We had a GREAT lesson with Dan on Monday. We're finally on the same page about faith! When I remembered to actually stop and listen and ask him questions, we discovered that we really do believe a lot of the same things--we just communicate them differently, and use different titles. I was so grateful for that lesson. Once school starts, he'll have to work every Sunday--we're hoping to have a lesson on keeping the Sabbath day holy this week, and we're praying that the way will be opened for him to not have to work on that day. Thank you for always keeping him and others in your prayers. :) They really help, and I'm so grateful for your support!
I am also so grateful for the companionship and guidance of the Spirit. When we're teaching or giving tours, I try really hard to create an environment for the Spirit, but sometimes it's hard to tell whether they're actually feeling it or not. But after one tour this weekend, the leader of the youth group we took thanked us for teaching by the Spirit and helping his youth to feel it. Awesome. I thought, "they did? Yay!" I'm always so grateful to hear things like that. I really loved our tours in Kirtland this week. I don't often receive specific promptings on what to say or share, but I did on several occasions this weekend, and it was awesome.
Oh! In other, VERY exciting news, Anna (recent convert who was baptized in December) is going to the Columbus Temple to do baptisms on Friday! HURRAY!!!!! We're so, so excited for her. She's going to have such a wonderful time.
Church yesterday was amazing. Both testimony meetings (the ward and the ysa branch) were so wonderful, and the spirit was so strong. Funny how the Spirit works sometimes--the Lord truly does speak to us in the ways that we understand (2 Ne 28). For me sometimes, it's music. "Come Thou Fount" is played during part of the movie we show at Kirtland, and it popped into my head during testimony meeting yesterday. I've never learned so much from that song as I did then! Now I just need to work on remembering and applying it. :)
We went on exchanges with Sister Esplin and Sister Nance this week, and it was great! I went to Rootstown North and worked with Sister Nance. I was so impressed by her constant cheerful, happy attitude and desire to work hard. She is still working on gaining confidence, but we learned something in our companionship study that has greatly helped both of us. The end of D&C 121 taught us that our confidence will grow as we have the Spirit with us more--so we decided to work on being able to better recognize the Spirit. The activity in Preach My Gospel Chapter 4 was so helpful, and when we evaluated a few days later, we found that we had both learned a lot from the experience. I'm so grateful that I was able to help Sister Nance, and also grow personally as well.
I'm also so grateful to be serving with Sister Bell. I absolutely love her! She is such an amazing missionary, and I am learning so much from her. I am so glad that we are able to work so well together. I love Kent, and I love Sister Bell, and the Rootstown Ward, and the YSA Branch. I love being a missionary. :) The greatest miracle is a change of heart--that's what we pray will happen as we share the gospel with people, and what I'm seeing take place in my own life. It's hard work, but I like doing hard things. :) Talk to you next week!
Love,
Sister Wygant
PS. Picture! I'm learning many different things on my mission...how to eat peppers, how to study the scriptures, and...how to do a headstand? Yup. :) Second is me with the Palmers--one of my favorite senior couples!
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