Some days, I've gotta be honest, I don't quite know what to write up here. I want it to be super-missionary-awesomeness, or something that will make people think.
Today is one of those days.
The missionary work has been going well! We had a wonderful baptismal service last Saturday. Yevette is now a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She has such a powerful testimony and it has been the pleasure of Sister Valentine and myself to teach her. We are so proud to see how far she has come in the gospel.
We did have a really great missionary fireside last Saturday as well! Walter F. Gonzales of the Seventy came and spoke to us about how to encourage others to follow through with their actions to follow Heavenly Father. Then he opened up the room for questions on anything we wanted to know- ways we can help those we teach, questions on gospel standards, about the organization of the modern church, etc. When talking about the personalities of the twelve apostles, he said, "Humor is part of divine nature." I loved this! Sometimes people think that in order to feel the Spirit or share the gospel, you have to be serious and somber. Granted, there certainly are situations in which that is appropriate, but Heavenly Father wants us to be happy. This gospel is a gospel of joy and happiness, and as long as our thoughts and discussions are not contradictory to the teachings of Jesus Christ, laughter and excitement are part of that.
And now, the time soon comes for Sister Valentine and I to get back to our studies and teaching. In the wise words of a new friend of mine, "Remember, two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights do make a left. Have an action-packed day!"
-Sister Franson
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