Dear Family and Friends,
This week we did about 14 hours of service and were still able to see SO
many people! We moved some couches (because we have a truck and a lot of
missionaries want the truck haha), set up for a wedding, did a lot of
work around the mission home in preparation for transfers, etc. NO transfers for
the three of us this time- we are here atleast until new years and we will know
then whats going to happen. Sister Peterson (my MTC comp.) is training in
Fairbanks though! So excited for her! We are going to tract with the new
missionaries tonight. They call it "first harvest" or "greenie tract."
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| In an elevator!! That's why it's blurry! |
We met a man working at a shoe store this last week--BY THE WAY! we found
boots for Sister Gerber! more like tennis shoes/ boots-- now we can tract
without having to get in the car every other house-- but while we were at this
store we met him and as he was helping us find shoes he started to share his
story with us-- he told us about how he used to live his life big-- always had
what he wanted and didn't care about anything or anyone else-- some things
happened in his life and one day he hit someone drunk driving and the crash was
fatal. He went to prison and while he was there he read the bible. While he was
there he "found Christ." I think it was amazing how uncoincidental our meeting
was there that day as we can only see him there as he is getting on his feet--
we offered him a book of mormon and he accepted- he called us the next day but
we weren't able to get his phone call and he doesn't have a cell phone. We got a
call the other night from Elders in North Anchorage about how they visit a less
active in the same place where he is and he shared how that man was so excited
to get the book of mormon, and for the kindness he received. It is amazing what
people in the world can take for granted and when we truly come unto Christ, we
see clearly what good he has for us and we understand what purpose we have in
our lives. This life isn't about the money or being ahead. That is pointless. I
have seen more happiness in a moment in that man than I have seen from some
in years. We need to appreciate the little things before we can the big
things.
Also, I encourage you all, starting November 26th to check on mormon.org/christmas- there will be Christmas music, bible
videos, places to share your testimony, etc. Hope you enjoy it! We shared it
with people while we were out tracting this week and everyone seemed pretty
positive and excited about it!
We taught our teenage investigator whose mom was not sure about what the
church was-- she invited her mom to church last week and all went well- the mom
liked it and she really wants to be baptized. We taught her the plan of
salvation and she loved that, like Christ being resurrected, we can all be
resurrected one day and have our bodies again.
Something that helped out this week was about knowing the difference
between good and not so good. We saw a woman this week where things just were
not lining up and we were able to know what was right. I am grateful to have
that guidance every day as we approach situations and are guided as to what we
need to do and that we know what the fruits of the spirit are (Galations 5:
22-23). Someone shared this quote this week, "Evil will find a place, even if
it's a crack in the wall"-- with that we need to figure out if we are in the
right place and if we are seeing things as God would have us see them-- With the
story of Ruth, Naomi was the mother in law and her daughters in law didn't want
to leave her- they must have felt kindness from her or else why would they want
to stay-- Naomi is the true example of goodness we must hope to emulate.You also
see how the spirit can turn your and others hearts for good, even when you think
that things will never change.
Well, anyways, I feel like I am rambling! ...Happy Thanksgiving! Hope
everyone is excited for all the Holiday season- watch the Thanksgiviing day
parade for me and enjoy getting the Christmas tree on Friday!!! Love
you!!!
Love,
Sister Wuehler
ism: Love for God, Love for others and Love for self begets true
happiness-- don't look for hapiness, create it.
Scripture:
Mosiah 24:15
" And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did astrengthen them that they could bear up their bburdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with cpatience to all the will of the Lord."
Alma 42:30
30 O my son, I desire that ye should deny the ajustice of God no more. Do not endeavor to excuse yourself in the least point because of your sins, by denying the justice of God; but do you let the justice of God, and his bmercy, and his long-suffering have full sway in your heart; and let it bring you down to the dust in chumility.
Alma 41: 10-15
10 Do not suppose, because it has been spoken concerning restoration, that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, awickedness never was bhappiness.
11 And now, my son, all men that are in a state of anature, or I would say, in a bcarnal state, are in the cgall of bitterness and in the dbonds of iniquity; they are ewithout God in the world, and they have gone fcontrary to the nature of God; therefore, they are in a state contrary to the nature of happiness.
12 And now behold, is the meaning of the word restoration to take a thing of a natural state and place it in an unnatural state, or to place it in a state opposite to its nature?
13 O, my son, this is not the case; but the meaning of the word restoration is to bring back again aevil for evil, or carnal for carnal, or devilish for devilish—good for that which is good; righteous for that which is righteous; just for that which is just; merciful for that which is merciful.
14 Therefore, my son, see that you are merciful unto your brethren; deal ajustly, bjudge righteously, and do cgood continually; and if ye do all these things then shall ye receive your dreward; yea, ye shall have emercy restored unto you again; ye shall have justice restored unto you again; ye shall have a righteous judgment restored unto you again; and ye shall have good rewarded unto you again.
15 For that which ye do asend out shall return unto you again, and be restored; therefore, the word restoration more fully condemneth the sinner, and justifieth him not at all.
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