Monday, March 17th 2017
Hello
my favorite people!!! It's Sister Gore comin atcha with another amazing week of
service to the Lord!!
Pday was
one of my favorites!! Some old missionary friends came into town and we all
went to Sun Splash!! It's a "fun center" that has laser tag, go
carts, mini golf, an arcade and a water park in the summer!! We just had a
blast!
That night we went on exchanges
and Sister Thomas came to my area! There was one problem, we switched at pday
and she left her proselyting clothes in her companion’s car and they had
already left. So luckily we are about the same size. We ran home grabbed a
skirt and headed to dinner! After dinner we had a lesson with J. and the YSA
sisters so we could "pass her off" to them, since she is YSA age.
Going to miss that girl! She has a love for Christ and for the Gospel that is
just growing brighter and brighter!!
Sister
Thomas and I had an awesome day!! She is good about being happy in any
circumstances and always seeking for the good! She never complains! I learned
so much from her that day! We went tracting and no one answered....wahhh 
But
that's okay we had so much fun doing it! :)
But
that's okay we had so much fun doing it! :)
We ate dinner with a single sister
in our ward, Sister M0. She took us out to eat at a Mexican restaurant called
Cabo's! So good!! I ate so much I had to unzip my skirt to let my belly expand
hahaha I love food okay! Well she gave us great life advice, she was chalk full
of it because she has been through SO many trials in her life! She told us
"It's all true, all of the gospel is true, live it!" And "Do it
all, live your life, take opportunities!" Love it!!
Saturday was
a beautiful day!! I was able to go up to Gridley to witness the baptism of M.W!
She glowed!! The gospel has brought so much light into her life! Her mom,
grandma and little sister came to support her! It was so awesome! I was so
blessed to have a small part in helping M.W, grateful to know her and to be a
missionary!
I was filled with fire and
motivation to find, find find!! So we went tracting!! We met a lady named H.
who is from Romania! She told us that she always prays for her children to find
more light in the scriptures. We gave her a Book of Mormon and she is going to
read Moroni 10! She took her bible, looked at me and said "Pick a
number" so I said 12. She found a scripture in Colossians about peace,
love, charity & long suffering. She then looks at Sister Tsalagi and does
the same thing, except her scripture is about pride haha So she says "Well
I don't know you and she doesn't know you, but God knows you." Hahaha it
was hilarious!!
We
had a beautiful Easter Day!! We had a musical Sacrament meeting filled with the
Spirit!! We spent some time saying goodbye to members since Sister Tsalagi is
leaving :( She is going to Gridley and Sister Kikel is coming to be my last
companion!! So crazy!!
It's crazy to think that this is
my last transfer!! Advice is more than welcome! I need all the help I can get.
I'm just so grateful to have spent this time to serve my Heavenly Father and
Savior! I know that He loves and He loves us!!
Love y'all!
Ps Here are some of my favorite
quotes from a few of the emails from President Marston!
“At some point the multitudinous
sins of countless ages were heaped upon the Savior, but his submissiveness was
much more than a cold response to the demands of justice. This was not a
nameless, passionless atonement performed by some detached, stoic being. Rather
it was an offering driven by infinite love. This was a personalized, not
a mass atonement. Somehow, it may be that the sins of every soul were
individually (as well as cumulatively)
accounted for, suffered for, and
redeemed for, all with a love unknown to man.”
Tad R. Callister
Twas battered and scarred, and
the auctioneer
Thought it scarcely worth his
while
To waste much time on the old
violin,
But held it up with a smile:
“What am I bidden, good folks,”
he cried,
“Who’ll start the bidding for
me?”
“A dollar, a dollar”; then,
“Two!” “Only two?
Two dollars, and who’ll make it
three?
Three dollars, once; three
dollars, twice;
Going for three—” But no,
From the room, far back, a
gray-haired man
Came forward and picked up the
bow;
Then, wiping the dust from the
old violin,
And tightening the loose
strings,
He played a melody pure and
sweet
As a caroling angel sings.
The music ceased, and the
auctioneer,
With a voice that was quiet and
low,
Said, “What am I bid for the old
violin?”
And he held it up with the bow.
“A thousand dollars, and who’ll
make it two?
Two thousand! And who’ll make it
three?
Three thousand, once, three
thousand, twice,
And going, and gone!” said he.
The people cheered, but some of
them cried,
“We do not quite understand
What changed its worth?.” Swift
came the reply:
“The touch of a master’s hand.”
And many a man with life out of
tune,
And battered and scarred with
sin,
Is auctioned cheap to the
thoughtless crowd,
Much like the old violin.
A “mess of pottage,” a glass of
wine,
A game—and he travels on.
He’s “going” once, and “going”
twice,
He’s “going” and almost “gone.”
But the Master comes, and the
foolish crowd
Never can quite understand
The worth of a soul and the change
that’s wrought
By the touch of the Master’s
hand.
In the name of Jesus Christ,
amen.
