Training is over, and
I'm starting the next chapter of this mission. Hermana Fisi is leaving. ): So I
will get a new companion. It’s such a bitter sweet moment. Hermana was like the
best. She will be training again next transfer, so that means I'll have a new
baby sister!! But I will be staying in Kissimmee/St Cloud for another 6 weeks!
Which is perfect. Before we got the call, I knew I wasn’t ready to leave. I'm
not done with this area yet. There is still so much that the Lord needs me to
do here!
But this past week has
been so incredible! The English Elders gave us a referral and we went to go
visit this family on Thursday. So there is a grandmother, named Maria, her
daughter Paola, and Paola has 2 kids. Her daughter is 11 (and totally
interested) and her son is 16. Her son has severe disabilities though. When we
went to visit them, right off the bat, Paola had a lot of questions about
baptism and about how her son will be baptized. We were able to read with her
part of Moroni 8, explaining how baptism is a saving ordinance and one needs to
know the difference between good and bad in order to need to be baptized. We
explained to her that in the eyes of our Father, her son is innocent, like a
child, and therefore doesn’t need to be baptized. We were able to talk about
Resurrection as well and share with her that her son will be in his perfect
form after this life, without any form of disabilities. She was so happy when
we shared with her the privilege she has to be the mother of such a perfect
spirit (: They really are so perfect. And this family is so ready! We saw them
again on Saturday and set up a baptism date for April 26th (:
AND all three of the girls came to the evening session of conference last week!
When they met other members of the ward they told them all that they would see
them again next Sunday at church!! One of the pictures I've added is
with that family (:
ALSO. Yes. General
Conference was so perfect. I could go on and on for hours. I got so much out of
every single talk!! It’s just like dad said, its different to listen when you
are living the law of consecration 100%. The best part was in the very last
session, they talked a lot about ALL the things we talked to Paola and Maria
about the night before. Like the Lord was totally on their side for that
one.. (:
Lastly... No one will
quite understand my excitement, besides my family… but we went to Wild Florida
last Monday.. AND. I SAW A SLOTH!! OH MY GOSH!!! It was like, foreshadowing my
miracle filled week. I got to start it out with a sloth. As I walked away from
the cage, I told him I would come back for him. So there you go. I’m getting a
sloth.
So yes, this week was
perfect in so many ways. We saw so many miracles! Heavenly Father is truly
blessing us. He wants more than anything for all of his children to return to
him and I feel so blessed to have this opportunity to help them find their way
home. We are all riding a bike, but so many people don’t know where they're
headed or even where their coming from. Some don’t have the proper tires or
steering. But this Gospel of Jesus Christ gives us all that chance to know
exactly where we left from, exactly where we are headed, and exactly the right
tools to get us there. There is no plan near as perfect as His.
Hermana Halverson
Tara and her sloth!
Maria and Paolo, new investigators
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