I'm on top of the world!
Friends, family, random people reading this (now don't you worry, there are only small actors, no small parts I love the random people just as much as anyone else), any-who, it has been decided, there is nothing better in the world to be doing than the work of the Lord. Everyday I cannot imagine me being happier, and I know it is because of the work that I'm doing.
This week I had the opportunity to experience many great things that have strengthened my testimony in so many ways. First of my experiences was the leading of a blind woman around town.
How special this was for me. The whole time we were doing it I could not, not think of the Savior and all He does for us in our life. Tonya, the lady we were leading, has recently gone blind over the past month. She needed us to help her run some errands, excited for a service opportunity Sister Parish and I jumped at it.
So we helped her from place to place the other day, and it was so interesting. She knew where she started and she knew her destination, she basically knew her way all the way there but she needed help just in case there were obstacles of any sort. And we were there for her through every obstacle, we warned her with every bump on the side walk, made sure that she got on every right marshootka, helped her up the stairs and down the stairs, everything. There were times that she thought she could do it on her own, and sometimes she did, but often it ended in a plea for help. Sometimes, she was hesitant as we were crossing the street, hearing cars and every sort of distraction, not sure if she could really trust me, but as she did we safely crossed. After hours of walking and riding and climbing and stumbling we finally made it to our destination. Isn't this just like us in our life?
We know where we began our journey, we know where are destination is, but right now, on our path there, it is hard, or really, actually impossible to do on our own. Just as Tonya sometimes wanted to do her journey on her own I thought of times in my life that I thought I could do mine alone, but before long desperately reaching for the hand of the Savior to pull me out of a rut or lead me back into safety. How many times in my life feeling so insecure and unaware and alone, not trusting the help, I now know, I always had. The distractions of the loud busy world that sometimes used to scare me from following my leader and trusting in Him to get me safely home. What an eye opening experience this was for me to have. And I thought I couldn't love my Savior more! How grateful I am for the knowledge that I have that never through this crazy world am I alone! I am just like Tonya, I know my path but sometimes I am blinded, whether it be by the world, or by pride, or just because I'm human and I do stupid things, but I always have the perfect Savior who sees and knows everything and walks with me every step of the way, all I have to do is reach out to him and be willing to put all of my trust in him and I will reach my destination in safety.
Pretty cool huh? Heavenly Father's plan for us is so well thought out and so perfect. Never do we have to be worried about anything. Just put your trust in the Lord and everything will work out! Speaking of that... :)
So lately everything here has been pretty slow here, EVERYONE is on vacation and it is so hard to meet with anyone, so we spend a lot of our time walking around parks trying to talk to people or knocking on doors hoping someone's heart will be softened, but not seeing much success. This morning I poured out my whole heart to Heavenly Father, I just told Him how I know that He can do anything, and I feel like we are doing everything, like why isn't anything happening!? Before closing my prayer I thanked Him for all that I had but selfishly I asked Him for some sort of miracle to happen today.
We got out the door early today so Sister Parish could do some registration stuff in a different part of Kyiv. We hurried to the metro I had to make some phone calls so we set on a bench as we were waiting for the next metro and as I got out the phone to start calling a man came up to us, and politely said "Excuse me, are you mormons?" We quickly replied with "Yes!" He then continued to ask if we could by any chance tell him more about what we believed. Sister Parish and I astonished, just looked at each other and said "We would love too!" He went on to tell us that he has heard a lot about our church and was ready to find out the truth. He quickly gave us his number and HE set up an appointment with US. Are you kidding me?! Like, when we put ALL of our trust in the Lord miracles happen! We meet with him and his family tomorrow night and I have never wished for my P-day to go faster! Please pray for us as we prepare to meet with him and his family and pray for them that they may be able to come closer to Christ through this experience.
I love you all so much! I know that Heavenly Father is so aware of us and He loves us sooooo much! Don't be scared to put all of your trust in the Savior, good things happen when you do, and honestly, life is a lot easier. :)
Choose the Right this week and be an example in all that you do! Help others see the light of Christ through you. :)
All of my love,
Your sister, Sister Lee
This week I had the opportunity to experience many great things that have strengthened my testimony in so many ways. First of my experiences was the leading of a blind woman around town.
