I'M EXTENDING!

Just kidding;)

Hello everyone!!

hahah I probably got you good didn't I? I am my fathers daughter! Sorry for the heart attack mom..Love you:) What a week... 'Im a little flustered. I'm not gonna lie, so if this email is all over the place..oh well. How are you all doing!!!? Things have been going so great here. I got to give my first departing testimony to a group of over a hundred missionaries. It was pretty surreal. This has been a big week full of reflection and anxiety. haha one of the greatest tender mercies is that I feel so at peace with the work, I have done these past 18 months. I have officially pasted my 18th month mark and could not be more grateful for the week I have ahead of me.

Anna will be getting baptized on the 12th and confirmed the 14th. Wayne, her husband, has been free of tobacco ever since our sugar fast! He will be performing the baptism and the confirmation, as well as the blessing of his two children, Abbey and Everette. Wayne (the chicken murderer) bore his testimony in sacrament meeting yesterday and CRIED. Brother Wayne Marlatt cried everyone! I never thought this day would come. They truly are the best family in the whole world. They have been through so much and have come so far! They have a temple date set next year they will be coming down to SLC temple and get sealed as a family! Anna said she is already buying the  tickets so Wayne can't back out;) hahaha I will miss then terribly.

Miracle: My whole mission I have prayed for an investigator like King Lamoni's Father. The Lord answers prayers. This week a former investigator named Josh, called us this last week and asked if we could go meet him. We show up and he is a tattered mess. His eyes are blood shot from no sleep, and he hasn't eaten in days. His wife relapsed, took his two kids, told the police all these false things, and got him fired for it as well. The cops found evidence of her lies, but cannot find her or the kids. He was the most broken, humble man I have ever seen. We were able to read with him and teach about Christ Atonement. I asked how he was feeling and he said, "I feel peace for the first time in 9 days." I testified to him that it was the spirit. That is truly how God communicates to His children, If they will seek Him, and open their hearts. The spirit was so incredibly strong. With tears in his eyes, he said, "What can I do, to have this all the time. I will be baptized tomorrow if I can. Please, I need this." My heart was so full. It truly was a miracle. We put him on date to be baptized the 3rd of January, and he came to church yesterday and met with the bishop! He is on his way! I wish I could be there for his baptism, but I will be in spirit!:)

Wow, where to even begin to describe these past 18 months. There are no words. I have been stretched, I have been strengthened, I have been molded into a far better and happier person than I could have ever made myself. I will never go back, I will never digress. I know now, My will means nothing if it's not aligned with His. . Im so greatful for the Love He has put into my heart to do His work. My mission has provided pure evidence that He loves me and because of that I am able consecrate all to Him.

I would be lying if I said my mission has been comfortable, and for that I am truly grateful. It has pushed me to wholeheartedly rely on Him. THAT is the only reason I have seen any success miracles from my labor here. All good things come from Christ and I can testify that He is so Good. God is Good. He is Loving, He is Kind, and He is perfectly patient. His children have so many different paths and He will never force them to Choose the happier one. It's for us to find. I will testify with my whole heart forever, that Jesus Christ IS THE WAY. He has been with me this whole time, now I have the eyes to see Him.

My greatest hope is to share THAT gift with the world. From the hardest and happiest 18 months of my life, I can testify with my whole heart that there is no greater Joy.  My Savior Lives. His Gospel is back on the earth in it's fullness. We have a living, active, prophet to lead and guide us. Joseph Smith is my hero. I am living proof the the Atonement of Jesus Christ cleanses, strengthens, and heals. I will forever be about my Fathers business, this is only the beginning.

Thank you all for your love, support, and prayers. I am eternally grateful!
see y'all soon!

Love,
Sister Brooke Scott

Aren't we all beggars?

Hey there!

