Hello Family and Friends! How are you? I love all of you very much, and think about you often!
The highlight of my week was definitely General Conference. I got to watch Saturday and Sunday morning sessions live... except they were at 6:00 at night! It was so cool to hear them say, " We welcome those who are viewing this through satellite in stake centers and meeting houses across the world." He was talking about little us in Enterprise, Zimbabwe!
1. gaining a testimony of the gospel
2. MISSIONARY WORK (YAYA!!!)
3. prepare for the second coming of the Savior
4. The Lord is hastening his work
My favorite talk was by Sharon Eubank. She talked about how much the Savior loves us. I loved the story that she shared about Zacchaeus and how Jesus called him down from his tree. She then said, " Jesus sees us in our trees." I know that our Savior sees us and knows us perfectly. He knows when we struggle, he knows when we are sad, and he knows how to help us. He calls us down from our trees, and can teach us if we are willing. He sees us for as we truly are and loves us even when we are weak. There is no hope lost because of our Savior. If you are struggling, turn to him. He heals wounds that can't be healed by anyone else.
On Tuesday we had a mission leadership conference with all of the Zone Leaders and Sister Training Leaders in the mission. We just discussed how the mission is doing, how we can improve, and how we can use the Book of Mormon more in our teaching. President Makasi bore a powerful testimony of how the Book of Mormon changes lives. It made me reflect on the times I had read the Book of Mormon and also received a witness of it's truth. Because of the testimony that I gained, I just want to share it with everyone! I want to see how the Book of Mormon can truly change people's lives. My companion and I have set goals and made plans for how we can use it more in our contacting and finding.
Missionary work in Enterprise is different than it was in Zengeza... okay maybe the work isn't different, but the approach is. In Zengeza it was very high density and it was very easy to find people to teach. In Enterprise, the area is more rural, and is just a bunch of little farms in the hills. Most everyone has seen or heard from missionaries. My companion and I learned a really good lesson this week. We found that as we just served those in the farms; whether it was washing, cooking, or fetching water, we truly are doing missionary work. We may not baptize them, but when they see future missionaries, they will accept the message that they share because they will remember the missionaries who helped them with their house chores. We are working with members, and trying to find and teach part member families. We are finding a lot of success. Too often we view missionary work as just getting people to the font. Obviously that is the end goal, but more often than not, those results aren't instantaneous. Seeds need to be planted first.
There is this powerful father that we are teaching named Joseph. He has been taught all the lessons by MANY previous missionaries before, but is just waiting to get baptized because of marriage issues. We were talking to him about the Book of Mormon and we asked him to continue to read and live by the words from the Book of Mormon. He misheard my companion and thought that she said," Will you leave the Book of Mormon (instead of live)." He quickly replied," No, I can't leave this book, I know that it is true." It was funny, but it was so cute how he won't deny his testimony about the Book of Mormon. We are praying that all of the issues with marriage are sorted out, because he needs to be baptized ASAP!
Fun little thing about my companion.... She knows Kylie Abbott!! A conversation was brought up about missionaries that I knew who have served in California. Sister Sariah is from Long Beach California, and that is the same mission that Kylie served in. Sister Sariah worked with Kylie and her companion many times in missionary work. Who knew that Zimbabwe would bring Sister Sariah and I together, only to bring us back to Idaho :)
Have an amazing week! Reflect back on General Conference and think of the personal revelation you have received and start to apply it. I love you so much.
-Sister Kershaw
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