Hello Helloooo!
Well, I hope everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day and that the sun is shining as much as it is over here! I'm grateful to be serving here in the states so I can still celebrate the same holidays and enjoy the fun festivities...such as BBQ's! This week seemed to fly by pretty fast. We've had some leadership training with our Mission President (I love getting trained by him...he's such a spiritual giant...not just because he's so tall haha). We got to do some exchanges again and I had Sister Lee come out from Burley for a day. She is from Korea and so sweet!
I was a little sick this week, the common cold seems to be floating around, but we were able to still go out and teach, though we did take it a little easier...
The work is still progressing great! We are continually getting support from the members out here and even if we feel that some of our investigators aren't progressing too much, they still desire us to keep coming. Anna has been still been feeling a little under the weather, but still smoke-free and we helped her clean her house a little bit this week! We've been teaching a young adult, Britney, who has been progressing greatly and has a baptism date set for the end of next month. She just soaks in everything we tell her and just seems blown away by the simple doctrines of the gospel.
We will have my first baptismal service this coming Saturday for Holly! We're so excited and she's so excited! We attended a baptismal service for a Bermis family last weekend (a family of 8!) and it was incredible. Even though they were speaking in a different language, the Spirit was so strong and it just goes to show that the Gospel is the same, no matter where we come from or what language we speak.
One of our favorite member family's out here, the Hornaday's, took Sister Hamilton and I out to sushi Saturday night. Thank goodness I like sushi now! It was all you can eat and so we were stuffed. It's really funny when people realize that I can EAT! I'm always "putting it down" and often finishing my companions left overs...pretty sure this fast metabolism won't last forever....But we are definitely getting treated well out here. Unfortunately the Hornaday's are going to be moving in the next couple of months so we're going to help them pack. It's sad to see people go who we've grown so close to, but I know that these are friendships that will last forever! (Another reason I'm grateful to be serving in the states...get to visit when I'm done!)
Yesterday, Sister Hamilton and I got to teach our Gospel Principles class in one of our wards as well as Sister Hornaday's primary class (5 year olds!). The G.P. class went really well and the Spirit was strong which was great because there were people visiting yesterday that don't attend church often or aren't even members, so I'm grateful that they were able to have a good experience. In the 5 year olds class, we taught about Nephi building the ship and keeping the commandments. It was a small class, but the kiddos were so cute. I love their imaginations and how much their minds work and retain! It was definitely a good growing experience to be teaching these classes. Definitely something out of my comfort zone, but I'm getting a LOT of experiences in this so it probably won't be such a weakness for me by the end of my mission (watch...I'll be called to be a Sunday School teacher when I get home...).
I love my mission! I love that the Lord is mindful of us even when we may not be feeling up to par. That there is always something to be grateful for and that blessings and miracles seem to continually come. I know that that is a witness of all your prayers and support back home. The Lord is so merciful and all that He asks us to do is have faith, just a desire, and to act through that faith, and He will help us through and the blessings will come. I know that prayer is so powerful. Our Heavenly Father WANTS to hear from us, He WANTS to bless us, and He IS aware of us. I am so grateful for the Gospel and how it has blessed my family. I know that it truly brings families closer together. I know that having that faith really makes a difference. I know that the Book of Mormon continually testifies of families and how they were blessed even through the trials that they faced. If you haven't told members of your family that you love them lately, do it. The few simple words have great power. We all need to be told we're loved. We all need to know someone cares about us. And I'm grateful to know that there are two who will always tell us that no matter where we are in life: our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ! The Gospel is so true!
Have a great Memorial Day and rest of your week :)
Love,
Sister Wightman
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