(Mother's Day On The Farm)
Happy late Mother's Day to everyone! It was so fun to talk to the fam on Sunday!
Things are continuing to go really well here at the temple. I love the temple and the opportunity that I've had for the past few weeks to work here. Like I've said before, there is something amazing about being able to greet people before and after their tours. In most of the people there is a dramatic change in their countenances. It really is amazing! I love it! Often people come in and when we welcome them they seem a bit skeptical and distant, but afterwards it is really different. They are open and friendly and really happy. Isn't it amazing that the temple can do that even before it has been dedicated? It's powerful. There is no doubt that it is the house of the Lord. Every time I walk through it I can feel the Spirit so strongly and it testifies to me of the truthfulness of the Gospel. I love this temple! It really feels like my temple! I can't wait to finally be able to do sessions in the temple again.
We had quite a few miracles in the temple this week. First, there is a girl from St. David named Valerie who came up. Valerie is 12 and is a foster child in the home of one of the member families in St. David. I don't know where her father is but about a year ago her mom died. Growing up she was taught that our Church was evil and that she needed to stay away from it. Needless to say, she hasn't been interested at all in the church. Despite her age she is really smart and mature; she's been forced to grow up quickly. Well last week she came up with the Young Women and just LOVED the temple! She couldn't stop smiling and talking about how she felt something special that she couldn't quite describe while she was in the temple. She came up again a few days later with her host family and loved it! She had a list of questions about the temple that we were able to answer. It was way cool. At some point in the conversation we asked her if she would like us to go to her house and teach her when we get back and she said that she would really like that! This is huge because she didn't want to talk to us at all before!
Another miracle involves a lady named Edith. Edith lives behind some members and seems quite lost. So the wonderful members brought her up to the temple and after her tour they approached us and she asked us to teach her! Also, one day Sister Mackay and I were standing in the cultural hall and these 2 women came running to us. In their hands were lists of questions that they had had from the temple. They came a second time to learn more and to get answers. It was so cool to be able to answer their questions and hear them say things like "yeah, that makes so much sense." I loved it! Yay! Miracles!
I'm pretty sure that I've talked about this before but I've noticed that the best days here and the days that we see the most miracles are the days that I pray the hardest. There is a direct correlation between miracles and prayers. I love the Bible Dictionary definition of prayer. At one part it says, "The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Blessings require some work or effort on our part before we can obtain them. Prayer is a form of work, and is an appointed means for obtaining the highest of all blessings." Isn't that amazing? As we really pray to our Heavenly Father and seek to have communication with Him we see miracles. Not only do we see miracles for ourselves, but we also see them for others.
Something that I've noticed since we've been here is that once people come to the temple they come again and again because they love the way that they feel when they're in it. It's such a beautiful place, but the most beautiful thing is the spirit that is in there. It is so amazing being able to serve here. I love it here!
This week is going to be crazy because it's the last week of the open house but I know that we'll see so many miracles. It really will be so much fun! I'm way excited! I'm also way excited to go back to St. David. I just love it there. Everyone there is so nice! Last week Terry's (our investigator) barn thing blew down. Well we talked to him yesterday and he said that members of the ward were going over yesterday to fix it all up. The members are really taking care of our investigators. It's so cool to see the ward members involved in the missionary effort. Something I've noticed is that the ward that has the most success (the San Pedro Ward) is the ward where the members are the most involved. They all love missionary work so much because they understand the fact that we are all brothers and sisters and need to look out for each other. It is so cool. It's made me decide to be the best missionary/fellowshiper ever when I go home because it makes all of the difference.
Well, I sure love you all! I hope that you have a great week and that you will all be able to see the Lord's hands in your lives. I know that as you look for them you will see them.
I always try to remember the Children of Israel and that as they looked, they lived. Look to Christ and live! He is the ONLY way. He is the truth and the light. Seek Him and you will find Him and be blessed forever. The Gospel is definitely true!
Love, Hermana Anderson
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