Hey y'all!
How's everything
going? I'm just going to forewarn you, it wasn't all too eventful of a week...but
it was still a great week, nonetheless!
First off, we had
exchanges on Tuesday and Wednesday! I left went to Florence with Sister
Dougherty this transfer! It was way neat! I forgot what it was like to work in
a ward and to work in a city! I've missed seeing sidewalks and street lamps!
Hahah. I learned a lot especially about what we can do to help the area out.
The Florence ward has been booming with baptisms so I asked what the big secret
is... And I found out. They go out and find the people who are ready for the
gospel and they particularly focus on finding families to teach instead of just
single people. That's definitely something that we can improve on.
To go along with
that, we've been cleaning out our area book. In Marion especially, people move
houses and change numbers like it's going out of style so we've been visiting
with formers and potentials to see if they are truly interested in our message.
That way we're able to separate the wheat from the tare because ain't nobody
(Yup. I'm using Southern slang now) want to harvest tares when they could
harvest wheat! It's going to take us some time but Sister Parker and I are
bound and determined to leave the area better than when we found it.
The General Women's
Broadcast on Saturday was fantastic! One of the things that I love about
Conference time is that I know that everyone around the world can hear this
message from my family in Utah to me in South Carolina to Cody in England! It's
just a neat way that we can all connect! I definitely felt that connection on
Saturday! Also Stacee was there with us and I felt like every message was meant
just for her! It was amazing!
One thing that Sister
Parker and I have decided to do, which was inspired by the General Women's
Broadcast is to memorize "The Living Christ" by Christmas time! As I
was reading through it yesterday, I saw a scripture that I haven't seen for a
while. In D&C 76:22, the Prophet Joseph Smith says "And now, after the
many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of
all, which we give of him: That he lives!" I love that it's as simple
as that! I know that Christ lives! He is the head of our church and we have a
prophet on the earth today, President Monson who is literally His mouth piece.
We are so blessed for this opportunity we have to listen to our prophet's voice
this weekend!
With conference
coming up, I would like to invite all y'all to think of a few questions that
you'd like to have answered and write them down. As you go into this conference
weekend, pay close attention to the Spirit and I know that the Spirit
will help you answer these questions.
Well that's it for
this week! I love y'all! Have a blessed week and a wonderful time watching
General Conference :)
- Sister Amy
Christensen
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| Nothing like ending the night with hot chocolate and oatmeal cream pies :) |
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| First off, thanks for the new journal, Mom and Dad! Second off, this was when I finally got caught up in my journal after at least 6 months! Woot, woot, double woot! |
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