The One Where The Adversary Works Hard, But God Works Harder!

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 Hey yall!! This week was hard, not gonna lie. I think it has been the hardest weeks of my mission, but we adapt, persevere, pray, and rely on God. Let's get into it.....


Some happy things and what I learned form them:
• We had exchanges this week and it was much needed! I had so much fun with Sister VanderLinden! This is her second transfer and she is just so positive and has the same energy level as me. We just had a blast.
• I was scared that we weren't going to be able to find anyone this week, because it was spring break and college campus's were dead. BUT the Lord provided and we were able to find 6 people without campus! Which is really amazing, because in he past we haven't been able to find anyone in neighborhoods that re YSA aged. But these people are all YSA aged! So cool!
• I am grateful for our wonderful members that uplift and check on us all the time! They are the best! I needed a lot of upliftment this week and they provided! Grateful for a great ward.
• I got to see Luke this week! He was in town for the mountain west tournament or something basketball in Vegas. I asked President if he could come see me!! And he said yes! So that was so good and it was exactly at the right time. It was awesome to see him.
• We got to teach mission prep and I am so grateful, it came at the most perfect time! and I was grateful for the opportunity that I got to testify of Christ, the gospel, and the gratitude I have for my mission thus far.

Some hard things and what I learned from them:
• Our friend Khan who was on date decided that he didn't want to get baptized. It is so sad. I have never experienced this before on my mission yet and I am heart broken. It's really hard. He was so elect and prepared and just loved the gospel and the Book of Mormon. But, we think he got into some Anti stuff and decided that he didn't want to be baptized. I am feeling ok about it now. It is just really cool, because one of my past companions emailed me the night that it happened and literally said exactly what I needed to hear. I know that God is aware of me. I also know that this is the Lord's work and the Lord's work is perfect. So God has got Khan! He's not done wit him, He will help him. Satan is the worst, and God's got it.
• Companions are hard sometimes and having a VERY different personality from my companion is also very hard. But I have learned that the best way to love my companion is to serve her. I have felt my love for her grow immensely as I serve her, no matter what she says to me, does to me, or acts towards me. And also, I learned (from Sister Gariety, love you) that talking it out is the BEST way to solve anything. SO we have talked it out and we are doing well. It was definitely hard for a bit though. But talk it out, walk it out. I love Sister Hanes.

Some funny things that made me laugh:
• We were in a SKETCH apartment complex. All of sudden we met these Israelites and they weren't interested in a message. We walked away and then hear a blow horn and just looked at each other and laughed. Then we got a feeling to leave the apartment. We go into the parking lot and a lady gets out of her car and just start rambling about repentance and stuff. Then she pulls out a full on longhorn horn and blows into it at us. Uhhh weird we jst walked away lol. It was interesting.
• A guy got super up in my face and told me that he was Jesus
• Had a good conversation with an athiest and then he asked for a hug at the end. He was like 50. so uh no. the spirit started screaming at me not to hug him lol. Which I wasn't going to anyway.

Drum roll please🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁Sister Rose time!
I am so grateful for covenants that I have made to my Heavenly Father. They help me to feel more binded to him, it helps me to know of His love for me, and I am grateful that I can show my devotion to him through baptism and further covenants. This scripture really helped me this week: Alma 8: 14-16

"14 And it came to pass that while he was journeying thither, being weighed down with sorrow, wading through much tribulation and anguish of soul, because of the wickedness of the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, it came to pass while Alma was thus weighed down with sorrow, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him, saying:
 15 Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that delivered it unto you. 
16 And behold, I am sent to command thee that thou return to the city of Ammonihah, and preach again unto the people of the city; yea, preach unto them. Yea, say unto them, except they repent the Lord God will destroy them."

I was feeling down a lot this week. But the Spirit kept reminding me that God knows of the covenant that i have made with Him and that he is proud of me. And I need to keep getting up and fulfilling my covenant and keep showing up and do missionary work. I am grateful to be a missionary. It has already changed my life.

I love yall!
Sister Rose








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