Wait, did anyone else sit there in awe when Elder Chi Hong Wong started talking in his native language? And again when the Latinos started rolling off the espanol? And then again when the beautiful language of Portuguese was being spoken? Like what just happened? Still can't get over that. I LOVE CONFERENCE!! I can remember growing up and watching conference and thinking... "Oh here they go again" or "accidentally fell asleep during those few talks.." Looking back at that I was a terrible person, but really one day it really did just click for me. Everything. The importance of mutual, the importance of seminary, the importance of conference, the importance of daily prayer and scripture study, and of course the importance of serving a mission. Truly I have never been happier in my entire life. I was reading my patriarchal blessing yesterday and a phrase that kept popping out to me was "live the gospel". It was showing up often. All the blessings that are in my reach and the person I can be is dependent on if I am living the gospel or not. It's also something that I am walking away with from conference-- applying the things that I have learned from this weekend. Oh, what a blessed weekend it was indeed. What did ya'll enjoy about conference? Tell meeeeee.
Have I mentioned we are without the car this week? I don't think I have, so yeah let me rant about that for a few sentences, so I can get it all out. WE DON'T HAVE OUR CAR (ITS IN THE SHOP!!!!) AND OUR GATORS LIVE A GAZILLION MILES AWAY FROM US. Ok, ya, built my bridge and I'm over it. I think I have lost a few pounds this week, which is a *blessing* considering we have had rice with every flippin meal.
That was my pessimistic paragraph, but truly I am so grateful for the good ole iron horse. We are able to talk to a lot of people that way, so that's been a bonus. I'm also grateful for rice. Always grateful for rice.
I had a way cool experience at one of new investigators house yesterday that I want to share. So this lady, Hna. E, was a referral from the English sisters and so we went and visited and wow. Super golden. Yesterday we shared the Restoration with her accompanied with the movie and I don't know if it was a mixture of listening to general conference and my gratitude for my mission, but I was really feeling the spirit and I know she was as well. I know that there is a living day prophet on the earth today testifying of our Savior, Jesus Christ, along with his apostles. I also know that there is such a thing as Joseph Smith and the fullness of the gospel of Christ was restored to the earth, that with this knowledge we can know our purpose and our potential as His children here on earth. And if you don't believe any of these things, then test God and see how you fit into His plan. He's real and He hears our prayers.
Con amor,
Hermana Brooks
Have I mentioned we are without the car this week? I don't think I have, so yeah let me rant about that for a few sentences, so I can get it all out. WE DON'T HAVE OUR CAR (ITS IN THE SHOP!!!!) AND OUR GATORS LIVE A GAZILLION MILES AWAY FROM US. Ok, ya, built my bridge and I'm over it. I think I have lost a few pounds this week, which is a *blessing* considering we have had rice with every flippin meal.
That was my pessimistic paragraph, but truly I am so grateful for the good ole iron horse. We are able to talk to a lot of people that way, so that's been a bonus. I'm also grateful for rice. Always grateful for rice.
I had a way cool experience at one of new investigators house yesterday that I want to share. So this lady, Hna. E, was a referral from the English sisters and so we went and visited and wow. Super golden. Yesterday we shared the Restoration with her accompanied with the movie and I don't know if it was a mixture of listening to general conference and my gratitude for my mission, but I was really feeling the spirit and I know she was as well. I know that there is a living day prophet on the earth today testifying of our Savior, Jesus Christ, along with his apostles. I also know that there is such a thing as Joseph Smith and the fullness of the gospel of Christ was restored to the earth, that with this knowledge we can know our purpose and our potential as His children here on earth. And if you don't believe any of these things, then test God and see how you fit into His plan. He's real and He hears our prayers.
Con amor,
Hermana Brooks