Hey there everyone! How's it going? Things are going well here in St. David. I've had a lot of realizations this week. It's kind of been a rough week.
The work is just not progressing like I would like it to. We picked up a few new investigators who are kind of luke-warm right now. I'm excited to teach them this week and see what happens.
So this week they had this big leadership meeting for all of the leaders in the mission and the people that will be leading next transfer. It seemed like everyone went. Sister Mackay went because she is training and all of the sisters, but one other companionship went. At first I was a little bugged because I've been out for 14 months and sisters who have been out for 3 weeks went. There are a lot of new english sisters coming in so all of the english sisters will be training next transfer. It's crazy because all but one of them have been out for less than 2 full transfers. It's crazy. Anyway, I was feeling like everyone was progressing but me, you know, just feeling sorry for myself but than I realized something... it doesn't matter where you are serving or in what position, it just matters HOW you serve. Nothing else matters. I know that I'm where I'm at for a reason. There's no doubt about it. The Lord has placed me in this position for a reason and I'm excited to find out what that is.
I've really come to realize the need to lift where you stand. We all have so much potential and it's up to us to build the area that we are in. There are people that we all need to touch. People that need lifting. There is a quote that I love from President Hinckley. It's in PMG Chapter 9 and I can't remember it word for word but it talks about how we need to reach down and pull up the helpless hands and the feeble knees. It says that as we do so we will be happy. It is so true, as we pull up those around us and dust the dirt off of their knees everyone will be able to feel the love of our Heavenly Father. I love it! Isn't it amazing that Heavenly Father trusts us to be His instruments? It is amazing. Every time I testify or help someone out I just feel so good.
There is a part-member family here. The husband is the member and pretty anti. Well Sister Curlee and I went to visit him and his wife and he told us that they couldn't visit because she wasn't feeling well. We decided that we needed to do something nice for them so we made some cookies and took them over with a note. It was amazing to see the change in this brother's eyes. Nothing was said about the Gospel but he could recognize that we were there because we loved them and wanted to help them. It was pretty neat. It's amazing what a little card or quick visit can do.
So this week was crazy because Sister Mackay's companion showed up unexpectedly on Thursday so she had an hour to pack and was gone. It was pretty crazy. Even though it's different without her, I think that it will be a good change. She and I did a lot together and it was time for her to go to a new area and I'm way happy that Sister Curlee is here with me. It's crazy because at church everyone was just shocked that she was gone and kept assuring me that the church is still true. Of course it is! There is no doubt about it! The Gospel will always be true.
This week I've really come to feel that trials are here to help us. There is no way that we can progress without them. No way. We need them. So I've decided to just be happy and smile about any trial put in my way. I know that I will be blessed and become the missionary that the Lord needs me to be. I think that our attitudes often affect our altitude. If we chose to be happy we will progress more than we could ever imagine.
I'm so thankful that I'm a missionary. Every day I think about how much my life has been blessed because of my being here. I hope that I'm a better person because of it. The Gospel is definitely true and it is up to us to chose to be happy and to lift where we stand. I know that as we do so we will see miracles. Look for the Lord's hands in your lives and you will find them. I know it! Have a great week! Love you all lots!
Love, Sister Anderson
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