Kia Ora!
I feel like the beginning of the
transfer was going so slow, but now things are starting to pick up
again. We had a good chat this week, don't know how it all started or
anything, but we go into being saved by grace or by works. I've studied
this so much and still don't have an answer that satisfies anyone, but
at the same time, they have to be willing to receive the answer. So we
got into judgement and all that stuff, and I spent a while trying to
find a scripture in the Bible to satisfy her, but as I was looking
through PMG, realized that almost all the scriptures for the Plan of
Salvation were in the Book of Mormon. Realized how important the Book of
Mormon is to teach us this plan, and I knew the Plan was important to
teach to help the investigators understand why we need to be baptized
and what we're working for, but I felt like it was the least important
of them all because none of the Baptismal Interview Questions come
directly from that lesson, but having this chat I realized why really do
need to teach it...to clear things like being saved purely by grace up.
Also, how important the Book of Mormon is. I finally started using
scriptures from the Book of Mormon because that's what I'm here to do,
to teach her the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon...not so much the
Bible.
Saw the YSA from the Tongan ward and realized how much I
miss them. Especially when they sang at the fireside last night. We
sang a hymng from the Tongan hymnbook today for comp study and I said,
"Why do we ever sing from the english hymnbook? They're so boring!"
haha, I met a YSA from the Tongan ward for the first time last night. I
knew who he was, but never officially met and he was trying to give me
hard time for not knowing his name. Cheeky. And I asked why he goes to
the Tongan ward because I remember him getting up to speak one time and
he said, "I'm Tongan...but my Tongan is not so good." So he gave his
talk in English. He said the Bishop is his Uncle. And then he said he
should probably go to the English ward because he can't understand
anything, but he loves the singing. I completely agree!
So we have this recent convert, Silvana, she's from
Belgium and is the best. She got baptized when I was in the trio in
march, so I was at her baptism. She was a miracle, got baptized 3 weeks
after meeting the missionaries and is a dream come true of an
investigator. She had surgery on her back and for a couple weeks she
couldn't sit down for more than 20 minutes, she missed the first week of
church after her surgery, but she was there the next week even though
she had to stand for almost all of church and she said, "My Sunday just
doesn't feel complete without church!" Oh my, we need her attitude to
rub off onto the members. She was asking if there's anything she can do
to help others without having a calling...I've been asking the ward
mission leader every week to make sure she gets a calling & I'm
frustrated with how nothing has happened yet. She's practically begging
for a calling!!
So I was talking to an investigator and I asked how old
she is, she's 20, and then I realized how old 22 is. That's a legit
adult...which I am far from being. I'm the baby in the family and always
will be...I still think I'm 19 or something sometimes. It was a sad
realization yesterday how old I really am.
Those are my tales of the week. As I was flipping
through our "Miracle Book" that we all got at Christmas (where everyone
wrote in a miracle they've had) & realized how this really is a
mission of miracles. Love it. Especially since it's so hard for
Americans to get here now. What a blessing to be here! Love it. Love you
all!
Ofa atu,
Sister Mullen
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