Letter #8

Hello hello!

Well everything is going pretty swell still over here in the great Twin Falls area. Sister Hamilton and I are having a great time together and working hard. We have a lot of people who are progressing in the gospel and are continuing to witness many tender mercies. One of our investigators, Anna (who has a baptismal date next month) has been working on her committment to quit smoking. She decided to quit starting this last tuesday. She has been sick ever since (a bad cold), but has had no desire for a cigarette as a result, and we know that this has been the Lord reaching out to help her succeed in this goal. It's interesting how the Lord works, but I know that if we trust in Him, He WILL help us!

Our weeks have been a little chopped up lately as we've had meetings and trainings, preparing for the new mission splits, but the work is still going great. The people here are so wonderful and we keep meeting amazing families in our wards who we just bond with! They are definitely great examples of families living in the gospel and are a great example to me of how I'd like my own family to be one day :)

We were able to teach the young women in one of our wards yesterday at church and talked about the importance of scripture study. It's amazing how much that has become something of importance to me here on my mission! I love and pretty much crave for that time to study my scriptures. There is so much truth and peace in those pages. Elder Richard G. Scott referred to the scriptures as packets of light, that as we open them and read, we receive that guidance and light in our lives to help with the things that we face each and every day. What a wonderful gift and tool we've been given!

I am so grateful for all of you at home as I continue to feel of your love and prayers and support. I am continually seeing evidence of how hard life today is for everyone, in very different circumstances, and I hope you all know that none of us are ever alone. That as long as we trust in the Lord, just like Anna has seen in her life, He will reach out and guide us to where we can be comforted and feel of that peace and joy. If life seems a little too overwhelming, take a second and make a list of 5 things you are grateful to the Lord for. Count your blessings and try to see the bright side in the situation. There is ALWAYS a bright side! If we focus too much on the negative, it's gonna be pretty hard to see the positive.

I love you all! Have a great week!

Love,

Sister Wightman

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