All things denote there is a God 3-18-2015

This week has been so amazing. I love people. 

  Last Thursday we had Zone Conference. President Poulsen and the APs talked with us and we had basically just a big meeting about missionary work. It was all centered around the atonement of Christ. 

  It just never ceases to amaze me that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is for every single person on this earth. Any aspect of Christ's gospel can resonate with a person and help them feel the love of God. We as missionaries, just have to figure out what portion of his gospel that is and build on it. 

  

  We had a really cool experience this week. Sister Kemple and I had a desk assignment for 1 hour. (We just stand around a desk and can go up to people if they're nearby, but we have to stay around the desk in case people have questions). 

  Anyways, I started talking to this lady and somehow she started telling us about how much she loves drawing/painting. Thennn she was telling us about how when she went to Italy she saw all the beautiful buildings and artwork, etc., there. 

  It was perfect because Sister Kemple lived in Italy for 4 years so they bonded over that and while they were talking I heard this voice in my head say: 

  "She notices the beautiful things of this world." 

  My mind instantly went to one of my all time favorite scriptures in the Book of Mormon -  Alma 30:44 when Alma is talking to Korihor. It says:

 "Yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which do move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator."

 We shared this verse with her and she told us that she was pretty familiar with the church but that she actually would like to have a Book of Mormon and she ended up giving us her information!

 It was just so cool to me that God really does know each one of His children and He knows what they need. He knows how to show each one of us individually that He loves us. People feel God's love in tons of different ways, and He knows how to perfectly connect with what we, as individuals, need.

 Heavenly Father really is just blessing us with the greatest people ever to teach. Everyday Sister Kemple and I write down a miracle we hope will happen during the day! It was really cool,so on Monday Sister Kemple picked the miracle and she chose "touch the heart of a teen." 

  I never really choose ones like that because I don't like to be specific. I just like to pick ones that are more likely to happen (for example, find a new investigator) hahaha. 

  But anyways, we actually ended up taking this awesome tour with these 3 German students who were traveling all over the U.S. and they actually ended up each taking a copy of the Book of Mormon and giving us their info! It was the best because we totally forgot about the miracle we had set and when we got back to our apartment at night and checked if we had our miracle, we both literally started crying! 

  Such a good day. I love the gospel. 

  Sister Kemple and I have been doing some exploring this week because when you first come on a mission, you have 12 hours you can spend going around Salt Lake City. We call them "explore days."

 This week we went to the Pioneer History Museum. I actually am not that big of a fan of the museum because the one time I went there, one of the volunteers told me that the spirits of pioneers will come back and let the volunteers know if they are not displaying the artifacts correctly. 

  She was dead serious. 

  SO, obviously I never wanted to go there again but I thought Sis. K should have the experience so we went and it was actually super fun! We went with Sister Vasi (a missionary I was in the MTC with) and her trainee. 

  I attached a pic. It's in front of an old firetruck that they restored. The wagon Brigham Young rode in to the Salt Lake Valley for the first time is in the museum, as well! Kind of interesting. 

Anyway, I love you all so much! Miss you!

-Sister Helton