January 26th, 2015

Dear All,

Yesterday we had splits and I went to our investigator Keenan's lesson. We planned to teach about the Word of Wisdom but Keenan brought up a scripture that stood out to him that day so we all turned to it. 3 Nephi 27:20. We asked him what he liked about this scripture and in so many words he told us it was an answer to what he keeps thinking about, being baptized. We ended up talking about repentance and baptism and Keenan blew me away as he described what repentance does for him. We didn't think he understood repentance very well when we taught it. just goes to show that the Spirit is the real teacher. He was more open then our last visit, only a couple days previous! I extended the invitation of baptism like we have done before and invited him to be baptized February 14th. He accepted without hesitation. Now this is a miracle! I am still speechless. Keenan wasn't 'progressing' at the beginning but something that God helped him understand caused him to have a change of heart! God works in mysterious and often, surprising ways!

I was able to go on exchanges with Sister Vorhies, who is serving in the Heber Spanish area. I wasn't much help in lessons but she and I had good discussion in between about real desire and about the gift of tongues. Sister Vorhies has only just came out and is sometimes impatient with herself that she can't speak Spanish as well as she would like. But she understands almost everything, every one says. We talked about how this comes from wanting to be better and from the blessing of the gift of tongues! she is a wonderful sister and will be a great blessing to the mission.

We had the privilege to participate in Greta baptism on Saturday. It was short and simple and Greta face was radiant the whole time. I am so glad her parents are striving the best they can to raise her in the gospel! Their family is an example of having your testimony planted in Jesus Christ and His teachings, not on the often imperfect people that you interact with and even find hurt from.

God is good, and I mean it! How carefully, quietly he works in our lives for the better. He will never over step our agency so we have to let Him in and then He can work miracles.

"He was stone cold at first, but we melted his heart!" With Sister Glancy

Sister Sarah Meldrom

January 19th, 2015

Dear All,

I had the privilege to go on exchanges with another of our wonderful
Sisters in one of the Zones we cover as Sister Training Leaders. I
still feel inadequate slightly about this leadership responsibility
still but I am reminded every time that things work out when we turn
them over to God's capable hands.

We also had President Interviews this week. I always look forward to
them. My love for these interviews I believe stems from the forgotten,
but still cherished moment when I, like we all did, had our interview
with God before our birth. When we have an interview with our loving
priesthood leaders it is a reflection of the interview we had with
Him. We can still have constant interviews with Him through prayer.

Colton, one of our investigator, is coming to build a stronger
relationship with God through the Book of Mormon. You can see it in
his countenance. He is more at peace with himself and cherishes what
he reads from the Book of Mormon. Every time we come to visit he tells
us how he is receiving ideas and solutions to problems like he has
never yet received before with his job and his life. Colton's
testimony is just developing about the Book of Mormon yet it is
impacting his life! Are you allowing the Book of Mormon to impact your
life?

As we taught Kyle about the commandments of the Word of Wisdom and
Tithing he faithfully accepted both without question. I marvel at his
faith. I can see how he truly loves God by his diligence in accepting
God's commitments given to him through us. I have seen how the
scripture in Alma is fulfilled over and over again as those who are
prepared by God come into the lives of those who can help them. God is
preparing hearts everywhere. He is gather is sheep; those that hear
His voice and follow.

God is the source of all good.
Sister Meldrom

January 12th, 2015

Dear All,

As a Sister Training Leader we have monthly meetings called Missionary
Leadership Council. I promised myself I would do my part for this
council by speaking my ideas more but I didn't so much as peep the
whole time.
The counsel President McCune gave in the beginning keeps playing
through my mind, something along the lines of a council needs everyone
to participate. It was interesting on Saturday as we went to the Adult
Session of the Edgemont South Stake Conference how the theme was
Councils. Each speaker had a different though or angle about
councils/counseling. There are many councils we can participate in.
Are we counseling with God in prayer? Do we gather as a family, or a
couple as a council and speak one with another on our problems or
success and ideas? It is said when God wants us to pay close attention
to something it is repeated many times. This week the counsel to
counsel has been emphasized and it seems an invitation to me
personally, but to all of us really, to counsel more one with another.

We have an investigator named Colton who we finally managed to figure
out what YSA Ward he lives in and brought Fellowshipper from his ward
to our last lesson. It was amazing to see how both of the
Fellowshippers brought unique perspective that Colton needed. They
offer to read the Book of Mormon with him and to bring him to church.
He seemed to progress better then in any previous lesson. I believe
strongly God knew he would need these good Young Single Adults to help
him. I have a testimony that it is so important to help everyone have
a True Friend!

Bryson didn't pray this last week. He thought about it though. At the
end of our lesson with him this past week we asked him to say the
closing prayer but he refused several times. Finally we asked him if
we could all kneel and say our own personal prayers. He reluctantly
agreed telling us he wasn't going to pray but he would kneel. After we
were all done expressing our thoughts to God we asked him if he had
prayed. He told us we wasn't sure, he really only 'thought of some
things.' It was slight but I could tell 'just thinking of things' had
helped him.
God love us and He listens. His comfort is most desirable and happy of
any comfort. He knows our needs. We just have to let Him in, no matter
how insignificant or unsure we are of how we do so.

God is good,
Sister Meldrom