Blessings of Being Obedient

6.22.15

Hey everyone!

We had a great week! It seemed really long for some reason but lots of great things came from it. We had a specialized training with our mission president and it really talk about how important it is for us to be exactly obedient to the mission rules and guidelines that we have and we really see miracles and blessings come from it, and we really as a mission have seen a big difference. This past week in the mission we had 14 baptisms in just a week, which was sooo exciting. In the next week my companion and I have 3 baptisms planned and they are doing really well! It is really exciting when things start to fall into place for others who are preparing themselves for baptism and things just start to makes sense and answers really come to them. We also have 3 others who are looking forward to their baptisms in the next 2 months!:) Seeing miracles happen so often lately really helps me to see that this really is the Lords work and when we are obedient to the things we know, even as members of His church, being obedient to what we know is right things will always turn out for the better! Being in West Virginia I really have had to strengthen my knowledge in the bible and one on the scriptures in the bible that I turn to often is in the first chapter of Luke verse 37; "For with God nothing is impossible" and that is so true, in everything not just missionary work, although it applies very well. But when we turn to Him in all things, all things really are possible if it is His will.

We have been really working in this different part of our area that we have not been to often and not much missionary work has been over there in a while but one of the people who said we could come back had  one of her daughter in laws come over and she was really interested in the message we had to share. She is looking for a church to raise her kids in and on top of that she has a friend that just left for her mission in March. How cool? She seemed really excited to learn more. Little things like that that happen really are tender Mercies from the Lord.

Transfers are coming up again soon and we still do not know what is going to happen but I have been here in Elkins for 6 months so we will just have to see what will happen. But everything in Elkins is going so well I don’t want to leave the amazing people I have come to love and the people who I have met and began to love so much. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have had in being here though!:) But as the Hymn goes, "I will go where you want me to go," and if it is my time to go somewhere else I know that is where the Lord needs me!

Funny story of the week, I actually thought this happened a couple of weeks ago but I realized it happened on Monday, like I said it was a slow but good week. Anyways so we got home Monday night and we both ran to the bathroom and I came out of my bathroom and was trying to figure out why all the lights were out and then a few seconds later I found out why. My companion came out of the room from across from me and yelled at me and I thought I was going to die and that someone had gotten into our house. I guess when I am genuinely scared I don't scream at the top of my lungs, my companion questioned whether it was me because it was such a deep scream that I let out and on top of that I guess my leg shook like I was trying to kick her. Like I said I was genuinely scared. Then when I was coming into our room, I startled my companion and jumped  but she didn’t make a sound and I didn’t see her and she scared me again and that time I screamed at the top of my lungs. And then.... yes this is all still in the same night, with in an hour and a half. Anyways we were just about sleeping and she out of nowhere just screams and she scared herself really bad because she was half asleep when she did it and I got scared at the same time. When I asked her why she did it, she said, "It was too boring," I just rolled my eyes while still giggling and tried to go to sleep. And then in the middle of the night she started talking really loud (in her sleep) and was bearing her testimony about how important prophets are. So that shows we eat, SLEEP and breath missionary work for 18 months of our life:)

Hope all is well with everyone and hope to hear from y'all:)

Love Sister Mauck