Life is Good

Today is a wonderful day.  As our rainy day backup plan, we are going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to check out the impressionist exhibit there, we have a lesson tonight, and even though we have done a lot of contacting so far this week, it has been a great experience.  We have even met people who want to hear about the gospel.  Who would have thunk it?  (Well, us when we set our goals to find them....)

We had Zone Conference this last week, which is where a whole bunch of zones in Manhattan get together and receive training from President Morgan and  his Assistants.  It was awesome.  We learned all about how to help investigators progress, which is something that Sister Lee and I have been thinking a lot about recently.  I loved learning about how to more effectively plan our time to reach goals (can any of you imagine those words coming out of my mouth a year ago?  The mission is a wonderful changing ground.) and how to really focus on the needs of our investigators, as well as Sister Morgan's words on really loving and serving our companions.

One of my favorite things President Morgan told us is something I think applies not only on the mission, but to every member in every area of the world.  He talked about being someone that the Lord can trust.  As we become that person, we will find that He will trust us with more, whether it be more blessings, more responsibility, or more opportunities to grow.  My favorite quote from his talk was "The Lord does not pay attention to tenure or to title.  He pays attention to trust.  Your trust in Him, and His trust in you."  As we learn to trust the Lord, He will guide us and give us the things or experiences that we need to progress. (Proverbs 3:5-6)  It all starts with us, though.  He's waiting for us to make the choice to trust Him.

I am grateful for the opportunity I have to serve a mission.  I have seen and participated in miracles, which is awesome to think about.  Thank you for your love and support!

Love,

Sister Beer