1. I love Sister Campbell. She and I get a long wonderfully.
We have a lot of fun and we laugh so much.
2. Hailey: We finally got her to open up. She said the other
sisters had been very pushy with her and she didn't like it, but she didn't know
how to tell them that. So she just started avoiding them, and in turn us. That makes
me sad. We also got her to tell us that she is just starting to realize that there
is a God, and that she cannot be angry at Him for taking people from her. So, we
are going to go back to the basics and teach her about God being our loving Heavenly
Father, because until she can understand that, it will be useless to baptize her.
3. Cheri: Cheri is a less-active that we met two weeks ago. She
loves the missionaries, but she doesn't go to church. As far as I know, she has
never been offended or anything. She just doesn't go to church. Granted that she
has to use a walker to get around because of health problems, but she isn't that
old. In fact, She's only about 50. Anyway, we are going to keep teaching and helping
her however possible.
4. Questions? Ok, do you do your Home and Visiting teaching?
The people here have a really hard problem doing it and I would love to help them
do it and get motivated to do it. How would you suggest that I help them there?
Also, how do I tell people what they need to hear without being rude? I want to
be bold, but not rude. There is a fine line. Anyway, I want to help them here, and
it's going to be a long process.
5. My Purpose: Ok, so this week I realized that I didn't have
a purpose. I mean I do, and it's in Preach My Gospel, but I needed to find it for
myself, and not just as a missionary. So I did some praying and soul searching.
At one point, Sis. Campbell was drawing a picture of mountains and she asked me
what I saw in front of them. I told her, "Home." Later, I was thinking
about it in Sacrament meeting. I was thinking about all the images that make up
"home" and it occurred to me that that is my kingdom. And then it came
to me that I am here to build up the Lord's Kingdom by helping others. All 3 of
my companions have had a harder time with their previous companions, and I have
helped them work through a lot of things. So, I may not be baptizing left and right,
but I am helping build up the Kingdom. I am helping others come unto Christ, which
is the best purposed possible.
I love you, and even though I want to be there, I know that the
Kingdom will be losing bricks if I leave. (Think of a castle being built, and each
person is a brick.) Now ask yourself, are you a solid brick in the castle of the
Kingdom, or are you faulty, or are you waiting in a pile somewhere to be laid in?
Thing is, we all have the option of where we are.
I know the Gospel is true. I know it. In the Name of Jesus Christ,
Amen.
Love, Sister Worthen
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