Hello Family!! :) September
10, 2013
How are you doing???
I heard about the crazy weather,
but I didn't know it was that crazy!!! But that really does sound like this
past weekend was an adventure! But I am glad that all is well, that you are
safe, and that things are drying up! :)
Things are good here, this week
has been a good one! Lots of
changes and new things though.
Ok lets see where to start.
Hmm Mackey and Trinity. So, we taught them on Tuesday and on
Friday. And on Tuesday, when we got there, Trinity said that she was
already nearly done with First Nephi! This twelve year old girl is just
soaking up the gospel! It is a miracle!
It is amazing!! :) So that was great. So far, Mackey still
wants to be baptized, but doesn’t without her husband, so that has been a
little bit of a roadblock, but we are praying for him nearly all the time, and
we will stop by tonight to see how they are doing! :) We get to teach
Grace this week, she previously disappeared, k well, not really, she just has
been super, super busy! :) But, we get to teach her on Wednesday, and I guess
the Elders stopped by on Saturday and she told them that she was super excited
about our appointment, so it should be good. We will most likely be inviting her to be baptized!
Speaking of baptisms...3 weeks
ago we learned about opening windows, and we did the next day, and met Lucia,
at the park, and we taught her,
and have kept in contact with her. And guess what!!! She was baptized
yesterday!! She called us and told us how happy she was! :) So that
was just an amazing thing to kind of be a part of! Miracles happen every single
day! All around the world!! The
Lord is hastening his work! The elect are being found! :) So, that
was pretty great, even though we weren't able to go and see it, I am so
grateful that the gospel is true everywhere!! :)
Hmm ok, so for the changes. For
one, we started walking. So, that is really different. But great, we are
able to talk to more people, but I think once it cools down we will be able to
talk to even more, but right now, there aren't many people out and about
because it is still so hot. So that was an adventure. And our AC
broke, again. But they fixed the motor, so we should be good!!! And
thank goodness, because it has been hot. I'll be glad when we get the
car again, but it will be fun to keep walking, and get to know the area better
than we already do!! Second thing that
is different, I'm in a trio now. And
I'm not only training sister Putnam, I'm now training Sister Lang as well. She
joined us here in Irvine on Saturday, from her first area that she had been in
for just 6 weeks. She was in a companionship that really was just too far
gone to be saved, so we have her now, and that has been an adventure, training
two people, but I feel that the Lord has prepared me, and that He really is
holding me up, and giving me the words of direction to say, so that these
sisters can be the Missionaries and the people that He intends for them to be. :)
So, that is my week, new changes, but new opportunities. I am
learning so much from both of them, and I am so grateful that I have been given
this opportunity to grow in this way!!
The Lord's work is truly amazing.
The gospel is true!! :) We have so many reasons to rejoice, the
fact that God has a plan for us, that there is a purpose to everything we do,
that God loves us! That we are His Children! That the Book of Mormon is the word of God. That babies are
so cute! haha, even though I can't hold them for 11 more months, that is
ok! haha. But, things are just great!! And so, this week, I
really want to challenge you to look for the little things. Look for the happiness. The world
is growing ever and ever darker, we are going to need to be the examples, and
the sources of light to all of those around us. There are many even
within the church that are slipping and sliding, and falling into the dark.
We need to help them. And that starts with us. So, this week,
look for the happiness, and I can't wait to hear all about it in your letters
and emails next week!! :) So, this
week has been good, I've been looking for the happiness. And I just love
how much God is in the details of our lives. I am so blessed to be
serving in Irvine, to have the companions that I do, the mission that I am in.
It truly is exactly what I needed, and I am sure that everyday for the
rest of forever I will know why this was the mission that I was called to serve
in. :)
I hope that you have a great
week! Be that light for someone
else, share your testimony, share a smile! Be courageous and proud to
know that you are a part of the church of God. Share that, because the
world needs it. :)
And, yes, I'm a missionary, so I
am inviting you, just as we do with the members here, to strengthen yourselves,
then strengthen those around you! :)
I love you all, I hope that you
have grand week, stay close to the Spirit, keep smiling! :)
I love you!
Love,
Sister Taylor Burningham
P.S. I can wear maxi skirts
now, so I'd like my dress at some point. Also, for Christmas and birthday...if
Mika Rose has any skirts that are similar to the pleated ones I got before,
that would be great... one or two, size small. Hmmm…also, modbe white and
black shirts, like the black one Kenna and I both had, those would be great. (I
won't need them till Christmas, but just some ideas) New shirts would be
grand, I'm getting bored. I probably won't come home with a lot of the
things that I brought, just because I wear it everyday. So, that's all I can
think of now. I'm actually pretty set on journals, there was a composition
notebook sale (they were 70 cents...) haha. But, one thing that I would
love from EVERYONE is pictures, either in a scrapbook, or just pictures from
the year, since I haven't been there, that would give me great joy! :)
So, there are some ideas!
Have a great week!
I love you all!
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