September 29th, 2014

Dear All,

I would appreciate all the prayers I can get! I received a call from the mission president this morning and I am training a new missionary! I am excited, nervous and have a mixture of thank you for the trust Heavenly Father/ WHAT?! More next week! AHHHHH

We had a wonderful Area Book app update this week! We can now have reoccurring events! So we put Lunch, Dinner, Studies and Weekly Planning in for the rest of forever :)

When we moved a couple weeks ago we found a stack of papers of old paper records from last year. We have slowly been going through them since and one name in particular turned out to lead to a significant and wonderful miracle this week. Kim was taught by Sisters a year ago to learn more about the gospel. We contacted her to see how she was doing and she asked us to come over. We schedule an appointment for a couple days later. When we got there we got to know her a bit and then she opened up. She has been struggling with the Law of Chastity. She didn't say exactly what and we didn't ask either. We shared some scriptures and bore our testimony of God's love. She is a wonderful individual who wants to work toward receiving her endowments. She is already doing the simple things: Church, Prayer and Read scriptures, as well as meeting with her Bishop, so we decided with her to bring extra help through going through the discussion again. From the moment I met her, I loved her. Is she not like all of us? Constantly in need of the Great Physician, even Jesus Christ? How gentle is His touch that heals any wound we have caused to ourselves or a wound inflicted by others. Turn to Him, He loves you! He will heal you!

Our investigator Trinity, was baptized on Saturday. She just glowed as she hugged her step father after being immersed and didn't like going in front of all the ward in Sacrament meeting to be confirmed but her baptism has blessed her whole family. One person in particular is her older sister Jesse. Jesse isn't a member either and wasn't interested as we taught Trinity. But at Trinity's baptism she kept weeping and then on Sunday night when we came over for our appointment with Trinity we learned that Jesse is reading the Book of Mormon and praying about it! I just love these two sweet daughters of God!

General Women's meeting was great! I loved Sister Marriott remarks. She is just so relate-able to me, and all of us! I love how she quoted Barbara Thompsen, "To whom much is required, much more is given". I have been given so much! God is good!
Sister Sarah Meldrom

September 22nd, 2014

Dear All,

Another crazy P-day. I feel bad that this is short again, but I only have 10 minutes

We got to be a part of the broadcast for Odgen Temple Rededication. I loved how peace and reverent everyone was in the chapel and extended into the gym.

Our baptism on Saturday didn't happen but we have reschedule to a new date. We feel our investigator will be ready then!

I have been cutting a bunch of hearts out of note cards and fancy paper I have and we have heart attacked a couple people this past week :)

I am having fun and it is a great time to be a missionary!

God is good~!
Sister Sarah Meldrom

September 15th, 2014

Dear All,

We completely moved all of our stuff and a years worth of previous Sisters stuff left behind today. We are exhausted and we still have a lot to do, so I apologize in advance for the brief email this week.

This week I have gained a stronger testimony that our church meetings and firesides, twice a year conferences for both Stake and General LDS audience and all other meetings in between are important and are meant to help us more fully use Christ's Atonement in our lives. 

This week we had Zone Training Meeting which was the right combination of love and leadership to help us get motivated. We also had the privilege to attend two Adult Sessions of our family wards Stake Conference and teach a class for Priesthood Session on social media missionary work and attend the General Session of Stake conference, which actually was a Regional Broadcast that Elder Clayton of the Seventy, Sister Stephens of General Relief Society, Elder Scott and Elder Nelson of the Twelve Apostles and Sister Nelson spoke at. I really like Elder Scott's on prayer. He challenged all of us to not rush through but sincerely speak to our loving Father. I am going to try to do better at that!

I have to go, sorry again! Better email next week!

God is good,
Sister Sarah Meldrom

September 8th, 2014

Dear All,

I want you all to know that I am healthy and happy :) It a great time to be a missionary!

