It feels like I talked to all of you guys forever ago??
I am in a time warp. I come home from my mission this year. Tai kuaghang= Too crazy
New Years was exciting. It was great telling everyone: "Xinnian kuaile"=Happy New Years! I was talking to my companion and I feel like a lot of people are going to get baptized this year because everyone is afraid the end of the world is coming. It’s a strange feeling being a missionary at the time of the "end of the world".
The first day of the year was a Sunday. Too perfect huh... We had investigator, less actives, and recent converts all attend and so it was really a great seeing everyone.
I had a really good week. It was busy, and full of really good lessons. We found lots of really cool new people, and have been seeing a lot of success recently. I can’t really remember anything too crazy or important to even tell you guys. ha sorry! If I think of anything I will tape about it later on today.
Yesterday I was reading all of my notes from the MTC and it was crazy how much good stuff I learned in that place that I can actually use in the mission field. ha Who woulda thought? ;) One thing I reread yesterday that someone during devotional encouraged us to do was to write down all the spiritual experiences you have and keep good track of them. That is one of my new years resolutions. I just wanted to share one right now.
On Saturday we were leaving our apartment to go teach one of our progressing investigators. For some random reason I felt like we should go a different way. As we were traveling I saw a mom waiting for the light to turn green, and decided to talk to her. I slowed down, said hello, told her how I was so grateful for this gospel and how much it blessed my life and asked her if we could meet with her. She agreed! We wrote down her information, and have an appointment to see her this week. It may sound really small and insignificant, but I know that we were supposed to find her. It doesn't matter if it’s a small thing or a big thing, but blessing always come from heading to the promptings of the spirit. Sometimes we get to see the results of the prompting, and sometimes we don’t. The important thing is that we listened, and obeyed.
When I first started my mission it was really hard knowing how and when the spirit was talking to me. The more I have learned and studied what the spirit is, and the more I have experienced its promptings the easier it is for me to recognize. It has come step by step and inch by inch. It has always been a blessing in my life. On my mission I am lucky enough to learn about the blessings of the Holy Ghost on a whole new level.
One of my favorite scriptures about the Holy Ghost is in 3 Nephi. The Lord has just come down and has started ministering to the Nephites. He teaches his apostles how to pray and then commands them to teach the multitude how to pray. Everyone starts pouring out their souls, and Jesus tells everyone to pray without ceasing. After they are done praying they all ask for the thing which they desire the most, and that is the Holy Ghost. Cool huh! They haven't even been baptized yet, but they know how incredible it is, and they want it. I know that the guidance and presence of the spirit is such a blessing in our lives. Lets do all we can to invite it, understand it, and follow its promptings. Ok that's all I have to say. :)
I love you.
Love Sister Lee
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