Week 27
Hellooo friends & family! This week I will hit 6 months on my mission!! How crazy! Time has absolutely FLOWN by! BEST 6 MONTHS OF MY LIFE! The amount of things I've learned, miracles I've seen, people ive met, and lives I've watched change is incredible! God is SO good
☆DEAD FOR THE DAY☆
-early on in the week I had an allergic reaction to a cat bite... mixed with a negative reaction to benadryl... mixed with a migraine all at once. NOT fun I was exhausted, dizzy, numb (I couldn't feel my arms for over 2 days lol) just not fun. But despite all that I did have a good week and we still got lots of work done
☆JORGE'S BAPTISM !!!☆
-our friend Jorge was baptized this past weekend!! he is so sweet and has told us since day one that he wanted to join our church. he loves serving others and loves Jesus Christ. there's something so special about watching someone grow closer to the Savior. seeing their whole appearance grow brighter and happier, proudly watching them make big steps on the right path towards Christ. I feel so blessed that I get to witness people's conversions to Jesus Christ unfold right in front of my eyes. It's truly miraculous and I will forever cherish the miracles I have witnessed on my mission.
☆ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST☆
-I think from the 6 months that I've been on my mission, the thing I've developed the most strong testimony of is definitely the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I know that Jesus Christ suffered for me, and for you, and for every single human being who ever has lived, does live, and ever will live. He felt every pain, every struggle, every broken bone and broken heart. Every bad feeling of guilt, shame, embarrassed, anxiety, depression. He also died for each of us so that we can repent and be better and not have to live miserably in our sins and short comings. And he rose 3 days later and lived again, and because of that we also will live again, and death will not be the end. I know this is true. With every fiber in my body and until the day I die, I will continue to stand by that, and share that glad news with others. The good news of Jesus Christ needs to be shared. There's an awesome poem my District Leader showed us, and I'll attach it in the photos. It really puts into perspective the need to share the good news with others and was just super awesome:) I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.
Enjoy the pics I love yall :)))
~Sister Traylor
HOLES
I had been in that hole for a very long time
In the dark and the damp, in the cold and the slime.
The shaft was above me; I could see it quite clear
But there's no way I ever could reach it from here.
Nor could I remember the world way up there
So I lost all my hope and gave in to despair.
I knew nothing but darkness, the floor, and the walls
Then off in the distance I heard someone call:
"Get up! Get ready! There's nothing the matter.
Take rocks and old sticks and build up a fine ladder.
This had never occurred to me- had not crossed my mind.
But I started to stack all the stones I could find.
When I ran out of stones, then old sticks were my goal,
For one way or another I'd get out of that hole.
So I soon had a ladder that was sturdy and tall
And I thought, "I'll soon leave this place once and for all."
I climbed up my ladder, It was no easy chore,
For from lifting those boulders, my shoulders were sore.
I climbed on up the ladder, but soon had to stop
For my ladder stopped short-- some ten feet from the top.
I climbed back down my ladder and started to cry
I'd done all I could do. I gave my best try.
And in spite of my work, in this hole I must die.
And all I could do was to sit and think, "Why?"
Was my ladder too short? Or my hole much too deep
Then from way upon high came a voice, "Do not weep."
And then faith, hope, and love entered into my chest
As the voice said to me that I'd done my best.
He said, "You've worked very hard, and your labor's been rough,
But the ladder you've built is at last tall enough.
Do not despair. You have reason to hope.
Just climb up your ladder; I'll throw down my rope."
I climbed up the ladder, then climbed up the cord.
When I got to the top, there stood the Lord.
I couldn't be happier; my struggle was done.
I blinked in the brightness that came from the Son.
I fell to the ground, His feet did I kiss
I cried, "What can I do to repay thee for this?"
Then He looked all about Him. There were holes in the ground
They had people inside, and were seen all around
There were thousands of holes that were damp, dark, and deep
The the Lord turned to me and He said, "Feed my sheep."
Then He went on His way to help other lost souls,
And I got right to work, calling down to the holes:
"Get up! Get ready! There's nothing the matter.
Take rocks and old sticks and build up a fine ladder."
It now was my turn to spread the good word.
The most glorious message that man ever heard.
That there's one who is willing to save one and all
And we've got to be ready when He gives the call.
He'll pull us all out of the hole that we're in
And save all our souls from death and from sin.
