Hope you all are doing well and enjoying your summer!
Last Monday we had a get-to-gether at David's house with the missionaries in my district; he wanted to feed us dinner. It was a lot of fun! He told us all about his story of finding out about the church and some of his struggles. I know I said this last week but his faith is incredible!
We met a new person this week! Her name is Kari and her daughter is currently serving a mission in Idaho. Her fiance is also a member of the church and so she figured she would take the missionary lessons to find out more. She is such a hard worker! She worked 93 hours in a week!! But she wants to meet with us weekly so that is exciting. She loves to pray and has felt the influence of the Holy Ghost in the past. She has a desire to read the Book of Mormon. I'm really excited to get to share the gospel with her!
Every first Thursday of the month, our stake does a humanitarian day service activity. Our friends David, Carlos, and Steve all came!! They are all learning about the church and it was cool for them to share their experiences with each other. We helped make mats for homeless people using plastic bags. It was a good time!
I've been dealing with some feelings of inadequacy this week. I feel like I'm not doing the best that I can and I have a lot to improve on as a missionary and representative of Jesus Christ. This scripture helped me to feel a bit better: Mosiah 24:13-14.
And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.
And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions
We experience trials in life to learn how to rely on the Lord. I'm often the type of person that thinks they can handle things on their own but I can't. None of us can. We must turn to our Heavenly Father and He has the ability to either comfort us during hard times or ease our burdens. I know this to be true.
Talk to y'all next week! Thank you for your prayers.
Love,
Sister Chilson
My zone with our mission president and his wife
Brighton street sign!
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