Holy Snot you guys!!!!! FIVE BAPTISMAL DATES FOR NEXT
TRANSFER!!!!!! O_O FIVE!!!! Can you believe that?!
*happy dancing* TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
Um.... yeah.... anyways.....
So, I woke up TOTALLY sick on Tuesday. I had a
headache, an earache, and it took all of my energy just to go from the bedroom
to the kitchen. Turns out I had the flu. Blech. Needless to say, I
spent my day at home, trying to stay alive. That night, our Ward Mission
Leader and his Assistant, Brother Garner and Brother Anderson, came and gave me
a Priesthood Blessing, where it was commanded that I should be
healed. I was kind of like "woah, commanded to be healed?!"
Needless to say, I had to have a little prayer in my heart as well to
have the faith to be healed in such a way.
Wednesday was better. I still was sick, but I was able
to at least move around, and my fever was gone. So there was some things
that we still had to do, so I was member hopping homes while Sister Longhurst
went with other members to appointments and meetings. It was fun-- I hung
out with Brother Andersons wife and helped her take care of her chickens.
And then later that night I went over to the Colletts and entertained their
gaggle of girls with different stories from my life (who knew that my life was
so entertaining?). So, while I was having fun, Sister Longhurst was hard
at work, and got Nicole Hunsaker to commit to a solid baptismal date of May
23! YAY!!!! I was sad that I couldn't be there, but I'm glad that
we now have a firm baptismal date with her.
On Thursday, I was finally well enough to go out and work a
little bit. (haha finally? I act like I had been out for a week
rather than just a couple of days) So we went and finished Lesson 2 with
the Williams (Amanda and Gary). Um.... I don't remember how it went, I
just remember that it went really well. Oh! And that they bought
CTR rings for themselves! Seriously, how much cooler can they get?!
They saw CTR rings at Walmart and were like "Oh! Let's buy some!"
Crazy, right?! But totally awesome. :)
Friday. Um.... Friday..... OH! We went and
helped this lady, Julie Eggleston, clean off her patio furniture. Her
husband is a less-active member, and she has expressed interest in learning
more about the church. We shared a message with her afterwards about the
Living Christ, and she really loved that. She said that she will be busy
until the middle of May or so as she wraps up the school year (she works as a
teacher in an alternative class for Elementary School), and then she wants us to
come back and help her more! Super exciting. :)
Then Saturday... the General Women's Conference.
Wasn't it amazing?! :) I loved it. :) I loved how everyone talked
about the family, and how important the family unit is, and that it must be
protected at all costs. How true it is! Well, after the Women's
Conference, we went to have dinner at the Insleys, a less active couple.
They're super fun. :) After dinner with them, even though we were cutting
close to curfew at this point, we decided to show the "Because He
Lives" Easter initiative to them. It ended up being perfect-- you
could tell that Sister Insley was really feeling the Spirit, and she started
crying when we gave a prayer! It was so sweet. I think at least she
will be coming back to church soon.
And then Sunday. WOW. Sunday.
So, we were really hoping that Gary and Amanda would make it
to chruch, and they didn't. But halfway through church, Amanda texted us
and was like "I'm so sorry, I have been so sick this weekend."
We asked if there was anything we could do for them, and she mentioned
that they wouldn't be able to get any food until Wednesday, so we gathered all
of the misc. food that we could find at our home and went over to their house
to give it to them. They were so touched that we were so giving! We
ended up staying at their home for 2 hours, teaching them the first discussion,
and about how their lives have changed since they've started coming to the LDS
church. And their son, Tim, who's 9, sat in, and was like "Yeah,
last time when you came, I was in my bedroom listening, and when you prayed, I
bowed my head and put my hands together like this!" And then he said
that he wanted to be baptized with his parents! We were like, "Um,
YEAH you can be baptized with your parents!"
Needless to say, we have 5 baptism dates now. Gary,
Amanda, Tim, Sarah, and Nicole. This is so exciting. The ward
really needs a good pick-me-up like this. It's so exciting to see how the
Lord has prepared each of these individuals to receive the Gospel. It
makes me so happy. :)
So, on my last note, BECAUSE HE LIVES.
Have you seen it yet? If not, GO SEE IT. helives.mormon.org
SO AMAZING! I love this video, the Spirit is so strong
in it. Don't ever forget-- the Savior knows all of your pains and all of
your trials, but as a result, he knows all of your triumphs and joy, and He is
cheering you on and helping you out every step of the way because He wants to
see you succeed. I love it. :)
Well, I love all of you, and I hope you're having an amazing
week thus far!
Love,
Sister Empey
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