just going at it and trying to be really intimidating and powerful and told us all about his many degrees and PhDs in religion and philosophy and everything. We both just felt so confident and when he finally finished we were able to testify boldly to him and even though we don't have any degrees and have lived 1/3 of his lifetime I felt so confident because we had the spirit with us. I went away feeling like Ammon when he says that he will boast of his God because in Him we can do all things!
I was reading in Mosiah 4 yesterday and thought it was kind of ironic how he says 'my people, kindred and brethren', and then calls them unworthy creatures and remarks on their nothingness. And that's exactly how I felt. I felt like I really am so small and insignificant yet I am so confident and at that moment I felt like we could just preach to the world because we have been called by God to represent our Savior and his spirit is with us! We were both saying how amazing it is that we make such a bold claim with the promise of Moroni that anyone who will read the Book of Mormon with a sincere heart, real intent, and faith in Christ will have a witness from God that this book is true, that Jesus Christ is our Savior, and that His gospel has been restored with prophets today. But I really have 0 doubt in my mind that anyone who will test that promise will get an answer! That is incredible!!!
One quick highlight of the week: Our investigator Rhi who is getting baptized this Saturday has had all kinds of issues in her life for a long time. Yesterday she came to church for only her 2nd time and she got up in Sacrament meeting and testified of how the Lord has changed her. How usually when hard things happen she falls into depression and she would do a lot of crazy stuff, but now she just wants to share with everyone what she knows and that God has changed her! She said her family keeps asking about it because she is so different. It was especially cool for us that she would share that testimony and not once did she even mention us! Which was such a huge step! She's recognizing that God is the one changing her and that thru our Savior she will continue to change! I turned to Sister Dougherty and said "Sister Dougherty, our job is the best!!!" Because it is! We get to watch people change their lives. I love it!
I love yall! Keep being the wonderful examples you are!
Love,
Sister Lewis
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