Training and District Conference

August 11, 2014

So first off, Dad sent me an amazing video that supposedly is all over Facebook? I watched it with my companion. Go church! That was an amazing video and really shows how that Lord teaches us line upon line. (Here it is: https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2014-07-006-the-hope-of-gods-light?lang=eng) It really was amazing. That's all I can say about it. Amazing. Watch it!

This week was good. Teaching and finding are still awkward but it's okay. 

Mom sent me an email about when she was training: "When I trained my greenie was from Argentina. She was enthusiastic but missed her twin sister and the rest of her family. I remember her telling me she hoped that one day she would be able to speak like I did. Which I thought was weird since she was a notice speaker. But then she explained that I "knew" what I was teaching and testifying of. She wanted to be able to teach and testify with the spirit. It is hard at first to know how and when to do those things. But then suddenly it isn't hard any more. It is just letting the spirit out. The Holy Ghost wants to testify and wants to use you as his conduit but you have to understand how to let Him use you. Usually there is pride or fear involved. When you are training someone to be a missionary you are actually helping your companion learn how to let the sunshine!"

I really liked that, it does just "click" after a while. You can't recognize the Spirit as you teach in the beginning and then all of the sudden, you're teaching and the words are just pouring out and you can see the light in the other persons eyes. 

District conference was this weekend so President and Sister Mehr were here which is always great! During the Adult Session Saturday night they talked about our divine roles as men and women in the church. President Mehr asked that question, What is your divine role as women? He called up a lady from one of the other branches and she said her divine role was so raise her children up in the gospel so they can know that Jesus Christ is their Savior and families can be together forever. It was good and I was like, yeah that is our role! But then President Mehr had her sit down and he said "Well that could be my role too". And I thought about it and I realized that yes that could be the men in the church too. So he asked the question again. He had Sister Mehr come up and she said "Women escort every soul personally from Heavenly Fathers presence into this earth life. Men extend the Priesthood ordinances so that they cane made it back to their Heavenly Father". Isn't that beautiful? I don't know how any woman in the church that truly understands the gospel can't feel empowered by it. I know that going on a mission has truly helped me understand the gospel and my role in the church in these last days. I am so happy that I can be here changing lives including my own. I am becoming the person my Heavenly Father needs me to be to bless those around me!