Letter #18 - Georgia

April 24, 2017

 

Hello Family and Friends!

It is another lovely warm day here in Brunswick. This week we struggled a bit to find more success, but I have been learning a lot in other things! When I came to Brunswick, Georgia, the people were different, and thats ok. But I thought that everyone here in my mission was different and thats not the case. The more I learn about sister williams last area, it was so opposite from this one! haha. But the gospel is still the same anywhere you go. That is such a blessing. We still get to invite everyone to find more peace in their lives and to grow their relationship with Heavenly Father. We can each find joy in the journey.
When people are looking for more truth in their lives they will find a way to live the commandments, such as coming to church. When investigators do come to church, they find that true peace and rest that their spirits have been searching for, because they can feel the love of christ.
Prayer is so amazing and we can always recieve an answer from our Heavenly Father about our sincere questions. I am so grateful to know he loves me. The gospel library has so many resources to any question! I love it!
Saturday we got to help Darlene start her family history. She is eager to start getting family names together like deceased siblings and parents and take them to the temple to be proxy batpized! Her faith grows more every week.

Love y'all,

Sister Prue

Letter #17 - An Island Life

April 17, 2017

Hey Y'all!

Today we were on St Simons island and had a lot of fun. Sister Williams and I found a lot of investigators and now we just need to bring the members to them so they will want to come to church! Easter may have past now, but it doesn't mean we are done remembering Jesus Christ and his love for us. When we understand how much he loves us, we want to share this joy with others. Many people think they cannot be redeemed from past mistakes, but this is not true. When we ask for forgiveness and then CHANGE, and then be baptized by PRIESTHOOD authority, we enter the gates of salvation. We cannot earn happiness without working for it. But when  we ask for help, and accept the atonment of our savior, that is when the real work begins. If you are looking for more Joy in your life. Pray to Heavenly Father about what you can do, then Do it! Just like working physical muscle, it will take time and effort for our spiritual muscles to grow, but we WILL get stronger and find more abilities and satisfaction in our lives. The Elders had a baptism for Laura this weekend and I gave the talk on baptism.

Love, Sister Prue

PS. The dog is the doorbell.

Letter #16 - Transitions

April 10, 2017

                                               

Hello family and friends!

It's been another crazy week. Transfers happened, and I got a new companion, sister Williams! She is really nice and we get along :) Yay! She is from Pheonix, Arizona. She is one transfer farther along than I am, so we are putting our heads together to figure out how we even do missionary work, haha. Our recent convert gave me some interesting presents... check out the pictures :D Half of our district transfered out, so there is a lot of change, but everything has gone smoothly lately. Church was really great, so many people who don't usually come, came! And the ward bore really great testimonies. Darlene's daughter came and brought her non member daughter, but she really felt the spirit. We cleaned up Hilliard for a service project, which is actually in Florida, and got an I love Hilliard t-shirt. Thanks to everyone who has been writing to me, it makes my day. Hard work is rewarding, and it's so joyous to see the results. When your world expands, it's easier to see the blessings you have, and I'm sure thankful for all the things my Heavenly Father has given me. I know he is helping me so much, and going to take me to the places I need to be. As you let your world expand, you will also start seeing the love your Heavenly Father has for you. As long as we keep moving forward and turn to our savior Jesus Christ for help, we will be able to become the people we need to be in the long run.

Love, 

Sister Prue

Letter #15 - Member Missionaries

April 3, 2017

Hello Friends and Family!

I dont have a lot of time to write this week, but I thought I would share something from studying Preach My Gospel:
Members who engage in missionary work find joy in their lives. Wow. If I was a member of the church and I wanted to find more happiness, this would surely be the thing to do! 

Im staying in Brunswick this transfer and getting a new companion! Too bad Im leaving sister Elwell, but in change i can find more growth. I know as we seek the guidance from God and put in every effort to follow his commandments we CAN find peace and joy. General Conference was great. Watch it if you havent yet. We are sharing the #princeofpeace videos as missionaries, and you can too! Its on mormon.org

Jacob 5:71
Go to, and labor in the vineyard, with your might. For behold, this is the last time that I shall nourish my vineyard; for the end is nigh at hand, and the season speedily cometh; and if ye labor with your might with me ye shall have joy in the fruit which I shall lay up unto myself against the time which will soon come.

Sister Prue