it has been an amazing week. I am so grateful for the blessings the Lord gives us and the experiences He lets us have. there are so many tender mercies everyday. life is so good! it is so precious and i love being a member of this church. we are meeting with a lot of really special investigators whom i love so much. with the women we are working with, i have really been able to see how the Lord has prepared them. I have felt His love for His daughters and His desire for all of them to come unto Him. I feel so grateful to be able to be helping these people come to know Him and feel His love. One sister that we are working with is Li JM. She is about 60 years old and owns a congyou bing dian. we met her at a stoplight- she was selling congyou bing by the side of the road. as we have started to meet with her, she has told us how her job and her family aren't doing great. she doesn't have much support and is very alone. as we were teaching her, i couldn't help but think of the sister in President Uchtdorf's talk. as we have been teaching her, we have seen her whole life change. She has a very close relationship with God and prays all the time. her faith is like a child. and she is feeling the blessings of the light of the gospel. She is reading the book of mormon and just accepted a baptism day for the 25th of may. She comes to church and loves it and has hope. she is so special. when we teach her i think about the humble people in alma 32. she is so prepared and i am so excited to see her life continue to change. Heavenly Father is in the details of our lives.
so i got a call from President Bishop this past saturday. i had no idea what he would be calling about. he has asked me and sister Tanner (MY NEW COMPANION!!:) to fill the new position of Sister Training Leaders. this is a new leadership opportunity in the mission field. as i understand it, it's basically the equivalent of a zone leader......we get to go on exchanges with sisters in the three southern zone two times a week and train them and learn from them. we are responsible for the sister in east gaoxiong, west gaoxiong, and pingdong. THIS IS GOING TO BE SO CRAZY! i am so excited for this opportunity to serve and learn and train other sisters. I can't even believe it. i have been praying a lot about how we are going to do this. i have felt peace about it. i have also had parts of my patriarchal blessing come to mind- that talk about being an example and helping others. i love the sisters in this mission so much and i'm excited to get to know them better. i am praying to be a good leader. i had the scripture in 2 timothy (be an example of the believers) come to my mind. i am much younger in my mission than some of the sisters that i will be going on exchanges with, but i know that as i am a righteous example or obedience and love,. that we will be able to learn together. i feel so blessed to have this opportunity. my new companion is amazing!! this is her......last.....move call. so i'll be killing her too. i love her already and i'm excited to see what we can do together. i love this place so much. we're going to be going to a leadership council at the end of april and getting more training. i can't believe april is almost over. time goes by too fast
we had zone conference this past week and i was really touched by president bishop's focus on obedience. i thought about President Monson's talk from General conference. obedience is the first law of heaven and i feel like it should be the first law in our lives. as we have sought to be MORE obedient, Heavenly Father has blessed us so much. i think it's all about the little decisions we make- creating that pattern of obedience and building a solid foundation of integrity. i have noticed this week as i have striven to be more obedient and aware, the spirit has blessed me in knowing how i change. not just what i can stop doing, but what i should start doing. when we are obedient, we are given so many opportunities and chances to see the Lord's hand in our lives. i have been really thinking about our area and this new assignment and i'm a little nervous. trying to build up nanzi along with traveling on exchanges. but i have felt a peace that as we are obedient and diligent, Heavenly Father will bless us. on my first move call, i read a quote in the "teachings from the prophet" manual that says- "Let God open the door." just be faithful and diligent and obedient and God will work everything out. its like in DC 123:17- cheerfully do all things and let the arm of God be revealed. I can't believe how much Heavenly Father has blessed me and i'm so grateful for all the opportunities we have.
i love you all so much. i am so grateful for our family and for your support. i love this gospel and i LOVE missionary work. i love you all so much
yours
Sister Newman
Sister Newman
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