Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Transfers are here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im staying in Gaffney! That was a given! The lasts of everything are happening and it is sad.
With that being said, this week was abnormal and weird.
I dont have anything super special to say about this week except this.
We visited a "family" with some kiddos that I fell in love with immediately. Well my heart just breaks for them. Their mom and her boyfriend yell at them all the time and just do not very good things. I have a strong testimony that the gospel blesses families. Just because you have kids doesnt mean youre a parent. Being a parent comes with love, patience, forgiveness and kindness. The gospel teaches that. Children are truly a heritage from the Lord. Those who neglect this fact will reap the consequences.
I know the family is of God. He love all His children. Please be kind to your families. They are there to bless your life if done in the Lords way.
God Be With You Until We Meet Again
The video from when it flooded! I know these missionaries! :)
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Pray always,
Sister JordanMonday, June 6, 2016
What a week !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear everyone!
This week was intense! We got so many new investigators! So I just have to tell you all about it!
We met Juri who is a referral and she just loves Christ. She wants to grow closer to him. After our first visit she told us that she knew we were sent of God at this time to help her in her journey. She has a whole family. We told her about the goal of the temple and how we take certain steps to get there. She told us she wants to go so she will do whatever it takes to get there.
Then there is Nisha who is the girlfriend of a less active we are starting to work with. So we went over to see Heanon, the less active and our member invited Nisha to stay. So she stayed and our member bore the most powerful testimony of the restored gospel and her conversion story. Nisha was crying and said she was so glad she stayed and she wants to hear more.
Then we actually met a man named Joseph Smith and he loves Mormons because of the prophet Joseph Smith. He showed us his facebook and how he is following anything that has to do with Mormons or Joseph. It was awesome and he wants to learn more.
Then there is Buck. We met him as he was sitting outside and first words outta his mouth were "If you wait for me at the doors, I will come to church this Sunday" And guess what? He came to church yesterday! He is the sweetest. Baby steps but he wants to get his life in order.
This week was just so good. The thing that I learned the most this week was about Charity. When we become strong in the gospel it is our opportunity and RESPONSIBILITY to lift those who are not as strong. This is the pure love of Christ. The biggest blessing ever. I know that Christ wants us to serve others and to help them!
I know this is the true gospel of Jesus Christ. We are commanded to become as He is. Do not procrastinate but start now!
I love being a missionary so much and I know this is His plan!
God Be With You Until We Meet Again
Go watch this video! Kids are so cute!
Monday, May 30, 2016
Dear loved ones!
The end of May cannot be here! Its goes so fast!
This week I want to testify of the promptings of the Spirit. 3 occasions this week.
1) I don't know if I mention Vince in last weeks email. Well when he first called us back to tell us he was interested in learning more, I had an uneasy feeling. I thought it was doubt so I just pushed it aside and wanted to go forward with faith. Well little to say that he was not interested in the gospel but interested in us. So it was a prompting.
2) We went to go see a member that we hadn't yet met and frankly didn't know if she lived there any more. Well we knocked on the door and we heard voice but couldn't make out the words. We yelled "Its the missionaries!" Same thing, voice but couldn't understand it. I had a prompting to just walk in the house. (Whats the worst that can happen?) The lady that lived there had fallen on the floor. She had been stuck on the ground for about an hour and had been calling for help. We helped her up and chatted with her. She didn't break anything she just couldn't get up. We learned that she was Judy (not the lady that we were looking for) but just a miracle because the Spirit prompted us to just walk into the house. We did and that happened!
3) We went to see a less active named Thomas that we have been trying to get ahold of. We went to his house. No answer. We started driving and I saw a man that was walking and I got the prompting "Ask if he is Thomas" So I drove to turn around and ask and before I got to him, he went into the house we just knocked at. Would you believe that it was Thomas!
I just bear my testimony that the gift of the Holy Ghost is real. In the words of one of favorites.Elder Busche says: "The greatest achievement one can have in this life is to be under the complete influence of the Holy Ghost, then he can teach us what is really good and necessary to do." This is true! We must do the things that will make us worthy of the Spirit. This gospel is true and I say again and again,Christ is our Eternal Head.He guides this church.
God Be With You Until We Meet Again
https://www.mormonchannel.org/watch/series/mormon-messages/voice-of-the-spirit-1
Puppies are like the greatest thing ever, especially when they yawn.
We love days with messy buns and the gospel!
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Pray always,
Sister JordanMonday, May 23, 2016
Hello everyone!
Training in Gaffney is going so splendidly. We have seen so many miracles since we took over the area. We went on exchanges this week and Sister Johanson came to Gaffney. We had such a good exchange. I love my STLs. We got new investigators and had so many lessons. The highlight was Saturday when we received two phone calls from people who we met earlier declined our offer to learn more. They called us and one wants to learn more and the other wants us to help her organize and plant flowers. We just had such a fun week! The Lord truly is preparing this area.
So on the spiritual note... The Book of Mormon is true. I love the pink sticky note because the Book of Mormon connects with the Bible. It shows that Jesus is the Christ and that His gospel is true. The Book of Mormon does NOT add to the truth already in the bible but compliments it and gives us His gospel in full. I know that as one takes the time to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it, they will come to know the power that can flow into their life from it. They will also come to know how much it truly adds to their faith in our Savior.
Watch this video because Elder Holland can say it better than me. Also here is the talk the video is from. He lays the law down. It is one of my favorite talks ever. And I add my testimony of the Book of Mormon. It is true.
I love you all and hope all is going well. Know that Father in Heaven loves you so much and is so aware of everything you are going through.
God Be With You Until We Meet Again
https://www.mormonchannel.org/watch/series/mormon-messages/testimony-of-the-book-of-mormon-2
P.S. A giant Peach... We live right next to it.
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Pray always,
Sister Jordan
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