June 30, 2014

So this week was great!! The best part was Randy F getting baptized; this is the guy that is homeless!!! But it is amazing how far he is come!! He has learned SO much and changed So much!!! I am so grateful for the opportunity we have had to teach him!! The water was way cold because the water heater was broken  But Sister Montgomery was able to come back for it and tons of members were there and all of the missionaries in Decatur! The room was packed, standing room only! It was great  When he went into the water and came back out he was glowing! We watched some Mormon messages while he changed and the spirit was just WAY strong! He bore his testimony and I don't know how he learned so much in such a short of time, but it was great!! He sincerely wants to learn more and is like a sponge that soaks it all up!

Randy G. is the coolest! Yesterday was Sister Auble's dad's birthday. He passed away when she was 15 and so Randy got a crappy cupcake the only one we could find without going to the store and we put a candle in it and sang happy birthday to her dad  It was great. Then she smashed it on his head  We had a good time! He is preparing for baptism on the 12th of July which is right before transfers. I wish you could just meet him!! He has come so FAR!!! Sometimes he says he is our job, but we constantly remind him we do this because we love him!! So the other day he said something that hit me "It's not a job, its joining a family." It has been so humbling to see a man who was ready to commit suicide because there was no reason for him to live change to someone who tries SO hard to find good in EVERYONE just because he knows they are a Child of God. He is a good example to us now 

I love being a missionary and sometimes I have to remind myself to soak all this in. When I hear sisters talking about how they only have two weeks left it tugs at my heart. I don't count and honestly I don't care. I am here to serve until my Father in Heaven says it is enough. I am giving up my whole heart to him because I have learned to trust him SO much!!
Sorry I ramble a lot  But I wanted to share a couple of things...

I have been reflecting a lot on how far I have come!! I remember the Sunday before I left I went into Sunday School and sat on the very back row. I remember being SO terrified but the spirit told me to comment on a scripture so I did and I remember my heart racing and feeling anxious. Well I didn't realize really how far I have come until yesterday when we were in class and comments came so naturally. Change happens so much sometimes without us noticing :0

LOVE YOU All!!
Whitney, (Sister Calton)