Hello!
It's so good to hear from all of you, it has been a quite week because my mail is starting to thin out. Maybe it's because no one loves me anymore? I sure hope not! (I learned my amazing guilt tripping skills from my grandmother) I bet it is because next week is transfers and they have been holding my mail at the mission office :)
So guess what! I am being transferred to a new area with a new companion on Wednesday, I am a little nervous but I was also grateful for this opportunity. This transfer is an answer to my prayers.
Also other exciting news! This Saturday... KENNEDY IS GETTING BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My first baptism and I might not even be able to go since I am being transferred... nonetheless I am so excited for Kennedy!!!!! Everyone is so excited for dear Kennedy! She will be entering into the gate back to her loving Father in Heaven. She is following her Savior Jesus Christ and it will bless her life and her families life so much! We will be teaching her every day this week so she can have all her lessons in before her baptism.
It's so good to hear from all of you, it has been a quite week because my mail is starting to thin out. Maybe it's because no one loves me anymore? I sure hope not! (I learned my amazing guilt tripping skills from my grandmother) I bet it is because next week is transfers and they have been holding my mail at the mission office :)
So guess what! I am being transferred to a new area with a new companion on Wednesday, I am a little nervous but I was also grateful for this opportunity. This transfer is an answer to my prayers.
Also other exciting news! This Saturday... KENNEDY IS GETTING BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My first baptism and I might not even be able to go since I am being transferred... nonetheless I am so excited for Kennedy!!!!! Everyone is so excited for dear Kennedy! She will be entering into the gate back to her loving Father in Heaven. She is following her Savior Jesus Christ and it will bless her life and her families life so much! We will be teaching her every day this week so she can have all her lessons in before her baptism.
Tonight we are teaching The Gospel of Jesus Christ, teaching is beginning to come a little bit more natural for me. I love sitting in a lesson without really knowing what to say but then some how words start flowing from my mouth. It really is a miracle because when I first got here somehow I had forgotten how to speak, it was the strangest thing.
Another amazing miracle that happened to us this week... Sister Larsen got sick and had to go to the doctors, we were out a little later than normal trying to get her prescription filled so we were trying to hurry home. We went to the Kroger across the street from where we live and as we were walking in one of the employees who was on his break started talking to us. Long story short... We gave him a Book of Mormon and gave him a place to start reading. As we got back into our car and started driving away we could see him sitting on the bench reading the Book of Mormon. It was an amazing experience for me especially because I was able to watch someone have faith and begin to have a spiritual experience! I was so excited, I think my companions thought I was a little crazy though because I was so ding dang excited! Times like that I love being a missionary :)
On Friday we went and visited a less active member, he really likes philosophy and his wife is apparently a Witch. We spent a little while talking with him, deep down I think he knows the church is true but he doesn't want to admit it. He made an interesting comment about the Book of Mormon that I has kept thinking about after it was said. He said that the Book of Mormon is just another set of guidelines...
A few weeks ago I had finished reading the Book of Mormon again and, like I have done every time, I did what it says to do in Moroni 3:3-5 I knelt down and I asked if the book was true. This time I did it I didn't get an answer right away, I kept waiting and still nothing happened. After this conversation with the less active Brother I kept thinking about and studying more in my mind to know if this book really is true, although I have received the answer before I wanted to know again. The next day I was sitting and studying and in my heart I knew! I came to a peaceful conclusion that The Book of Mormon isn't just another set of guidelines. There is absolutely no way that a man with very little schooling could have written that book, there is no way that I can deny the things that I have felt and learned while reading this book. I know from the bottom of my heart that the Book of Mormon is true and that it comes from God, by reading and following the precepts it contains we will be able to live again with our families and our Father forever. I know that Joseph Smith is the prophet of this dispensation sent to restore Christ's Church on this Earth. I know that Jesus is the Chirst, he is my Brother and my best friend.I am so grateful for this knowledge that I have received.
Another amazing miracle that happened to us this week... Sister Larsen got sick and had to go to the doctors, we were out a little later than normal trying to get her prescription filled so we were trying to hurry home. We went to the Kroger across the street from where we live and as we were walking in one of the employees who was on his break started talking to us. Long story short... We gave him a Book of Mormon and gave him a place to start reading. As we got back into our car and started driving away we could see him sitting on the bench reading the Book of Mormon. It was an amazing experience for me especially because I was able to watch someone have faith and begin to have a spiritual experience! I was so excited, I think my companions thought I was a little crazy though because I was so ding dang excited! Times like that I love being a missionary :)
On Friday we went and visited a less active member, he really likes philosophy and his wife is apparently a Witch. We spent a little while talking with him, deep down I think he knows the church is true but he doesn't want to admit it. He made an interesting comment about the Book of Mormon that I has kept thinking about after it was said. He said that the Book of Mormon is just another set of guidelines...
A few weeks ago I had finished reading the Book of Mormon again and, like I have done every time, I did what it says to do in Moroni 3:3-5 I knelt down and I asked if the book was true. This time I did it I didn't get an answer right away, I kept waiting and still nothing happened. After this conversation with the less active Brother I kept thinking about and studying more in my mind to know if this book really is true, although I have received the answer before I wanted to know again. The next day I was sitting and studying and in my heart I knew! I came to a peaceful conclusion that The Book of Mormon isn't just another set of guidelines. There is absolutely no way that a man with very little schooling could have written that book, there is no way that I can deny the things that I have felt and learned while reading this book. I know from the bottom of my heart that the Book of Mormon is true and that it comes from God, by reading and following the precepts it contains we will be able to live again with our families and our Father forever. I know that Joseph Smith is the prophet of this dispensation sent to restore Christ's Church on this Earth. I know that Jesus is the Chirst, he is my Brother and my best friend.I am so grateful for this knowledge that I have received.
I love being a missionary, although things are tough and sometimes I just want to quit I know that this is the Lords work and I am doing exactly what I need to be doing in my life. Because of this I will be a better Wife, Mother and leader in the Church. I am so grateful the Lord has given me this opportunity to stand as a witness for him. I invite ya'll to do the same, I promise you that as you come unto him you will find so much more joy and fulfillment in your lives.
I love ya'll so much! Thank you for all of your love and prayers :)
This time as a missionary is going by so fast! I have almost been out for two months and I can hardly believe it! Soon enough I will be back home with all of you wonderful people, don't miss me too much until then!
Next week I will let you know about the new area I am in :)
What can I do for all ya'll?
(I am working hard on my southern talkin')
Have a fantastic week!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Sister Emily Barnett
p.s Grandma, give Park City lots of lovins from me :) I sure miss my mountains and the beautiful dry air! Tell the condo I will be seeing it two summers from now (unless you sell it or something, which is perfectly fine if you decided that is what you need to do)!
I love ya'll so much! Thank you for all of your love and prayers :)
This time as a missionary is going by so fast! I have almost been out for two months and I can hardly believe it! Soon enough I will be back home with all of you wonderful people, don't miss me too much until then!
Next week I will let you know about the new area I am in :)
What can I do for all ya'll?
(I am working hard on my southern talkin')
Have a fantastic week!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Sister Emily Barnett
p.s Grandma, give Park City lots of lovins from me :) I sure miss my mountains and the beautiful dry air! Tell the condo I will be seeing it two summers from now (unless you sell it or something, which is perfectly fine if you decided that is what you need to do)!
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