This week has been
awesome and hard and heart wrenching all at the same time!
I have been studying
boldness and trying to apply it this week. We met with a woman who has been
struggling with scripture study. We had not planned on teaching this, but we
talked about obedience and how we need to be exactly obedient to obtain God's
miracles. Obedience brings blessings, but exact obedience brings miracles. She
is looking for miracles in her life. It was such a touching experience to be
bold and have her accept the invite to read her scriptures every single day.
We had a wonderful
recent convert that we have been meeting with. She has caught the spirit of
missionary work! We have two new investigators from one of her referrals and
had a great experience having dinner with and sharing a lesson with another
friend of hers. She is fulfilling her member missionary efforts... and it is
making her happier!
We have been trying to
open our mouths more this week, as we are now back on bikes half time. We have
had countless experiences of God placing people in our path. I can't imagine
not talking to them... we would have missed out on so many opportunities to
meet people so prepared. It makes it difficult to look at times I haven't
opened my mouth.
We met one lady that
was walking with headphones in... we still stopped and talked to her. She began
crying when we testified to her. The experience ended with tears and hugs. She
knew that we were from God. We knew that God placed us in her path because He
loves her. It is one of the sweetest experiences to be one of God's angels.
I want to give my full
will to God. Every day I want this more. I am so grateful for what I am
becoming and the perspective that I am gaining.
During this week I
have had the opportunity to reflect upon the sacrifices made by our pioneer
ancestors. I read stories in "Our Heritage" about those who were
beaten, cast out, and even killed for what they knew to be true. They would not
back down. I read the words of Moroni 1:2-3 (http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/moro/1.2-3),
which describe how we would not deny Christ, even though he was being hunted by
unbelievers. I reflected on their sacrifices. I must be bold in what I know to
be true, because I do know it, without a doubt, I know it. I wrote my own bold
testimony this week about my own sacrifice:
I stand before you
today having sacrificed much to come here. I left an excellent job, put school
on hold, used every last penny of my savings, to come here for 18 months and to
stand here and testify to you that this is true. I have missed seeing births of
nieces and nephews and other life events. I will not see my family in person
for 18 months, so I can stand here and tell you this is true. When I return
home I will be jobless and penniless. In all honesty, this isn't much of a
sacrifice. Why you might ask? Because I know I am about Christ's work. I am His
representative. I love Him and I love my Father in Heaven. I know that the
eternal salvation of the children of men is at stake. And I have been blessed
to know how to find eternal happiness and salvation. I want nothing more at
this time than to share that with you. I will never regret my decision. Many
missionaries who went before me have sacrificed their lives and sealed their
testimonies with their blood, because this is true. Would they make such a
sacrifice if they didn't know, without a doubt, this was true? Would I come
here and sacrifice if I didn't know myself? I declare to you that the message
we share is true and that it is of greater worth than anything else in the
eternities. If you turn this down, you turn away Christ, for this is truly His
gospel.
Invitation: Be
someone's angel this week. Follow the prompting to talk to someone.
Have a great week!
Sister Jenkins
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