Thursday: Today we helped a senior couple move into their new flat! Sister Honeycutt and I got assigned to cleaning duty, which I was actually totally okay with because it was really windy outside today!! In my personal study, I got an impression that I needed to open up the April 2005 General Conference. I thought that was totally random, but I did it and I opened up to the talk: Knowing the Lords Will for You. I love experiences like this. They are golden! I loved it because I received revelation from my Heavenly Father, that he was going to give me more revelation this week, if I was open to it. So I thought that was pretty cool!
Friday: Today both Sister Honeycutt and I saw a few tears, happy ones! This last transfer has been interesting, we have seen opposition... But this morning I read an email dad sent me and it had the quote on it " Do you only see one set of foot prints in the sand? It is then when the Savior carried you". Wow, how amazing is that! Everyone has trials. And at some point, because we are human, we sometimes think we are going through them alone. I shared this with Sister Honeycutt and we just started crying, because we were overcome with the love that comes from our Savior. Today again I saw the power that comes from praying for revelation.
Saturday: today was so good. It was a good day to be a missionary. After Opposition comes blessings... Wilfred one of our friends accepted to be baptized March 18!! I am jumping for joy! I am so so happy for him. Today was Sister Honeycutts 9 month mark. Time flies!
Sunday:Today at church, there was a farewell. It mad me think back to August when I gave my farewell talk. And just to look back and see how much the mission has refined me so far. I didn't expect my mission to be the way it has been, but it has been amazing! I'm so grateful I chose to come on my mission, I would have missed out on so much growth.
Monday: " We are spiritual beings having a mortal experience". Oh how grateful I am to know this! Sister Honeycutt and I watched this talk by Matt Townsend, that talks about our identity, who we really are. I highly recommend it, for one it is super funny! And two, it reminds us of our true purpose here.
Tuesday: today was National Pancake day! We made some yummy pancakes. We had MLC (mission leadership conference) today. MLC was revelation and comfort to my heart. President played two songs for us to listen to: Let Us All Press On, and Brightly Beams Our Fathers Mercy. My favorite verse from Let us all press on is " If we do what's right we have no need to fear, for the lord, our helper, will ever be near, in the days of trial his saints he will cheer, and prosper the cause of truth". Don't you just love that verse!? But what especially stood out to me what in the chorus when It says "fear not... courage for the lord is on our (my) side." I love this! Then President had us sing Brightly Beams Our Fathers Mercy (which is one of my favorites now). I love the part "let the lower lights be burning, send a gleam across the wave. Some poor fainting seaman, you may rescue you may save." THIS is our purpose. We are the lower lights, and we MUST let our (HiS) lights beam so that we can rescue the struggling seaman. How great is our calling!
I know this week's email wasn't full of events, and that it was more full of emotions. But I wanted you to have a taste of my week. God is so merciful. He is so loving. He knows exactly what we need when we need it. And I know that He truly has a plan for me. I am so grateful for every experience I am having and have had on my mission, they are shaping me into a better and stronger person. Ask and ye shall receive... knock and it shall be given you. I LOVE revelation. Have a great week! We got this! Love you!!!
Love,
Sister Lund
P.S. Sorry not a lot of pictures this week.
National Pancake Day!!
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