It has been a great week:) It always is. There has been some miracle people poppin up out of nowhere! I have met so many people on my mission that have used the excuse of "I don't like the people of the church." They get offended or someone made a mistake and they hole these grudges for YEARS. I kid you not. Its like they do this stare down with God and refuse to budge, leading there whole family to darkness and confusion. Pride kills me. but we had the greatest tender mercy this week. We felt we needed to go to this house and they let us in and told us how they left the church because they were offended and he went off about how he is ready to come back. He said, "I realize now that It's not the churched fault for the imperfections of man. It doesn't take away from the perfection of Gods gospel." I just about fell out of my seat and said, "Why cant everyone be as humble as you!!?" I bore my testimony on the healing power of the Atonement and how all things will one day be made right because of Christs Sacrifice. It was a complete tender mercy.

Funny Moment: My last district meeting we had a recent convert come teach us about humility. He is this big red neck looking guy. He got so nervous he started to go off on football then turns to me and says, "So how many people have purposed to you on your mission?" I went bright red and burst out laughing. and that's not the funniest part, he says, "You know what you sisters should've done? you need to be at those high school football game and get yourself a quarterback! now you could go to the Seattle see hawks, y'all could get your self one a dem! they'd make great husbands!" then he goes, "Back to humility...(looks around the room and sees a picture of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus) There's a humble man!" he got on an off the subject so many times, we were crying, the elders were uncomfortable, its was hilarious. Best last district meeting ever. Converts are the BEST.

Gerson passed the sacrament for the first time on sunday!!! I had no idea he was going to do it then all the sudden I look up and there he was! I couldn't hold back tears, I felt like a mother seeing my son fulfill his priesthood duties! It was too much hahah He found out that I would be leaving in the next couple weeks and made me promise to come back for his year mark of going through the temple for the first time and when He give his farewell talk, HE WANTS TO SERVE A MISSION!!

The greatest tender mercy from this week is being able to work at the Warming Center in post falls. It like you walk in there and you understand why the Lord spent so much time around the beggars, and homeless. Every time I walk in there, they are like "Sisters!" and Im like "brothers!!" then we just talk and we sing songs, we make them food and serve them. They have the most amazing stories. Steve, taught me how to play the guitar! There is so much joy and love when you serve, we will be walking outside all day, freezing and all I want is to be in a car or a home, then we go serve them and It's like my heart grows ten times bigger and all I wanna do it get out there and serve some more.

My favorite talk this last conference is called "Are we all not beggars?" by Elder Holland. It

“Are we not all beggars?”11 Don’t we all cry out for help and hope and answers to prayers? Don’t we all beg for forgiveness for mistakes we have made and troubles we have caused? Don’t we all implore that grace will compensate for our weaknesses, that mercy will triumph over justice at least in our case? Little wonder that King Benjamin says we obtain a remission of our sins by pleading to God, who compassionately responds, but we retain a remission of our sins by compassionately responding to the poor who plead to us

Furthermore, I do not know all the reasons why the circumstances of birth, health, education, and economic opportunities vary so widely here in mortality, but when I see the want among so many, I do know that “there but for the grace of God go I.”18 I also know that although I may not be my brother’s keeper, I am my brother’s brother, and “because I have been given much, I too must give.”19

I have been contemplating the commission to hasten the work, and what the real purpose is behind assisting out Heavenly Father in His great work. With or with out us He can and WILL hasten His work. The question is, will WE keep pace? Will we change our ways of living in order to be a beacon and light to those around us or will we continue to live how we've always lived? The gospel is a gospel of change. Consistent repentance and growth. If we participate, we progress, we learn HOW to become like our Father in Heaven. That is why we are here. That is His great commission. Do His work, Become like Him. We cant return home until we do.

We cant do everything, but we each can do something. Be a little kinder. A little more righteous, a little more loving. His grace will enable you. It has done so for me every day for the past 18 months. I am forever changed and will never go back, or be idle. He has bigger plans than that for me. My prayer is that my work may be sufficient to be His hands on the earth. There is no greater commission than that. I testify this work is true. He lives, and through Him, I do to.

Thank you all for your love, Support, and example through this time! You are continually in my prayers.

Love, sister Scott.

This is Steve. He taught me how to play amazing grace on the gee-tar. He loves Jesus and taking his dog Bella to the park. I love this guy.