Megan's Missionary Minutes: Hermana Workman Hastens His Work!

Journal Entries for the week: July 8 - 15 MY HIGHLIGHTS

“This morning we went walking-jogging and although my body was fighting it each step of the way, I looked up at the trees surrounding me and realized that this could be the only time in my life when I can just go out and run in the sun, whenever I want, surrounded by palm trees. I´m grateful to be here.”

Met a lady tracting... She wanted to do my hair!

“Today was a really good day. I´m pooped! President gave us the goal to have 30 lessons each week. (Read it´s a miracle by Elder Anderson) I knew if President gave us the goal, it was because we could do it. But it’s been really tough. But today alone, we had 10 and honestly, I feel really good. Always happy, never satisfied. We´re working so hard. We only sat in the lessons. We wasted no time. And usually when we have a ton of work in the real world we´re grumpy. But it´s so much more fun in the mission when we work. (I write this as I eat my lucky charms. I put my bowl down for 3 min and went back. There were 4 drowned ants in the milk. That´s a little awkward. I walked over to the bag of cereal, opened it up, and saw it was crawling with bugs. How did I not see them? Protein said my companion. Protein. This is my life now.)”

Right?? IT'S SO beautiful here!

My daily view... be jealous! It's gorgeous!

¨Elder Holland told us the best doctors are the ones who spent hours studying with feet in a bucket of cold water-and that´s what we do everyday to be the best missionaries for our investigators. We´re studying like crazy. And I love it. My comp shared E. Holland´s conference talk “Lord, I Believe” I love what he shared about the 14 year old boy who confessed I’m not really sure yet if this is really true. But I believe it could be. My companion taught me how to apply that for our investigators. Chances are when they hear about a 14 year old boy who saw angels from the sky, they´re not going to believe all at once either.

Alma teaches us that it starts as a desire. Like a seed. And let that desire-seed grow in you until it becomes something truly grand.

Yesterday we truly taught with great power and authority. I know the Holy Ghost was with us. I know our prayers were answered.

Before we left the house yesterday, I said we should make cards for some of our friends here in Ciudad Colon. We made one for A, a 15 year old member who wants nothing to do with the church. We went to her house yesterday where we found her laying on her bed drugged-apparently in the night, she had a lot of stomach pain (I don´t have the vocabulary to truly explain what happened) and had to go to the hospital. When we whipped out our card for her, I could feel the spirit very strongly. I know she was touched. She couldn´t believe that we honestly had no idea she´d had health problems, that we just felt inspired from the Holy Ghost to do so.

I´m grateful we listened to that prompting. I´m grateful the Lord trusts me to be His instrument. I testify that He loves each and everyone of His children. I know He answers prayers-usually through another person.

It will take a lot of patience and love to help her return to activity in the church. I can tell she´s fighting really hard with the Holy Ghost. But I have faith that it´s possible.”

¨We did it! We got 31 lessons this week! We worked really hard and that feels good!¨

P took out his endownments?! That´s nuts. Wish I could´ve been there. So proud of him. What did he think? His family? He reports in August, right?

I’ve yet to get a package. I’m so sorry. I love you Brittany and Tonya!! I’m sure it’s nearly here… Mom, call the office or email them or something. bug them. Ask them where it could be. I’m sorry things are so confusing.

Wow. How fast time flies. You´re all missed too. But in a good way. I show everyone who will tolerate it the photo of us gathered around the truck. Literally someone asked me yesterday, ¨you´re father doesn't live with you then?¨ huh? I asked. ¨because you have 4 brothers. ¨They think you´re my brother because you´re so young. And everyone thinks mommy is my sister because she is really young too. They all say we look like we come from a magazine and basically I have the best family.

I’m doing well pa. Loving the work. Loving all the parts of it. I remember you told me to love even the sucky stuff and that really helped me. Because you were the first person to acknowledge that it´s not always a rainbow here. But we should love that anyway. Thank you for always making me feel loved and stronger. I love you pa.

Some exotic fruit...

BROTHERS! I am SO proud! Thank you for sending me a photo of you in a holy place. Send it to the New Era! PLEASE!

Mommy, I wish I could've been with you at girls camp! The night you told me to look up at the moon, I did. And then I laughed. Because know what, there was no moon. Haha. So ironic. But each night after that, and still, I’m looking up at that bright smile in the sky and think of you.