JULY 16TH
Hello Everyone!,
Ok so this week really started out bad! It was one of those “No
Good Really Bad” weeks and there didn't seem to be any light at the end of the
tunnel. My companion was giving me the silent treatment for some reason! I had
no idea what I did and that meant the work was going nowhere even though I was
doing everything I possibly could.
Then we had zone conference and everything changed, my mission
President gave a talk on leaning to love those around you, including your
companion, and looking for the good in what they are trying to do. He used this
scripture reference:
36 Master,
which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt alove the Lord thy God with all thy bheart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy cmind.
This is how people will know if they
are a Disciples of Christ, if they have loved one another. It was like the talk
was meant for us. My companion started to talk to me right away. The next day
we had a great companionship inventory and she opened up to me for the first
time and now everything is going great, missionary work and our companionship.
I have learned 3 big things from this:
1. HAVE COMPANIONSHIP INVETORY (If you
are married you picked your companion talk with them on a weekly biases. Fix
things early before the problem gets too big!)
2. Do everything in love. Love
everyone around you. Love is a gift from God that grows bigger when you share
it. Love is the greatest commandment of all.
3. I also learned that I needed to
have more faith and most of all patience. I was reading preach my gospel and 1
thing all of us could learn more about is patience.
"Patience is the capacity to endure delay, trouble,
opposition, or suffering without becoming angry, frustrated, or anxious. It is
the ability to do God’s will and accept His timing. When you are patient, you
hold up under pressure and are able to face adversity calmly and hopefully.
Patience is related to hope and faith—you must wait for the Lord’s promised
blessings to be fulfilled. You need patience in your everyday experiences and
relationships, especially with your companion. You must be patient with al
people, yourself included, as you work to overcome faults and weaknesses."
We can all trust more whether it is in missionary work or with
our children. Just don't forget why we are here, to grow and become closer to
the person God wants us to be.
I love you all! - Sister Cannaday
JULY 23RD
Hello Everyone,
It’s no surprise this week has been full of ups and downs, but
both are blessing from God meant to make us stronger, and bring us joy. On the
up side we had 3 investigators at church and on the down the youth
speaker said some stuff that well.... we really don't believe. The lesson
from this one is to always read your kids talks PLEASE! To tell the truth it
was really funny, and made for a great lesson afterwards about how we are
all still learning.
This week Dads have really been stepping up to the plate. We have
had two lessons this week were the fathers stepped up and told their children
that he knew that they could do better, and it was done in so much love. It
really made me think of my Father in Heaven and how he has to do this to us
every now and then. We get content and lazy and he has to put something in our
way to wake us up and help us grow. Heavenly Father never gives us more than we
can handle he only gives us enough to grow. The humbling experiences make our
hearts fertile so that we can grow just like a gardener gives plants sun and
water.
Elder Scott talk about this in his talk for conference, “How to
Obtain Revelation and Inspiration for Your Personal Life.”
"For spirituality to grow stronger and more How to Obtain
Revelation and Inspiration for Your Personal Life available, it must be planted
in a righteous environment. Haughtiness, pride, and conceit are like stony
ground that will never produce spiritual fruit.
Humility is a fertile soil where spirituality grows and produces
the fruit of inspiration to know what to do. It gives access to divine power to
accomplish what must be done. An individual motivated by a desire for praise or
recognition will not qualify to be taught by the Spirit. An individual who is
arrogant or who lets his or her emotions influence decisions will not be
powerfully led by the Spirit."
We all must keep going and not only “Endure To The End” by
“Enjoy To The End.”
The Lord has really been answering our prayers as we act in
faith. We have found two new investigators and they really seem open
to learning. We also have been teaching better as a team and
having fun. Other then that there really isn't much that has happened this
week, just teaching, teaching, and more teaching every day. The days and weeks
and mouths are all going way to fast now. I can believe that I'm almost half
way! I really don't want to ever be done! I love this work so much.
I love you all and please, wake up every day, pray, and tell
your Father in Heaven that you are willing to do anything he wants of you and
then do it! This truly is the way to happiness. Sister Cannaday
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