There's a change in the weather!
Oh my goodness, I think I'm melting. This week started off with a warm rain, and then the heat came. It's been in the high 90's to low 100's pretty much all week. Right now it's 94 degrees and 11:00 am! I have never been more grateful for a car as a missionary and to be able to have air conditioning. We've been doing a lot of contacting and people are so nice to let us in their cool homes and offer us fresh cold water. As much as the heat kills, it does not stop our work from progressing.
We have tried to visit lots of people in our wards, some are less-active members, part member families, or just others referred to us who might be hearing our message. It has been a little discouraging at times as some never seem to be home or others just aren't interested. But then the Lord shows us how aware He is of us as we find someone who is so grateful we stopped by and shared that they just had said a prayer in their heart asking Heavenly Father for some peace or a visit. Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways and doesn't always answer our prayers as we would expect Him to, such as through sending other people, but I am grateful that we can be there to listent to those promptings and to share messages of hope and peace to those ready to hear it.
We've begun teaching a few more people, one of them being a family, and it's so amazing to hear their stories. My testimony of timing, the Lord's timing, continues to grow out here, as they share their experiences of meeting with missionaries before or going to church before but not really being motivated and knowing they weren't ready then, but now they're ready to commit and make changes in their lives. It makes such a difference. We really can't do anything if people aren't willing to do their part. One thing that we continually tell people is that we are their to be their guides. The things we share with them, they need to learn for themselves are true, but we will be their to teach them and help them. Our role is not to drag people into this church, but to add to their faith and bring them closer to Christ through His gospel.
It has been a small world out here in Meridian, as I have run into a couple people from Cupertino. Yesterday, I ran into Lynn Kinney who used to be a part of the orginial Cupertino Ward, she now lives in one of my wards! And we had lunch with another member who's son and daughter-in-law were visiting...turns out their from Cupertino...and their in the Stevens Creek ward (Jeff and Jasmine Pitman). We were cracking up as they were like, "we were at your mission farewell!". It definitely makes me feel more at home here. I love Meridian and how welcoming and loving the people are here to us. They LOVE having Sister Missionaries!!!!
I know that this Gospel that we teach is true. I know that our Heavenly Father loves us so He has given us things to help us to be able to return to live with Him again and receive all the blessings that He has and has in store for us. I know that He has a plan for each of us and places us or other people in our lives to help us learn and grow and face the challenges that come our way. I am so grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It has blessed my life, it has blessed my family's life, and I get to see it bless so many others lives of those who live around me. Our Heavenly Father just wants us to be happy. And all He asks us to do, is to do OUR BEST!
I love you guys! Thanks for all your support :)
Love,
Sister Wightman
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