November 13, 2013

Dear family,

Sorry this is so late. The library was closed Monday and then my companion was sick all day yesterday so we were unable to go out. So now I'm emailing. Sister K is feeling better. :)

Crazy to hear about Aidan! I hope he gets feeling better soon. I will  continue to study the scriptures to gain an understanding of the Atonement as best I can.. :) Which is working.

This week has been good. We met a lady named L. and her brother and sister in law are preparing for a mission and are in the MTC right now as Senior couples. That's crazy right?! We are going back, and she is feeding us dinner! :) We had an investigator of ours decline the baptismal invitation even though she had felt the Spirit and knew it was what she needed to do. That was hard and upsetting. But we did our best as servants of the Lord. :)

We had an awesome FHE with J. and some members in Le Mars. J. opened up and really enjoyed being taught by "real people" evidently we're fake haha. :) The lesson was awesome he sounded just like Joseph Smith. We committed him to follow Joseph Smith's example and pray to know the truth of what we are teaching him. :) We are meeting with him so I look forward to hearing about his experience.

We had this crazy day on Wednesday. We received at least 7 or 8 promptings that led to nothing...we could tell that we were being tested to see if we would actually follow our promptings. Thankfully we passed. Haha.

We also attended a baptism in our ward ,a guy named L. who the Elders are teaching. It was so powerful. He was so pumped about the Book of Mormon. I loved what he said. "Every time I read I am quick to underline something that will help me or one of my friends." How inspiring is that. He will make a great missionary. :) It's moments like these where I LOVE being a missionary. Seeing people change is the greatest thing ever.

This week I'm working on be exactly obedient. I learned that it is possible to be EXACTLY Obedient through Repentance and the Atonement of Christ. Repentance is our theme this month as missionaries and has already made a huge impact in my life. I know that Repentance is a change of heart. "It's forming a fresh view of God, ourselves, and the world." I never realized the importance of repenting daily until now. I would encourage you to read about repentance in Preach my Gospel, and repent daily as well.

Sorry this letter is so rushed. I love you all. I'm glad Aidan is doing well. Have a good week.

I love you lots,

Love, Sister Curfew