Sorry, this is going to be a quick email today because our ward mission leader has a pet moose, and we get to go see it! (only in Alaska)
One of the 10,576 reasons why I love Alaska--We were tracting and these people let us right in. We talked for a bit, had an awesome discussion about Christ, set a return appointment, and on the way out, they hand us a frozen fish to cook, Haha.
Our gift of a frozen fish given to us while tracting!
We had so many awesome experiences and chances to share the Gospel with many different people this week! It has been cool having so many opportunities to testify of Christ, the Book of Mormon, and the Restored Gospel to people from all over the world and all different backgrounds!
Some quick highlights:
We had an awesome lesson with one of our investigators, J, last night, and the spirit was just so strong! It has been amazing to see how the spirit works with people, and how the Lord truly prepares people through the experiences they have.
Gerard had his baptism interview on Saturday, and we are good to go for Saturday! He is SO, SO excited! He texts us every day with a countdown until the 27th and how excited he is. Reflecting on getting to this point, tracting him was definitely a miracle, but most importantly, it was such a huge miracle for the ward. The excitement for the work is lighting up, and so many of the ward members have been able to get really involved, and it is AMAZING. We are so excited for Saturday!
We had an awesome lesson with a former investigator, that is interested in meeting again, named David. We taught the Restoration, and he said he believes that Joseph Smith is a prophet called of God, and that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. We were able to invite him to be baptized on February 24, and he said if he receives an answer, then he will! Right before we left, though, he said he felt the spirit really strong. We have another lesson Wednesday.
Church was awesome! We had many of our investigators show up, and gospel principles were poppin! I was also able to speak in Sacrament Meeting with a sister who just returned from her mission. We both spoke on strength and fortifying our testimonies. I never thought I would say this, but I had so much fun standing up there and speaking, and I learned so much as I prepared for the talk. I spoke about Moroni and his Nephite armies who fortified their cities, and strengthened them so that the Lamanites had no power over them. One of the verses I LOVED was Alma 50:1; this is right after the Lamanites came to fight and saw how strong the Nephite cities were, and the Lamanites backed down. The Nephites could have just stopped, but instead they continued to work hard and continued to prepare their cities for the next time that the Lamanites came to battle with them.
Alma 50:1 And now it came to pass that Moroni did not stop making preparations for war, or to defend his people against the Lamanites...
Just like Moroni continued to work daily at building up his cities to protect his people, we must, too, continue to strengthen and fortify our testimonies each day by centering our lives on Jesus Christ. We also need to continue daily to strength our relationship through prayer, scriptures, and keeping our covenants. Elder W. Craig Zwick said, "We must fortify ourselves. That sure spiritual fortification is found in two words--Jesus Christ." As we focus our lives on Jesus Christ, we truly will receive the strength we need to overcome any trial, resist any temptation, and find the strength each day to continue to move forward. It takes effort, but the blessings that will come because of that effort are far beyond anything we could ever imagine.
I love you all! Have a stellar week!
Sister Lake
Anchorage Alaska Mission
Sending much love from the cold Alaskan air that freezes your hair!!
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