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So
we are still in limbo as far as where our area goes, but we had a lots
of miracles this week! There are a couple things I thought I would never
do on my mission, but I did them.
This whole week we were preparing
for a wedding on Saturday and then on Monday we got a call that a member in one of our wards passed a way, So we helped prep for the funeral on Wednesday and actually helped at the funeral on Thursday. The funeral was beautiful and very uplifting. We were still planning for this wedding on Saturday. On Wednesday
we have a lesson with the couple that are getting married, and I was
asked by the stake president to sing a song for the wedding (he married
them). Thursday we went shopping for the food. Friday we got decorations and prepped the food. Saturday our day started at 8 am.
We went to the chapel and we set up for the reception and the ceremony (luckily the reception was an eat and leave reception). So we had the
relief society room all ready for the ceremony, then at about 11 o'clock
a man walks in and says that he is here to fill up the font for the
baptism at 1! The font is is connected to the relief society room. There
was no baptism on the building schedule. So we had to take everything
down. We get home for about 30 mins to change and get ready for the day,
(we were in service clothes all morning) Then I get a text from one of
our bishops asking me to sing in sacrament meeting the following day and
of course I said yes. So we run over to the church and practice my song
for sacrament. Then we run over to pianist who will be accompanying me
at the wedding. We figure out a mash up of 'families can be together
forever and I love to see the temple.' Through Angels Heavenly Father
allowed that to go great. Then we run over to the church to redecorate
the relief society room and we finish just in time before the bride and
groom show up. The ceremony was beautiful. And I must say that we did a
pretty good job for not having pinterest. So the next step was the
reception, so it was very easy, vegetables, fruit, chips and chicken
salad sandwiches. Well we planned for 40 people and 60 people showed up!
I tell you when a wedding is planned by missionaries, miracles happen.
Loaves and fishes that is all I have to say. There was food left over!
It was great. So that was our Saturday.
And we could not have done any of it if it wasn't for the wonderful
relief society sisters. Most of them don't even know this couple and
they came and helped us so much! I am so so grateful.
Now lets go to Sunday. So Sunday morning starts at 9 o'clock.
The ward is packed (because of new boundaries) People who haven't gone
to church in years came! And there was just a great spirit there.
Unfortunately the investigator that always comes didn't come it was so
sad! But others came and that was great! So we go to another ward the
ward I was singing in, and we're sitting there hoping and praying that
our investigator that we've been teaching for 2 and half months will
come. We've done everything that we could. So we go to sit down because
sacrament is going to start, and I look behind me and she walks in! It
was such a miracle. I talked to the member that invited her and she
said that her and her six year old daughter was sitting there and she
told her daughter that she thinks that our investigator needs a little
extra prayer today. So her little daughter says a prayer that she will
come to church today and 10 mins later she walked in! It was a miracle!
The Lord hears our prayers and when we are joined together in prayer I
know that He answers them, if we really really want it and it's
according to His will.
So many miracles have
happened this week. With our investigators, the ward members, the
functions we were helping with. Allowing my companion to keep working
even though her asthma was killing her. I know that the Lord is aware of
us. That He loves us and He knows us and our needs. I am so grateful to
be here and witness all these miracles.
Today I invite you
to look at the miracles in your life. Don't think of anything as a
coincidence, but know that the Lord is aware of you and that there are
tender mercies around all of us!
I love you all so very very much!
-Sister Swain
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