Week 38

Hi Everyone!

So Kirsten was not baptized on Saturday. It is a long story, but really such a miracle.

So she was set to be baptized this last saturday. We had everything planned out until she called us that told us that she was moving to North Platte on Monday and she still wanted to get baptized, but she would just leave a couple days later.

It is amazing how Heavenly Father works. Things happen that make other things make sense and work out.

Anyway, we got to Thursday and we were still planning on Saturday, but then Sister Page and I prayed about it and felt sick. We went to our ward mission leaders home, discussed it with him and had Kirsten come over. We told her that we felt that she should wait. I was nervous because the last time we asked our investigator to wait, it blew up in our face. :)

It was a miracle, after we told her this, she said that she felt a weight lifted off. The spirit was very strong as it confirmed that she needed to wait to get baptized in North Platte, especially since her mother lives there. I am so grateful for answers to prayers. I know Heavenly Father answers our prayers and I especially know that Heavenly Fathers plan is SO much better then our own. I shiver to think what might have happened it we went through with the baptism here in Kearney because I know that was not Heavenly Fathers will and what Kirsten needs.

Needless to say, this week has been a bit of a roller coaster. We were sitting in Sacrament meeting, feeling discouraged. During the sacrament, the thought came to mind, "are you enduring well?" An hour later, our ward mission leader texted us D&C 121:

 7 My son, ^apeace be unto thy soul; thine ^badversity and thine afflictions shall be but a ^csmall moment;

 8 And then, if thou ^aendure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy ^bfoes.

 9 Thy ^afriends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.

 10 Thou art not yet as Job; thy ^afriends do not contend against thee, neither charge thee with transgression, as they did Job.

1. We need to endure well because our trials will not last forever! And we need to be so grateful for a trials because without them, we could never become like our Heavenly Father. Our trials are essential for our salvation.

2. "Thy friends do stand by thee" I sat there, feeling alone. I thought of Jesus Christ and His mission.

Mosiah 14:3 He is ^adespised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 

I just know that when we endure well the hard times, that is was helps us become. We are not alone. Jesus Christ knows and understands and He can heal us.
We are blessed with standards and commandments because Heavenly Father loves us and He knows that it is only through living the commandments, keeping our covenants, that we can become like Him. It's all evidence of God's love for us.

I hope I don't sound preachy. I have had a lot on my mind this week. Thank you for sharing with my your missionary experiences. It gives me hope that we are all doing the same thing! It helps me feel like I am not so alone. Members and missionaries must be united because that is what Heavenly Father wants!
Thank you for making it possible for me to be out here. I love you all and hope you have an incredible week!

Also, that is so exciting to hear about Elder Anderson! Such a incredible experience.

I love you all dearly!

Love,

Sister Call

P.S. We just barely started teaching this lady from Norway, Gretta. She is sort of crazy! But we love her!