I hope everyone has had an amazing week! I know I have! This has actually been such a good week!
This
Friday we had MLC with Elder Klebingat! It was so good! He taught us
different principles of leadership and I learned so much. I've been
thinking so much lately about the importance of being fully consecrated.
On a mission we try to direct all our thoughts and everything we do to
Jesus Christ and to helping others. But I learned this past couple of
weeks that the true meaning of consecration is being willing to give
everything we have to the gospel. One of my goals is to be fully
consecrated and I know it will be something that I strive to do for the
rest of my life. The spirit was so strong this MLC. We also had an
opportunity to be taught by President Wong. I am so grateful to be in
this mission! I'm pretty sure I have the best mission president ever. At
the close of the meeting we were about the sing the closing hymn, "Let
us all press on" (one of my favorites after the April general
conference) when one elder suggested that we stand and sing. As we stood
and sang I felt the spirit so strong and had the thought "this is the
happiest moment of my life so far" I've learned that true happiness
comes when we are doing the Lord's work.
We
are blessed to be working with some amazing people right now. We got to
meet with Jessica again and she's just so incredible! We taught her
about the plan of salvation. It's amazing to see her just soak up what
we're teaching her. She texted us right after our lessons to tell us
that she had read some of the scriptures we had left with her to read
and that they had really resonated with her. It's amazing to me how
interested she is in the temple. I am so grateful for the blessings of
the temple and it makes me so happy to think that Jessica could one day
receive those blessings too! We've also started meeting with some of her
friends! Jessica is the best missionary ever! She practically goes
around campus telling everyone all about what's she's learning. The
people who live in her dorm say that any time we are going to come over
Jessica always gets really excited and says "the mormons are coming! The
mormons are coming!" Haha that cracks me up. I guess we should probably
tell her that we go by "Latter day saints" now haha. It's honestly such
a miracle the people we've been able to meet through her.
We've
been able to find some amazing people this week and I know without a
doubt that God guides us if we are willing to act on the promptings we
receive. This week I met people from Mexico, the Congo, Dubai, the
Philipines, Japan, China, and of course India. It's so cool all the
people I get to meet!
I love serving in this
branch so much! Serving in YSA has really pushed me outside my comfort
zone. It's stretched me and I'm so grateful for all I've been able to
learn. I am so grateful that God provides ways for me to grow.
The
past few months I've grown a lot closer to Jesus Christ. During
sacrament meeting this thought flew through my mind "Jesus Christ didn't
die for your sins, He died for YOU." That hit me really hard. I know
that Christ isn't some random person that lived 2,000 years ago who died
so that I could be forgiven of my sins. But He's someone who lives
today, who walks beside me, and magnifies everything I do. He takes my
best and even my worse and makes it enough. Because of Him I never have
to be trapped in who I am right now, I can always become something
better.
I am so excited for general conference
this weekend! Something I've learned is that when the prophet speaks,
the best thing we can do is listen intently. I've been trying really
hard this week to spiritually prepare and I'm excited to see what
message he will have for us.
Have a great week!
Sister Bloomfield
