Gish On A Mish: Week 8: The Spirit Guides the Work in Dubois and Lander

Hello Family and Friends!

This week was brilliant, and of course it was filled with countless miracles!
We have done tons of service this week! We serve lunch at the senior center here in Lander, then we do a craft class at the retirement home, but my favorite is playing with the puppies at the animal shelter!

When the new Popo Agia (pa-po-ja) ward was created in Lander, we took a few investigators from the Elders. We had a pass off lesson with Brother Strickland. He really loves Elder Percival and Elder Brand, so it was sad to see them say goodbye. Our lesson was great though! He has been taught many of the discussions already so we all decided to testify of Jesus Christ and His Atonement, because after all, He is the center of our message and this Gospel! I was overcome with the spirit as I listened to the Elders and Sister Warren share their testimonies on our Savior.

I shared one of my favorite parts from the Living Christ that says "He was arrested and condemned on spurious charges, convicted to satisfy a mob, and sentenced to die on Calvary's cross. He gave His life to atone for the sins of all mankind. He was a great vicarious gift in behalf of all who would ever live upon the earth." I know that there are many times that we feel like we aren't connected with the Savior, but I testify that the Savior feels connected with us. After all, he felt all of our pain in Gethsemane! There is nothing that we could do that would change his unconditional love for us. He is the Lord of the living and the living makes mistakes. I hope we will all strive to strengthen our relationship with Him this week.

On Wednesday, we had a lesson with Cousin Pat. It was on keeping the Sabbath day holy. She was so willing to rearrange her work schedule to attend church meetings! She is such a wonderful example to me. We should all cherish the opportunity we have to partake of the sacrament each week. It reminded me of Elder Bednar's talk in this last conference. He said that the Sabbath is a time "specifically set apart for worshipping Him and for receiving and remembering His great and precious promises." He talked about how the Sabbath is God's time, and that it is sacred. Living on the Lord's time is one of my favorite parts about being on a mission! It encourages me to work hard everyday, because I do not want to waste His precious time...not even a minute!

The highlight of my week was definitely on Sunday. My district did a fireside on the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sister Warren and I did an activity. We talked about how faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end are the principles that make up the Gospel. Together, they form a big picture. Without one of those principles, the picture is shattered, and we know longer have the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were so many miracles that night. We were expecting for 50 people to show up, and we ended up having 125! Then we were worried about the presentation because we never got to have a solid practice as a district due to our conflicting schedules, but everything flowed so smoothly and you could really feel the spirit. Sister Myers (the member we live with in Dubois) shared her testimony of the Atonement and the role it played in her conversion to this Gospel. It was so beautiful!

I love being on the Lord's errand! I am forever changed because of the miracles I see everyday!

I appreciate every letter, email, and prayer that you all send me! I love you all so much!

Love,

Sister Anzie Mae Gish