Dec 21
Let's start off with some announcements. First of all, a reminder for everyone to watch "He is the Gift" and "Because of Him" videos on lds.org. The church has made a huge push, especially now with "He is the Gift" and have bought advertising space on Times Square for it. If the church thinks its that important, so do we! Please watch and let me know your thoughts, or how you were able to share it with someone who needed it!!
Also, this is for everyone but especially the woman in the family. I watched a mormon message last week that had me teary eyed all day and made me think of all the amazing woman in my life. It's called "You never know". Please please watch it. It's about 8 minutes long, but it is so worth it. Especially with the crazy Christmas season coming up, it's so good!! Watch it okay?? :)
I don't know if you all heard about the World's Largest Live Nativity that happened in Provo a few weeks ago, but they made a youtube video about it. It has David Archuleta and Alex Boye and some other people I don't know. But it's super cool, so you should check that out too. And, for years people believed that the earth was the center of the universe, and the sun moved around us. But if you read Helaman 12:25, they knew the truth even back in 7 BC. That's why we trust the prophets.
So lots of miracles this week! First, we decided the Eeh Choong Song needed another visit. (she is the one who was struggling a lot last week) Well it turns out she was still struggling just as much and was deciding whether going less active was a better solution when we showed up once again on her doorstep. She said it's so crazy how every time she is struggling the most missionaries arrive. We were able to testify of God's love for her, and how important she is to Him to keep sending us over. She is doing great now and we are so grateful to have listened.
We visited another less active, Oh Chang Soon, this week and it went pretty well. She just asked us to teach English. But then two days later she called and asked us to come over again. She told us about her son who had passed away suddenly several years ago. She wasn't able to cope with it well, and asked if we could come more often and review the Plan of Salvation with her. Absolutely!
And biggest miracle of all. We got a referral from some elders in the Tajun mission.. Her name is Pak Hee Een, 28 years old, and she is perfect. She called the elders for English help, attended a baptism three days later and told them "This is true. I need to be baptized." So they met her everyday last week, taught her all the lessons and she accepted everything. She moved to our area on Sat, came to church yesterday and is seriously an angel from heaven. We had a lesson with her afterwards, and she said the closing prayer. She began crying as she thanked Heavenly Father for this opportunity to start a new life and find the truth, and after the prayer she told us how excited she is to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and always have that feeling with her. She wants to get baptized Sat. Dec 27, so she can be confirmed on the 28th and become a member before 2015, and start the new year as a disciple of Christ. It's been so unreal and incredible and I am just so incredibly grateful to have met her!!! We are going to try to contact her daily and help keep her faith strong and bright, and we will let you know when she decides for sure to get baptized. These people are really out there. Oh my goodness, they really are. And they are truly the elect of God. She is the most amazing person I've ever met.
I absolutely love being a missionary. Sometimes it's cold, sometimes it's hot, sometimes lonely, sometimes you just want to be alone, we are tired, hungry, sometimes WAY too full... BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS!!! This is the greatest work in the world and it truly brings the greatest joy any of us have ever felt. The gospel of Jesus Christ is true. I know it with all my heart. I love you all, have a very Merry CHRISTmas and remember the reason for the season! I will talk to all of you on Christmas! I LOVE YOU!!
-SIster Shanelle Seegmiller :)
"If you haven't chosen first the Kingdom of God, it will make little difference what you have chosen instead"
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