So do not lose faith; there is reason to hope
Just build up your ladder; He'll throw down His rope.
~Scott Lewis and elders from his mission
☆DEAD FOR THE DAY☆
-early on in the week I had an allergic reaction to a cat bite... mixed with a negative reaction to benadryl... mixed with a migraine all at once. NOT fun I was exhausted, dizzy, numb (I couldn't feel my arms for over 2 days lol) just not fun. But despite all that I did have a good week and we still got lots of work done
☆JORGE'S BAPTISM !!!☆
-our friend Jorge was baptized this past weekend!! he is so sweet and has told us since day one that he wanted to join our church. he loves serving others and loves Jesus Christ. there's something so special about watching someone grow closer to the Savior. seeing their whole appearance grow brighter and happier, proudly watching them make big steps on the right path towards Christ. I feel so blessed that I get to witness people's conversions to Jesus Christ unfold right in front of my eyes. It's truly miraculous and I will forever cherish the miracles I have witnessed on my mission.
☆ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST☆
-I think from the 6 months that I've been on my mission, the thing I've developed the most strong testimony of is definitely the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I know that Jesus Christ suffered for me, and for you, and for every single human being who ever has lived, does live, and ever will live. He felt every pain, every struggle, every broken bone and broken heart. Every bad feeling of guilt, shame, embarrassed, anxiety, depression. He also died for each of us so that we can repent and be better and not have to live miserably in our sins and short comings. And he rose 3 days later and lived again, and because of that we also will live again, and death will not be the end. I know this is true. With every fiber in my body and until the day I die, I will continue to stand by that, and share that glad news with others. The good news of Jesus Christ needs to be shared. There's an awesome poem my District Leader showed us, and I'll attach it in the photos. It really puts into perspective the need to share the good news with others and was just super awesome:) I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.
Enjoy the pics I love yall :)))
~Sister Traylor
HOLES
I had been in that hole for a very long time
In the dark and the damp, in the cold and the slime.
The shaft was above me; I could see it quite clear
But there's no way I ever could reach it from here.
Nor could I remember the world way up there
So I lost all my hope and gave in to despair.
I knew nothing but darkness, the floor, and the walls
Then off in the distance I heard someone call:
"Get up! Get ready! There's nothing the matter.
Take rocks and old sticks and build up a fine ladder.
This had never occurred to me- had not crossed my mind.
But I started to stack all the stones I could find.
When I ran out of stones, then old sticks were my goal,
For one way or another I'd get out of that hole.
So I soon had a ladder that was sturdy and tall
And I thought, "I'll soon leave this place once and for all."
I climbed up my ladder, It was no easy chore,
For from lifting those boulders, my shoulders were sore.
I climbed on up the ladder, but soon had to stop
For my ladder stopped short-- some ten feet from the top.
I climbed back down my ladder and started to cry
I'd done all I could do. I gave my best try.
And in spite of my work, in this hole I must die.
And all I could do was to sit and think, "Why?"
Was my ladder too short? Or my hole much too deep
Then from way upon high came a voice, "Do not weep."
And then faith, hope, and love entered into my chest
As the voice said to me that I'd done my best.
He said, "You've worked very hard, and your labor's been rough,
But the ladder you've built is at last tall enough.
Do not despair. You have reason to hope.
Just climb up your ladder; I'll throw down my rope."
I climbed up the ladder, then climbed up the cord.
When I got to the top, there stood the Lord.
I couldn't be happier; my struggle was done.
I blinked in the brightness that came from the Son.
I fell to the ground, His feet did I kiss
I cried, "What can I do to repay thee for this?"
Then He looked all about Him. There were holes in the ground
They had people inside, and were seen all around
There were thousands of holes that were damp, dark, and deep
The the Lord turned to me and He said, "Feed my sheep."
Then He went on His way to help other lost souls,
And I got right to work, calling down to the holes:
"Get up! Get ready! There's nothing the matter.
Take rocks and old sticks and build up a fine ladder."
It now was my turn to spread the good word.
The most glorious message that man ever heard.
That there's one who is willing to save one and all
And we've got to be ready when He gives the call.
He'll pull us all out of the hole that we're in
And save all our souls from death and from sin.
So do not lose faith; there is reason to hope
Just build up your ladder; He'll throw down His rope.
~Scott Lewis and elders from his mission
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