This week I found a new
song on the LDS youth website called One by One and I'm obsessed with it.
You can find it on this page and get obsessed with it too!
It's about how we all need
to take care of God's children individually. We all are so different and
go through different trials, "so the only way to help them and lift them
up is one by one." That's so true. And as I continue my
mission I find that message to be more and more true and more and more
real. God knows us each one by one and He takes care of us that
way. You might ask how He took care of me and others this week?
Allow me to expound…
Tuesday He took care of me
by letting me get a manicure and pedicure last P-Day. He knows and loves
the individual and spoils us with our favorite things! :) He also
answered my prayers that night at a member's house when I brought up a topic
and they answered my prayer perfectly about how I can help someone in particular.
He also
helped me overcome an overdose in food. Sometimes that happens at dinner
appointments. But He helped me, so it's all good!
He helped me help my
investigators this week, too. We read from the Book of Mormon with one of
them. She reads in faith but doesn't always understand. We picked
up where she left off, and it was a perfect lesson on faith and how God knows
us and will answer our prayers.
I got the opportunity to
also help some sisters in my zone who were sick. I packed a bag of Lipton
soup (thanks mom!) and we got to go to their aid. And it was so
fun! Now nobody is sick! But it was cool to be a part of helping someone
in need!
We went out to dinner on
Friday to the coolest restaurant. It has little gers set up and you can
sit in a ger and eat! There is even a river that goes through the
restaurant. And we wore green to celebrate our Irish heritage.
Saturday was really the
highlight of the week. My 2 investigators were baptized! The
baptism was flawless. The musical number was perfect and
my investigators started their new life. They were so excited!
And it made me consider even more how God cares for us individually. The
two people who were baptized are from different families and have had different
stories leading up to that moment. One is a mother of 4 who has been
investigating the Church for 3 years. The other is 19 and has lots of
family members who are Church members who supported her on her journey.
But they were taught and baptized individually. I hadn't thought of that
before. But Heavenly Father cares so much about the individual
that He has them make covenants with Him individually. I also saw, at their
baptism, signs of their individual growth and journey towards knowing Christ
better. Their relationships with Him are so personal and different.
And it's been such a blessing to have been able to see their relationships with
God improve and deepen. I got to see it so closely as I met with each of
them many times and invited them to make changes in their lives so they could
know Him better. And through that, I, too, got to know Him better.
So I'd say my week was
successful and fun. I'm so sad to see Sister Bollwinkel leave me, but
she's off to new adventures! And I'll just have to continue the
ice cream and cookie runs with my new companion. I hope you had a great
week and saw God's hand in your individual lives. I know I did!
Love you all!
Sister Bottorff
It's the little things that make a difference
Yummy dinner in a ger
Wearin' the green in a ger for dinner
A river runs through it!
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