Hi
everyone!
Wow. What a week! The
Lord is building up His kingdom here in Henderson, NV, and I get to be a part
of it!
We've continued meeting
with Ivan, and he is just the best. His baptism will be this Saturday! The ward
has been very involved in helping since his baptism will be a little unorthodox
(since he is missing his legs). It's been awesome to see everyone pitch right
in and be willing to do whatever needs to happen. Ivan has so much faith. I
swear, he's the one teaching me every time we go there. He got the Gospel
Principles book last week and reads it whenever he's not reading the Book of
Mormon. He's almost finished.
Tiyannah and Al were
baptized and confirmed this weekend! They are amazing youth with a
determination to serve the Lord. Both of them are already planning on serving
missions!
We met a referral from
the mission named Brandy this week. We got to her door and she said, "How
did you know to come see me?!" She was pretty excited we were there. He
mother just passed away, so we had an amazing lesson on the Plan of Salvation.
She is determined to read the Book of Mormon and find out more! We'll see where
it goes! Thank you, member missionaries!
On Saturday night we
were leaving Si'i's apartment after teaching a new member lesson, and we ran
into Sister Bench who lives in the same complex. She said, "Hey, Sisters!
You want a missionary opportunity? Follow me!" So, of course, we followed!
She introduced us to a young single mom who lives there also. Her boyfriend
just went to jail, and she's feeling very alone. Her name is Bre. She said she
was raised going to an LDS church, but she was never baptized. She wanted to
come to church and meet with us as soon as possible! We played it pretty cool
rather than dancing the victory dance we felt like doing! That took place in
the car as we drove away :) Once again, thank you, member missionaries!
Yesterday we had an
awesome missionary musical testimony meeting all focused on Christ. Our zone
had such a good turn out. We had a less active member from our ward go, the
Perez family, and Ivan and his daughters. It was so good! I really needed it. I
was filled with such reverence and awe for the Lord, my calling, the faith of
the members and investigators we have, the life experiences that have made me
who I am, the people I hold dear in my life, and eternity as a whole. I am so
grateful for an eternity to know that I am a daughter of a King who loves me
and will help me succeed! I'm grateful to have an eternity with the ones I
love! To grow, to learn, to love, to serve. Having this truth gives me so much
confidence in my purpose!
I can't wait to someday
take what I'm learning here and implement it in my own family. I want my family
to be a full-purpose ward builder family! I want them to know who they are and
why they are here. I want them to be like the sons of Mosiah, who could not
bare the thought of another soul suffering without the gospel in their lives. I
want them to have charity, and the courage to share God's love with everyone. I
hope I can cultivate and retain all of these things in my personal life and be
who God intended me to be, forever being a missionary. I love this work with
all my heart, and I won't ever stop.
I love you all! Have a
blessed week! Look for the miracles. I promise they are there!
Love, Sister Porter
QUOTE: "Our
commitment is supposed to be a test, it's supposed to be hard, it's supposed to
be impractical in the terms of this world." -Hugh W. Nibley
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