Let me just start by saying Heavenly Father truly is aware of each one of us, individually! He knows our worries and our fears. He wants to help us and He knows how to do that! Yesterday was a powerful day! Filled with blessings and miracles!
I had the opportunity to fast and this Sabbath Day I choose to fast in gratitude to my Father in Heaven for all that He does for me. Here on the mission it is so much clearer to me that His hand is guiding ever aspect of my life! What a blessing! We had a powerful testimony meeting. Jantell, a girl who just started coming back to church, bore her testimony. It was beautiful! She talked about how she saw us in her apartment complex, 3 weeks ago, and ran home to clean. She started praying that we would knock on her door and we did. She has totally turned her life around, in order to grow closer to her Savior. It's amazing to see the changes she is making!
Sister Cardenas and I taught during the third hour of church. It was a combined Priesthood and Relief Society meeting. We began with testifying of the Savior and His 40 day fast. We then introduced that as a congregation we were going to start a 40 day fast. Each person was asked to fast one day for the missionary work in our area. We passed around a calendar for people to sign up on and by the end of the lesson it was full of names! Many people signed up for multiple days! We played a video called, "Small and Simple Things!" It was powerful! The Spirit was so strong! By the end there was not a dry eye in the room! The video explained the importance of our small acts of service and the importance of baring our testimony to those around us. We gave every person a black name tag just like ours.. They wrote their names on it and we reminded them that they are all called to this work! Bishop Tuke spoke for 15 minutes at the end. He asked, "How many of you go to a good restaurant and don't tell any of your friends about it? ...Why is sharing the Gospel any different? ...How many of you are worried about offending your friends by telling them about that good restaurant? ... Why are you afraid about sharing the Gospel? ... How many of your friends stopping being your friend if they don't like the restaurant you told them about? ... Why would they stop being your friend if you shared the Gospel with them?" Everyone got the message! Bishop Tuke had Sister Cardenas and I stand up in front of everyone and said, "We are so blessed to have these two missionaries in our ward, and they are sister missionaries, which is even better! Why do you think they are here? Do you think they didn't have things going on at home? Do you think Salt Lake didn't know what to do with them so they just gave them to us? They are called of God! They are here to teach our friends and our families. They are here to teach! They are the ONLY ones who have the authority from God to teach your friends and family in this area. You do not have the authority to teach them. I do not have the authority. We can bare testimony to our friends and family, but we cannot teach them! You are here to give Sister Davis and Sister Cardenas opportunities to teach!"
I can't even express to you the overwhelming feeling of the Spirit that was felt as Bishop Tukespoke. I definitely needed a reminder of my calling. Heavenly Father sent me here to teach! I know that as the Robindale YSA Ward fasts for missionary opportunities we will see miracles! We will! I cannot wait to see the affect each person has on their loved ones!
It only takes one person to introduce the Gospel to someone and change their life forever. Be that ONE person! We need you! God needs you!
I love you!
Sister Davis
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