Sister Burley and I had a lot of exciting things happen this past week!! We have really been focusing on strengthening our relationships with the members and doing little kind deeds for someone in the ward or in the community every day! And we have seen so many blessings from it!! We also have received SO much back. God is good all the time, all the time God is good!
- Thursday we had some time in the afternoon and we felt impressed to go rack our neighbors leaves. His name is Harvey! He is an older guy that has such a kind heart! He only has 1 dog but he takes care of a ton of stray cats. When I first met Harvey it was a couple months back when I was companions with Sister Long. He was outside feeding all the stray cats. At that time there was 11! And his whole driveway was full of bowls! Well anyways we felt impressed to go help him. We racked his front yard and cleared his driveway for him. He told us towards the end that he had been meaning to come to his yard the past couple days but didn't have the time too. He was SO grateful for us. The next day we were walking down the road and Harvey and his wife pull over to talk to us. He tells us again how grateful he is for our service and tells us he loves us! He is adorable!! That same time he was in Walmart and saw the Elders. He had never met them before but recognized the black name tag that we wear and started talking to them. He told them what we did for him! He is just too kind!
- Another kind deed we did was about 2 weeks, right before our ward trunk or treat. We were going around inviting people to the activity and we met Sonya. She told us that it was on her birthday and so she couldn't make it. We made a note that it was her birthday and went back and put a bunch of notes all over her door for her! Just yesterday a member told us that she ran into Sonya at the school her son goes too. (Sonya is a teacher). Sonya told the member how much our kind deed meant to her. She was very touched!!
- On Wednesday we had a crazy day! It was a bit scary, but ended up being a day full of miracles and laughs! Sister Burley and I just laugh about it now! This picture describes it all!
- We got a little discouraged on Wednesday. We were in a small town outside of Seminole, called Prague. We had kind of a scary interaction with someone and was a bit shaken up. We wanted to turn back, we felt a lot like Alma when he went to the city of Ammonihah. We decided to keep going (after we got sonic) and were greeted by an Amulek- a very sweet older lady!! She was heaven sent! She was just what we needed to help give us the inspiration to keep going. She gave us water and hugs and told us she loved us, even though she just barley met us. She made it possible for us to later meet Katie! Katie is someone who just moved to Prague and has 2 kids and one on the way. Her husband and her were just talking about church and then we showed up! #miracles! Later that evening we even had a member, who saw us walking, offer to give us a ride home and took us to Braums too. Heavenly Father definitely watches over ALL of his children.
So much joy is found in service. I have seen that over and over throughout my life, especially as I have been a missionary. Elder Oaks said, "We are happier and more fulfilled when we act and serve for what we give, not for what we get. Our Savior teaches us to follow Him by making the sacrifices necessary to lose ourselves in unselfish service to others. If we do, He promises us eternal life, “the greatest of all the gifts of God” (D&C 14:7), the glory and joy of living in the presence of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ." If you see someone in need this week do a kind deed! Reach out to someone, serve someone, be someone's friend! It only takes a little bit but the outcome is much much more! I hope yall have a blessed week! Remember God is good all the time!
All my love,
Sister Jackson
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