We've had a few miracles this week! The first was with this small family, the parents and their unbaptized 12-year-old daughter, and the daughter wants to learn more and is interested in being baptized. The parents decided that they want to take the discussions with her, and so we are just so thrilled to be able to teach this sweet family! Also, the other night Sister Thompson woke up randomly in the night and just said a prayer out loud without even thinking, and the next morning we felt that it wasn't out of coincidence. We felt like it was this one guy in our area in particular, who's not a member and who we've only been able to catch home once and briefly meet him . It just so happened that we had a team teacher want to go out with us, and so it worked out perfectly and we were able to share a message with him as well. It just is amazing to me that things just truly work out perfectly the way that they need to. Also, we're starting to get more busy, and I know that more miracles are on the way!
Our Mission President invited us to read 2 Nephi 2:25 under the footnote for the word "joy", and to really ponder what that meant to us. I decided to do it, and it took me to look up Moses 5:10...
"And in that day Adam blessed God and was filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God."
I love that Adam says that he has joy because his eyes are opened, and so in this life he can experience joy. I know that because we have the knowledge of good and evil and the knowledge of the great plan of Salvation, we too can feel such great joy, despite hardships and trials. It makes me think of Nephi's perspective of their journey in the wilderness, which focuses on the blessings and the strength that they Lord provided, compared to Laman and Lemuel's perspective, which is just full of trials and misery.
So, Sister Thompson and I experienced our first earthquake! We were in the middle of dinner Saturday evening, when all of the sudden everything just started to shake, and Sister Thompson and I looked at each other, and sure enough the members we were having dinner with confirmed out thoughts. We had a mild/mini earthquake in the Ammon Foothills!
Anyway, I hope everyone has a wonderful week :) Keep praying to our Father in Heaven, He's there watching over us all!
Love,
-Sister Cottrell
Pictures: Just a few of our beautiful area!
Our Mission President invited us to read 2 Nephi 2:25 under the footnote for the word "joy", and to really ponder what that meant to us. I decided to do it, and it took me to look up Moses 5:10...
"And in that day Adam blessed God and was filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God."
I love that Adam says that he has joy because his eyes are opened, and so in this life he can experience joy. I know that because we have the knowledge of good and evil and the knowledge of the great plan of Salvation, we too can feel such great joy, despite hardships and trials. It makes me think of Nephi's perspective of their journey in the wilderness, which focuses on the blessings and the strength that they Lord provided, compared to Laman and Lemuel's perspective, which is just full of trials and misery.
So, Sister Thompson and I experienced our first earthquake! We were in the middle of dinner Saturday evening, when all of the sudden everything just started to shake, and Sister Thompson and I looked at each other, and sure enough the members we were having dinner with confirmed out thoughts. We had a mild/mini earthquake in the Ammon Foothills!
Anyway, I hope everyone has a wonderful week :) Keep praying to our Father in Heaven, He's there watching over us all!
Love,
-Sister Cottrell
Pictures: Just a few of our beautiful area!
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