Dear Family and Friends,
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| After our baptism this week - Sister Burbank yawning! |
An Elder from my MTC district who is serving in Homer right now reminded me this week at interviews that we were hitting our six month mark from the day we entered the MTC. I can't believe how fast the time flies by. We got our transfer calls, sometimes known as "transfer doctrine" out here- and Sister Burbank and I are staying in Kenai! It's funny that also all of the other sisters are staying in their areas as well for another six weeks, so we won't be heading to Anchorage today, so it means a less stressful Preparation day for us. Our zone is pretty much doubling which is not hard to do as we only had four companionships in the whole peninsula this last transfer. They are opening Cordova, Kodiak, and Seward to missionaries.
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| The "Zistrict" - Our Zone |
This week we moved couches, prepared for a baptism, had interviews and training with our mission president and kept busy. We got a text late one night that woke us both up that the aurora was out in the sky, so we peeked through the window and saw the Northern lights- it was really faint but it was kind of a light green and it was beautiful.
A cool thing that happened while our mission president was here in Soldotna was that there was a family from Wasilla who had been down here for a game, and they rolled their car while they were here, and didn't have a way back to Wasilla, and didn't have money for food at that specific time. They just went out onto the streets to find someone who could help them and they wandered into the church while we were all there, the three kids and the mother. It was amazing that the Beesleys were there and were driving toward Wasilla that night and could take them there, and that the family was directed to where they could find help. I know that Heavenly Father was watching out for them.
We were teaching someone this week and we shared the talk by President James E. Faust, "The Voice of the Spirit." (http://www.lds.org/ensign/2006/06/voice-of-the-spirit?lang=eng or June 2006 Ensign). He shared that he has been able to feel and recognize that good before, and he wants it back, but didn't know how to find it. It is the Gospel that helps us to allow ourselves to feel of that spirit, but often the world speaks so loudly in our ears that we choose to listen to it instead. It also makes me think of those who know nothing of the Gospel, and how sad it is to me that they do not know of how good it really is- people are afraid of the unknown, and not knowing what the Gospel is can sometimes intimidate or confuse, but God wants everyone to have the necessary good that comes from the Gospel. It is not just for this life- it is for forever, and we have to continue to have faith, repent, renew our covenants we make at baptism, receive the Holy Ghost and continually change in order for it to work. The feature in the Gospel that makes the difference is to endure to the end. This is so necessary that we have been asked to help rescue those who cannot find their way back. We are here to be instrument in his hand to guide those back to the Gospel who will receive it. Whether they are just finding it or have seen it for years.
The wife of an investigator is going to the temple soon and just received her patriarchal blessing. I have noticed the light and peace that has come into their home even more since I first met them. It is so exciting to know the true happiness that this has brought into their lives and that we live the Gospel because it truly frees us. Too many think of it as a restriction, when it is amazing to see how freeing it really is.
The Baptism for the nine year old boy went so well this week- His family came and he was supported by so many. He was beaming and so excited. He tells us of his dad when he decided to get baptized and his dad told him he has never regretted it. I know this boy will be a strength and a light to his family. He has a long road ahead of him, but he is such a strong little boy. He said that he is sad that he can't have us teach him as much anymore, and I know I will miss it too. Such a sweet boy. He picked the songs "Nephi's Courage" and "The Wise Man Built his House upon a Rock" for his baptism- both primary songs that I wouldn't pick at first but it is amazing how those songs really communicate that our foundation and dedication are what help us stay anchored in Christ and his Gospel- that with his help we can do all things which he asks of us. This is true of me and every one of us on this earth, and who has ever been on this earth. We are here in Alaska, and there are even missionaries in the northern most city in the world- atleast for part of the year and it is amazing how Christ mentions that the Gospel will be preached to everyone (Mark 16:15), and to all nations-- even to the farthest parts. Doctrine and Covenants 112: 4 says, "Let thy heart be of good cheer before my face; and thou shalt bear record of my name, not only unto the Gentiles, but also unto the Jews; and thou shalt send forth my word unto the ends of the earth." Alaska seems to be one of these ends of the earth. God forgets none of his children.
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| The Baptismal Font--the light were left on and the only way to turn them off was to go down into the font since we didn't have keys to the doors! |
Love you all!
Love,
Sister Wuehler
Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 105:39-41, "lifting burdens" Mormon Messages (http://mormonchannel.org/mormonmessages?v=910937379001)
40 And make proposals for peace unto those who have smitten you, according to the voice of the Spirit which is in you, and aall things shall work together for your good.
Alaska-ism:
"By the time we make ends meet, they move the ends" saw it on a board here in Kenai.
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| Mt. Redoubt - it is not always in clear view, so when we see it, it looks so AWESOME and you can see it all the way to Soldotna and Sterling. |
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