AHHHH THE TIME IS FLYING!!!!! In one week I will be on a plane headed to Georgia, then South Africa, then Zimbabwe and then to Zambia. Gotta be honest there is a part of me that is terrified to get on a plane for hours and then another one and then another one but then I just remember how awesome this experience is and God takes away all my fears. I love being a missionary!!
Okay so a little about my week and then the fun stuff at the end ;)
Wednesday- we met with our investigator Linda and it was amazing. We taught her about the Atonement and how Jesus Christ died on the cross and suffered. She said she was sad about what Christ did. And it made me think. It is sad he did so much and was in so much pain. But the amazing part of it all is that he was willing to suffer for us because he loved us. He wanted us to turn to him in times of trouble and wants us to become as he was. I am so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ!
Thursday- we get to do what’s called a "Book of Mormon read" almost every class. We are given a question like "How can we feel the Holy Ghost?" or "How can we be better missionaries?" and then are asked to read a chapter in the Book of Mormon together as a district. It is the most powerful thing. We are able to find answers to the questions just by reading! The Book of Mormon and the Bible mean so much more to me than they ever did. I am learning to rely on them so much more.
Friday- we practiced teaching an investigator that had an addiction to alcohol. It was so powerful to see and learn how the gospel and the teachings of Jesus Christ can be applied to anything. We were able to teach her about God's love for her and testify to her that because of that love she could change by turning to God. Our afternoon class that day was difficult for me. Sometimes I loose my motivation and its hard to focus and I start getting doubts in my head like "Will I ever be a good missionary?" "Why am I not able to understand this?" But then I am reminded that progress takes time and that I just have to have faith that God will help me!!! I know he will. that night me and my companion were called as Sister Training Leaders! That means we are in charge of making sure all the girls in our zone get to bed on time, are feeling alright and we pretty much just get to know all of them too!
Saturday- We taught our investigator Linda again! This time it didn’t feel it went as well. There was something different about the lesson and I could tell that I didn’t have the spirit with me, I didn’t know what questions to ask and when I tried to answer hers they came out all wrong. I was pretty upset after. I grow to love the people we teach so fast and when I cant answer their questions or don’t know what to say its so hard! I cried a little and then decided to pray to feel peace. My companion had the idea for me to play the piano for a bit to calm me down. So we found a room and I started to play the song "I Need Thee Every Hour" I felt so much peace after. Missionary work isn’t always easy but God never fails to remind me that its possible! We just have to turn to him. That night we had our last lesson with Haley! Me and Sister Schirle were able to bear our testimonies and it was so powerful. This gospel is so true!
Sunday- BEST DAY OF THE WEEK!!!! we were able to go to church with a bunch of missionaries and it was so amazing!!!!! We got to walk to the temple as a district too and take some pictures! I just love them all so much!!! At the end of the day we watched a talk given by Elder Bednar about recognizing the spirit. Sometimes its hard to tell if its our own thoughts or not. But he taught us that if you are inspired to do something good just DO IT. Good things are of God!
Monday- we taught our new investigator Oogii. She is from Mongolia!!!! She was so sweet. We decided the first lesson to just get to know her a little bit and now I am just so excited to teach her tomorrow!
fun stuff!!!
-The elders in our district love to make fun of the sisters for how excited we get about things lol. there new favorite thing to do is say "AWWWWW MY HEART" super loud like we do haha!
-The new missionaries that come in every week get little orange stickers on their tags and then everyone is supposed to say "Welcome to the MTC" when you see them (just for the first day). Well, me and my companion were having way to much fun saying hi to every new missionary and then at dinner I said "WELCOME TO THE MTC" super loud and the elder turns around and says "HEY IVE BEEN HERE FOR EIGHT WEEKS!!!" turns out it was just an orange highlighter that I thought was a dot from far away... OOPS !!!!
-The elders in our district are doing this new thing were if they don’t say thank you, use a slang word, or when they say something they shouldn’t they have to do five push ups!!!! One elder in my district named Elder Chandler, held open the door for me and my companion and I guess we didn’t say thank you? So they were like "Five push ups Moulton! You didn’t say thank you!" I guess they were just kidding but me and sister Schirle weren’t gonna be babies so we got down in our dresses and DID THOSE FIVE PUSH UPS! we are getting spiritually and physically strong!!!!
Thank you again for the prayers and support. My next email will hopefully be next week when I get to Zambia! Not really sure what that will be like but I cant wait to find out!
with love,
Sister Harper Moulton
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