"Mark well what kind of days they will be, days when, with special visibility, the Lord will “make bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations.” (D&C 133:3.) God will also “hasten” His work. (D&C 88:73.) He will also “shorten” the last days “for the elect’s sake”; hence, there will be a compression of events. (Matt. 24:22; JS—M 1:20.) Furthermore, “all things shall be in commotion.” (D&C 88:91.)......Only those in the process of becoming the men and women of Christ will be able to keep their spiritual balance. . . . May we “walk by faith,” and, if necessary, even on our knees!" ~Neal A. Maxwell
Man, I miss you guys like crazy! Sounds like you had soooooooooo much fun this past week!
Goodness, being a missionary, I feel like there are so many things I want to be better at when I get home. Like being a better sister/daughter and granddaughter. I miss grandma and grandpa soooo much! I really do appreciate our family sooooooooooooo much more. I'm so grateful to have you as parents. I feel like I'm becoming the daughter you've wanted me to be; to do things without being asked, etc. Thanks for being patient with me and helping me become better. I hope you all know that. Serving as a missionary there are a lot of old people in my branch and there's also some investigators that are older. I really never fully appreciated senior couples until my mission. They are literally kids at heart and are crazy! I really do miss all of you too, but I know I'll be seeing you in a little bit more than a year.... CRAZY how much time flies! I also wanted to say thanks for your advice that you've given me throughout my life. I really do appreciate all that you do, even though sometimes in the past I was selfish and ungrateful. I apologize for that!
I also did the fast :) I can't wait to go to the temple! :)
Investigators are getting better! We're finally making our progressing investigators become daters now! So exciting! It's amazing to see their faith and how much they are willing to change for the gospel! Makes me sooooooooooooo happy!
Lately, I've decided to do the 40 day fast challenge. I realize that it's hard, but it'll help me grow to be a better missionary. I've felt that sometimes I'm trying to teach points, but not teach people with the Spirit. The challenge is slowly helping me. I wanted to do the challenge, because I desire to have the presence of the Holy Ghost in our lessons, to have the gift of tongues, and the gift of charity. Trust me I've had to say a lot of prayers to myself.
There are some more scriptures on the Strength to Endure! Seriously, just check out the topical guide on Strength in the Bible! It's amazing! Some of my favorites was 2 Samuel 22(especially verse 33) and 2 Corinthians 12;9-10
9 And he said unto me, My agrace is sufficient for thee: for mybstrength is made perfect in cweakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may drestupon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in ainfirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in bpersecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am cweak, then am I dstrong.
I've learned that it's through Christ that we're able to become strong. I even remember the scripture in D&C 1 about how those who trust in God's hand will be made strong!
I hope this helps! Thanks for all that you do!
I also wanted to share how I was having a hard day. We spent numerous hours contacting and I was just exhausted. We ended the night contacting, and it was actually fun. Some lady played a joke on me, and it totally caught me off guard. I asked if she wanted to wash her sins, and she said I don't have any. I retorted back saying everyone has sins! She laughed! I then replied, we all make mistakes right? And she replied saying, I have no mistakes! I thought how I wasn't getting through to her, and was about to go talk to another person. However, she laughed again saying she was kidding! I laughed so hard, and realized I need to have more joy in the work, and not be so tight! After I laughed, things got better from there! I was happy to share the gospel more! So thing to learn is to enjoy the work, and it'll be so much easier! :)
Love,
Sister Woodbury
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