This week has been an amazing blessing for me. Especially these last couple
of days. The week started of kinda rough. Both Sister Sowder and I were sick. I
thought that I would avoid it but everyone seemed to be sick. I tried to take it
slow and just work through it and pray that I would get better but nothing
seemed to work. I remember one night I was just exhausted and I just thought to
pray to know that Heavenly Father loved me and that He was aware of what I was
going through. Instantly, I felt at peace and I felt comforted and like I
mattered. The power of prayer is so amazing. If you ever have a question that He
cares, just ask Him and be prepared to listen. He will tell you exactly what you
need to know.
I also know that Heavenly Father loves me because He gave me a snow day.
Saturday it snowed about 5-6 inches of white fluffy snow! It was great. But I
was feeling completely drained of energy. Before I even knew that our driving
privileges had been taken away, I had taken a nap because I just didn't have
enough energy to stay awake. I ended up sleeping until 4 pm. I cant remember
the last time I slept so much. And I woke up, thinking, I could sleep the whole
rest of the day I bet. But I woke up and that was when I found out that it was a
snow day. What a blessing. I stayed the rest of the day in my pajamas and that
night I went to sleep and had no problems sleeping. It was amazing. And guess
what?!?! The sickness is healed. I have a testimony that sleep cures everything
and sometimes Heavenly Father will give you a snow day so that you can catch
up!
Two miracles that I saw yesterday included going to a rest home to give a
Sunday service and talking about the Miracles of Christ. Then afterwards talking
with some of the people who live there. Dean is an 86 yr old man who spent his
life learning Spanish. He loves Spanish. And a member that we were with told him
that I spoke Spanish and so we started a conversation in Spanish. It was
adorable. Little old ladies were all around us listening to this other language,
having no idea what we were saying. He completely changed into a different
person. His eyes lightened and he was smiling. It is amazing how language can
break down barriers. I think that may be one of the reasons that I love Spanish
so much because it opens up a door of communication that would have never been
there if it hadn't been for my mission. Dean has spoken Spanish for most of his
life and i want to be just like him when i grow up. I want to speak Spanish for
the rest of my life!
The second miracle was at church during fast and testimony meeting. I cant
fully explain it is words but it was just amazing to me how people spoke by the
Spirit in order to answer my prayers. One lady specifically said something that
really hit me. She said, "Make the decision once." She was talking specifically
about coming to church. It has been something she has struggled with for along
time trying to make church her priority. She said it would be Sunday and
she would have to make the decision to go or not and so it kept getting harder
and harder to make the decision to just go. She decided yesterday that instead
of making the decision over and over again that she would just make the decision
once and that really helped me. I want to get better at making the decision just
once with the important things of life. Just do it! And I know that she can
because Heavenly Father is on her side. I know that we can all make the
decision once as well on whatever topic it may be and Heavenly Father will give
us the strength that we need. I love it! I love this gospel. If you have doubts
or fears, meet with the missionaries. This gospel will give you purpose and
meaning in this life. How grateful I am for that.
Love you all sooo much. Have a wonderful week.
Con carino,
Hermana Jarvis
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