How special this was for me. The whole time we were doing it I could not, not think of the Savior and all He does for us in our life. Tonya, the lady we were leading, has recently gone blind over the past month. She needed us to help her run some errands, excited for a service opportunity Sister Parish and I jumped at it.
So we helped her from place to place the other day, and it was so interesting. She knew where she started and she knew her destination, she basically knew her way all the way there but she needed help just in case there were obstacles of any sort. And we were there for her through every obstacle, we warned her with every bump on the side walk, made sure that she got on every right marshootka, helped her up the stairs and down the stairs, everything. There were times that she thought she could do it on her own, and sometimes she did, but often it ended in a plea for help. Sometimes, she was hesitant as we were crossing the street, hearing cars and every sort of distraction, not sure if she could really trust me, but as she did we safely crossed. After hours of walking and riding and climbing and stumbling we finally made it to our destination. Isn't this just like us in our life?
We know where we began our journey, we know where are destination is, but right now, on our path there, it is hard, or really, actually impossible to do on our own. Just as Tonya sometimes wanted to do her journey on her own I thought of times in my life that I thought I could do mine alone, but before long desperately reaching for the hand of the Savior to pull me out of a rut or lead me back into safety. How many times in my life feeling so insecure and unaware and alone, not trusting the help, I now know, I always had. The distractions of the loud busy world that sometimes used to scare me from following my leader and trusting in Him to get me safely home. What an eye opening experience this was for me to have. And I thought I couldn't love my Savior more! How grateful I am for the knowledge that I have that never through this crazy world am I alone! I am just like Tonya, I know my path but sometimes I am blinded, whether it be by the world, or by pride, or just because I'm human and I do stupid things, but I always have the perfect Savior who sees and knows everything and walks with me every step of the way, all I have to do is reach out to him and be willing to put all of my trust in him and I will reach my destination in safety.
Pretty cool huh? Heavenly Father's plan for us is so well thought out and so perfect. Never do we have to be worried about anything. Just put your trust in the Lord and everything will work out! Speaking of that... :)
So lately everything here has been pretty slow here, EVERYONE is on vacation and it is so hard to meet with anyone, so we spend a lot of our time walking around parks trying to talk to people or knocking on doors hoping someone's heart will be softened, but not seeing much success. This morning I poured out my whole heart to Heavenly Father, I just told Him how I know that He can do anything, and I feel like we are doing everything, like why isn't anything happening!? Before closing my prayer I thanked Him for all that I had but selfishly I asked Him for some sort of miracle to happen today.
We got out the door early today so Sister Parish could do some registration stuff in a different part of Kyiv. We hurried to the metro I had to make some phone calls so we set on a bench as we were waiting for the next metro and as I got out the phone to start calling a man came up to us, and politely said "Excuse me, are you mormons?" We quickly replied with "Yes!" He then continued to ask if we could by any chance tell him more about what we believed. Sister Parish and I astonished, just looked at each other and said "We would love too!" He went on to tell us that he has heard a lot about our church and was ready to find out the truth. He quickly gave us his number and HE set up an appointment with US. Are you kidding me?! Like, when we put ALL of our trust in the Lord miracles happen! We meet with him and his family tomorrow night and I have never wished for my P-day to go faster! Please pray for us as we prepare to meet with him and his family and pray for them that they may be able to come closer to Christ through this experience.
I love you all so much! I know that Heavenly Father is so aware of us and He loves us sooooo much! Don't be scared to put all of your trust in the Savior, good things happen when you do, and honestly, life is a lot easier. :)
Choose the Right this week and be an example in all that you do! Help others see the light of Christ through you. :)
All of my love,
Your sister, Sister Lee
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| yay! my friends!! |
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| shashleek p-day!!! |
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| So for other service, we helped one of the elders' investigators do some recording stuff, so fun! |
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