Always Remember

Hello! 

SHOUT OUT TO MY BROTHER WHO GOT HIS MISSION CALL THIS WEEK! SO HAPPY FOR HIM AND KNOW HE WILL DO GREAT THINGS AS HE SERVES IN EL SALVADOR! 

This week honestly was rough. Our area is struggling and we are trying to find people to teach and people just don’t wanna even listen, but Sister Mafunda and I have faith that there really are people here that are ready to listen. We keep going and keep knocking and keep opening our mouths and Heavenly Father will lead us to the people ready to hear. 

We had zone conference this week and it was so nice to get inspired and motivated to keep teaching and finding! Mafunda and I got to do a presentation about ideal teaching moments and I really learned that we as missionaries should do everything we can to make the lessons meaningful and to do our best to teach the investigator what they need using scriptures and questions. It’s definitely making an impact on our teaching.

We have been teaching some progressing investigators though. One of them is this young adult named Lizzy. She is this writer who told us how much she really just wants to know the truth. When we were teaching her the last time we taught her up to where we usually teach and stopped and she said, "No can you keep going I want to hear more," so we kept going and it ended up being one of the most powerful lessons and spiritual experiences I have ever been in. Sister Mafunda and I testified to her how the gospel has truly been restored to the earth and how blessed we are to have the same church Jesus Christ established once again on the earth. As I was testifying I just knew in my heart what I was saying was true. And I saw in her that she felt something different. That’s why I love missionary work. Not only does their faith and testimony grow but you see yours grow as well. Its a powerful thing. 

So working in this area too is also very different because the people are different from the ones in kalaingalinga. They are much more self reliant, they usually have a car and they come from families that grew up in one church and aren’t really looking for the truth themselves. This one man asked us, "Why do we need religion? I feel like the people who don’t rely on Jesus Christ are better off." It really hit me when he asked this, and I realized that not only is this gospel of Jesus Christ something to believe in but it gives us hope and direction in our lives. I just love it so much!

This week I was reading in Mosiah 4:1-12  " ....even so I would that ye should REMEMBER, and always retain in REMEBERANCE, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel. And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true."

Its talking about how if we are continually REMEBERING our Savior Jesus Christ that we will always rejoice and be filled with the love of God and we will grow in knowledge! It is a great promise and I know its true. He will always bless us for being humble and that’s one of the greatest things I’ve learned on mission. That when we are humble and realize that it’s not about us, he will show us miracles and give us strength and comfort. 

I know that this work truly is His. I’m here in Woodlands for a reason here in Zambia for a reason and I am so happy to be here.  

Excited for this next week of hard work! 

with lots and lots of love 

-Sister Moulton