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| Cuddling with the AP |
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| A huge black widow that was HUGE! |
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| After the baptism. |
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| I love these people! |
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| Jeremiah and Kaylee |
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| Missionaries in Black! |
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| Take me for a ride in a big blue tractor. |
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| The whole crew. |
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| Zone Conference with President Pingree |
Alrighty! So this past week was good and bad all at the same time. To start off with the "bad". I am not exactly sure if we were wearing "kick me" signs on our backs or what, but for some reason everyone thought it was open season on the sister missionaries. We were getting judged left and right all week! Apparently, according to other missionaries who have been out longer, this is pretty normal. at first I was pretty annoyed. I felt like we were doing our job, teaching regularly and trying our best to fulfill our purpose, and people were just finding every reason to let us know that we were doing things wrong. Not gonna lie, it hurt. But after the frustration wore off I really thought about it and I realized that it was a tender mercy. Every now and then we can get really comfortable and think we're all hot and awesome, and then the Lord "gently" reminds us to be humble. Even though it can be frustrating, I am always super grateful when that happens because it pushes me to be better. So this week I really am going to strive to "try a little harder to be a little better" and to be more humble while doing it!
Now to talk about the good! Jeremiah was baptized this past Saturday and confirmed as a member if the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Sunday. It was such an amazing experience. The Elders also had a baptism scheduled for that day so we decided to just combine the two. Everyone was a little worried about how it would turn out, but it turned out to be one of the most spiritual experiences. Being at a baptism for one person is amazing. Being at a baptism for two people is absolutely breathtaking. The spirit was so strong and my heart was so full. Jeremiah asked me to speak and while I was standing at the pulpit I was able to look out at the large crowd that had come to support Jeremiah and Kaylee and everyone's faces were just glowing and it was so cool! It's little things like that that really strengthen my testimony. It really blows my mind on a regular basis that people actually listen to what we have to say and that people actually get baptized. But I know the reason that that is, is because the message we have to share is true and it brings so much joy that people can't help but be drawn to it. Pretty amazing. Anyways, This week is going to rock. I can feel it already. I love you so much and I hope you have an amazing week!
Love, Sister Williams
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