Things are Great!

Hello family:)

It has been a great week. I've been learning so much:) Im so greatful to be here I cant even describe it. The Lord has not only blessed me this week but given me the ability to SEE the tender mercies He's placing in my life. I am so grateful to serve Him and His children.


Updates:
Daeshoane is back on the radar. We taight him the plan of Salvation last night and he is on date to be baptized on the 20th. When he was young he wants to be a preacher so at the end of out lessons, he always gives this southern Baptist sermon on "God gave His ONLY begotten son" and repeats the work ONLY like 400x. Its really sweet. The spirit is strong so I always give him little  "Amen, Hallelujah" in support. It's cute.

Jackie my nurse practitioner is now taking the discussions from the Couer D' Alene sisters. She and her Taught just received the Plan of Salvation and are doing so well:) God is good.

Gerson's (16 yr old street contact now taking seminary and coming to church each week!) his baptism was pushed back a week to next sunday. His mother is from mexico and his step father is always busy hunting so we finally got to have a sit down talk about his baptism. We gave his mother a Spanish Book of Mormon and are trying to get the Spanish Elders over there to meet her. She's slowly becoming interested but It might take a little while. I said a prayer in Spanish and SHE LOVES ME NOW! Thank you Hermana Dishong. Softening one Spanish heart at a time. At first she tried to tell us He wasn't ready but Gerson stood up and bore his testimony to his mother and the spirit was so strong In was amazing. He told her "These people are so happy and I know it's because they found Christs Gospel and I know being baptized will help me become more like my Savior, and that is my over all goal". We were glowing. I felt like a mother watching His sons preschool program performance. Nothing feels better then knowing what you are teaching them is sinking in!


I have had the Spirit testify to me so strongly that This is Christ Gospel. The evidence of this is the transformation I've seen and continue to see in myself. Greater Faith in Him has brought me through ever trial I face. Greater Reliance on His Atonement has made me stronger than I could have ever hoped to be. He Died for us so we might live and REALY live. There is so much fleeting happiness in the world that will never match up to the blessed and happy state of those who keep His commandments. He pleads me might humble and obedient so He CAN strengthen us and carry us to much greater heights. Our greatest happiness is not attainable with out Him, and of this I testify with my whole heart.
 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him.

 3 He is despised 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.

 4 Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.



I love you all! and if there is anything I can do for you. I will do it. Just let me know:)

-sister scott






DAVE SPENCE WAS BAPTIZED! He has been smoking for 65 years and for the first time he was able to quit! He has been meeting with missionaries for the past few years and me and siter Brown found him outside and taught him ever since.  He doesn't let a day go by without reading the Book of Mormon and he watches General Conference in his spare time. hahah The driest Mormon I've ever met. Not anymore!!

Got to talk to Kayla and Jaiden on the phone this week:) Our president made a new rule that we can call and email our recent converts and keep in touch with them once a week!:) She is preparing to go to the temple and do baptisms soon:)

Miraculous? YES

Hello Family!

I got a quick amazing wonderful miracle to share with you all. So I got to go on exchanges this last week with a very dear friend, Sister Richardson. We were together in the valley (she's the sister that can rip an apple in half with her bare hands...ya I know). So as we were doing our nightly planning she had me look up a bunch of names. The first on the potentials list that stuck out to me was Matt. We put him down, and as we searched for his home 1703..we came to find it was non existent. I looked around us, and felt the need not to leave. I saw a women in the house next to us, 1704 but quickly brushed it off. Sister Richardson hopped back on her bike for us to try someone else and something would not let me hop back onto mine. "Lets try this house sister!" came out of my mouth before I knew it we were at the front door. A boy around the age of 17 answered the door.I said Hi and introduced myself, then In the back I heard this shocked voice yell "Sister Scott?!" You will never believe whose home we were brought to that day....MY NURSE PRACTITIONER. The one I read the Book of Mormon to the whole time she was sewing me up and answered all her doctrinal questions! SHE'S BEEN READING!!! She let us come in and insisted on making us lunch. I was in shock the whole time we were in her home. haha I could not belive how amazing it was that I got to see her again. Words cant even describe the joy I felt ans we got to sit down and  teach her and her son the restoration. The spirit was so strong and I bore my testimony to her that THIS message was true. I told her "Its up to you now, plant it in your heart and nourish it by faith(alma 32) and in God own time, He will show her it is true."  She is a devout Catholic and I could see and feel that It will take her a lot of faith if she is to continue to let it grow in her! I told her It wouldn't be easy but no price is greater than the opportunity to be sealed to her family. She was quiet at first then said "I don't doubt the Lord brought you into my path... and TWICE now. There was too many things you said here, and at the urgent care that made me think, 'there is no way she would've know to say that' so I know It's from God. I will read the Book Of Mormon and pray to know it its true."

