Hey
Everyone! July
7, 2014
Ok well first off last Monday we had an awesome lesson with Carrie. We talked
about the priesthood and just all of the things it can do. She is super awesome
and I could probably write this whole letter about how awesome she is. Then she
wanted to have a lesson on temples so we had another lesson with her Thursday
night before she left! It was really awesome. She really wants to go to a
temple open house. She also looked up all the anti-mormon things on the
internet and decided that none of it made sense and it was just people fishing
for bad things to say. Basically she is a super awesome person. She has been
sending us pictures from her trip and texting us and she is having a good time.
Then that evening we had the FHE, Sister Jones got sick so we just ended up
with Sis. Sevy and myself having FHE with Brittani and Brandon,It was ok. I
think for some reason Brandon does not like us so that gets a little awkward he
just really becomes contentious when we are teaching! We also decided he just
needs hit with the humble hammer a few times! We are trying to decide where to go with them
we are slightly perplexed. Then Carrie had planned an FHE for the YSA people in
Columbus so we went over to that for a while. Did I mention that she is
awesome! On Tuesday we had exchanges with the Flatrock sisters. I stayed here
with Sister Tevi and Sister Sevy went with Sister Porter it was interesting, poor
Sister Sevy was super tired by the end. I went and saw Cheryl with Sister Tevi
and we had a good lesson with her. We figured out that she has been praying to
know if the church is true but has been avoiding the answer, silly Cheryl. Then
on Friday when we saw her we had a really good lesson. I had assigned her to
read Alma 32 the whole chapter but then I forgot why I assigned it to her but I
knew there was a reason! She hadn't read it so on Friday we decided to
read it with her! It was really funny because we got about halfway through and
she said "Stop! Sister Price you
little devil, you chose this on purpose. This scripture really speaks to me. It
really does." It was really funny so I think that was really good, it
was a game changer for Cheryl. We are going to go over on Wednesday and help
her clean and rearrange her house. Then on Wednesday we exchanged back and poor
Sister Sevy was exhausted so I let her rest for a bit. Then on Thursday it
was MLC (missionary leadership conference)! MLC was really good we talked about
a lot of things and discussed situations in our mission a lot, it is always
very inspiring. Next week is ZTM and together our training will be on the
pamphlet lesson and getting better at those, Sister Sevy is training on
Obedience and faith and developing a culture of those in our mission and I am
training on keeping an eye single to the glory of god. It should be
fun. It was brought up that we need to be better at listening as we
are teaching so we are going to do a role play where we blindfold
people and make them teach. It should be fun. After MLC we had our awesome
lesson with Carrie! Then Friday was the 4th of July. Georgia is boring on the
4th. Everyone we tried to talk to was mostly grumpy, no one was at the parks
having picnics or anything and there were no parades or fireworks. I don't know
if that is all of Georgia or just Columbus. Then we decided to have our own
little party and made smore's over the stove in our kitchen. It was great! Then
on Saturday we tried to find the farmers market and contact but it took us a
while! We decided this week we would search it out and next week we can
contact. Then we had lessons with Brittani and then Shamiracle but Sister
Sevy was feeling really nauseous so we came home and rested for a bit. Then
Sunday was fast and testimony meeting. It was a really good meeting, there
were a lot of really wonderful testimonies. There were also a bunch of
ward members who brought friends to church! It was awesome. We are trying to
contact all of them to see if their friends are interested
in learning more. There was also a nonmember who has been coming for a
while who brought a friend! It was awesome. Things are going great here in
Georgia! I am going to share a scripture that we talked about in Sunday School
about fasting that I really liked. It's Isaiah 58: 6-8 "Is not this
the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the
heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed to free, and that ye break every yoke?
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that
are cast out to thy house? When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and
that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break
forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily; and thy
righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward."
I love how the first verse talks about why we fast, that its a choice we make
and we do it to loose the bands of wickedness and focus more on spiritual
things. Then he talks about how as we fast we should help those who are in
need like we do when we give fast offerings. Then the last verse
talks about the blessings we receive from fasting and my favorite is the end
when it says "the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward" because
when you look in the footnotes under "rereward" it says that means he
will be behind us to guard us. I love that promise, that as we fast we will
grow in righteousness and the Lord will be behind us to guard us. I had never
really understood the blessings of fasting but I really love them! I hope you
all have a great week! I love you all!
Love,
Sister Price
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