There were a couple things that really stood out to me that I will just highlight!
-It is crucial that we pray, read scriptures, and Hear HIM. Finding personal revelation EACH DAY is so incredibly important!
-It really stood out to me how often they talked about the need for people to REMEMBER! We have to remember the amazing experiences we have had in the past! We have to remember Jesus Christ & all He did for us ALWAYS! And like my mom always used to say, we have to remember who we are & what we stand for!
-We also felt some divine inspiration for our specific area during one of the talks! Elder Benjamin M. Z. Tai told a story about a Burmese man! (Which is very closely related to the Karen!) We have been wondering how to best help the Karen people when they don't yet have the Book of Mormon in their language & this talk definitely gave us some confirmations that what we are doing is good! And it also gave us a lot of hope that one day, the Karen people will get a Book of Mormon & a branch of their own! He told a story of an old Burmese man who read the children's Book of Mormon picture book & gained his testimony through that! We have been starting to use the children's Book of Mormon more but now you already know we are going to get one to everyone!
-The last thing I'll talk about that stood out was just how true this church is! The Restoration of Jesus Christ's church really did happen through Joseph Smith! And because of that, we have ongoing revelation today! The heavens are open! There is hope! We know God's Plan of Salvation for His children! We know how to find our own answers! We know how to get through this life experience and return to Him! I know that this church is true! You can't watch general conference all the way through with real intent & not feel the overwhelming feeling that this is all true!
As for the week, it has been AWESOME!
We had a lesson with our amazing friend Dah wah & he done finished the New Testament picture book which means *drumroll* he started reading the Book of Mormon one! Man this guy is so awesome! It has been incredible to watch him progress & to see his knowledge & understanding develop exponentially! ALSO *drumroll* He watched GENERAL CONFERENCE! Man he watched like 8 hours! When we talked to him later he was like "It was so long!" But he understood it & learned a lot! Man he makes us so so happy! Still praying for his baptism this Saturday!
We did some heart attacking this week! We were pretty stealthy for the first one & didn't get caught but we got caught on the second one! Man it was a struggle trying to explain in Karen what we were doing to their door & why we were there but couldn't actually come in... Haha! But she apparently really liked it when we talked to her daughter later!
We had MLC this week over Zoom! Man the wonders of technology! I just think it is so cool to see people come together & work together to solve problems & make plans! And it really stands out to me that the Lord is at the helm both over the church as a whole & over our small efforts here in the Minnesota Minneapolis Mission! :)
Man oh man I love this work & I love this church! I love our prophet President Nelson! I love our Father in Heaven & our Brother Jesus Christ! Miracles are happening folks & God's work is moving forward! Oh! And this Friday we have an opportunity to come together with the whole world & fast unitedly as President Nelson has directed to pray for everyone affected by Corona! I can already see it uniting people & bringing people together in a unique way! Even though we are all quarantined! Haha I am really excited & I invite all of you no matter your beliefs to join in as well! It will be an amazing experience!
I love you!
Love, Sister Freeman ဖီပြံဝါ
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1-6. Heart attacking!
7. Got some help from the elders with our car! So good to see the gang back together even for just a little bit!
8-9. Video lessons :)
10. A funny video of the cutest kid 😂
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