This week was interesting. Like I have said before, nothing is more constant than change....ANDDD more change occurred. I have been learning to embrace change and be okay with learning to go with the flow. God knows what He is doing. He sees the eternal picture and all things are for our good. As hard as a lot of life's lessons can be to learn, they are always what we need.
One of my favorite scriptures is in D&C 84:88, " And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up."
God has definitely sent angels to bear me up through a lot of the hard times - and just when I think I have been forgotten, left alone or have gone too far off the path, He whips a 180 on me and shows me so many miracles and blessings. I don't know how to express my gratitude most of the time. I just know that my Savior has been a rock for me and I take Him and my knowledge for granted.
Here are some fun things from this last week:
- Last Tuesday we got to teach primary day girls about missionary work and about a day in the life of a missionary and it was SO FUN to see their faces light up as they asked questions. The younger generation has such a light about them. It makes me excited to see what is going to happen in the future!
- We went caroling with my zone! HOW FUN IS IT TO GO SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS TO PEOPLE!!!! Christmas is such an amazing time of year especially with the new Light the World video! I was sad to say Goodbye to a lot of missionaries and half of my zone this past week. I know my life has been blessed because I met them.
- We helped a lady clean her home and food storage. She sent us home with a TON of food so we divided it up and gave it to the other missionaries.
- Our YSA Ward Christmas party was Friday night and we had a person we found come! His name is Michael and he is A W E S O M E! He is from the Czech Republic and we really hope we can start teaching him :)
A few things I have learned from my studies this week have been that the Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion. I have been studying it with a student manual and my eyes have been opened! Ezra Taft Benson stated once about how to approach studying the scriptures. He said, "If they saw our day and chose those things which would be of greatest worth to us, is not that how we should study the Book of Mormon? We should constantly ask ourselves why did the Lord inspire them to include this is His record? What lessons can I learn to help me live in this day and age?" I challenge all of us to approach our studies with the mindset of why what we are reading was written and to really look for lessons learned that can be applied to our life situations.
This email has been all over the place...I want to say thank you for the support and prayers. It is sometimes really hard to notice the difference we as missionaries are making and I let myself question and get discouraged. Knowing that I have people back home cheering me on and heaven cheering me on I know that I can continue on as I turn to my Savior and learn to fully trust in Him. Faith is crucial more so in today's world than ever before. Another thing I love to study is Moroni Chapter 7. We can't have faith without hope and we can't have hope without faith.
I pray that life is well for everyone back home and that you always have a prayer in your heart :) Remember to look for God! He is always there even when we think we are forgotten!
Love, Sister Merrill
O Canada!
Sister Merrill & Sister Jensen
Goodbye Sister Neff!
It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas!
Goodbye Sister Smith!
Shaw! :)
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