This week has flown by! Last Saturday, Sister Kemple's
family from Italy came and we had lunch/took them on a tour. It was really fun
for both of us! She made some Italian food and we had a little picnic.
Sunday we went to Music and the Spoken Word. Then Monday
and Tuesday I went on exchanges with 2 of the sisters in our district. I love
exchanges because you get to see how other sisters teach in a completely
different way using the same resources on Temple Square.
Sister Kemple and I
came up with a new way to bridge conversations to the Book of Mormon with
everyone we meet. We promised our zone leaders that we wouldn't talk to anyone
without inviting them to read the Book of Mormon and we have found so many new
people to teach!
Seriously, whenever a tour is just going terrible, we bring up
the Book of Mormon and the Spirit is instantly there. There is so much power in
that Book. I will never get tired of it.
The highlight of this week was yesterday morning. In last
week's email, I talked about the less-active who we had met at conference. Remember his sister found us last week on Temple Square and asked us to give her brother
a call and see how he has been?
So, we called and invited him to come to the Square for a lesson and Thursday morning, he came.
It's interesting that no
matter how many times we teach the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I
learn something new. We decided to center this lesson of the Restoration on
prayer and God's love.
I LOVED an insight that Sister Kemple shared. She told how when Joseph Smith first prayed at the age of 14 and saw God and Jesus
Christ, he received an answer to his prayer. He was given light and
understanding.
However, he wasn't given the full answer he was searching for.
The little amount of light that God gave him was what kept him moving forward
even in the 3 years of darkness that followed until once again he was given
more light, knowledge and understanding.
Even though it can sometimes feel
really hard to only receive little bits of light from time to time, it's so
important that God speaks to us in this way.
If we always had light and
understanding in our lives, we wouldn't need God. We wouldn't recognize that it
is always Him who illuminates our path.
The lesson with Nathan was just so
awesome because I was able to share with him how I really had a difficult time
a few years ago and how even though we sometimes feel like God wouldn't want us
to come back to Him because we've made too many mistakes, he has made the way
back to him so possible through Christ.
Something that I had never noticed in Preach my Gospel
chapter 1 that I absolutely love says,
"As your understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ grows, your desire to share the gospel will increase."
Sometimes it can be difficult to share the Gospel but I drew so
much strength from that sentence.
If ever you feel hesitant or nervous to share
the Gospel, it is OK. Just take 5 and study about the Atonement and you will
feel so motivated after!
I think it's normal to feel hesitant to talk about the
Restoration because the idea of the modern day Moses is so foreign to people.
If we can always bring our message back to Christ, it will touch people's
hearts. It just will.
Being a missionary is seriously the best. This morning we
were able to go to the temple with one of our friends who hadn't had a temple
recommend for 4 years. It was so special. The thing I love about sharing the
gospel is that it's all about helping others remember what they once knew was
true.
Love you sooo much! We need to set up a time to skype next
Sunday.:) I downloaded my skype app so let me know asap what time I can
call.
Also mom, watch this vid:
Love you, love you!
Sista Helton
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