Lord, I
would Follow Thee
Hey Hey
Family!
March 26, 2014
I hope you
all had a fantastic week! I got your
letters and wow! Shorts and flowers? That is quite the opposite of what we are
experiencing here in Maine! This has
been a very long winter, and even though it can be pretty, I wouldn’t mind a
change of scenery. And temperature.
So this week
has pretty much been a blur. It’s been
busy and I can hardly remember everything that has happened. District P-Day was great! We played Mystic Wood again :) Then we had a lesson with Arleen (we’re
teaching her the stop smoking program today) and she’s been progressing
well. We also had a great lesson with
Sheny and Luis. I love that Guatemalan
family!! They are great! Luis had read 40 chapters in a day from the
Book of Mormon, which was awesome! He
still has some reservations about being baptized right now, but he’ll get
there! Tuesday, we went and volunteered
at a food pantry, then we dropped our car off at the body shop in Norway. Our poor car had a cracked bumper that needed
to be fixed. We don’t know how it
happened, but it’s been cracked for a while and we finally got the go ahead to
get it repaired. It was sad though. We pretty much felt homeless. We drive so much we practically live in
it. Thankfully we have amazing ward
members here who drove us around and helped us out! They are great! Wednesday we had a lesson with Michael. He is amazing! His health isn’t very good, which is sad, but
he really has a desire to learn and change!!
We also helped someone move, had a great lesson with a determined
less-active who just needs a bit of motivation to get back into coming to
church, and had a lesson with Jessica, our 13 yr. old investigator who really
wants to be baptized :) After that, we
went to the YW fundraiser dinner and talent show. Sister May accompanied me on the violin and
we played a hymn for it. It was
fun! Such a great, busy day!
The next day
we got hit with a huge storm. Had we
have had the car, it would have been grounded.
I still just can’t believe the amount of snow we have! Crazy.
We were able to get out and contact a couple people down the road
though. So that was great!
Friday we
had district meeting and the ride down there was pretty crazy. The GPS tried to take the Elders down this
one short-cut road that didn’t go through.
The road wasn’t plowed. The roads
here seem to have a lot of dead ends. On
the way though they totally lost the undercarriage of their car. This is the third car they have done some
damage to. The weather really isn’t
liking the mission vehicles it would seem.
District meeting was great, and on the way back, we picked up our car!! Yay!
Later, we had a lesson with Adan.
He is doing great and things are working out for his baptism on April 4th
:) We are all very excited!!
Saturday we
went from appointment to appointment, and Sunday we were able to set a
baptismal date with Jessica for April 19th!! :) Easter weekend! We also had dinner with the Lilly’s and a
movie night with the Rodriguez’s.
Overall, it
was a really wonderful week!! Sister May
and I have a good time and we both love missionary work :) I’m really grateful I get to be with her
because I’ve learned a lot from her. One
day we had a conversation that really got me thinking. We talked about not judging people, and it is
weird because in my studies that has kind of been a theme. (I’m reading about Christ’s trial in Matt.
27.) I read in Alma 32 about the humble
people who were cast out and who came to Alma wanting to know what to do. They were judged by their apparel and how
poor they were. However, it was because of that their hearts
were opened to the truth. As a
missionary especially I’m learning, and will continue to learn it’s important
to talk to everyone, no matter how they look, etc. It’s not up to me to judge who will or who
won’t accept the gospel. Judging in
general is something I’ve been trying to work on. In Sacrament Meeting yesterday we sang a
great hymn, #220. It says “Who am I to
judge another when I walk imperfectly?”
It really hit me. I need to be
better at looking outside myself, and stop comparing. The Savior is a perfect judge. He looks on the heart! (1 Sam. 16:7)
I need to make sure that I’m doing my part to love and serve everyone no
matter what, and don’t judge them. The Savior
is the perfect example of self-less service.
One of my favorite scriptures recently is Matt. 20:25-28. Part of it says, “Whosoever will be chief
among you, let him be your servant: Even
as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give
his life a ransom for many.” I need to
be better at constantly looking for ways to serve others and I’m grateful that
I’ve been able to work on it on my mission!
I’ve learned so much and it feels so good to help other people! I have such a strong desire to keep doing
so! The last verse of the hymn I talked
about sums up my feelings pretty well :”Savior, may I love my brother as I know
thou lovest me, Find in Thee my strength, my beacon, For they servant I would
be. Savior, may I love my brother –
Lord, I would follow Thee.”
I’m grateful
for mu Savior and for everything I’ve been learning about Him as I read the
scriptures! I’m grateful for the chance
I have to serve my brothers and sisters in Maine and the Lord! I love them so much! I love you so much too family and I hope you
have a wonderful week!!
1 John 3:16-19
Sister Bergeson :)
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