I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday! I loved getting to talk to my mom and dad and to hear their voices. I am so grateful for my parents and all that they have taught me and the continued love they've shown to me!
Earlier this week I wanted to stop by Billie's (one of our investigators) because she had to cancel our lesson last week and couldn't come to church because she and her daughter were still sick. I'm so glad we did. We got to just catch up with her and she how she was doing. As we asked her about her Book of Mormon reading and how she feels her relationship with Heavenly Father is right now, she expressed that it has not been good since she has not been reading or praying as much and hasn't made it to church recently. In my head I'm thinking, "Ok, well what to do you NEED to be doing?" and as soon as I thought that, Billie expressed that those were the things she needed to be doing because she felt a difference in her life when she was and wasn't and when we were there. She is definitely recognizing the Spirit and I'm grateful that she notices a difference to help her understand for herself what she should do, not just because we're asking her to. We are meeting with her tomorrow night to help her continue in her Book of Mormon reading. She has loved it so far and really connected with Nephi so I'm excited to see how she continues!
Wednesday, I was on exchanges and had Sister Molbek (from Denmark) with me. She is awesome! We had a really neat experience as we went to visit a lady who has been attending our ward with her husband since she moved here from the Philippines, but is not a member. She doesn't work and doesn't drive so she's alone all day. We went over and she made us cookies (yummy!). It was amazing as she so easily brought up gospel discussions and shared how she's seen the Lord's love in her life with all the trials and experiences she's had growing up in the Philippines. I am so excited to continue meet with her and help to understand the gospel even more. She appreciated our visit so much and is having us come back again next week to teach us how to make Lumpia (Filipino egg roles)!
Saturday, we decided to do some service for some people who we know needed weeding. One of them, the Higgins, are so sweet but refuse to let us serve them (think that sisters shouldn't do that kind of work). So we just came over and started working in their front yard. We weeded for about 20 minutes before Debbie came out asking what we were doing (she wasn't angry just didn't want us to have to do that). She then got a bag and started helping too. People seem to have a hard time letting us others serve them out here. It's frustrating haha! But I'm glad we still made a pretty big dent there.
Later that afternoon, we had a lesson at Bob's. He had knee surgery today and so we had some brethren come over with us and give him a priesthood blessing. It was great as the last time he had experienced that was for his wife before she passed away, so I think it brought back some special feelings. We then taught him about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and his faith definitely increased. I am so grateful to have other members come with us because the things they share really add in ways we can't. At the end we asked him to pray about the message we had shared that day and I asked him if he received an answer that it was true, what his next step would be. He simply said, "Well, it would be baptism.". I just love seeing people's countenance change as they become converted and see the gospel change them! We will keep praying for him and hoping things still continue on a good path as he will probably be out for a little while while recovering from his surgery.
Yesterday at church, the brethren passed out little potted flowers to all the sisters for Mother's Day. They gave Sister Worden and I the leftovers to deliver to sisters that either don't come to church or haven't been in a while. That was neat just to see their faces light and up to remind them that they are thought of :)
I am so grateful this gospel and the importance that I have learned of the roles in the family. In this day in age where gender roles are being challenged, it is so important to remember the reason for families and how they are established how each gender plays a part. The family is ordained of God and is a blessing in our life when we understand that we are a part of a Heavenly family and are children of God. Our earthly families are just an extension of our Heavenly family and happiness can be enjoyed when we understand and appreciate and respect our families. I find so much joy in knowing these things and knowing that my family can be together forever. It definitely changes the way I choose to live my life now so that I can obtain those blessings later. I know by choosing the right, serving others, and following my Savior, I can receive those blessings and truly have joy in this life and peace forever. I love you all and hope you have a great week cherishing your relationships with those around and understanding that you too are a child of God.
Love,
Sister Wightman
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