Sister Mettra

Dear love Bugs...

I have so much to be grateful for this week words can't even express my feelings. Last week i shared the reverence that I felt with being trusted with these souls, and this week follows the same profile. I am so grateful to be in this mission, I know everyone says they had the best mission. But in no other mission in the world could you teach all over the world in so many ways and touch so many hearts. I am truly humbled to be called to serve the Lord here one these grounds. Our Mission President is very inspired to make this the most obedient and successful mission. Of coarse that itself took learning to understand why.. but I realized we don't need to know the why. " We cant go asking God to put us on the path, if we aren't willing to move our feet." Not only am I able to move my feet, but my heart is on the path the Lord wants it to be. I have grown to love trials and hard times, because I know that God wants to give us something better if we will just hold on and not let go....

Remembering Every Soul is Great in the sight of God...

Do you remember John from last week??... He was the one that came on and the start of our conversation was very interesting on chat ha but he ended up calling us and we taught him this week. He is golden like literally out of no where ha! Both Sister Anderson and I had such huge smiles on our faces the whole lesson. You better believe that A he had a BOM, talked about it like he was a member already B prays all of the time, C knows more history about the Book of Mormon then me ha. He is so prepared but like I said last week, if we would have judged and just said no he isn't sincere, this moment I'm about to describe would have never happened. Well on our second lesson to John we wanted to commit him to have missionaries to bring the DVD the restoration his reply, "oh yeah I watched that on mormon.org i love how he really wanted to know the truth and God told him." Wow ha um wasn't expecting that at all we both looked at each other with huge eyes and laughing and we said are you sure your not a member John haha. Then we started to share how the gospel has worked in our lives, what it means to us. I shared a couple experiences where I felt very alone and through prayer I was able to find peace and comfort to a very dark situation. The spirit was coming in and words couldn't really express how I felt, we both felt a prompting to invite him to be baptized! Sister Anderson did it and there was just silence, then I did a softer invite and told him the gospel will change is life and literally mid sentence I was cut off by, no Jenna what I was going to say was... Yes I would like to be baptized eventually.........

My heart started beating so fast and i couldn't speak. Sister Andersen and I looked at each other and our mouths were just wide open and smiling. He started to bare is testimony to what he knows right now, and I couldn't help but cry tears just streamed down my face I had to mute myself cause I was crying so much ( normal for me). I knew it wasn't me, Sister Andersen but only the spirit that had testified to his heart that this was true! We don't have to meet people face to face or even know them to see a miracle. As we let the spirit speak and talk from the heart anything is possible. John is a progressing investigator now and told us that he enjoys our spirits. He is our favorite! Ps he is from California :)

Do you know...

We were at the desk which has become one of my favorite places to meet and talk to people. Mainly because you have a short time and you can see miracles in seconds. This guy walks in about 30 years old just looking at the map. I walked up to him and started talking to him his name was wade and was really stand of ish actually. But I don't really care about that I'll talk to them anyways and make a dumb joke so they laugh. We started talking and I started to get the hint he was inactive. He had actually served a mission but went right away to the military so he lost his faith with everything he saw there. I could tell that his soul was lost and he needed direction and guidance. I shared a 2 Nephi 4:20 with him and told him that so many people forget that God can keep them a float upon the waters of life. And started to talk about how God is our life vest we just have to hold on. He looked around and wasn't really listening. Then the spirit helped me to pause and he said, Yeah I guess I forgot that. And I replied, Wade do you know God loves you?.... Silence tears.... No not really guess I never really have. I paused and let the moment sink in and then said, Wade he is just waiting for you to come to him he loves you so much and doesn't want you to forget him. He is your Father and will always be there by your side. He looked at me and just said, thank you, thank you so much. His feelings over took him and he left I was so grateful that I was able to uplift a lost soul that has the truth but forgot.

God be With you Till we Meet again...

Gloria called in to Sister Andersen's phone this week and she asked her if we could call her back and teach her more about how families can be together forever. Now I wasn't in the first conversation but we ended up calling a couple of hours later and praying with her. I guess her grandson was in the hospital cause he got shot! We prayed that he would heal and that things would work out for the best. The next day we got a call, Her grandson had died he was 17 years old and now gone. She just cried with us on the phone and Sister Andersen and I shared with her some scriptures and did the best we could to comfort her. The this morning is what really touched my heart. We called and prayed with her and she started telling us about all the things that had happened in her life and she just feels alone and kept asking us where did Nathan Andrew go? Where is he? We started to cry because it was so heart felt and she really didn't know. Sister Andersen testified that she would see him again and this wasn't the end. She has a stutter and sometimes cant speak but once she gets the words out we can understand her. She just kept asking, where is he? Then the spirit prompted me to sing.... God be with you till we meet again. I told her to pay special attention to the words and how she felt. I was crying through the whole thing especially when I sang , Till we meet at Jesus Feet. I have sung this song so many times but that line just came over me. We really will see each other again this isn't the end no matter what happens. She cried and said thank you thank you Jenna, you made me cry. I will never forget you, and your voice thank you. Music heals hearts I know that without a shadow of a doubt.

Fun fact!! : Abby my investigator with Sister TaraSevich.. GOT BAPTIZED! She is from England and we taught her over the phone! YAY!!

I know that God is really leading me to these people and that if I let him do that, Miracles happen. Why I titled this strength beyond my own is because, this week I may have had the worst pain in my back, then I've had since I got back. I woke up Thursday morning not being able to walk let a lone move. I prayed I would be able to walk and endure the pain. It wasn't easy but with the help of, my Deep Blue oil, Sister Rodriguez's skills, a loving comp and faith..... Miracles happens hours later. Elder Hales said, Constant intense pain is a great purifier that humbles us... Yep that seems about right. For a moment I was afraid I wasn't going to make it. The pain went all the way into my neck and temples and I laid down on the floor and started laughing cause I couldn't really even open my eyes ha. But the pain slowly drifted and that night is when we committed John to be baptized. And I would go through it all again just for that one moment. And sometimes I think that's how the Savior thinks. He loves us so much that when even one soul comes back to him, it makes all of it worth it.

God Be With You Till We Meet Again

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