Week 38 - Mission Conference

Hiya!

 I had a pretty eventful week! Many, many stories to tell and great experience that we had! Here we go...

 Here are some highlights:

 - So I went on exchanges with Sister Ratunman because I'm her STL and let me tell ya it was such a FUN DAY! So Sister Ratunuman went to BYU and I was friends with her then. Well after the exchange we are now like best friends, haha. We talked about BYU memories and all the fun stuff we did there.

Marissa and Sister Ratunuman

 

 - So on the exchange we knocked on this door that on the map said they weren't LDS. Well this old man, named Joe, answers the door and tells us to come in and we sit down with him. We realize that he is definitely a member because of all the temple pictures in his house. He talks with us for a bit and tells us a little about himself. He then gave us this book that he wrote on prayer and divine revelation. He autographed it and it was the cutest thing ever. He then stood up and pulled out two $50 dollars and hands one to each of us with a tear in his eye and said "it would kill me to know that you two sisters go hungry." We first said no that's too much, but he insisted. Both sister Ratunmuan and I had tears in our eyes and we looked at each other and just started smiling with tears of joy. We then we're almost out the door when he tells us to wait a second, and he then runs back into his house and grabs two huge sweaters and gives one to each of us. Literally SWEETEST MAN EVER! Sister Ratunmuan and I were in tears the whole time. He literally was an angel to us and the spirit was so strong there as we were with him.

Such an nice guy

So happy to see the earth

My beautiful Marissa

After conference with Sister Andrews

So much fun at the temple grounds



Marissa and Sister Ratunman

 - So tender mercy. One night it was like 8:50pm and we were an hour from home in walking distance and it was pouring down rain. So we called a ton of people but no one picked up or were busy. So we just started walking home and Sister Andrews says to me, "I know someone will stop for us and pick us up, I just know it!" And sure enough 30 seconds later a car stops in the middle of the rode and says "SISTERS GET IN HERE!" We run over and hopped in and made it home right on time. Love being in Utah!! Holla!

 - So Funny story. I met this man this week who told us that the world is gonna end in October 2017 by a meteor. We asked him how he knew this and he said it was in the bible so we said "where?" And he said, "Oh you know just in some verses, but you can just look it up on YouTube." Yep... That sounds pretty legit. We walked away after he shut the door laughing, I just love meeting people here, haha.

 - We had stake conference this week and let me tell you...I LOVED IT!

 President Allred (my mission president) came to our conference and when he was speaking he called us up to the stand and had us share the restoration. It was such a spiritual moment and I could tell everyone could feel it. He then hugged us both and told everyone in the crowd that we are the Lords angels here on the earth and need help here to get the work progressing. Man... I love our mission president, he seriously is the best! Our stake president also talked about us and began to cry as he invited everyone to have us teach their friends in their homes. It was an amazing conference centered on missionary work! So my spiritual note of the week is something Elder Sobiaos of the seventy said. In D&C 4:5 it says, "And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work." In Moroni 7:44 we learn "If so, his faith and hope is vain, for none is acceptable before God, save the meek and lowly in heart; and if a man be meek and lowly in heart, and confesses by the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, he must needs have charity; for if he have not charity he is nothing; wherefore he must needs have charity." So everything revolves around charity which is love. So he changed the scripture to be "And love, love, love and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work." Everything in missionary work has to deal with love. We need to love God. Love God's children. Love our neighbors. Love our enemies. And love ourselves. As we love others, we will feel Gods love for us. All we need is love to be missionaries! And everyone can be a missionary!

 Sorry this is so long... It was a good week! Love y'all and hope you have a great week and show your love to your neighbor by sharing the gospel with them:)