Week 43: Snow, rain, blizzard, and warm coats

Dear Family and Friends,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guess What the temperature hit last Tuesday and stayed at last week...-10 F!!! COLD! Although, it hit 25 in the weekend and was finally able to snow because it was warm enough- It's still warm and snowy out there- Sister Morey and I left our apartment this morning with only a cardigan and peacoat. However, Sister Gerber won't be so warm for a while, she was emergency transferred to Fairbanks (-40 F) and we dropped her off at the airport this morning for health reasons. (Allergies)  It all happened really fast that she was able to get into a certain doctor up there and things worked out. We are all a little bit bummed, but things will be good here still. Speaking of it, it's been awesome to see how everything came together. We had been able to have many things done that had all just worked out and the move went relatively smoothe.

A man shared with us his insights into faith this week and how it is through faith in Christ that healing takes place. He kept going back to Matthew 15:26-27, "But [Christ] answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to ^adogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table." He was talking about how the phrasing of dogs as he referred to this woman was not derrogatory as we would see it as, but instead as a loyal beloved pet, and he was touched by the begging of this woman who did not seem to believe in him, exercising that faith in him for healing her daughter. Even she who did not originally have faith got the crumbs-- but we know, because we are here on earth that we all had faith in Christ once, that he could give us the ultimate gift of the atonement.

We got to go to ward council this week for the first time in this ward. Wow! This week I really have been able to see that the Lord is the one who will hasten his work. It's amazing. There is so much good in store. Also, we went back this month to the ladies house where we made about 500 cookies last time- this time we did Christmas themed and actually got about 800 cookies out of it. Crazy! Then we went after and helped the Elders clean lizard tanks for a couple hours in someone's house. Talk about two opposite things. For district meeting that day we also did a really cool demonstration that our District leader set up. We had one person blindfoled and we had to climb over chairs and under tables and direct them to find different things. We were the missionaries and the blindfolded person was the investigator. It helps us to work together apparently --haha.

We have the Alaska-wide Christmas fireside on the thirteenth. It'll be fun to do that on my birthday. By the way, the sisters practiced Chinese this week with a woman who speaks Mandarin and I think I am picking up on the tones! It was awesome to catch the accents-- there are 5 different tones and they are like notes. Also we had zone tract with some good success, a Relief Society Craft conference that was fun and I learned how to make a couple things at it. After doctor's appointments, tying up on loose ends, running all over this week, I am now so ready for p-day! have a great week!

Love,

Sister Wuehler

scripture: 3 Nephi 17:18-21,18:31-32, 22:7

18 And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of praying unto the Father, he arose; but so great was the ^ajoy of the multitude that they were overcome.

19 And it came to pass that Jesus spake unto them, and bade them arise.

20 And they arose from the earth, and he said unto them: Blessed are ye because of your faith. And ^anow behold, my joy is full.

21 And when he had said these words, he ^awept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and ^bblessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

31 But if he repent not he shall not be numbered among my people, that he may not destroy my people, for behold I ^aknow ^bmy sheep, and they are numbered.

32 Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him out of your ^asynagogues, or your places of worship, for unto such shall ye continue to minister; for ye know not but what they will return and repent, and come unto me with full purpose of heart, and I shall ^bheal them; and ye shall be the means of bringing salvation unto them.

7 For a small moment have I ^aforsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.

ism: If you want to listen to the fireside, log on to the website (I hope it will work) We have been planning like crazy!

WEBCAST INFO
Note: It's important that you go to Website about 15 min early so the stream can stabilize:
Website: http://stream.lds.org/503649-120706  It will begin at 7:00 pm Alaska time, which is 8:00 pm California time.