It snows in Michigan.
And it really stinks getting stuck in the snow.
How do I know this?
Well, I didn't get stuck in the snow 3 times yesterday and once on the way here or anything.
Yah, getting stuck stinks.
Especially when it takes an hour to get out.
Besides the fact that I'm freezing my butt off and it takes a million hours to get working because I have to put 50 layers of clothes on and brush snow and scrape ice off our windows,
I LOVE IT HERE!!!
We've seen tons of miracles.
It's amazing!
This transfer has definitely been the hardest.
We've been hit with trials such as the following:
-Having to go to the ER from 9pm-3am
-Getting stuck in the snow.
-Staying home because I had the flu (Yah that happened this week too on top of everything else)
-Having crazy investigators who won't stop texting us dumb messages
-Crazy lady yelling at us because she had bad experiences with Mormons
-Leaving the lights on, on our car when we went to the temple for 2 hours.
-Getting our keys locked in a members home for 30 minutes because the member isn't home.
I know.
Awesome.
There have been many more.
I could probably go on for hours.
But those trials don't even matter!
They push us.
We have seen more miracles in this area than I have ever seen in any other area.
Yesterday we went to see the family that the Lord led us to on Christmas.
They have started reading the Book of Mormon.
They've prayed about the church.
They know it's true.
They have agreed to baptism on March 1.
The Lord prepared them.
And I am so honored that He has used me (the imperfect, crazy, little booger that I am) to be the instrument to bring them closer to Christ.
Me!
The little recorder that's cracked and chipped that 2nd graders learn to play.
God could have used a fancy cello and He chose me.
I found this scripture in my studies and I LOVE IT!
Doctrine and Covenants 35:13
13 Wherefore, I call upon the aweak things of the world, those who are bunlearned and despised, to thrash the cnations by the power of my dSpirit;
We are all weak.
That isn't a bad thing.
Through Christ we can be made strong.
AND if we work hand in hand with God and Jesus Christ we are stronger than ever.
When we join with God, no matter how weak we are, He will use us to "thrash the nations."
It says this over and over in the scriptures.
1 Corinthians 1:27
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
D&C 1:19 (19, 23)
19 The weak things of the world shall come forth and break down the mighty and strong ones, that man should not counsel his fellow man, neither trust in the arm of flesh—
23 That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before kings and rulers.
23 That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before kings and rulers.
D&C 124:1
1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Joseph Smith, I am well pleased with your offering and acknowledgments, which you have made; for unto this end have I raised you up, that I might show forth mywisdom through the weak things of the earth.
Alma 37:6
6 Now ye may suppose that this is afoolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by bsmall and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.
I am weak and God has chosen me to fight in His army.
I am so grateful for this opportunity.
I know this gospel is true.
I know that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God.
I know the Book of Mormon is true.
Because my parents led me in the ways of God I have built on a sure foundation and will never fall.
I love you all!
Have a blessed week!
Love,
Sister Heywood
Alma 23:6
6 And as sure as the Lord liveth, so sure as many as believed, or as many as were brought to the knowledge of the truth, through the preaching of Ammon and his brethren, according to the spirit of revelation and of prophecy, and the power of God workingamiracles in them—yea, I say unto you, as the Lord liveth, as many of the Lamanites as believed in their preaching, and werebconverted unto the Lord, cnever did fall away.
They NEVER fell away.
Do all you can to be as converted as the Lamanites.
I promise that this gospel is the only way to eternal happiness.
Do not to turn to the world.
Turn to God.
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