Hello Everyone!
It's been a beautiful fall week here in
British Colombia! The leaves have changed into beautiful shades of red,
yellow, and orange and lay scattered all over the ground! I love this
time of year and I love BC! I love this area too because I get to see so
many corners of the mission and find so much hidden beauty everyday!
Being a missionary is just the best!
This
has been such a good week! This week I had another Skype lesson with
the Sisters in Burnaby to teach a different deaf person they were
teaching. To be honest, I was panicking all morning. I'm not fluent in
ASL and it's been over a year since I've taken a class. I prayed so hard
all morning that God would bless me with the ability to effectively
communicate with this person so I could teach by the spirit. During the
lesson I continued to pray. It wasn't easy and took a lot of
concentration. Luckily the man was very patient with me as well. I was
able to teach about the gospel of Jesus Christ and he loved it! I asked
him if he wanted to get baptized and he got really excited and even
asked if he could be baptized a week earlier than I suggested!!! It was
such a miracle and the spirit was so strong! I know it was all God. I
honestly couldn't even tell you how it all worked. It was a pure
miracle. The gift of tongues is real. Or I guess I should say the gift
of hands haha.
The theme
of this week has been that I can't do this alone. Alone, I am nothing.
But when I take what I have to Christ, He uses my efforts to accomplish
his work. As we were driving to the ASL lesson a song came on the radio
that I've heard a million times but took on a whole new meaning. The
lyrics say "when you're lost, when your strength is weak, when you're
worn out and find yourself on your knees. He will come, he will take
your load, and with the 90 and 9 He will bring you home." That hit me so
hard! It truly is only through Christ that I can do any of this. There
is so much we have to do in life, but through God it can all be
accomplished.
We are
working with the cutest girl that I will call Michelle. When we first
met her she was so shy but as she's learned about the gospel she has
changed and opened up so much. Recently she shared that any time in her
life that she struggled missionaries would somehow always appear. It
really showed me that God is aware of us, and won't stop reaching out to
us.
I love Jesus Christ and this gospel so much!
2
Nephi 4:20-21 "20 My God hath been my support; he hath led me through
mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the
waters of the great deep.
21 He hath filled me with his love, even unto the consuming of my flesh"
Have a great week!
Sister Bloomfield