“It’s a girl!”
Tuesday August 13, 2013
Well, it's about that time
again. What time? Transfer time. We got our calls last night and Sister Vaughan
is leaving me for Elk Grove. I'll be staying here in La Sierra and training a
new missionary. The car is also leaving me, as we are being made into an all
bike area. Seeing how I haven't ridden a bike my whole mission, my new
companion and I will be learning as we go together. What a fun adventure we are
about to have! She's been here in California
This week has been amazing!!!
We had an awesome lesson with Miss Piggy and Kermit yesterday and they are so
prepared for the gospel. They are reading the Book of Mormon and have so many
questions. I love them so much! The only snaffoo is that they are planning a
wedding at the moment so at least Miss Piggy doesn't feel ready to totally dive
in until September, but they are still progressing and are very interested.
They are coming on a temple tour with us on Saturday. I'm praying that they
feel the spirit and have a true desire to change and become a part of Christ's
church. The gospel has already blessed their lives, and as all things in the gospel
do, they are blessing our lives in return.
We also had another awesome
lesson with our investigator Mulan. Mulan is a former we picked up and are
teaching again. One thing I've noticed with Mulan and Miss Piggy and Kermit is
that they all are very focused on their personal relationships with God, which
is awesome for us as missionaries because that is what we want to help them
develop. Sometimes they feel like, "Why does it matter what religion you
are or what church you go to? Isn't your relationship what's important?"
Answer: Yes, your relationship
with God is the most important thing. However, God has given us a sure fire
plan and guidelines to help us develop that relationship. That's where the
church comes into play. Isn't it amazing that God loves us enough to give us
the church to help us and guide us?! He just loves us so much.
On that note, a tender moment
from this week and a reminder that outside appearances can be deceiving. We
were at a funeral for a ward member and a man walked in. He was a big guy with
long hair a cut off t-shirt, leather vest, and tattoos. His hat said
"Wolfman" on it, and all in all most people would see him and be
grateful they weren't in a dark alley alone. But I watched as this man walked
over to the grieving widow, who was just about 4'10 and the tiniest thing you
nave ever seen and said, "I'm sorry baby doll. But he's with God
now." And then he held her in his arms while she cried. It was an amazing
experience to see the pure love of Christ that this man had for this woman.
Most people would see him and assume he was anything but religious, but in his
own way he bore her a sweet testimony of our Father's plan for all of us, that
we don't cease to be, but we continue to live on with Him and with our loved
ones forever.
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| New planner! |
In our bedroom at the
apartment, some missionaries from who knows when put those plastic glow in the
dark stars all over the ceiling. I love it because I miss seeing the stars.
There is this awesome ensign article this month called "World's without end"
all about our amazing solar system and galaxy and the incomprehensible
creations of God. There is a quote in that article that I love so much it
became my new planner cover.
It's from President Dieter F.
Uchtdorf and it says, "This is a
paradox of man: compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God.
While against the backdrop of infinite creation we may appear to be nothing, we
have a spark of eternal fire burning within our breast. We have the
incomprehensible promise of exaltation - world without end - within our grasp.
And it is God's great desire to help us reach it."
and
I testify that we ARE
everything to God. It is His work and His glory to bring to pass our
immortality and eternal life. We are His children, and He loves us! He wants us
all to return to him. He looks on our hearts, not our outward appearances. He
sees us for who we can become if we will follow Him and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Our work and glory is to do everything we can be like Him and make it home, and
to bring as many of our brothers and sisters with us as we can. How great is
our calling!
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| I strung up my fish in a line over my bed :) |
No empty seats at the dining
table in heaven!
Love,
Sister Burchett
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