Snow
is great but there is way too much! It snowed 10 inches on Wednesday.
Good thing we bought shovels beforehand. It
was a great service opportunity though, I have to say. We walked down
the street with our shovels in hand helping the people of Tannersville
:) Let's just say we were pretty sore the next day. It also snowed on
our P-day so that threw everything off. We had to do emails on Tuesday
instead.
This week our Sister Training Leaders doubled in for the night.
I love doing exchanges with them and squeezing all the knowledge out of
them that I can. They gave us some great pointers to be even more
obedient. Wahoo! We also treated them to the best breakfast we could
provide. YUMM-Y.
Expecting miracles we got a referral last week
from Elder Seeley. He told us of a girl he had been teaching that just
moved into our area. We had been praying for one baptism this transfer
and when we finally contacted Ariel on Facebook we found out how
prepared she is for baptism! Of course there is always one obstacle, she
lives on the Northern boarder of the ward which is about an hour away
from the building... and she can't drive. Nevertheless, where there is a
will there is a way. God always makes a way for us to keep His
commandments.
There is a young man in the Stroudsburg ward who had
his farewell this last Sunday. His family is one of the strongest in
the ward. They are such a light to those around them. Anyway, during his
talk he mentioned a lesson we had with their family after dinner 2
weeks ago. I was reading the talk the fourth missionary and so in the
lesson we had them close their eyes and imagine in their mind what they
want to have become at the end of their life. We talked about our divine
potential and how we need a game plan to get there. It was one of the
first lessons that I took the lead in creating and I just followed the Spirit. In his farewell talk he told everyone how every day he wrote a
little bit of his talk and then the Thursday before he felt like he
should start over. He talked about the lesson he learned from that
dinner appointment we had with him. I felt so good that I had actually
been a tool in God's hands in influencing someone
else for good. I truly felt like a successful missionary at that
moment. Tender Mercies!!!
One of the things I learned this week was triggered by a scripture in Alma 7:8 when Alma is preaching to the people of Gideon. "for behold, the Spirit hath not said unto me that this should be the case. Now as to this thing I do not know; but this much I do know, that the Lord God hath power to do all things which are according to his word." There
are a lot of things in this world that can sway us. That's why it is so
important for us to realize the things that we do know. Especially in
trials when we are confused, hurt, or exhausted. We must realize the
things we know for sure. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints is the Lord's kingdom on the earth. I know that the
Book of Mormon is the word of God. I know that everything I am doing now
is preparing me for something else. I know that as I keep the
commandments of God everything will ALWAYS work out. I love you all and
challenge you to write
down the things you know for sure and to never forget.
Thanks for all the support! I love you all.
The field is literally white (all ready to harvest)
Missionary humor ;)
Expect to hear some miracles next week!
Keep on keepin' on,
Sister Zeller
P.S.
Something funny- The new District Leader Elder Hunsaker always says
"Nigh-night Bye-bye-bye" on our nightly calls. Haha still don't know
where he got that from. Ha ha ha.
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