Hey fam!
Another week has come and gone. I
feel like this week went by especially fast because p-day was on
Tuesday instead of Monday. So it feels like not a ton has happened
since I last talked to you.
But a couple of highlights from this week:
We
spent a lot of time with the Hmong people this week so I thought I
would include a few pictures of what they feed us. It is heaven on
earth! We met quite a few Hmong people this week. It can be kind of
hard to start teaching them because they don't really have a Christian
background. It is so cool to be able to teach people about Jesus Christ
when they don't know much about Him. Sometimes it is so hard for me to
understand that there are so many people that don't know who He is
because my entire life has been based on and founded in the teachings
and example of the Savior. It has been cool to teach people that don't
know about Him because it has helped me to realize just how much He
really does mean to me. Grateful that I do have to opportunity to tell
people about Him that don't even know. Everyone deserves to know that
they have a Savior who loves them!
This week I
was also able to go on exchanges with Sister Dunlap to the good old town
of Gresham, Wisconsin. This area is a legend in our mission. Gresham
is a town with a population reaching a grand total of 586. But they
have a ward there because about 85% of the people who live there are
members. Most people in Wisconsin have never even heard of Gresham
unless they are a Mormon. haha. Years ago there were two sisters that
joined the church in Milwaukee and then moved the Gresham and that is
pretty much how Gresham started. So basically everyone in this town is
related to each other in one way or another. The sisters that serve in
Gresham live with Grandma Rekow. They help her do chores around the
farm and house. When I was there we got to go out and pick the
asparagus in her garden and feed her baby chicks. It was pretty much
like camping for the weekend! Haha. Grandma is known for catching
rabbits in her backyard and then having the missionaries gut them and
cooking a rabbit stew. So it was quite the adventure to get to go there
for a little while. A lot of fun! We were able to teach a family that
the sisters there are working with and help them to read the Book of
Mormon together. So the work is coming along slowly but surely there.
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| This is me with Grandma Rekow! |
So
sad to hear this week about Elder L. Tom Perry. He was such an
incredible man and a great example for all of us. We are so blessed to
be able to have living prophets and apostles on the earth today and it
is so sad to have to see one of them go. Weird to think that he almost
came out to visit our mission just a few months ago. I loved his last
conference address that talked about how families are the basic unit for
the structure of heaven and here on earth as well. This transfer I
have actually been studying the Christlike attribute of obedience and I
LOVE this quote from Elder Perry.
"Those who
rely solely on themselves and follow only their own desires and
self-inclinations are so limited when compared to those who follow God
and tap into His insight, power, and gifts. It has been said that
someone who is all wrapped up in himself or herself makes a very small
package. Strong, proactive obedience is anything but weak or passive. It
is the means by which we declare our faith in God and qualify ourselves
to receive the powers of heaven. Obedience is a choice. It is a choice
between our own limited knowledge and power and God’s unlimited wisdom
and omnipotence."
Elder Perry was an incredible
example of obedience himself. He has faithfully served and basically
devoted his entire life to serving the Lord and I hope I can do that
very same thing.
I am grateful for your examples of obedience as well. I love you guys! Keep up the good work!
Love,
Sister King
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