Hey Family!
It
looks like y'all are doing well back home. Having fun with
Lucy all the time...she looks like quite the little sassy puppy! So
the big news for transfer number 5 is that Sister Andrade and I are both
staying in Baton Rouge! I thought for sure one of us was going to be
leaving but we're still here. I'm super happy and ready to make the
most of the coming transfer. We've already set some goals and things to
accomplish and it's gonna be great! We're both in our comfort zones
here and ready to work hard. Our district is staying all the same
except the zone leaders are switching to a new area so that means we get
two new elders in our ward in place of the zone leaders, plus they're
gonna be on bikes! I don't know how they're gonna survive in our giant
area on bikes but I'm sure they'll make it work somehow. And then we
get one new office elder. I think it's gonna be a terrific transfer.
:) I'll let y'all know who they are next week! I'm so happy
to be staying in BR 1st ward for at least another transfer because it's
just home for me. I love all the people and all the craziness that
goes on in our ward because it makes us who we are.
This past week has been a pretty sweet week! I wanted to share just a couple miracles with y'all before I forget:
numero
uno: On the last day of July we had a lot more miles than usual to
drive so we decided to go visit some members that live way out in the
boonies that we usually never get the chance to visit since miles are
limited. After repeated appointments fell through it just came to my
mind to go see this active family, the Palubinskas because I knew they
lived up in the general area. So we found her house and stopped by and
she let us in. Only to find out that she's been having a terrible
week/day/month and her husband has been out of town for the past several
months so it's just her and her daughter there and she just needed some
peace and comfort. I'm not sure if anything we said really helped her
but she said we were an answer to prayers! It
was awesome to see how the spirit can work in bringing us to exactly
who needs us.
numero
dos: Last week we started reading 1 Nephi 2 with Sister Mills in order
for her to start reading her scriptures again and we commited her to
keep reading. Previously in the past she said she would read but she
never did so this week we came over prepared to read 1 Nephi 3 with
her. But low and behold we showed up to find out she read all the way
to 1 Nephi 22! She said she's been staying up late when it's quite and
peaceful so she can read the scriptures and she's felt the comfort that
comes from it. Seriously the Book of Mormon is absolutely amazing!!
numero
tres: The spanish sisters put on a musical fireside sunday evening for
everyone to invite ward members, investigators, and anyone. And guess
who came?! One of our investigators, Nicollette came! She said
she really like it. Plus it's been super hard getting in contact with
her because we don't have her address and her cell phone is broken. But
she's awesome!! I think I mentioned her to y'all before when I was
talking about shepharding with Sister Lewis because they work together
and that's how we got to meet her. And then yesterday we got to clean
up Sister Lewis' yard with the rest of the district just
because everything was al overgrown and such. We're hoping to be able
to help her clean the inside of her house with her so we can bring
Nicollette over to her place soon and have lessons there.
Haha
and yes Mom, I did get y'alls email last week. I got it right before
we were leaving though so I had already written and sent my email to
you. Thank you for helping me out with everything. I hope work is
going well for you and primary is going okay as well. Good luck with
trying to train Lucy in the upcoming weeks! You'll have to let me know
if anything funny happens with her. :)
Good
luck with soccer tryouts today Emily! You're gonna do great. Sarah
write me back!! Tell Andrew that he better send me some pictures from
all his experiences in Africa!
Something I liked from the Book of Mormon this week was in Jacob 2:8
"And it supposeth me that they have come up hither to hear the pleasing
word of God, yea, the word which healeth the wounded soul." When you
think about it, it's really unique and inspiring that the word of God
(scriptures) can heal the wounded soul. A soul is also refered to as
our own spirit and when we die our spirit is what we take with us.
Everyones soul/spirit is unique to them because it contains all the
memories and personalities that only they can hold. So it's amazing
that no matter who goes through what, the word of God can heal you. In
relating to that is the talk Sugar Beets and the Worth of A Soul by
President Monson. I found this talk earlier this week and absolutely
love it. It's so inspiring
to know how much every single soul is worth to God. And that's where
it all comes down to, saving the souls that are lost or fallen away. In
ward council earlier this week we've been talking about how we
can improve our Work of Salvation in the ward and Elder Jessop mentioned
what Elder Bednar said back when he came to visit last year. Elder
Bednar said something along these lines that he wished someone would
pray in sacrament meeting that they'd be able to help those lost souls
and then in priesthood/relief society everyone left and found someone
that wasn't at church but needed to be and it was their responsibility
in helpin them come back next week. It would be my dream to have that
happen to our ward because there are so many people that could and need
to do that. If we all just find one person and help that one then
eventually they'll be able to help another one
and the list keeps going on and on. The work of the Lord is hastening
and we have to step up and be ready for when he comes again.
I
hope y'all have a wonderful week! Know that you're always in my
prayers and that I love y'all dearly. Let me know if you have any
questions I can answer next week!
Love Always, Sister Schmutz
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