I hope everyone has had a wonderful week! Wasn't general conference just AMAZING!?!?
To
answer the questions about the weather, yes it's been quite nice here.
There has been a bit of rain but not as much as I was expecting.
Although the worse is yet to come apparently. It's so beautiful here! I
love it! Canada is surprisingly pretty different from America.
It's
been such an amazing week with a lot of great experiences! I don't even
know where to begin! I'll start with a funny story. The other day
Sister Crane and I had plans to drop by a member of the ward we hadn't
seen in a long time. So we go and knock on their door. When they opened
the door they started laughing and said "come and join the elders!"
Apparently the elders had the same idea because when they walked in they
were sitting on the couch! It would have been too weird to just leave
so we just joined them. It was very weird. What makes it even funnier is
that Sister Crane had a dream that that was going to happen the night
before! We were laughing so hard! Although now that it's written out I
don't think people who aren't missionaries will think it's funny. Oh
well!
A few days later the elders called us
and told us they wanted to pass us a person who potentially wanted to
learn about the gospel. So we went to her house with them and it turns
out she owns a doll making studio. So there were porcelain dolls
everywhere! And I mean EVERYWHERE. It was a strange experience. But
still pretty cool!
And now for the miracle!
God is so good to me! Yesterday the elders called us with some really
exciting news! They were really excited because they had run into a deaf
woman and her deaf husband who want to learn about the gospel! They
told them that I know ASL and we are planning to meet them some time
this week! It was such a miracle! I am SO EXCITED!!!!!!! I was wondering
what my purpose was in this area, but I've met multiple deaf people
that I've been able to communicate with. I cannot even begin to tell you
how happy it makes me! It is no coincidence that the elders ran into
this woman at this time! I am so grateful God is allowing me to use the
different skills I've been blessed to learn. I'm so excited!!!
One
thing I noticed about General Conference is how much the apostles and
prophets were emphasizing the importance of the Book of Mormon. The Book
of Mormon is so important! It is essential to read it everyday! And if
you're already reading it every day, redouble your efforts! I learn so
much every time I open and read it. The other day I was reading in Alma
58 and I noticed something interesting. Life is hard, there's no
question about that. But we can choose to notice all our inconveniences.
We may be cold, tired, and hungry as the army of Helaman undoubtedly
was in Alma 58. But we can choose to focus on the negative and end up
bitter and sad all the time, or we can be like the army of Helaman and
focus instead on the good in life! The people in this chapter trusted in
their God and knew that he loved them and wanted them to be happy. He
loves us and wants us to be happy. There is SO MUCH good in the world.
We choose to be sad or upset when we choose to ignore the good and focus
on the bad. I testify that there is a way to be happy in ANY situation.
Choose to see the positive through the negative.
I know that the words spoken by the apostles and prophets this past weekend are God's words!
I hope you all have a marvelous week!
Sister Bloomfield
