Blessings of Service 4/13/2015

It is pouring rain right now and we just got an alert on our phone saying Flash Flood Notice until 2:00 pm so I might get to do a lot of emailing until then :)

I mentioned this a while ago but I felt prompted to bring it up again. In the Prosper 2nd Ward, quite a few members are helping out this one family in refurbishing their home. From accounts from some of the ward members they told us that this house was revolting. It was like those hoarder homes you see on television. The previous missionaries weren't allowed to go because of the hazardous stench in the house. We helped out at the same house months later and through the countless hours of self sacrificing time from the members and youth, it now looks quite spiffy. It still has just as many hours left to complete it that have been put into so far, but the members are not giving up on this family's home.

The Relief Society President said that some might think that this has been too much effort for just one person but that is all that Jesus exemplifies because "The Savior loves the One and so should we." I felt the

Spirit so strongly with those words and so I'm passing them on to you.

If you ever think when doing a service for someone "This might be too much for just one person", I would like to point out how Jesus Christ teaches "What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?" -Luke 15:4

So its ALWAYS worth it. The blessings of service to me is joy in know you did something that no one but you was meant to do.

I love you all and I wish the best for you.

Looks like the rain is calming down #TenderMercies and speaking of #'s look up the #BecauseHeLives and share the video with everyone you know! That is a great missionary tool right there!

Love, Sister Baker

Here we have me my companion, the Prosper 1st Sisters (Sister Rust and Acton), The Elder next to me is the first missionary from Syria (Elder Ahmad), and our Zone Leader is taking the picture (Elder Langford)