Hey!
How has this week been? Sounds like you all were able to have fun of the 4th of July. :) I'm jealous of all those that got to go to the Stadium of Fire. It sounds like it was a complete blast.
I honestly have no idea what to say in regards to Bishop DeHart. It sounds like he had a beautiful funeral. I'm so grateful for that. I am so grateful for all he did for us as youth, and I am SO incredibly grateful that he was my bishop growing up. Haha- I'll never forget when we all went backpacking and he had us all gut the fish. It was Truly a unique girl's camp experience. It was incredible. Easily the best one I had. Between BYC, girls camp, interviews, I learned a lot from him. I'm grateful he had a spirit filled funeral. That would only be fitting.
Well, this week has been a pretty incredible week. We had a wonderful 4th of July. We made a bunch of cards with Book of Mormon scriptures talking about how America was a blessed land (1 Nephi 2:20, Ether 2:12) or a Bible verse about how Christ makes us free (Galatians 5:1), or a verse of a patriotic hymn. We handed them out to people, and talked to SO MANY people. Oh boy! I was exhausted at the end of the day. We made 32 invites (typically our goal is 10 a day), and talked to EVERYONE about the Book of Mormon. It was crazy. We weren't able to make as many new investigators as I would have liked, but it was neat to spend all day testifying of Christ.
One of the neat opportunities that I've had on my mission has been to study the words of the living prophets. Dad already knows a bit about it, I've been asking him for talks to listen to. Every morning as I get ready I play a talk on my DVD player. It is a great way to strengthen me from the start. I've also noticed that it allows me to focus my thoughts rather than letting them ramble, which sometimes leads to negative or self-defeating thoughts. As I've done this, it has really strengthened me. One of the talks in particular, I would like to invite you all to listen to is President Utchdorf's talk "You Matter to Him" https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/you-matter-to-him?lang=eng. It has really helped me out, especially when I've been struggling with issues relating to self-image. Maybe listen to it once or twice, or when you notice self-defeating thoughts creeping into your head. I know the words of the living prophets are there to help us and give us aide in times of need. And I hope you are able to feel the truthfulness of his message.
Sorry, I don't have much time to write about what has happened this week. Honestly, I want so badly to communicate so many things about what I am learning and how I've drawn so much closer to the Savior these past few months. The miracles are on the margin, as one missionary used to say. But honestly, the greatest miracles are the ones happening within me. I wish I could tell all of Alabama, but right now they don't seem interested in listening. So I tell you. Until they are ready to listen, or I'm ready for them to listen.
Anyways, I love you all! I'll close out with a couple of pictures. One is us trying on goofy sunglasses, another one is of us at the fire works, another one is the fireworks, and one is us with Mario (a recent convert) feeding the ducks (la patos).
Hope you have a great week,
Love always,
Sister Pratt
~Steadfast in Christ
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