Hey heyy friends and Fam:
This week has flown by. Like i can't believe how fast it is going!
First things first:
This week we taught Kathy (Heidi's mom) and she FINALLY has committed to Baptism!!!(: She is working toward the date of December 27th!(: I am so happy i could cry. She is incredible. I love her so much. She is so prepared and she knows all the lessons and has a very strong testimony. I am so excited for her. She even came to church this week. She walked up a member in our ward as i was walking toward her and she said, "This one has been working really hard to get me baptized.....and she is doing a really great job." It made me so happy. I know that she knows it is true, it is just getting her to realize the importance of the covenant of baptism. She will be there though, i know it.
On Wednesday we had a zone training. I love zone trainings because we get to see our wonderful missionary friends. This week it was in Branson, so Cayla took us. Well, She is CRAZY!!!! We were driving to get on the freeway, but she took the wrong road, so she stopped and just looked around, next thing i know, she was driving across the grass median and totally just cruised onto the freeway and put on her hazards and then when there was a gap she sped up and well....we were on the freeway. Sister Smith, Oliva, Miner, and I were screaming. But hey...just another one of those Crazy mission stories. The training was really good. It helped me a lot and i always feel super motivated to work after those things.
I finished the Book of Mormon this week for the first time on my mission. Holy smokes is that a good book! I went back through and read all the things i marked. It is incredible to me how Heavenly Father can speak to us through the scriptures and help us with our biggest concerns. I love the Book of Mormon. I love the lessons we can learn from it. I love the spirit i feel as i read and the comfort i receive.
We also volunteered at the Bishops storehouse! Always a good time. It reminds me of doing it at home, except it is a little more organized here. I love helping these people and getting to talk to them. They are all so humble and nice. I learn a lot from doing that. Later that night we went to the Relief Society party. It was at the Castle, but all of our investigators cancelled except for one, that was a bummer. But then we got there, and all of them were there except 1 or 2. What a miracle. It was a really cool reminder that we need to always be positive and not lose hope when plans don't work out.
We also helped Heidi move this week, in the pouring rain. That was fun. I mostly played with the kitten she has(; shocker.
We also had the Ward Christmas party. Guess who was the lead angel? Yours truly. Guess who forgot to memorize her lines. Yours truly. And finally, guess who forgot to bring a costume. Again...yours truly. So lets just say i completely destroyed the nativity. ): hahahaha! It was great.
One main thing i have learned and realized this week. I was thinking about one of our investigators and how he is waiting for a "sign." Well, i was reading the testimonies of the 3 and 8 witnesses and Joseph Smith's Testimony of the Book of Mormon. I was thinking about how some of those people saw the gold plates, they saw physical evidence and they still fell away from the church. That is why it is more important to have faith. Yes, as we receive "signs" or miracles, it builds our faith and helps strenghten our testimony, but without faith, the signs mean nothing. I have learned a lot about that. People are always wanting some miraculous sign, but they are lacking faith. I know that as you have faith, you will receive those signs to verify belief. I know that Heavenly Father will bare witness to you what he wants to and when.
It was a great week.
Love,
Sister Ritter
Pictures:
1- our "laughing" picture
2-Us and Grandpa(:
3- the only reason i took a pic with Santa, is because i knew who it was.
4- Relief Society Party at the Castle
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