Letter #28

Good Morning Mom!

How are you?? I loved reading your e-mail today. Thank you for always updating me on how things are going back home. This past week was another great one! We had lots of lessons and barly had any time to go tracting. We have been meeting with a women who hasn't been to church in over 30 years. Friday we talked to her about the Plan of Salvation and focused on the Atonement. She has lived a rough life (it seems like I say that about almost all the people I'm teaching) but it's true. She told us a lot about her childhood and that she wants to find out who her bilogical parents are. She grew up as a foster child all her life so she was very mixed up and confused as to who God and Jesus Christ are and if she even had a purpose in life. We assured her that she does and that we can help her to know and feel of our Heavenly Fathers love. We also met a man named Steve this past week. He has really bad anxiety and is an alchoholic but agreed to let us come back and teach him the lessons. His family aren't members but they said they really want us to keep coming back because when the missionaries a couple of years ago were working with him, they seemed to have helped him with the problems that he's had all his life. Another man we met this week is Steve. We were walking down the street and he asked us what we were doing. We told him that we are missionaries and he started to talk to us about how he doesn't quite know if there is a God out there but would like to think that there is. We talked to him for a good long while and was able to give him a Book of Mormon and he said that he'd be willing to let us come to his home and tell him more about what our beliefs are. It seems we've been meeting a lot of people lately who are Agnostic, and it has really made me ponder about the things they say and has helped my testimony to grow even more. It really is such a blessing to be able to be the Lord's servant. I learn so much everyday from different people and my heart is always so full of gratitude that it just starts to flow from my eyes. Haha! Anyway, we also helped Roberta move into her knew home! It's in a really nice retirement place where there are lots of people and I think that will be really good for her because she has lived by herself for the past 10 or so years and told us that she often gets lonely. It's closer to where we live too so we'll be able to walk to her house instead of driving all the way into town. We have been teaching a man named Michael too and he's pretty great. He's always a little high but he's great. The first couple of times we met with him Sister Collins had no idea that he was on anything and she was stunned when I told her that he was.. It was pretty funny! President Young stopped in on our district meeting Friday and it was really nice to see him. He and Sister Young are so wonderful! Everytime I see them, I just feel the spirit so strongly and I hope to one day have that same effect on people. OH! So, last week I was at the post office and a member of our ward works there. He kinda said to me quietly," I know your secret." I was like what? I guess not only the missionaries in the mission know about me and Trev. My WML told me the same thing last night when we were on the phone. I don't know where they hear it but they all say that they've never heard of something like this happening but they think it's pretty special and to not worry because they know and can see that I am focused on the work. It's just kinda crazy and cool that Heavenly Father has put us in the same mission and knows that we are here for Him. I love serving Him. I honestly can't think of anything else that I would rather be doing. I am so happy all the time (even when I am dead tired- Haha). I know with all my heart that this church is true and that Heavenly Father is preparing people everywhere to recieve the truth. It's such a neat thing to be apart of and I wish everybody had the opportunity to serve a mission. It is also a great thing to know that even those who aren't in the field can be missionaries. Our ward is doing a great job at it and I hope that the rest of the world could see how truly important they are in missionary work. Speaking of, do we have missionaries in our ward? I think i've asked a couple of times but I don't remember if you ever told me. I hope you have the best week and that everything with the fire damage works out. Know that you and the rest of the family are in my prayers. I love you all so so so SOOOOOO much!

Love,

Sister Hall