Gish On A Mish: Week 17

Howdy!

Obviously I had a good week... I'm on a mission ;)

Last Tuesday we drove to Colorado! It was so fun because I got to spend the night with Sister Harkness and Sister Weeter! It was so fun to catch up with Sister Harkness because we hadn't seen each other since the MTC! Ahhhh!

On Wednesday, we had a trainer's meeting! It was super helpful to get new ideas on how to train. I got to see Sister Van Camp who I also haven't seen since the MTC! We got to stop at Nee See's in Cheyenne and get some free dresses! That was awesome, but it was snowing so hard I couldn't even see the road, so we spent the night in Cheyenne and I got to see Sister Sperry!

Anyway, back to the work!

We got a new investigator this week! Her name is Pam. She said she wanted to learn more about religon, so we offered to teach her about ours. She was like "How much is it?" and I was like "IT'S FREE!!!!"

We had a lesson with Mark this week. We taught him the Word of Wisdom! It was so cool because at first he was trying to avoid it, but then he was like "Ok I know I need to do it for me and my wife." So he set a goal to quit coffee and tea by the first of the year. Then he made another goal to quit tobacco in the next 3 months. Then he just decided to make the goal to read two pages out of the Book of Mormon everyday. It is so amazing to see people change!

Then we went to visit a less active family this week. When we got there, they were processing a cow... which is what they were doing the last time when Sister Warren and I went over. This time we rolled up our sleeves and helped! It was so funny!

We had some really cool miracles while tracting yesterday. We tracted into a lady that we volunteer with at the senior center. She came out on the porch and chatted with us. We showed her light the world, and she was weeping at the end of it. I asked her what stood out as she watched the video. She replied "It is so amazing that we can return to live with Jesus again" We agreed and we invited her to learn more. She told us that she grew up in the church and that it taught her a lot, but she wasn't interested in coming back. Then we were able to share the light the world video with 2 more families on that street! My toes were cold, but my heart was warm.

I just want to share my testimony that I know our Heavenly Father is mindful of each of us. My friend sent me a video that referenced a couple talks from Jeffrey R Holland.

One of my favorite quotes was:

"the first great commandment of all eternity is to love God with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength—that’s the first great commandment. But the first great truth of all eternity is that God loves us with all of His heart, might, mind, and strength."

It continues to quote another talk from him that reads:

"I am not certain just what our experience will be on Judgment Day, but I will be very surprised if at some point in that conversation, God does not ask us exactly what Christ asked Peter: 'Did you love me?'"

I do love God. It is one of the biggest reasons why I came on a mission. I know that my time is His. I don't want to waste it. Not even a second! I hope that we will all strive daily to show by our works that we love Him and serve Him. I am thankful for our Savior. I hope that we will remember His matchless life as we celebrate this Christmas!

I love you all!

~Sister Gish~