All of a sudden its summer again! I LOVE it! The warm weather makes it so much easier to work hard, plus there are lots more people outside to talk to.
This weekend we did a really fun activity called "Prepare The Way" with the youth of our branch. We had come up with four survey questions and had our mission leader type them up for us. On Saturday we all gathered together at an apartment complex, paired off in twos, and went door to door asking the survey questions. If the people answered yes to any of our questions the youth got their information for us. I paired up with a laurel named Daniella and we had fun knocking our assigned buildings.
It was a great experience for the youth to be involved in missionary work and see a little bit of what our life is like. Each one of them had some negative experiences (rude people, etc.) but they all also had at least one positive experience. Daniella and I talked to a guy named Nick that doesn't really have a belief in God, but has always wanted to learn more about our beliefs, and has always been curious to attend one of our church services. So we invited him!
It was so cute to watch them after we all gathered back together because they were so excited to share with each other some of the things that had happened. On Sunday, several of them also shared their testimonies in sacrament meeting and it was so sweet to see the joy of missionary work that they had experienced.
On Sunday we went to the Mesa Visitor's Center with one of our investigators to watch a movie about Joseph Smith. It was great, but the absolute best part for me was seeing one of my very best friends, Sister Chelsea Everette who is serving in that mission. It is such an amazing feeling to see someone you love and know that they are doing so well in life and in their testimony. I felt just like Alma when he reunites with the Sons of Mosiah (Alma 17:2) knowing that she has "waxed strong in [her] understanding of the truth."
The gospel is amazing. It blesses lives, and I know that when we all meet again after this life we will be filled with an incomprehensible joy as we experience eternal life with our Heavenly Father. The relationships we have cultivated with our friends and family on earth will be continued after this life... I can not imagine any blessing more incredible. Heavenly Father loves us and wants us to be happy, that is why he has taught us the plan of salvation. We have the "map to happiness" in our hands, and we have to use it! Take a moment to reflect on your life and make sure you are on course for those eternal goals!
I love you!
Hermana Richelle Ouellette
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