April 8, 2019 2 More Weeks :)

Good Morning America!

Have you heard the latest news report?? Our Prophet has once again called each of us to repentance, or might I say, God has. :) Isn't it so amazing we are able to repent daily and feel God's eternal forgiveness for us? Well, we better get praying on our knees with grateful hearts to Him who is always on the Job and takes no breaks. 

This has been a splendid week might I add, Lots of miracles for sure. We picked up a cute 9 year old as a friend. her name is Sienna, we are also teaching her younger Brother Noah who is 7 and preparing them for baptism in June!  Her dad told us pretty forwardly he has lost his faith 4 years ago and no longer calls himself a "Mormon," but is okay with their kids being baptized. We are working with the Mom and building her testimony, it is so sad though because you can see it makes her sad when he openly says to not call on him to answer "how the gospel has blessed him" and things like that. But they are all going to be doing the lessons as a family so I know the spirit is going to touch his heart in some way. 

18 MONTHS LAST THURSDAY! Wow, I never knew this day would arrive. How can it possibly be 18 months plus some already? Makes me sad, but happy with all the things the Lord has taught me thus far. 

We had interviews with President and Sister Wilding this week as well and it was great! I only have my exit interview now which is so sad..

After conference on Saturday, we were finishing up dinner and our Presidents wife Sister Wilding texted us and said she had some free time and wanted to see if she could come out with us for a couple hours! What a women, of coarse we said yes and she ended up spending 4 hours with us finding and teaching! The best part is she drove her nice mission Hybrid car that was so quiet you couldn't tell a difference from when it was on and when it was off! We saw so many miracles it was such a blessing. We had such great contacts with people and found awesome potential friends. We visited a women named Isabel and were able to have a great lesson with her and also a lesson with Sister Manabat who is a returning member. 

We were able to watch General conference with the Thiessens who are an older couple who are home bound. they are so funny, we love them! We got over there and they were still sleeping when we got there, but we woke them up just in time for conference :) 

Sunday we watched conference at the Walkers who I have adopted as my grandparents in Washington. The Hoopes who live right down the road and is the daughter of the Walkers invited us over for a yummy breakfast with a couple other members of the ward. It was such a great day!  

Just one little snipit from what Elder Uchtdorf said in his talk that I love, "Rejoice as you share Christ's Sufferings."

This life was prepared for us to have hard times, but we are to learn to get though them with the help of Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Once we understand this, and can access this Power, we will know we can get through all life has to throw at us and know it is shaping us into the creatures God has intended us to become. 

We will have greater love for Christ if we understand a fraction of what He went through for us. 

I love you all and hope you turn to Him this week. 

Love 

Sister Stokes