Little Girl and God's Great Plans

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

This week we helped a cute little grandma do her family history and start putting all the information she has on family search! It was a little miracle because the first time she met us she didn't want to meet with us, but then as we kept talking I realized she loves knowing about her past, so we offered to help her with family search and she accepted! It's really amazing the joy that comes from just finding one ancestor more! She was so excited and all smiles. There really is a special spirit that comes from doing family history.

This week we had intercambios (exchanges?) with a few hermanas and one thing that we have been focusing on is recognizing the gifts and attributes we have been given. It is ever so easy to get down on yourself, not recognize your progress, and overlook the attributes we do have. I know I do! And I've been finding I'm not the only one! So we talked about what we can do to do better with this. One was to not work on 20 things at the same time, but to pick one or two to improve on for now, and to measure your progress. Another was we made boxes for the hermanas to put little notes of attributes or gifts they've recognized in the other comp. (I think this could be taken to a family scale too:) it helps us get outside ourselves and see the strengths in others! and another was to pray to help God show us our strengths and how we can use them to bless others, and he will bless us with opportunities. Some scriptures I found relating to this, of how everything we do and effort we make is worth it!:

"But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." (1 Corin. 15:10)

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." (1 Corin. 15:58)

A miracle we saw this week, well, last night actually was that the conserje (front desk man) at our apartment told us he wants us to share the gospel with him! I know it's been a lot of little things that have led up to him being receptive to the gospel, and it really is a miracle! Another one is that a menos activos accepted us into his home, who has never accepted talking with anyone about the chuch! He also gave us flashlights and chocolate milk, he's a really sweet old grandpa! Another one is we were able to share with a lady named Rubi who is caring for three abuelitos who have alzheimers, and we were able to lift her spirits and help her feel the love of God through the Spirit! She is really ready for the gospel. Ahhh I love missionary work!!

Hope you all have a wonderful week and find opportunities to follow the spirit!

Mucho amor,

Hermana Briggs

photos: las hermanas y mi zona!

Week 35 - No Email

April 18, 2018

No email this week!

Week 34 - 8 Month Mark!

April 10, 2018

Not sending a group email. don't have time but heres a few from today! we went up into the mountains!

I'm already hitting my 8 month mark!! actually on your birthday I will! That means I have only 10 months left, less than a year. How time does fly! I feel like I'm still 15 years old but I really have grown a lot. I don't know if it seems like it, maybe probably not, but I really have learned SO much. Hna siebach and I were talking about how could people develop a strong enough testimony and be ready for life without a mission?? I know people can, but I personally don't understand it, and I think that's why God knew I needed to go on one!