October 21, 2019
What a week my friends! Not gonna lie this
was one of the most unsuccessful weeks of my whole mission yet so much fun! We
had every lesson but 1 fall through, so not much of an update! The people of
Boston are crazy, in case you didn't know that! After getting off every train
or bus sister Oakes will look at me and say "people man" because they
are just so crazy!!! I'm so grateful for Sister Oakes because she is always
making me laugh and we just have such a great time together! She is such a
bright spot and lights up the room.
One experience I did want to share was about
our new friend Kenny.
After 4 days of not finding success we
continued to keep workin, talking with everyone and trying our best. We had set
a goal to have 1 person at church Sunday but no one we were teaching could
come. It was Saturday night at about 8:55pm when Sister Oakes starting talking
with this guy Kenny. We had to get off the train but we gave him our card with
our number. He ended up calling us that night and asked for the address to
church and said "I feel like God is telling me I need to go". Long
story short, he came to church and he loved it!! He feels like this is where
God wants him to be.
This experience testified to me that when we
don't give up and when we keep trying our best, even when things aren't going
good, God will bless us for any effort we put in!
This week President Ballard and Elder
Christofferson came and did a devotional for the New England area and it was a
great experience! I loved when Elder Christofferson spoke about how by small
and simple means we can gain a testimony of the Gospel. When he was talking
about prayer he said we need to make sure we pause afterwards and give God time
to respond to us. Often times, its so much easier to get done praying and check
the box and carry on with the day. However, God wants to speak to us and he
wants to give us answers and all he asks for is a little bit of our time.
We had a devotional as just missionaries and
something that was said really stuck out to me, "knowledge in this work is
confidence". I've seen this countless times on my mission. The more I know
and the more I recognize the truthfulness of the gospel, the more I want to
declare it and share it!
I had my departing interview with President
this week (crazyyyyyyy) and he gave me some good advice. He talked about how we
have good things we can do but we always have to be putting our priorities
first. Reading, praying, church, serving, etc. This is something I have come to
realize that had definitely changed my life and drawn me closer to the
Savior.
I know that Leaders of the church are
inspired and truly called of God. They are here to not only protect us but to
guide us in all that we do. Im grateful for the power of revelation bearing
truth to me that there are living prophets and apostles today who guide
Christ's church. What a privilgae it is to hear from them and receive their
counsel.
I also got to see Megan(convert from Madison)
this weekend and what a delight that was!! She is doing so well and I sure love
her. Grateful for the crazy experiences I've had as a missionary and the many
more I'll have.
Keep livin the good life!
Xoxo. Sister Smoot
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