It's been another great week as a
missionary! Pday was moved because of zone conference yesterday! Zone
conference was incredible, as always. I'm so grateful for the
opportunities we have to learn.
Remember
the lady who took us on the crazy impromptu hike the other day? We met
with her again this week! I have so much love for her which made this
visit a bit hard. We were able to teach her about the plan of salvation
and she had a lot of questions for us surrounding our decision to follow
this faith. After listening to us express our testimony and invite her
to improve her own life, she told us that she knew that what we were
sharing was good and true but that she also knew that this was a time in
her life when she couldn't accept our message. Tears filled her eyes as
we hugged and parted ways. It was so sad. She knows that our message is
true and would bless her life but wasn't ready at this time. I pray she
runs into missionaries again some day in the Ukraine.
Her
questions have stuck with me. One thing that was so curious to her was
how we knew so firmly that our message was true, and why we would choose
to live in this way. I know there are so many religions out there, and
so many people proclaiming to know truth. Some insist that God lives
while others deny His existence. In a world of so many conflicting
opinions and voices how can it be that I can claim to know the truth?
How is it that I'm so confident in the life I have chosen to life? I am
not the type of person that can do things half way. I couldn't commit my
life to something that I hope is true. The only thing that gives
me the strength to keep moving, is knowing with all my heart that there
is a God and that He wants to speak to us. It's something I know is
true. Even though I wish I could take my own testimony and help
everyone to feel as I do, it doesn't work like that. In order for you to
know that God knows your name, it's something you have to experience
for yourself. If you lack wisdom, why not go to the source of all
wisdom, the creator of the universe, your Heavenly Father? "If any of
you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,
and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith,
nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven
with the wind and tossed" James 1:5-6. If it doesn't make sense to you
that I can say that I know there is a God, then you can ask Him for
yourself. You can come to feel for yourself. You just have to ask.
This
Sunday we had a few people come to church! One of them is one of our
friends who have been coming for a couple of weeks now. She is trying to
figure out if God loves her, and it's amazing to watch her as she
begins to recognize the spirit. It is through the feelings in our heart
and the thoughts that come to our mind that we can know God is speaking
to us through the Holy Ghost. We also had a family come to church too!
One thing that really touched me was the amount of people who approached
them and made them feel welcome.
After church
on Sunday we drove down and went on a little exchange with the sisters
in Courtenay. It was so much fun! Courtenay is such a cute little area
and it was so much fun to spend some time with the sisters! I love being
a missionary! Its starting to be blackberry season and they're growing
every where! I love blackberries so that's a huge plus for us! I'm so
lucky to be serving here on the island!
I hope everyone has an amazing week!
Sister Bloomfield
