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The spirit of God is so strong here, it is amazing how much people are touched just by being here. Sister Weng and I have had a really good week and we feel like we are on FIRE! We have met some amazing people and we've been getting a lot of referrals. Last night we took two older couples around the Square. One of the couples was Roman Catholic and the other couple was Protestant. During and after the tour they kept telling us how amazing everything was and they all said they felt God's spirit so strong that they want to take the lessons. All of our tours have just been so great this week. One of my most favorite experiences was when I got to teach a couple how to pray the other night. They loved Temple Square and just wanted to know how to pray because they never had. It was one of the coolest things ever! Sister Weng and I feel so good because we met so many great people and have so many that we can call and teach now.
I'm going to the Salt Lake City Temple tonight for the first time! And then next week we get to go to the Bountiful Temple. I feel so blessed!
On Tuesday we went and visited the Relief Society Building and for anyone who has not been in there I strongly recommend it because women are wonderful! One of the senior missionaries took me into a room and told me that in 1945 they wanted to build that building so they asked every woman in the church to donate money and they kept records of all the names. I didn't have much time to look but I saw that Dora Maxwell Slade donated 5 dollars! I will go back and look for other names when I have time.
Speaking of Relief Society, we had our weekly meeting yesterday and Sister Liz Rose from the General Relief Society Board spoke to us. She was so sweet and I LOVED her lesson!
OK......................... ON TUESDAY...... My poor husband.... Our wedding will not compare to this day. JEFFERY R. HOLLAND spoke to us! He talked about how important missionary work is. Everyone needs to do it! He also said that his mission affected him more than it affected any other person on the planet and if any man says otherwise he'll fight him. It was such a good experience. You could feel the spirit in the room SO STRONG as soon as he walked in. He talked about how the only convert that really truly matters in our mission is us. So we need to continue to be a missionary for life and to stay so active in the church. He told us he was sorry because he had to leave the meeting early because he had a meeting with the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve and he felt so bad that he couldn't stay and talk to us and shake our hands but he promised to come back in a few days to spend some time with us and shake all of our hands. He was really stressing to all of us about how the last days are here. When he speaks you can feel the truthfulness of his words.
I just have to give a special shout-out to our security guards here at Temple Square. They always go out and watch us walk to work every morning to make sure we get there ok and they watch us walk home every night to be sure we are safe. Thanks security! Yesterday I gave one of them a popsicle because he is so nice!
I don't know if you heard anything on the news.. I know it was on the news in Utah because one of my investigators texted me to make sure I was still alive! But we had a little hazard yesterday at the South Visitors Center. We were down there studying and all of a sudden there was a very bad smell and smoke was coming out of the building! So we were all evacuated and most of Temple Square was blocked off. Come to find out, the custodian accidentally mixed some wrong chemicals together which is dangerous and could cause us to have serious illnesses if we breathed it in too long. They had all of us sisters who were inside the South Visitors Center go across the street so the firefighters could examine us. I was fine of course and all of the sisters were fine. Everything was crazy for a while- there were helicopters, fire trucks, cops, news crews. I felt famous like Britney Spears.
We have transfers soon so I'll be getting a new companion in about a week and half. I'm sad because I love Sister Weng and I love my house. I don't want to move yet!
Sister Weng looks sad in this picture because we just came from the doctor because she has a sore of some type on her foot (sorry Sister Weng) It needs to be removed and these are hard to treat so the doctor is doing a slower treatment so she won't have to limp. As Temple Square Missionaries we spend a lot of time working with less active members. It is so important that we remind them about the reasons they were baptized and the blessings that they can receive in the Temple. Just because we are baptized doesn't mean we are automatically saved.. so I invite all of you to start focusing on why you are here. Take a look around you. Look at your family, house, kids, etc.. you would not have any of that if it wasn't for our sweet Father in Heaven.
One thing I realize I need to work on is being a more consecrated member of the church. As members I think we can take our membership in this church for granted. Baptism is so important! We made such big promises to the Lord. Blessings of the temple are SO important. I just think about before my mission when I didn't feel this way yet. I feel so happy now and I love the constant peace that I feel.
I LOVE that Heavenly Father loves us so much that he provided families for us. He provided temples so we can be with our families for eternity. I just love working with the less active members because it is so rewarding to see them being reminded of why they are here and what they need to do to live with Heavenly Father again. I love seeing the smiles on their faces because they are reminded of what true happiness is that God and the Savior really do love them!
I am so grateful for the Atonement. I make mistakes- we all do- but the Atonement makes me want to be better. We are so blessed to have it! We are so blessed to be able to repent and be forgiven! We are so blessed that God loves us so much that he gave us families to help us through this Earth life.!
How is life going for all of you? Happy Birthday to my girl Kendall! Also, happy birthday to Aunt Kelly, Rulon, and Ryan- Love my August babies! And next month, Happy Birthday to Clayton, Courtney, Christina, and last but never least- Grandpa Wellman! Ryan, you're 16 now! I just want to squeeze you baby boy! No kissing the girls!
Well, Thanks so much to everyone who has written me letters in the past week. Thanks Aunt Rita for all the updates! I am so happy that Kylie is serving a mission but she doesn't belong in Hawaii she belongs at Temple Square! We need more bubbly sisters that are weird here. I have been praying that her, Kendall, and Kale Hamblin will be called here. So hopefully my prayers get answered.
Grandma! Your letters always make me cry! I miss you and grandpa everyday. I want to go over to your house. I think it is great that you are hosting missionaries. I know I loved living there and they'll feel right at home.
Grandma Slade! Thanks so much for the card and the book mark! I love it so much! I have an obsession with book marks because my beautiful mother always dog-eared the pages in our books and it made it look ugly so I LOVE book marks!
JAMIE IS PREGOOOOOO!!!! It better be a girl or I'll come home from my mission in agony... just kidding, but seriously.
My best friend is getting married today! I LOVE THE PICTURES you sent me Sterling! What a beautiful day this is!
CONGRATS TO ZACH and KAYLIE! Woooooo!
I love you all so much!
Sister Macy Park
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