Letter from 9-2-13

Hey everyone!

This week, my companions and I helped my fourth grade teacher Mrs. Femia de-moss and de-root her backyard. We pulled up roots so long that we were able to jump rope with it. Pretty fun. Later in the week she took us to her neighborhood party at these peoples' awesome beach house that overlooks the ocean. It was beautifulllll. 

This week we have a lesson with our investigator Patrick. He wants so badly to have faith in Christ but it's hard for him to believe because his life has been hard. His younger brother Carl sat in on the lesson and was listening intently. Their older sister took the lessons 10 years ago and Carl had sat in on them, but he couldn't have been more than 10 years old at the time. But he remember the visual aid my companions used... what! Patrick says he is really smart but hides it. Carl willingly said the closing prayer and it was amazing. I love visiting them and I can't want to go back and teach them about the Plan of Salvation this week. 

This week we also had a lesson with this family (The Hastings) whose daughter is a member and is awaiting her mission call. We watched the Joseph Smith movie and I was pretty much crying the whole time. Embarrassing. The spirit was so thick after the movie was over but I somehow managed to get out my testimony about Joseph Smith. Powerful stuff. I have no doubt that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. 

An amazing talk to read when you have a spare moment: "The First and Great Commandment" By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. When you read what he says about when Christ was talking to Peter, insert your name instead of Peter's. Whoa.

The work is moving forth slowly but surely. The work is hard, the road is long, the people are sometimes really really really stubborn, but Joseph Smith surely sacrificed EVERYTHING that he held dear to him for a higher cause and so why should we not sacrifice just a little tiny bit? Joseph Smith laid the foundation for the greatest work ever. "Should we not go on in so great a cause?" (something like that)

Onwards and upwards, 

Sister Welling