Apostles, Potato Bars, and Miracles

Hi! How is everyone? How are the missionaries over in the Philippines?  I hope Chantz and the other missionaries over there are doing ok.  We have over a dozen sisters here from the Philippines and we are hoping everything is ok with all their families!

 

Sorry no pictures this week.  My batteries died and Sister Stephen's camera broke :(

 

I have had the best week ever! I fasted and prayed that I would start seeing some miracles and it really happened for me. Ok so here is my week!
 

Monday was an extremely busy day for Fleet. We had a lot of things we were doing for the vehicles. We had to make sure everything worked and ran right. By the way I am really good at parking cars in tight spaces, well not really...Only when I pray about it.. I never thought I would pray for help to park a car in between pillars but it really works.

 

Anyways, when we finished with that we went down to our office so that we could do some paperwork and then we got a call from one of the sister's here and she said that our investigator and his friend showed up and he was looking for us! His name is "J". Well, it's not really "J" but I believe in HIPAA. I met him during my second transfer. So Sister Stephen and I ran up to the top of the South Visitors Center so that we could find him and take him around. He is a very loud person. He is in his early 20's and he is just a ball of energy but we get along really well! We could hear him from far away so we knew he was still there. When we got up there we met him and his friend "D". We asked if we could talk to them and take them around the square for a tour and "D" said no because they wanted to go out to eat. I decided that I wasn't going to take no for an answer for some reason so I just said, "no, it's ok we will just go and show you around the conference center first". And they obeyed me so it was great!

 

We walked over to the Conference Center and told them a little about prophets because that's what we have been feeling we need to talk to them about. We walked over to the Book of Mormon paintings and kind of split up but don't worry we were within sight and sound of each other. Sister Stephen talked to "J" a little bit. This was her first time meeting him and they really connected. She went over the Restoration with him and he asked her, "When can I get baptized?" It was great!  I decided to talk to "D" and come to find out he was baptized about a year ago but fell away due to some things that happened. We talked about how he felt when he got baptized and why he decided to make that big decision at age 18. He said that he knew that it was something he needed to do and that was the time when he was the most happy he had ever been in his life. But then he had some trials that led to inactivity so I felt like I should pull out a very popular chapter in the Book of Mormon which is Ether Chapter 12.  I asked him to read verses 6 and 12 and the spirit was so strong it was incredible.

 

Verse 6- "And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith."

 

Verse 12- "For if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith."

 

God will work miracles in our lives but first we must have faith!

After "D" read these verses he told me that he originally didn't want to come to Temple Square because he has a smoking addiction very badly and he didn't want to be without a cigarette for a long time. But then (this is one of those miracles I was talking about) he said that he does not want to leave here because as soon as he walked inside the gates of Temple Square, he completely lost the need and desire to smoke. Smoking is something he has been struggling with for the past few months. He said that a year ago he would have never done this and he doesn't know how he got here. The spirit is so strong at Temple Square. I hear all the time that Miracles happen here and it is true.  This is truly an incredible place!  "D" ended up referring himself to us so that we can call him and teach him. He is also going to start making appointments with us so he can come to the Square so that we can teach him in person as well. It made me so happy!

 

"J" is meeting with the elders and he is referring all of his friends. He is so funny. He makes commitments with Sister Stephen and I and follows up with us. He is just a funny, crazy kid. "J" and the elders are coming to the square to watch Music and the Spoken Word with us on Sunday.  We get to go to Music and the Spoken Word once per transfer and we already went last Sunday but since we have investigators coming we get to go again.  It's awesome!  After Music and the Spoken Word we will take them on a tour and teach them with the elders.
 

Tuesday was also a busy day. We decided to wash Sister Gillette's car for her since we always wash President's. She needs to be pampered too! So we had just finished washing it and I said to Sister Stephen, "I bet we will see an apostle today since we are down here so much!" and she said, "No, it's not going to happen." Yeah, well Heavenly Father has a good sense of humor. Not even a minute later we saw a couple of gold carts with flashing blue and red lights drive by and there was Richard G. Scott and Dallin H. Oaks waving at us. It was an awesome moment!  It was so funny because I just looked at her and said "it's never gonna happen huh?" It was the best day ever.
 

Right after that we got a text from the AP's saying to hurry and get to their office because they have a surprise for us. On Halloween we had a potato bar and there wasn't enough potatoes so Sister Stephens and I gave ours to two other sisters. Well, somehow people found out and made a big deal out of it so President and one of his counselors President Harmon decided to make a personal potato bar for the eight of us who didn't get a potato on Halloween.  We all went downtown to President Harmon's fancy law office and had an awesome potato bar! It was so nice of them to put all that work and effort into it for us.

 

After eating I walked over and was staring out the window because the view was so pretty and President Gillette walked up and stood next to me and we just talked for a little bit and then he spilled out a secret. We are having another apostle come to see us soon!  President Gillette asked him if he would come and speak to us sisters and I know who it is (I'm not telling you until after he comes) and he is one of my favorites so I can't wait!

 

I have to go soon and don't have enough time to write everything about the rest of the week but here is something short...

 

On Wednesday I got to talk to my sweet girl in Los Angeles who is a member of the church but has been struggling. She is 21 and I feel like I was meant to talk to her. She hasn't been to church since she was 14 and lately she feels that she needs to go back to Utah to be with her family. I asked her to pray so she did and moving back was the answer she got! She is so sweet. She is Polynesian so I love her but I especially love the Polynesian people. She has come so far since we first started talking! She even bought a skirt to wear to church on Sunday! This will be the first time she is going to church in years and she is doing this all by herself! She is so incredible.

On Thursday we just did some fleet stuff. We did a lot of testing which is where we take missionary sisters who are in their first or second transfers out driving and then either pass them off so they can drive or fail them. I might be a little too laid back about the testing so I am working on that... I just want to pass everyone because I feel so bad if I don't!  We had to fail someone two days ago. It was so sad but we had her do it again yesterday and we passed her so I was happy.

This morning we did some office work and now I am emailing you and then going grocery shopping!

I have been amazed by the miracles I see on this mission when I lead my day by prayer.  I want to be even better about this so right now I am studying receiving revelation through prayer.  Mom, you study it too and then we'll talk about it next week.

Thanks Kendall for all of the ugly pictures of me and the pretty pictures of you. It really boosted up my confidence so thank you. Just joking! I loved it so much but you can't tell me that Taylor Swift has a new single! I'm feeling way unconsecrated because now I am constantly wishing I could hear it! That has been my trial of the week.

Thanks so much Aunt Tonya! I loved your letter! And thank you so much for the money.  I was able to eat some good food this week. I truly appreciate it and I love you so much! Next time you meet a famous person, tell them they need to come to Temple Square so I can meet them!

Grandma Wellman! Thanks so much for that sweet letter. I really appreciate it and I am so so so excited to see you this month. I'll send the info to my mom!

Tyler Goldsmith!  Congratulations on your mission call to London, England.  I am so proud of you!  Write to me and tell me how you're doing.

Aunt Jamie, congrats on having a little girl!  She will be so cute!

I love you all so much!

Sister Macy Park