1. It's transfer week, and guess who is leaving Oxford? Me. That's
right folks, I am flying the coop. Except I don't want to go. I love this area sooooo
much and the people and the missionaries I work with. And I am leaving. It's killin'
me Smalls. But I know that I will love my new area. I can make anywhere home. I
just wish it wasn't two days before Thanksgiving. That's what really kills me. Oh
well.
2. Judy is Free!!!!!! We went to see her Thursday hoping to set
an appointment up for Friday afternoon. Well, it ended up that she called her grandpa
to come get her. She wanted out. Her boyfriend freaked out and wouldn't let her
take the baby. So she had her sister and grandpa call the police on him. They got
there and Judy froze up. She almost didn't get to take him. But she eventually did
and she took all of her stuff and she left. But instead of living somewhere where
she can now get baptized, she is living with her ex Connor, who is her daughter's
dad. So, now she just needs to find a place to live where she has no men living
with her. For many reasons. But that was a story to tell my grandkids. I was
there when an investigator called the cops on her ex boyfriend (Daniel, who
is her son's dad). I wish I could tell you more, but like I said, I am pressed
for time.
3. Repentance: I am officially amazed. The other night, I was
at a less active family's home. The previous week, I had asked them to read the
Book of Mormon as a family. I asked them if they had been doing it. They gave me
some lame-sauce answers. I joked around with them for a minute, but since we needed
to go, I pulled out my scriptures to share a message with them. I opened to the
verses listed below, not really knowing what to say. I read them to them, and then
I told them that the little things like coming to church, reading the Book of Mormon,
and keeping the Sabbath holy are small things that bring great things. The Spirit
was so strong. The next day, I read about Amulek in the Book of Mormon. How he had
resisted the call to do God's work for so long, and then finally had an angel come
to him. Then he goes on to boldly call the people to repentance. I was discussing
the chapter with Sis. Savage later and I said the story reminded me of me. I didn't
have an angel come to me, but I do have a pretty awesome story. And then I asked
if I had called them to repentance. I didn't know if that was what I had done, because
I had never told them to actually repent. She said I had. When I started talking,
she had no idea what I was saying, and neither did I. I was going off what the Spirit
was telling me. I may not stand on a corner and call for people to repent and come
unto Christ like Amulek, but we are pretty similar. That makes me happy. I don't
mean to brag, but it was such an awesome experience that I thought I would share.
I love the Gospel, and I love these people so much that when I am doing what I know
is right, God will help me help others to know and do what it right. That is part
of my calling as a missionary. I found a scripture in Alma 13:22-23 that talks about
how angels are going forth with the voice of God to declare glad tidings.
We as missionaries are those angels. I know that to be true.
I don't know what else to say. I know that this is the true church
and that the Lord is present in our lives. We are His children and no matter what
we may go through, our Brother Jesus Christ can truly help us overcome it. Look
to the scriptures and look to the Lord. All things will be made right eventually.
I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen
Love, Sister Worthen
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