Hello Family and Friends!
Whoa. I can´t believe
another week has already passed by. Time is flying like CRAZY. I
LOVE my area, Queimadas—it is really the coolest area ever. I don´t ever
want to move and I am praying that I will get to stay here for Christmas.
Queimadas has been a branch for
about 8 years. Last night we had a killer correlation meeting where our
Branch President told us that we are the strongest group of missionaries to be
in Queimadas and that we are really making history here! It was amazing
to hear that because for the last week or two, all four of us have been feeling
like we are working REALLY hard, but no one wants to talk to us because we are
Americans. Eh, our Branch President said that we are doing things right
though, which is really comforting. I am pumped to help this branch
become a ward.
This week was alright! I
truly learned so much. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were really
hard. I felt so exhausted. We were doing everything right: being
VERY obedient, working very hard, talking to EVERYONE, and having spiritual
lessons, but we still didn´t have anyone who wanted to go to church and be
baptized. I was tired mentally, physically, and spiritually and truly
didn´t know how we could change what we were doing. I prayed very hard,
cried a little bit, and thought a lot. I truly received answers to my
prayers and am seeing miracles. I think I repeat this every week, but I
KNOW that Heavenly Father is listening to us, and is ready to help us
This Sunday was a
miracle. We had 7 people at church yesterday and 6 of them want to be
baptized (and can be baptized) in the next month. WHOA. I truly
learned from my trials this week. I learned that many times in order to
receive blessings and see miracles, we need to humble ourselves in every way
possible. I like the quote from Grandma Julie that she gave me one time
that says something like, ´´Many times to humble yourself, you have to bring
yourself to your knees, pleading with Him in every way possible. Through
this you will come closer to Christ. It will be hard, but it is worth any
sacrifice that you might have to make.´´ Ehhh, the quote goes something
like that.
Last of all, the subject of
this email, ´´Every Week is Like the Playoffs`´. It´s so true.
Sunday is like the playoffs. We work all week to get people ready for
church on Sunday. Saturday night and Sunday morning we anxiously think and
pray about who is going to come to church Sunday. Once we arrive in the
chapel for sacrament meeting, it´s game over. Whoever you have there in
the meeting is who can be baptized next Sunday. These are the people who
we will be teaching all next week.
Ok. I gotta go now. But I love you all and miss
you! Remember that it´s almost 100 degrees here when you´re drinking hot
cocoa on a snow day!
Sister Madison Stolk
Sister Stolk is serving from the Westridge Ward. For more information about her mission, you can visit her blog at http://madisonstolk.blogspot.com/
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