Such an awesome week...I don't even know where to begin! But, I'll start with updating you on a few of the people I love so dearly!
Jessica and the Bensons!
We had an incredible lesson with them yesterday! Right after church Zach was ordained a Priest and passed the Sacrament for the first time ever. Seriously, coolest experience--just watching how happy he was. We were able to teach the Plan of Salvation yesterday, and, my oh my, the spirit was so strong. It was amazing because Zach just opened right up to the Doctrine and Covenants and started teaching Jessica all about it. I love teaching about the Great Plan of Happiness that Heavenly Father has given us because to me it gives us a purpose in all that we do. In every decision we make, in all that we do in life, we have the Plan of Salvation that helps us understand our divine purpose--to return to live with our loving Heavenly Father again. He truly wants nothing more than for each of His children to return to Him again. One of my favorite parts of the lesson was when Jessica said, "So, wait! We all were given the choice before we came to this each, and because I'm here and all of us are here, we chose this plan already, and now we need to just choose it again??" "YES!!" Oh my goodness, happiest moment ever because it's so true. Each and every one of us chose this wonderful plan before we came to the earth and sometimes we just need to be reminded of that. We have dinner and another lesson with them this week.
Matthew, Danielle, and Kathrine
They are doing SO amazing, and they are just some of the most AMAZING people. Each time we meet, I love it that they just get more and more comfortable with us, and they are pretty much the greatest people ever. We just laugh and laugh, and also feel the spirit so strongly. They are on date for baptism on the 17th, and it has been so incredible to see the faith that they have been exercising. We had two lessons with them this week, and the first one was about the Plan of Salvation. We started the lesson, and she was in a super bad mood (she even admitted it), but as we went through the lesson she just got happier and happier. After we went through the plan, she said, "This just makes complete sense to me--complete sense." She then pointed out that she hasn't felt as happy as she has in a long time. We invited her to pray about the Plan of Salvation, as well as read and pray about Joseph Smith. In our next lesson we followed up on her commitments. In the most humble way she said, "I pray and read, and I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet called of God, and that the Book of Mormon is true." It was such a powerful moment. The spirit testified to me in that very moment the same exact thing--the Book of Mormon is true, and Joseph Smith was a prophet called of God, and the Church of Jesus Christ has been restored in fullness to the earth. We went right into the Word of Wisdom, and the spirit was so strong. After we talked and shared the blessing, they both said, "YES! We will do all that we need to live the Word of Wisdom, no matter how hard it is. We will try our very best." I love this because all Heavenly Father asks of us is to try our very best, and He will make up the rest. We are so excited for them and so truly blessed to have met them!
The Muffin Lady, aka Terry Freetag!
We felt so prompted to tract this one street, so we started knocking doors and met some awesome people, and found some people for YSA (Young Single Adults). As we were about to leave the street, this lady comes out of her house yelling at us. The first thought that went through my head is, "OH, NO! This is either going to be really bad or really good." We went over to her and she handed us a bag of muffins. Long story short--We started talking and she said she had seen us walking and knocking on doors, and wanted to give us something. She let us in, and we found out she was baptized not too long ago in another ward. When she moved, she just kinda fell through the cracks. We had a great visit and invited her to church. At that same exact time, our High Priest Group Leader met her boyfriend, started sharing the Gospel, and invited him to take the lessons, meet with us, and he said he would love to! He wants to be sealed in the temple! Our High Priest Group Leader called and was telling us this story. Before he said her name, we asked if the person the boyfriend lived with was named Terry, and he said, "Yes! How did you know?" We were able to tell him in that very moment the miracles we just witnessed. It was amazing to see how involved the Lord was in that one! We have dinner and a lesson with them this week. It's incredible to see how the Lord prepares people and places them in your path. He is so involved in this great work.
I could go on forever, and my companions can testify of that, but I'll save ya some time. I know that the Lord is involved in every detail of our lives, that Heavenly Father has such an amazing plan for each of us! I know that the Plan of Salvation truly is the plan that God has created for our happiness, not just temporary happiness but eternal happiness!
Sending bucket of snow and lots of baby sheep love from Alaska! Have a great week!
Love Sister McKenna Lake
Anchorage Alaska Mission
Update on Mama the Sheep--She had BABIES!! Now we have three pets.
Wasn't kidding when I said buckets of snow. This is what we woke up to this morning!
One last Bears Tooth run--Greatest pizza you will EVER have! No joke!
No comments:
Post a Comment