Week 61

9/25/17

Wow!  This week went by so fast!

So on Tuesday I had to say goodbye to Sister Blair.

I spent that morning with the Filips until the Brownsville Sisters were able to come get me. I spent the day with them here, in Lebanon, and they went to Brian's lesson with me. That lesson was so awesome! So if you remember last week, I was a little concerned about the way they took the tithing lesson and then Brian didn't come to church so that made things even worse. When we got to the lesson the Sister asked Brian and Pam what they have been leading so far and they were like, "Well last time they told us all about how we gotta give them all our money!" And then they told us all about the weekend...Brian prayed so hard about tithing when we left and then never talked to Pam about it so they went the whole weekend not knowing how the other one felt about it. When Pam came home from church she started to talk to him about it and they made a plan on how they will live the law of tithing!! They are going to do it!! I'm so excited for them!

Then I was in Brownsville all of Wednesday. I had fun and I loved that area. I got to meet some members in their branch and I just loved them. I met their branch mission leader and found out that he is from Snowflake, AZ! We got to talk about how it has changed since he was there, it was fun talking to him about my home :) 

I had to get up at 5am to head to Newberg so I could get my new companion! We sang Called to Serve as they came into the church and then President started telling us who was going to be with who. So I knew about one of the Sisters that was coming out. She is good friends with my past companion, Sister Hartvigsen. I was hoping I would get to train her so when President said her name first, I was anxiously waiting to hear who would train her. When he said "Sister MacKay" he was looking at another Sister so it took me a second to realize he said my name and then I freaked out!!! I was so excited!! I love Sister Berenyi!! I'm so grateful to be her companion!!

I asked the Christys to make her a green meal for her first meal in the field since she is a greenie!

 I'm so grateful for all the amazing blessings and miracles I receive everyday on my mission! 

I love these scriptures that I read in my studies this week!

Alma 39:15-17

15 And now, my son, I would say somewhat unto you concerning the coming of Christ. Behold, I say unto you, that it is he that surely shall come to take away the sins of the world; yea, he cometh to declare glad tidings of salvation unto his people.

16 And now, my son, this was the ministry unto which ye were called, to declare these glad tidings unto this people, to prepare their minds; or rather that salvation might come unto them, that they may prepare the minds of their children to hear the word at the time of his coming.

17 And now I will ease your mind somewhat on this subject. Behold, you marvel why these things should be known so long beforehand. Behold, I say unto you, is not a soul at this time as precious unto God as a soul will be at the time of his coming?

I really loved verse seventeen because Alma is trying to show us how much God loves His children. They are all important to him, not just the ones that were there with Christ when he came, not just the ones that came before Him, and not just those that came after. Christ's Atonement is for all because God loves us all!

Love,

Sister MacKay