Hi Everyone!! So I have to tell you about an experience I had on the 7th of Januray.. which in Russia is Christmas. Waking up was a normal day. We had no plans that day, because people were spending it with family or just could not meet. SO our plan.. Contacting and searching for less actives. That day was about -20 C.. and snowing pretty hard. Once we were done with studies I remember looking out the window thinking, Welp lets do this! Just so hard to have a positive attitude about being in the cold contacting for 5 hours. I put on about 5 layers of clothing, packed my page with invitations and a book of mormon. Said a prayer and off we were. Right when I opened the door to outside immediately I got chills all over my body. Within 5-10 minutes my face was numb.. within 20 minutes my body was numb. But that didn't stop me. I knew that we had a job to do. So person after person we stopped. People passing us not even thinking to stop or stoping listening to about 3 words we have to say and walking away. Then here and there you get those people that just yell at you and tell you to go home. Time had passed and literally no one would stop. People were probably just as cold as I was. We had probably walked 2 miles and at that point I was starting to lose it.. I wanted to go home. I felt like my body was just being stabbed my knives because it was so numb. But I said a prayer in my head and just kept going.
All of a sudden this story came to me. I don't know if any of you know the story about Peter and once Christ had resurrected and he went back to his boat and starting fishing again. Well Christ comes back and talks to him. He asks him three times, "Peter, Do you love me?" Peter of course saying, "Lord, thou knowest that I love thee!" and in this talk I read called, The First Commandment, by Jeffery R Holland. He say's something that really hit me and as I was walking this phrase I guess you would say came into my head, "What I need, Peter (Kynlie), are disciples—and I need them forever. I need someone to feed my sheep and save my lambs. I need someone to preach my gospel and defend my faith. I need someone who loves me, truly, truly loves me, and loves what our Father in Heaven has commissioned me to do. Ours is not a feeble message. It is not a fleeting task. It is not hapless; it is not hopeless; it is not to be consigned to the ash heap of history. It is the work of Almighty God, and it is to change the world. So, Peter (Kynlie), for the second and presumably the last time, I am asking you to leave all this and to go teach and testify, labor and serve loyally until the day in which they will do to you exactly what they did to me.” I love that so much. I'm here on a mission because I love my Heavenly Father and My Savior Jesus Christ. Yes it's going to be hard. Yes there are going to be times where I can't feel my body and want to go home. But I love my HF and JC and I can't give up on them. No a miracle did not happen that day.. I guess the only miracle that did happened was getting to curl up in a blanket to warm up haha but it doesn't matter. I don't need a Miracle to know god loves me. He gives me strength everyday to do his work. Love you all!! Have a great week:)
Cecpta Godfrey
Hey Mum!!
Haha my visa trip is tomorrow so will see how it goes:) But I'm excited it should be fun:) Thanks for writing liana for me.. that butt;) haha just kidding it's not her fault!! But I hope she makes it to America!! and I hope you get to meet her!! She's so great!! But anyways! I can't wait to hear from dom! She sent me a letter so will see what she says.. I miss jamee too!! She's so great:) Sorry about ty.. that's so weird?? I hope his mission will change him.. I'm going to write him a letter so hopefully it will get to him before he leaves. But sounds like a party at home haha so great that meg has a job! Sounds like chan is doing awesome!! I miss wrestling matches so much!! But that's ok!! AHHH That's soooo nuts chans putting in his papers!!!! I can't wait:):):) SO cool!!!!! haha well not much has happened this week. Um just worked with a lot of members. Didn't really get to see any investigators but that's ok.. Have my visa trip tomorrow and then back to Voronezh on Wednesday.. ahh haha such a long trip!! But it should be good!!:) But thanks for your love mom!! I hope things are going good at home!! also I got your christmas card.. haha I loved it!! That picture on the front is the love lock bridge.. haha and the wrings behind me represents marriage haha so great;) but it was way cute!! Anyways I don't know what else to say. Your in my prayers always!! Thanks for your prayers! I feel them every day:) Have a great week k! Love you!!
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