Lots of fun at the Halloween Parties in our ward!
This weeks letter will be short due to time. I hope all is well with Y'all. I love to hear of your missionary moments, just as Elder Bednar said:"Devoted disciples of Jesus Christ always have been and always will be valiant missionaries. A missionary is a follower of Christ who testifies of Him as the Redeemer and proclaims the truths of His gospel." And that's something we all get to do one way or another. I love that we are fully devoted to the Lord, rather than being devoted to a certain religion. As in- we are converted more to the Lord then to just 'Mormonism".
This week we experienced a few times of rude or frustrating comments and conversations with people my companion and I met going door to door. One person would not hear anything we had to say and would only bring up the things that they thought was wrong/weird with our beliefs. I'm not going to lie- I wanted to just turn and walk away from him, but his children were at the door and if its the last thing I do I want everyone to grow up with good memories of the missionaries. So when he finished I nearly yelled in a cheerful choice as best I could muster, "THANKS SO MUCH FOR LETTING US COME! I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A GREAT DAY"! I smiled and we turned as fast as we could and walked off. I fumed for a few seconds and we carried on to the next house.
Patience is something I'm learning as well as being aware of the impressions we leave.
I know that the things we share WILL bless the lives of those who listen. Every good thing comes from God. Just as Joseph Smith said concerning when people told him the things he knew to be true were crazy, "... I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not deny it, neither dared I do it;" JSH 1:25
Let your light shine out to others, and if anyone (not likely) ever tells you are wrong, then you can just say "well- that just your opinion man".
I Love you, BYE!
Sister Baker
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