hello everyone! it has been an amazing week- it always is. i feel like every week is so different and incomparable. thank you so much for the package!! it was so great! i loved the little picture of all of you and it's now on my wall. i might start showing everyone that one when i talk about my family. this week, we have been in a threesome with the sister whose companion went home for her father's funeral. it has been interesting because this sister is still in training and my companion is about to go home and i felt very much in the middle. it was great to think about how far i have come and to also look up to sister GC to think about how far i still have to go. i was studying my patriarchal blessing the other day during personal study and thinking about God's eternal plan for each of us. i pulled out my setting apart blessing as well and started comparing the two blessings. i was amazed at how similar they are! i love knowing that we are children of God with a divine nature and eternal blessings. our circumstances might change (the DO change) but the blessings and the promises never do. God loves us and is seeking to guide us on our personal journeys.
we met an amazing lady this week- her name is Chu JM. she met with us and we talked about prayer and scripture study and as we testified of God's love, she was touched by the spirit. she is now praying and accepted a baptismal date for the end of the month. i am so excited to help her continue to progress and grow in faith. i love feeling the spirit and helping others feel it as well. i was watching sister burrows teach (she was my other companion for the week) and despite the language barrier, she brought the spirit. we should never be afraid to open our mouths about the gospel. it might be hard and a little uncomfortable, but God is always there. as we exercise faith, He will bless us with His spirit.
this week, as we have been covering two areas, we had to take a bus UP A MOUNTAIN to visit an investigator. i'm glad we didn't have to bike because i would have died. on the way back down the mountain, it was dark and we were sitting in the back of the bus, shivering. and the bus was going SO FAST!! it was so funny. no one else was on so we were just bouncing around in the back as the driver CAREENED down the mountain. i seriously felt like i was on the night bus from harry potter. it was so funny.
mom- i love your idea of the MTC. thank you for your example of diligent study. and thanks to everyone for the notes in the package!! it was great to hear from you all. i have started a new topic of study in personal time. i've really been thinking a lot about the basics of the gospel and how to strengthen the foundation of my testimony. as i was thinking about it, i started thinking about president taylor in bountiful and his focus of PRO. i pulled out my pro ring and i'm wearing it everyday. i love how the gospel is so simple. Pray. read. obey. im studying general conference talks about it. those simple things will keep us on the path. sincere prayer. diligent studying. exact obedience. i love it
sister GC goes home next week and i am really going to miss her. she is an amazing missionary and person. it really has been such a special time being her companion. she has taught me so much about the power of faith and has helped me become a better person. she's great.
thank you again so much for the package. i am grateful for your love. i am so grateful that we have an eternal family. all the problems and worries about this life become manageable when i think about God's eternal blessings and love for us. we are His children and He will never leave us. we are promised eternal happiness through Jesus Christ. He is the way. i love you all so much.
all my love
sister Newman
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