BUSIEST WEEK
EVER! I am so spiritually, physically, and mentally drained... But it was a
week filled with much happiness! So you can say that Sister Coleman and I make
a great pair J
TUESDAY:
While on exchanges, we stopped by a lady who is a friend of a member to see her
and she is AWESOME! Her name is Amanda. The first thing she said when she sat
down was, "Can you tell me more about the Book of Mormon?" We smiled
and said we would love to. We pulled out the Restoration pamphlet to give her
and she said, "Wait! I've gotten pamphlets like this before while I worked
at a gas station. A lady would come in each week and give me something new each
week and I remember reading this one!" WHAT! We taught the Restoration and
before we even get into Joseph Smith, she said, "Wait... The pattern of
prophets make sense... Why isn't there one today? Wait... IS THERE ONE?!"
She began to just get so excited! We laughed and laughed! By the end of the
lesson, she wanted to go on lds.org
and read all about Tomas S. Monson. We are going back again this week and we
are so excited! She is so much fun!
Later, a
member called us to come help with a service project, to help elderly people do
water colors. We went and I sat with this lady who saw my name tag and said,
"So... Tell me about your church!" As she water colored, we talked
and talked. The sisters (while I was
away on an exchange) went and helped her garden and she asked even more
questions! I am so grateful for the
opportunity to do service projects like that and to share the gospel J How neat!
She is just hilarious too and kept saying, "No way, you've got to be
kidding me... reeeally?!" I couldn't help but laugh and laugh.
WEDNESDAY:
We had MLC and we learned so much! We learned that the church
headquarters get together once or twice a year and talk about 'Prophetic
Priorities' that need to be discussed and take an action plan for the entire
world. This year, the ONLY prophetic priority is 'The Sabbath Day
Observance and Attendance'. We learned so much about the Sabbath day
and what we need to do for members, non-members, less-actives, and our investigators
to help them do this. Since being on my
mission, I now realize 'fully' the importance of the Sabbath day... It has
really changed my whole perspective of Sundays and has really increased my
faith in Jesus Christ and I am more spiritually prepared and filled throughout
my entire week.
THURSDAY: We
had a zone council and Sister Coleman and I had the opportunity to be able to
teach the missionaries in our zone what we learned about the 'Sabbath
Day-Prophetic Priority'. It was incredible
to feel and see the spirit grow in the room! Missionaries stood up after we
asked them what they learned and they were all excited to help others see the same
thing. They bore powerful testimonies in the end and it strengthened my
testimony that the prophet and apostles truly do know what the world needs
today. I am just so grateful to be an instrument to help others to see this happen
and bring it into their own lives. What was special at this zone council was
that the ward mission leaders and the ward missionaries came in the stake and
it was packed! I feel like missionary work and the wards are beginning to
connect in a way that hasn't in the past.
It's so exciting!
FRIDAY: I
was able to go on exchanges with cute, little Simcoe again with Sister Urie! She is absolutely incredible. We had a killer
day! We were so blessed to be able to find 5 new investigators! One of whom was
a lady named Carol. We were driving in the car and I pulled out their former
investigators and found a part-member family who the husband is less-active and
wife is not a member. We both felt we should stop by and I am so grateful we
did! We talked with her and learned that her husband just had a stroke not too
long ago and has been struggling a bit. He was asleep when we first arrived so
we had the opportunity to talk to Carol. Afterward, we sang to her and she said
the closing prayer. She grabbed our hands and said, "Dear God, we have
been wondering where the Mormons have been since my husband is sick and they
are here now. Thank you for sending them to us." It was such an incredible
experience! The exchange was full of miracles, laughs, and uplifting
experiences through teaching.
SATURDAY: We
went to the temple with Tammy Blake! She is a recent convert and we were able
to attend the (recent convert) temple trip! AH! It was sooo incredible! It was her
first time seeing the temple! When we got in the temple, in the waiting room
was MAVIS!!! (The Jamaican lady when I served in Ajax that got baptized while I
was there that I was so blessed to find... crazy story). She was there! I
looked at her and gave her a giant hug and she began to cry. We just hugged. She looked at me and said, "I
thank YOU... Without you... I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't be baptized. I
wouldn't be able to help my mother and sister enter the waters of baptism
either. Thank you!!" And gave me another giant hug. As we sat there
watching all of the recent converts do baptisms for the dead, I began to tear
up and felt the spirit so strong. We were not alone in watching them be
baptized, many more were there in spirit, I felt it so strong! I love being a missionary. It is experiences like these that I would
never trade for anything in the world. Tammy was able to be baptized for her
mom and sister that died not too long ago! When we were driving home, Tammy
wasn't saying very much and I asked her if she was tired, she said, "No
I'm just happy, I'm very comforted." She then put her head on Sister
Coleman's shoulder. What a beautiful day it was!
We visited a
missionary couple later on that evening who I love to death! The Pulsipher's
are truly a celestial couple and I love them both so much. The spirit in their
home is like a wall that hits you and I have had so many answers to my prayers
received there. After we had dinner with
them, we practiced with the elders the song we are singing in sacrament
meeting. Later, while going down in the elevator with Sister Coleman, we called
our next appointment and she was super sick and canceled. So when we reached the 1st floor in the
elevator, just before we were walking out to do our backup plan, I grabbed
Sister Coleman's arm and said, "We should go back up to see the Pulsipher's."
We went back up to the top and when the elevator doors opened the elders were
standing there. They were as confused as
Sister Coleman was... I told them that we should go back. We went back and
lightly tapped on the door and walked in (like we always do) and found Sister Pulsipher
crying. We sat down and it couldn't have
been more perfect timed. She asked us
why we came back and they all looked at me and I said, "I don't know why
exactly... But I do know that the spirit told me to return to Sister Pulsipher.
The spirit is telling me right now that we need to be here." She paused
and looked at her husband and then we had the most incredible experiences
happen to us. The elders gave her a priesthood blessing. Before we left, we sang "How Great Thou
Art"... You could hear a pin drop in the room. I will never forget
experiences like this, where I just don't think twice about the spirit and I
act on it. EVERY TIME it’s a miracle!
It's all the spirit! I don't know what I would do without it and the
guidance I receive!
I could go
on and on, but my time is up! Overall... A spirit filled-exhausting week. I love it!
I am so grateful for Sister Coleman as well, she is seriously my eternal
best friend. This week is going to be a
killer week! We can feel it.
Until next
time...
Sister Robb
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