(Please don't worry...no scandal here Hermana Anderson with her cousin Elder Lloyd.)
Hola mi familia!
So this week has been really good. Thanks for everyone's love and support. I really appreciated the letters and packages. Dad thanks for sending me a letter. I love getting letters from you. Mom, thanks for sending letters and the pie. Unfortunately, I did not receive the pie. The post office people somehow knew that it was a pie and instead of giving that to me they gave me a lovely notice saying that I received a pie that had been confiscated. I really appreciate the thought though. Sorry you took all of that time and I didn't even get it. The other package was way good. My District loves our family so much.
So this week I have learned a lot about communication. Communication is SO important! Without good communication there can be a lot of misunderstandings. A lot. So I've been working to make sure that everything I say is understood the right way. Also, I've learned the importance of service. Service and communication have changed my companionship. Every day I search for things that I can do to serve. There is no time to think about myself. This is how it should be.
My companionship has grown so much stronger this past week. When we teach it is amazing. The spirit is with us. It’s amazing because even if we don't understand what the other companions are saying we always know what to say and it always ends up being the perfect thing to say. People have been complimenting us a lot this week because of our teaching with unity. I attribute it all to the Lord, communication, and service.
We have an investigator that we call on the phone every week. He is a middle aged man who has no hope in life because he is really sick. This week we taught him about faith and hope (PMG teaches that hope is the anchor of our souls; I know that this is true). He told us that because of us his faith and hope has increased. It was amazing when he told us that. I realized that we really are doing the work of angels. We really are bringing salvation unto people.
Today I was studying Words of Mormon. I love verse 8 because I think that I am fulfilling Mormon's prayer in a way. It says "and my prayer to God is concerning my brethren, that they may once again come to the knowledge of God, yea, the redemption of Christ; that they may once again be a delightsome people." I'll be teaching his people.
So we got 3 new roommates this week! It is amazing! I love it. One is from South Jordan, one used to live with one of the Elders in my districts fam in Alaska, and one is my friend from college! Suzy, it is Sarah Johns, you were visiting teaching comps with her at the Dev. For the week leading up to getting roommates I just knew that it would be her. I could just feel it. The Lord has really blessed me. At District Leadership Meeting yesterday the District President said "Hermana Anderson, the Lord must really love you." I completely agree.
Although I've had some hard times here I know that it all has a purpose. In everything we do there is a purpose. In Words of Mormon 1:7 it says "..And now, I do not know all things which are to come; but the Lord knoweth all things which are to come..." I know that He has a plan for me and I just need to have faith and be humble. PMG teaches that Humility is not a sign of weakness but strength. It means that we know that through the Lord we can do all things. I've been working to have more humility. I love Chapter 6 of PMG. You all should study it. So, this letter is really long. Thanks for everything you all do for me. I can't believe I'm leaving here in 2 weeks. I look forward to talking to you on the phone. Can you maybe send a slip (the kind for bikes) just in case I'm on a bike? That would be fabulous. Good luck with everything this week! Have fun! I love you all!
Love, Hermana Anderson
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