Sunday, September 11, 2011

August 27, 2011


I cannot even express how awesome this past week has been. I love Central Point Oregon and Gold Hill! The Members here are fantastic and the work is moving along amazingly well.
This week we have been working like crazy trying to contact less active and part member families and really get the wards involved in fellowshipping these members so that they will feel loved and comfortable coming back to church. It is amazing what the presence of the spirit does to people. Giving them a small desire to want more in there lives gets them on the right road to being active members again.
This past week we have been working with Linda who got baptized last week. We go over and continue to do lessons and answer any questions. I love the excitment her and her family shows for going to be sealed in the temple. We just have to keep that going for a year!
Yesterday was the Most incredible day of my mission yet. I love Sundays because we get to go to church. Covering Two wards, we go to church for 6 hours and it is amazing! Yesterday we talked in the Gold Hill ward, Which is the Ward Linda and Chea were both Baptized in. Chea was given the Priesthood the Sunday after his Baptism and Yesterday was his first time to bless the Sacrament. It was an amazing experience to have him read the prayer, because he was nervous he went very slowly and said it perfectly. The spirit was so strong. It was a blessing for me to be able to see missionary work there, to see someone who I was blessed to be a part of his teaching from the beginning bless the Sacrament was amazing. After church we invited Chea to come to a lesson we were teaching to a new Investigator, Nate Who is 17 and searching for something more in his life. He is a member of A Christian Fellowship here and wants more. During the Lesson Chea bore his testimony many times and that is when the spirit was the strongest, and Nate was Visibly touched by his testimony. To be able to See Chea Learn, Grow, believe, Be Baptized and now Share this amazing Blessing in his life has been one of the sweetest things in my life. Words honestly cannot express the gratitude in my heart yesterday.
We are working with A part member Family, the Ramirez/Florez family and The Dad is the only non-member he is so amazing. He is so ready and willing to learn. In the process of teaching him we need to get the rest of the family back to church which is a battle some days but I know we can do it.
This work is amazing! I love what I am blessed to be able to do out here. The people here are open and receptive to the gospel.
Like Ethyn, He is the 12 year old we are teaching. He is gteting baptized this Saturday and he has been like a sponge since we started teaching him. Just absorbing everything. I love them so much. These people are incredible. The work is amazing, and the miracle we see everyday amaze me.
I love you all!!
Love Sister Rose

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