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

December 8th, 2014

Dear All,

We had the privilege to have more investigators then any other group
to teach this week. We met a new investigator, learned about another
potential and had lessons with almost all of our amazing investigators
we are teaching. One of our investigators accepted a baptism date!

On Thursday I had a great birthday! I felt very loved from the
messages, notes, cards and treats. Thank you everyone! You are what
made it special!

God is aware of us. It is often through another that He meets our
needs. My companion this week has done that for me. Who does God need
you to bless in His behalf?

Jesus is the Gift. I know He lives. The best thanks we can give Him is
the way we live our lives.
God is good,
Sister Sarah Meldrom

December 1st, 2014

Dear All,

We were able to have Thanksgiving 'linner' with a less active Sister
and Brother we have been visiting on and off the past couple of weeks.
Her husband has never sat in on any of the lessons and has seemed
standoffish about the church.
At the end of our meal we shared a scripture and bore our testimony of
the gospel and asked them if they would like us to come more
regularly. They both agreed that they wanted the Spirit more in their
lives. It was amazing to see how the Spirit has softened her husband
heart and was softening his heart as we were there. God is amazing! I
know He has so many blessings in store for them if they will but
humbly seek and follow His will.

We had a lesson with Arthur this week and our lesson did not go as
planned but was what he needed. We planned to talk about 'real intent'
and how we show it but as we followed up with our previous commitment
he started talking about how confused he was about miracles and their
relationship to faith. We read some scriptures and bore our testimony
and he seem to be better at peace and understanding then before. I
know the Spirit guided our discussion so that Arthur could learned
something greater then words convey. I am grateful the Spirit is the
real and perfect teacher, and that God allows us to have the
responsibility to invite it into our lives through exact obedience to
His commandments and seeking to first obtain His word. I am beginning
to understand this principle better, one step at a time, just as
Arthur is learning the gospel.

God is good! He has blessed my life for 22 years and will continue to
do so! I know He loves me! I know He loves you! Show your gratitude
and love for Him by sharing His Gift! (See christmas.mormon.org)

Sister Sarah Meldrom

November 17th, 2014

Dear All,

Wednesday as we sat eating lunch we got a phone call from the Mission
Office. I, my companion and 4 other companionship of Sisters had been
chosen to represent our mission in a film! We had the unique
opportunity to act a role in a Temple Open House training video for
Sister Missionaries doing open houses. It will be translated into several
languages and be a guide for sister missionaries all around the world. 

We filmed from 7am to 6pm Thursday and Friday.
We did scenario of good contact with visitors and also some things to
avoid. We also had a question and answer where we answered questions
posed to us from the director of 'How do you prepare spiritually and
physically for a Temple Open House?' 'How does this help you fulfill
your purpose as a missionary?'
I never knew just how much work it is to make a movie! We had a ton of
fun and learned a lot! A copy of the completed video will be sent to

Illinois as soon as it is complete!

Sister Sarah Meldrom

November 10th, 2014

Dear All,

On Tuesday we had a RM (return missionary) Sister shadow us for the day. She works at the
MTC as an instructor to the new missionaries! She
told us she was observing how what they teach in the MTC helps us for
the mission field. I thought this was a perfect match for such an
observance because of my companion who still remembers well everything
she was taught and then there is me- that I am not so fresh ;P She just
observed and contributed to lesson as we asked her to. I saw God
blessing ME because throughout this otherwise somewhat intimidating
experience I was not overly concerned with how our day would go or
how it went. We were also blessed to have one of the most productive
evenings this week! I know that God is aware of those things that
bother us and He shows His love for us by helping us in the best way
possible!

That same day we stopped by a less active YSA named Jon and his three
other brothers apartment.  We hadn't heard much from them recently. Only
Jon and his active Brother Josh were home, the other two were at work.
We visit briefly and shared a scripture and our testimony about the
importance of scripture study and prayer, both acts of faith Jon is
struggling with. We schedule a time to meet again and left with a
prayer. As we walked out and on to our next destination I pondered on
this experience and with wonder recognized how much more open this
young man was to accept our invitation to read and pray. My heart
turned to thanks to God! His influence is working in this young mans
life and WILL change his life for the better if he lets it be so. I
have seen this many times throughout my mission, and I am amazed and
grateful every time! Allowing God into our lives changes our lives! I
know this is true!

We have for some time been trying to have a lesson with this sister
named Amber and her three wonderful daughters, whom we had been told
were not members. This past week we learned where her father and step
mother lived and went over to their home to ask if they knew if
she was even interested. He encouraged us to keep trying and told us
his daughter was a member, just less active. He told us he had talked
to his granddaughters about the missionaries and every Sunday he takes
them to church. They are growing to love going to church and have many
questions. He said it is prime time to set something up with them.
We are excited and still haven't been able to schedule anything
because of their busy schedules but we are not deterred.  From the
brief interactions we have had with Amber's daughters, who are the
ones who always answer the door, we have grown to love them and know
that when the time is right God will help it all work together, as He
always does!

We had a lesson with Arthur, one of our investigators, where we
discussed his reading from the book of Moroni this past week. He told
us he had just skimmed the surface in order to have completed the book
by the time we had our appointment and planned to dive more into it
for further study. We asked him about his impression of it so far. He
told us he has found it all 'scriptural' and nothing he has found goes
against the Bible. We discussed particular verses and the doctrine
from certain chapters he had questions about. We inquired whether he
had prayed about what he read and he said he had but had received no
answer thus far. We asked him about his expectations of an answer and
he described what we had talked about with the spirit being a small
voice, thought or impression and one that gives feelings of peace and
happiness. Through the whole thing we were happy to see he IS
sincerely inquiring and studying. We know he will receive his answer
because he has prepared himself and is pressing forward despite not
receiving an answer yet. He has great faith in Christ and the Bible
and is willing to exercise greater faith in asking God for himself if
the Book of Mormon is TRUELY the word of God. We are privileged to be
able to teach Arthur.

God is good!
Sister Sarah Meldrom