Carly Helton (Sister Helton): Why I'm a Mormon 2-18-2015

Clothing at the LDS Humanitarian Center - distributed around the world!

This week has been so busy! With President's Day here and the weather being crazy nice, the Square has been so alive. We have been praying so much that we will be able to find people to teach, and this week we had some amazing tours.

Sister Bellais took her second tour in French ever and she did amazing! Her first companion spoke Mandarin and even though you wouldn't think there would be tons of Mandarin-speaking tourists on the Square year 'round, there are. So, she hadn't ever really gotten to practice giving tours in French! I decided I need to learn a language when I get home...I think knowing multiple languages makes you more intelligent.

Anyway, the temple is finally open again! It has been closed for cleaning the past 2 months. We were so blessed to be able to go this morning. I've just have had a lot on my mind lately and it's so amazing to be able to just feel peace.

People always ask us during tours, "Why are you a Mormon?" I've thought a lot about it. I think what it comes down to for me is just a clarity in my life that I can't find anywhere else and peace. There is so much going on around us alllll the time but by living Christ's gospel, you truly can have peace.

So we did something new this week! Sister Bellais was chatting with some people in the Tabernacle and I was talking to some different people and she came up to me and was like, "Let's go sing." I was like, "Sorry, what??" She was like, "these people want to hear us sing!" So we went up to the front of the Tabernacle (like where the choir sings) and just sang "I Am a Child of God" with all our hearts haha. The high notes were a tad pitchy, but Sister Bellais sang in French and I just tried to sing as quietly as possible in English. It was a memory I will never forget! But probably will never do again...the choir sings much better so I'll leave it to them ;)

I love being a missionary on Temple Square, but I was dreading Valentine's Day. Mainly because Temple Square, I swear, is a magnet for people who are in love/want to be publicly affectionate BUT, we actually had a really great night. The sweetest man named Brother Mason gave us each a box of chocolates and shared his testimony with us which made our night.

I just love people. Every person has such a beautiful story and different reasons for their faith. Something I really admire about Sister Bellais is that she really listens to people. She truly listens. It is a gift.

I miss you all! Love you with all my heart.

Sister Helton

PS. Pics from Humanitarian Center:) and the last one is of Sister Clark from Ukraine on her birthday