What a week! Summer is so busy that I can barely remember what happened... but I do know that things are going great! I love serving in the Beehive House. I have learned so much about Brigham Young and I know that he was truly a prophet of God. I think I was definitely meant to serve here this transfer. It has been crazy busy, we are giving 10 tours every 6 hours! There is not much time for sitting down and relaxing these days. I was always nervous about serving in the Beehive House because there are so many people that come in who really just want to question Brigham Young, but we have been able to see miracles! When we talk about the kind of servant of the Lord he was their hearts are just touched and they want to learn more.
Yesterday I was on exchanges with Sister Rhodes- a new sister from Vegas. One of the tours we gave really impacted me. We took four individual guests and then a family from Houston. The mom and daughter were members and the husband was not. We ended the tour at the Christus and two ladies who were not members of the church were crying as we talked about the Savior's atonement. The spirit was so powerful. No one referred but it was a good moment. At the end of the tour the family started walking away and I suddenly got a strong impression that I needed to take them to "God's Plan for the Family" which is a 12 minute presentation about a family. It is based on the Family Proclamation to the World and I LOVE IT! So I told Sister Rhodes we needed to take this family so we chased them down and asked them if they would like to watch it and they said yes! So at the end it shows the family outside the temple taking pictures after the daughter gets married. The music is beautiful and dramatic and makes everyone cry. The mom was crying after the movie and her husband had his arm around her. I asked her what she liked about it and she said, "This is just where I am trying to get." She talked about being sealed with her family. Her husband has met with missionaries four times but says he has a hard head and one day it'll crack. THEN he bore his testimony about the church and what it has done for his family and texted the stake president while he was with us to ask for general conference tickets. I don't know why but there are just some tours I'll never forget. I don't always know what happens to the people I meet but I'll never forget the spirit that was there.
The other day I was thinking about some of the good experiences I have had on my mission and how they have impacted me. There are some people that I still think about but I have no idea what happened to them. Then my thoughts turned to Abinidi. He stood there in front of wicked King Noah and the priests and testified of the truth. He did not hold back once, he just said what the spirit told him to say. Because he was bold in sharing his testimony, he made an impact on a priest named Alma and converted him to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Alma became a prophet and was responsible for converting many people. Abinidi never got to see the fruits of his labors; but if he hadn't gone and preached the gospel then Alma may have never been converted along with Ammon and Alma the Younger and so many others who changed lives.
I can't even explain how much I have learned. I learn a new thing every transfer whether its spiritual or not. I never thought I'd learn how to put up siding on a house or lay tile. Kendall, I am seriously so excited for what is ahead of you. Lately I meet a lot of people from the Dakotas and every time I ask what advice I should give to my sister, they ALWAYS say, "bring a coat." GOOD LUCK SISTA! Next month you are GONE!
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The other day I was thinking about some of the good experiences I have had on my mission and how they have impacted me. There are some people that I still think about but I have no idea what happened to them. Then my thoughts turned to Abinidi. He stood there in front of wicked King Noah and the priests and testified of the truth. He did not hold back once, he just said what the spirit told him to say. Because he was bold in sharing his testimony, he made an impact on a priest named Alma and converted him to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Alma became a prophet and was responsible for converting many people. Abinidi never got to see the fruits of his labors; but if he hadn't gone and preached the gospel then Alma may have never been converted along with Ammon and Alma the Younger and so many others who changed lives.
I can't even explain how much I have learned. I learn a new thing every transfer whether its spiritual or not. I never thought I'd learn how to put up siding on a house or lay tile. Kendall, I am seriously so excited for what is ahead of you. Lately I meet a lot of people from the Dakotas and every time I ask what advice I should give to my sister, they ALWAYS say, "bring a coat." GOOD LUCK SISTA! Next month you are GONE!
SISTER PARK
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