The week started off with an
orientation/training for new missionaries (me) that was given by our
wonderful mission president! President Choi is such an inspired man, and
I am so honored to learn from him and learn from his example. He talked
a lot about "Looking up," or looking to God for answers and help in
this life. It really is so important to keep our priorities straight and
to know in who we trust. Probably one of my favorite examples of
Looking Up is in the Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi chapter 4. You should all
go and read it :) its actually one of my favorite chapters in the whole
book and it really has taught me that we are never alone, and with God
everything is possible. So I highly recommend it :)
This
week, I have also had some amazing experiences with knocking on doors!!
This is the one thing that I have always dreaded about missionary work,
but this week I was blessed with so many miracles that came from it! We
met so many amazing people, with such great faith and desires to do
good. We also met a lot of people with great struggles and difficulties.
But no matter what their circumstances were, they were striving to do
what was right and be happy. It was such a neat thing for me to see, and
it really helped me come to love the people here. It was Gods way of
showing me that no matter how bad things get, people are still good and
are trying their best. It was also amazing to be able to knock on doors
and initially have them not want anything to do with us, but after
talking a little bit and feeling the genuine love we had for them and
for our message, they opened up and came to have great desires to learn
more. It was just really cool for me to see :)
annnnndd there
was was GENERAL CONFERENCE!! I sincerely hope that everyone was able to
watch it, because is was amazing. The messages that the Prophet and
Apostles shared were so inspired, and also bold (so be prepared to learn
something great) and it really opened my eyes to how much God really
does love us. I loved them all so much that I cant even pick a favorite
to talk about right now! But I do know that God really does talk through
his prophets, and that He really did speak to us this past weekend. If
you didn't feel that, I would pray that you would go back again and take
notes. Often the things God wants you to know are not in the exact
words that someone said, but in the feelings and thoughts that come to
your mind as you are listening.
This week was just
incredible, and I am so grateful to be a missionary at this time, in
this place. Right now we have 2 investigators who are working toward
baptism in the next couple of weeks, and I am just so blessed to know
them and be able to teach them. They are so prepared and really teach me
so much about faith every day. Becoming converted to anything requires
change, and the people that I have the privilege of teaching show such
great strength and faith in their desires to change and be better that
it amazes me. Yesterday we had the amazing opportunity to teach a young
woman about the blessings that come from baptism and the Atonement, and
when her eyes lit up with a desire to do what she needed to be able to
receive those blessings it made me want to cry tears of joy. Change
really is possible, and when we have faith in Christ we can do all
things.
I love you all so much, and pray that all is well. I
know that these things, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints is true. I know that God talks through His prophets
and that with His Son Jesus Christ, anything is possible. And I pray
that all of you can know that for yourselves as well. Look up and know
that I love you, and that your Heavenly Father loves you.
Con amor,
Hermana Brooks
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