The One Where It's a Trust Fall

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 Hey yall!! Its been a good week here in Hendertucky! I am loving it and learning a lot. Let's get into it........


Some happy things and what I learned from them:
• Remember how Renee was supposed have her baptism this last Saturday wellll. It didn't end up happening, but for a good reason!! She told her fam that are members and they are coming to her baptism and they are making the whole program!! Which is so nice for us missionaries!! Yasss. It waa actually so cool!! Renee's step daughter calls us crying and thanking us for teaching her stepmom. She said that we are witnessing a miracle. I felt the spirit so strong on that phone call. God truly is preparing people to receive the gospel. So grateful that I got to witness this miracle of Renee being baptized.
• Renee's hubby is not a member either. But two of his kids have been baptized into our church!! And now his wife. We met him for the first time the other day because he has been hiding from us lolll. His wife yelled to him that he was next to be baptized and you know what he said?!?!?!?! " I KNOW!!" whhaaaaaa???? Vincent is close to making his first covenant with God!! That is an absolute miracle. His kids have been trying for 34 years!!
• Tegan and his mom came to church on Sunday and loved it!! We had a lesson this week and they said that they have been reading the book of Mormon together and love it! And then his mom admitted that she stayed up and read more because she wanted to see what happens next! Ugh the word of God is so delicious as we feast upon it!! Miracle!!!
• We had exchanges yesterday and I got to meet the sweetest family ever!! The dad is a returning member and his kids are being taught by the missionaries. The spirit was SO strong as we talked about baptism and confirmation with them. We asked the little boy why he wanted to be baptized and he says "I want the protection of the holy ghost! I want a friend like that". Then his dad bears his testimony about the Holy Ghost and the kid goes "woahhh." Hahaha so precious. The gospel is so simple that even little children can understand it. God is so good. 

Some hard things and what I learned from them:
• Sometimes I get down on myself, because I am so far into my mission and I still feel like I am not good at so many missionary things!! It's so hard, because I feel like I should have all this knowledge, but really I am just so imperfect. But I always remember what our President once said to me. "God doesn't care about having good missionaries. He can do his own work. Thats why he sends you home right when you get good. He wants good disciples of Jesus Christ." That hits every time I think about that.
• A really cool guy dropped us because he said we were being too pushy. We just love youuuu! He said this over text, " have you ever bought a car? I don't like the hard sell" mmmk. Texting you 3 times a week is not a hard sell, I can do muchhhh better than that. But that's ok!! Love ya Michael. 

Some funny things that made me laugh:
• We went to knock on this guys door that told us to come back at 8pm. He must have given us the wrong address because when we went to go knock, a TERRIFIED man with a baseball bat in hand answered the door. He look soooo frightened, but I we were definitely more frightened. I put up my hands and instinctively said, " Its ok! I'm just a girl. We are just missionaries" lolll. I was so scared he was going to bash our heads in out of fear!!
• This one member we visit her and her daughter every week for a few minutes. Her daughter is on the spectrum of autism and literally the sweetest and funniest girl. Butttt this week she decided to focus our entire visit on if we "get embarrassed when we shart infront of each other....." ummm the spirit left the convo ahaha so we left. You just never know with her. Love her though.
• I have been feeling very unfunny this week. I have made some jokes that I think are funny, but they just absolutely flop.... i am scared.

Drum roll please🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁Sister Rose time!!
This week I was reading in Ether 3 and I read verse 5 and a light bulb went off!

"5 Behold, O Lord, thou canst do this. We know that thou art able to show forth great power, which looks small unto the understanding of men."

This is when the brother of Jared is told by God to come up with a way to get light into the barges that their people were going to sail in across the seas. God directs little by little on how to build the barges and then tells the brother of Jared to figure out a way to bring light into the barges and He will help it to happen. The brother of Jared comes up with the idea to have God touch stones with His finger and give them light. So he presents this plan to God and he glorifies and praises God with confidence in Him with this verse. Do we have confidence in God? Do we believe that He will deliver us? Do we have full faith in Him and His plan for us? Do we have full faith that He will help us when we are in need? I struggle with this. Trust. This week, lets trust in Him, let's glory in Him, let's praise and have confidence in Him, and let's let Him deliver us. He won't do it if we dont let Him. We do have agency after all!! 

I love yall!
Sister Rose

P.S. Sorry I have like zero pictures 😬






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