Week 99 - What are YOU going to DO about it?

April 16, 2019

Wow. I don't have a lot of words to describe this week. Without a doubt, this week was one of the best on my mission for sure. I have felt the Spirit so strong this week and just have seen my testimony be so immensely strengthened from day to day, and this week has just been so great!!!

We've been busy ALL week. We've been meeting with a few different people, and have been meeting with our newish not so newish anymore investigator Misha just about every day. He has now read the entire Book of Mormon, all of Doctrine and Covenants, and is now reading all the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church. He's already read 6 of them. Brothers and sisters, how are your studies going?? How hungry are you?? Misha has taught me what it means to FEAST on the words of Christ. As he's done this, God truly has shown to him personally all things that he should do, which includes being baptized!! It's been such an amazing experiencing teaching him, and he has accepted a baptismal date for the 27th!! It's still not 1000% set in stone, but it is what we are working towards and we know that he is going to be ready.

I watched the rest of General Conference this week, and man. That has been just an absolute powerhouse and energy booster for me that will have me hopefully just cruising through the finish line in 6 weeks. I don't have a favorite talk, because it's too hard for me to choose at this point. But what I will say is that there was absolutely an overarching them that connected every single last talk that was given, and I invite you all to find out what it is/was, and to find out what it means for YOU--what are you going to DO about it?? I know without a shadow of a doubt that prayer and fasting works. Especially when you do them together for righteous reasons. I came into this conference with several questions that for longer than a day I had been praying and pondering about. I really truly wanted to know and receive answers to these questions that came from my heart!! I can truly say that even after watching the very first Saturday Morning Session, I received individual and specific answers to each individual and specific question. Not one question was left unanswered after the quickest 2 hours of my life. Each following session was just spiritual "whipped cream" on top of everything that I had learned in the first session alone, which only enhanced my answers and helped me receive more personal guidance and revelation directly from our Father in Heaven!! I know that He works through holy prophets, apostles, and other leaders in our day because He loves us. Modern Day prophets and apostles is a gift amongst the biggest that the Father has to offer us, His children. If we heed their council, we can know with assurity that we are on the right path; the very path that leads us to eternal life and salvation!

It's been a great week. Lots more has happened, but simply put, there are things so amazing and so holy and so sacred that happen on a mission, that the internet is the last place you'd want to put it. You can always ask me in person about stories and experiences and I would be much much more than happy to share. I'll be available in a short 6 weeks!

I love you all and pray for you constantly. Please please please go back and review the things you recorded from General Conference!! Remember that the dullest pencil on paper is still sharper than the sharpest of minds! Write things down in personal places to show God how much you treasure His words and teachings that are personally tailored to your life and time.

Have a super good week everyone.

making my FAVORITE Ukrainian food ever - Varenyky