Middle of November

this week we had a small sort of miracle...

first of all, i locked myself inside of a part member families toilet! that was embarrasing. they eventually realized that i was not there and they could hear me struggling to open the door, so the mom came around the house, took the key from the open window and then came back around the house to unlock the door from the other way!
in the same lesson (we are teaching the two kids, 14 and 9) the nine year old is named elton, he is really smart. we were teaching about the plan of salvation (they lost their father in 2009) and at the end of the lesson elton told me that he had a dream. in his dream i was there, dressed in white, and i was introducing him to his father who was alive. his mom then said, "elton, if you keep listening to them, they will take you back to daddy! do whatever they tell you to and be a good boy!" it was a powerful testimony of the eternal family for me.

next, we had some few minutes before we had to be home and we really wanted to find someone to teach. we were aimlessly driving and we felt like stopping to say a prayer for guidance. right after the prayer we found a house (the only one with electricity in the middle of the night) and a girl closing the gate. so we jumped out of the car and started talking to her. she didn't want to hear from us and neither did her parents, but one of her sisters did. we were able to bear a powerful testimony on the peace that the gospel brings to the chaos in people's lives. she shows a lot of promise and we really felt the spirit so strong as we were sharing with her how she can be happy and find peace and purpose in this life to return to be with the God who loves her so much.

anyway, love the work, it is going great. i have also come to love alma 26:27, alma 17: 10-11 and pretty much the whole book of mormon. I love Christ and i love his children. i love the book of mormon, thomas s monson, joseph smith, inspired church leaders, preach my gospel, the spirit and trials.

probably my biggest struggle has been learning how to use time effectively, for sure, anyone preparing to serve a mission, make sure you spend a lot of time practicing that technique before the mission!
my companion is my best friend. we are loving and learning so much from each other.
here is a question each one of the missionaries has been given to ponder for the next week, it applies to all of us so here it is and i can't wait to hear your responses... "what am I doing to become a better disciple of Jesus Christ?"

i have also been impressed with the scripture in the new testament that says "any man, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is not fit for the kingdom of God." when christ calls, you need to forsake everything and follow him, he is our savior, i love him and i am doing my best to follow him. don't look back, repent and repent quickly, move on and make something great out of your life! God loves us, that is why we have the wonderful plan of salvation. study, pray and keep the commandments,
i love you too much and pray that God is keeping you well.

sister blum