This has been a great week! I'm super happy because
it rained this week which means fall is coming!!!! I love fall!!! And
I'm even more excited for winter because that's my favorite season!!
This
is also an amazing week because MARCIA GOT BAPTIZED!!!! I've had the
privilege of working with Marcia for the past 3 weeks and I am so
grateful for her! She is an incredible person and is going to do so much
good in the world! I felt the spirit so strongly at her baptism!
Earlier that day Sister Robison and I had been talking about the 7th
verse of the song "how firm a foundation." The lyrics read
The soul that on Jesus hath
leaned for repose
I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell
should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no never, I'll never, no never,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake!
That
song has always had a big impact on me and lately I've really been
reflecting on the principle of enduring to the end. We have to commit to
never forsake Christ every day of our life. We were listening to this
song on the way to the baptism so it was fresh on our minds. Then the
first speaker at the baptism quoted those exact lyrics! The spirit was
so strong! It was amazing to me because Marcia was making a commitment
to follow God that day. But it is a promise that she will continue to
make for the rest of her life. I also have made that promise to accept
Jesus Christ, keep His commandments, and always remember Him. And it's
one I want to make for the rest of my life. I am so grateful for the
gift of the Holy Ghost that helps me to be capable of keeping that
promise for the rest of my life.
As we were
leaving the baptism it was our job to lock up the church. The church has
this big gate locking up the parking lot and I couldn't get it closed
for the life of me. It was raining which was making everything a bit
more difficult. Sister Robison hopped out of the car and we said a
prayer asking Heavenly Father to help us close the gate. On our very
next try the gate closed! It was such a testimony to me of the power of
prayer!
This week I also had the blessing of
being able to go on an exchange in the Abbotsford 2nd ward!!! Words
cannot express how much I love that area! And the missionaries serving
there! I am so grateful I get to be so close!! I never thought I would
experience so much love for a place and the people who live there. I
never thought such a love was possible. It's amazing to think that
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us even more than we can imagine!
On our exchange we managed to get hopelessly lost (the area no longer
has a car so we were on foot/ using a bus). We were about a mile away
from the nearest bus stop. We were also in a place were there isn't as
many houses or people. We saw one house though and decided to knock on
the door. A lady answered who was so happy to hear our message! I
definitely know that God is guiding our steps in this work. He has a
plan for us.
On Saturday we took one of the
branch members around with us practically all day! She is such an
amazing person and I really look up to her example. We took her finding
with us and it was just so fun to have someone else with us! She reached
out in love to all who were with us. It was awesome to see how serving
someone else had such an impact on her. I love the people in this branch
so much!
I hope you all have an amazing week!
Sister Bloomfield
