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.
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