Hello family! Another week gone huh?
How does that keep happening?
Well this week was an eventful one
for sure! Craziness of all kinds
but truly life changing.
First off we got to do lots of
service this week which is always a hi
light. They are doing special
olympics here in Missoula so we got to
go help with that this week! We'll
be helping some more in a few weeks
when they go to state. This time we
helped with bocce ball and
rounding the athletes up for each of
their events! It was so much fun,
the kids are so sweet and get so
pumped about playing
We also got to go over and help J clean his place
out! I just adore J with my whole
heart. It was great to just help him
clean and
answer some of the questions
has. We had some amazing chats about the
church and the Book of Mormon and
life after death. He gave me this GREAT
hat!
He really is just the kindest soul you'll ever
meet.
The Fadleys are moving also, so we went over
with
the relief society and packed them
all up.
They are just sweethearts and we
love them so much. It was amazing to take some time
this week to just go and serve.
There really is a special love and
spirit that we can feel as we serve
others and serve alongside others.
It's such a blessing.
So now to talk real fast about the
title...so I don't think I've
talked too much about P is a member
that we've been working
with and he's something special. He
lived in a group home for the
first little bit that I was here but
then a few weeks ago he decided
he felt too pressured in the group
home so he ran away. He ended up
just chilling on the streets and
living in the Poverello(a community
shelter place) he has been in touch
with us and the church .
The Ward is well aware of his
situation and have tied to assist
him but he kinda does his own thing.
We got a call from him and he was
convinced the Cleveland Cavaliers
were trying to get him. He has gone
off his medicine and it was hard for him to work things out. We called
The Elder’s Quorum president and he was able to work things thru
and help him out. We pray a lot for
people
Who battle these difficult battles.
The absolute best part of the week
was our lesson with R. This
one lesson made every single hard
thing I've ever felt or experiences
on my mission completely 100% worth
it. We've been working with him, he wants the joys the
Gospel can bring…. But hard to commit and change….well,
remember how he came to church last
week? Amazing right? So...one of
the talks was on the difference
between a contract marriage and a
covenant marriage. At first we were
nervous because guess what. R
and J had just gotten married right?
But the talk really hit home with
him! We
had a lesson on their home after
church and he asked all kinds of
questions about what a covenant
marriage is and how we can be sealed
to our families forever. It was so
amazing to be able to testify of
the amazing strength and power that
my family has felt from being
sealed as a family. I can just tell
you that the Spirit in that room
was tangible. It was amazing to see
the shift that happens when the
goal is no longer just baptism. The
goal became a forever family.
It was possibly one of the sweetest,
most precious experiences
of my mission to hear each member of
that family testify of what it
would mean to them to be sealed together
as a family. R set a
baptism date and the whole family is
ecstatic and working together
toward that date. R texted us the
next morning with the sweetest
thank you for what the gospel is
doing for him in his life and for his
family.
This gospel does bless families. I
testify of that and I am a
witness of that. I've seen it in my
own family, I've seen it in the
families of the amazing members we
meet and I've seen it as it begins
to change a new family who is
working toward that. I'm so eternally
grateful for this gospel
W/<3
Sister Hodgson
We got locked out of the church ...oops
BEAUTIFUL MISSOULA
We explored the Saint Anthony's church on Pday
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