It was amazing!!! The spirit was tangible. The spirit taught me so much about the importance of ONE soul in the sight of God.


The Kootenai urgent care I met her at is in post falls and this would be my one and only day In Couer D' Alene this whole transfer and maybe my whole mission. But the Lord is perfect. He knows His children and He places us RIGHT where He needs us if we will just listen. I thank Him everyday for the opportunity I've had to become more familiar with His voice. THAT above all will be one of the greatest blessings my mission has brought to me. There is nothing more essential then listening to the sprit and acting immediately on the promptings you receive. He never leave. Its us that choose to draw away from Him and as we strive to let go of the things of this world continually, we are more and more acceptable to the messaged He would have us receive. I love His gospel more than anything. keep learning and living it and you will see the fruit!! I love you all have a great week!
-sister scott

General Conference = DISNEYLAND

Wasn't General Conference the BEST!!?

I never thought I could love something as much as GENERAL CONFERENCE. You had to staple my eye lids open to get me to watch it before my mission but now it's like Disneyland. I love it. One thing that has helped me so much is to always have questions and people Im wanting to receive revelation for. The spirit it so much more able to teach me as I do that.

Update on our people.

Daeshoane. Yes that is how you spell it and yes he is black. HE IS SO ELECT! The second day I was here we were riding out bikes and across the street was a man waiting at the bus stop. Sitting duck. We crossed over and asked him what his name was and invited him on a church tour! HE ACTUALLY CAME. That doesn't always happen haha and when he came the spirit was so strong we put him on date to be baptized the very first lesson! Last Monday we taught him about the restoration and he says "It makes so much sense that if Jesus Christ would visit the eastern hemisphere of the world, that of course He would visit the western hemisphere as well." The spirit taught him that one. He came to church and went to conference yesterday! This guy is going to be the next apostle. hahah I swear he is awesome.

Gerson. This sweet boy is preparing to be baptized on the 18th! He street contacted by the sisters then started coming to church with his friend in the church the past 5 weeks in a row! He signed up for seminary and just loves it! He reminds me a lot of my little brother and when he goes off on little tangent when we're trying to be spiritual I want to shake him and say "JOSH! QUIT IT! STAY FOCUSED! we're talking about the gospel here not Football!" hahah but He really has such a sweet heart. When His friends aren't around I like to ask him how he really feels about all of this and why hes really going to seminary, I don't just want him to be baptized and less active when he grows up. His answer was "There is just something about the kids there. They're all so happy. I use to have anger problems and ever since I have been going to seminary and church, I;m not angry ever. They kids there say such inspiring things and I think its because they have that Holy Spirit with them or something. But that's what I want in my life."

 He is such an amzing kid. He downloaded the Spanish Book of Mormon on His moms app and is starting to read it to her!! He is also thinking about serving a mission. Its pretty exciting to see the Lords hand in his life! I know He has big plans for him.

My  favorite quotes from conference: sorry some of these are a combination of what they said and what the spirit taught me.

"His Mercy is the mighty Healer"

"The natural man receiveth not the things of God"

"If you come seeking, you will find. Hevenly Father feeds His sheep, but they must first hunger after Him"

"Sincere seekers of truth can never let the burning fire of what they DO know diminish"

"Studying the defectors to come to know the gospel is like going to Judas to understand Jesus Christ" haha I loved that

"Human judgment and logical thinking will never be enough. We need not a flash- but continual light and revelation given from our Father in Heaven."

"You are entitled to personal revelation"

"Ponder the path of thy feet"

"When the gospel becomes your characteristics and habbits you will then access the power of the Atonement " one of my favorites. its so true.

"Our eagerness to share these gospel truths is a reflection of how important these truths are to us"

I LOVE THE GOSPEL! I love how perfect the Lord and His gospel are. I love how perfectly he can work through imperfect people to be an answer to so many prayers. He has never ceased to answer mine. I know he will continue to do so as I remain soft, and hunger after the words of His deciples. I love you all so much. Stay strong in all you do! Love the Lord! that's all there is to it!

-sister scott