Week 15: Busy, busy, busy

Dear Family and Friends,

This week we had a Baptism, a Funeral, and two exchanges in my area with both the Eagle River sisters and the Wasilla sisters.  Each one of them we headed up while also trying to avoid getting sick- while the whole mission is getting sick (exaggerating !!).

Regardless of the busy week, we have been able to see many miracles, both big and small.  With the Baptism, it went smoothly; and we even waited for three hours for the font to fill up, but it was a very beautiful experience to witness one so young wanting this so much, and knowing he is a son of God.  With the funeral (of the sweet older sister we always visited), the spirit let me know that there is life after death, and this is not a goodbye forever.  Her life touched so many as well as mine so deep that I can't forget it.  One of the things she said when she was at the Hospital was "You know, I'm not going to let this get me down.  I am going to accept whatever God has planned for me."  Of her- this quote explains perfectly: "Game time: 60 minutes. Playing time: 60 minutes. No excuses, no Alibis, no regrets."  I know that she has not stopped, even though her spirit and body are separated. She is still the Beautiful Daughter of God I remember and she will always be, and I hope to meet her again someday.

God micromanages details, or in other words, he takes care of us--often the things that are important to us become important to him, simply because he loves us so much. We are nothing in comparison to God, but we are everything to him. This is a paradox we often come across, not feeling worth the time or energy, not thinking that our own prayers or troubles can be answered or resolved, but it is not true.  He comes to us.  And he knows our troubles because he comes to us, not in perfection, but as the wounded Lord, one who knows exactly what we are going through and more--the only one who knows, and in this we can take comfort that because he knows our troubles, we can be made whole and our details can be worked out, not in our own expected way, but in a much more glorious way, the Lord's way.

We had Nerf Guns for the last district meeting.   By the way-- it was awesome!   Also, Memorial Day on P-day doesn't work too well :) we couldn't email, vacuum the car, or get things done we wanted, so it was the laziest day I have had on the mission (still way productive- since our normal days are like, 16, 17 hour days or something like that)

It is amazing how the spirit directs us to places and the people we need to see and things we need to accomplish.  Acting as the Lord's hands by following these promptings, has brought us to many people in need this week.  No matter what we have planned, God always has something better.

Well, this is the last week with Sister Halatokoua.  Not too excited about that happening, but she will go and do great things wherever she goes.

Hope you have a great week! Love you all!

Love,

Sister Wuehler

Scripture:

Mormon Messages: "My New Life" on LDS.org, Alma 37: 6-7, 16, 37

6 Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.

7 And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls.

16 But if ye keep the commandments of God, and do with these things which are sacred according to that which the Lord doth command you, (for you must appeal unto the Lord for all things whatsoever ye must do with them) behold, no power of earth or hell can take them from you, for God is powerful to the fulfilling of all his words.

37 Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day.

ism: "You know what this is, and it is what it is, so do what you do"