On the third of September I has having a difficult day. It was one of those days where you felt like something was wrong internally. I wasn't teaching well or making any sense and my mind was sluggish. I prayed every opportunity I could on my knees to help me and plead with God in my heart the rest of the time. The only reason I could think why I would be feeling this way was because the adversary wanted to push me as far down as he could. It was a struggle all day and I finally decided before dinner that I was going to fast, dinner and on. It was all I could think to do. I told myself if it wasn't any better tomorrow I would get a blessing. I was a little frustrated with myself that I was even feeling this way. The package I received from my family helped cheer me up.
When I woke up the next morning, peace. I was full of gratitude and the Spirit. Even though we had an unusually crazy cancellation and run here and there day I was happy ALL day! Just another testament to me that God DOES hear and answer our prayers and when we trust in Him, he never fails us or forsakes us. Even when an answer doesn't come as quickly, it comes and we then feel His sweet peace.

Our investigator Peterson is still pressing forward toward his baptism with zeal. Every lesson we had this week he didn't talk much before saying, 'Let's offer a prayer. I want to learn.' We are excited for his baptism on the 20th. He has such a big, loving heart. He also can feel and recognize the Spirit so easily. He tells us of confusing or 'not right' feelings he has has and of good, helpful ones as well. He wants all of his friends and family to enjoy the blessings he has. He is a good example to me.

We found out on Saturday that a less active brother that Sister Garding had gone on splits to went to church AND bore his testimony of how he wants to change his life! It is amazing what the Spirit can do when we allow it in!

We met another amazing man on Thursday that is turning his life around and wants to serve a mission as soon as he can. He recognizes that the current peers he has now, and the place he currently lives, will not help him to get there. He plans to move to Arizona once he has enough money. I admire him a lot! He is only 18.

These amazing people and my own experience has added to my testimony that 'through God anything is possible'. I know that He knows us individually and His love has no end.

God is good to me!
Sister Sarah Meldrom

Kid History

Sister Sarah Meldrom sent this picture of her with John and Brett Roberts.

I found this link which gives the history behind it and introduces the brothers: http://utahvalley360.com/2013/11/10/kid-history-in-the-making/

September 1st, 2014

Dear All,

We are going to be moving out of our apartment we live in currently soon ( probably this week) I am grateful for space bags! 

We had a great Zone Conference this Friday. I love Zone Conference but this one is the best I have been yet. I believe it is because I pulled things from it that I need and want to work on. I am still carrying the feelings of peace from the Spirit. I feel very edified. My deepest hope is to apply what I have learned and decided to work on for this coming transfer and keep improving until next Zone Conference in November.
What we did was discuss: Susan Fulcher Case Study, improving our coordination with members, doctrine of Christ from 3 Nephi 11 and 27, had More Good representative talked to us about the possibilities we have to help members use social media to share the message of Christ, talked about the law of the harvest, Policy items, how to set better goals and questions of the soul. 

All of it was SO good and I don't think I could sufficient convey the positive effect it had on me. One major thing I pulled from it was some things I can pray for specifically to improve my coordination with members. I want to pray for all the members we are working with to be able to experiences and recognize miracles so they can share those experiences and be able to help other members to feel encouraged and motivated. Members are more apt, I think, to feel better encouraged by a regular, 'helping build the kingdom' member who has to do so between a jobs and balancing their family :) I look forward to the positive effects that I know will come if I just show my faith by acting on my goals.

We gave a talk in one of our Wards on Sunday and we had a member of the Seventy also part of the program (which we didn't know until we got there) I think I would have been very nervous but the peace I felt helped me. At the end he got up and complimented us on our talks and our testimonies. I am grateful for the Spirit that comforts and also conveys a greater more meaningful message then I could ever muster. 

Later in that same ward they were talking about Job in Sunday School. I felt the Spirit so strong when they read Job 19: 25- 26. I knew it was the Spirit reminding me that I DO know that my Redeemer lives! I know He loves me! I would not be who or where I am today with out His help. That is why I am serving because I know He can have the same effect on everyone. Everyone deserves His love, His peace and His mercy like I have experienced.

God is good,

 

Sister Sarah Meldrom