This week has been a really good, but long one. It was transfer
week, and while I don't like to think too much about leaving an area or staying,
it was still on my mind. But, I did find out that I am staying in Elwood. So, this
will be my record breaker. I have never stayed in an area more than 3 transfers,
and this will be my 4th. Crazy! By the end of the transfer, I will have been here
for 6 months. What!!! I got here at the start of April. It's now August! I can't
believe how fast time has moved.
Anyway, I looked back on where I was 4 ½ months ago, and I realize
that I am in a much different place. I have learned so much from this area. I feel
like my biggest growth has happened here. I was in Sacrament meeting yesterday,
and I was pondering what I had learned. I have learned a lot about being Bold. I
am much more bold and forward here than I was before. And I am continuing to work
on that. I have learned sensitivity. The people here are great, but I have had to
learn how to be sensitive and to be bold, but kind at the same time. I have learned
Patience. It seems like I get going really good, and then something happens that
teaches me to be patient. I have learned how to speak in the Language of Faith more
fully. And I have learned about Grace. I love grace, and I understand it so much
better now. It's not about perfection, but about effort. In just 4 months, I have
learned so much about so many things. I love it.
So, we have an investigator named Madonna. We are working with
her to be baptized on the 23rd of April. I know it can happen. She wants to be worthy
of Heavenly Father's love, and I know that through this Gospel, she can learn how
to know that for herself.
I love you all, and I know that this Gospel is true. I prayed
to know, and I know that a young man named Joseph Smith, at the age of 14, walked
into a grove of trees, and DID see God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. I KNOW
that with all my heart.
Love, Sister Worthen
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