June 24, 2014
Hi daddy!
I love you!
Yes, I love the people of Guatemala.
I love the people that we teach and love seeing how the Gospel can change their
lives and how it changes their lives.
Girls camp will be good - you always
enjoy Girl`s Camp. And I can`t believe that Chester is 8. That doesn`t seem
real to me. But, that`s life, I guess. It`s always going by faster than you
think and faster than you want.
That`s a great idea - having the
missionaries work more with the youth to help them prepare. It`s true - the
more you know before your mission, the more time you can spend in your studies
studying for the people you`re going to teach.
And yes. That is true. You will have
at least one convert on your mission if you`re doing all you can - yourself.
Yay...Sister missionaries! Just love
them. It`ll be good for the ward.
President Brough is going home
today. By the end of the day, we`ll have President Markham. We`re all a little
sad to see President Brough leave, but here`s to being exactly obedient and
diligent in all things, still. We`ve learned principles from President and
Hermana Brough and those won`t change.
We had a "last conference"
with President Brough last Thursday and it was amazing. We learned about
principles that aren`t going to change in our lives (being exactly obedient,
having faith, working diligently, and a few others). I know that as we learn
principles in our lives, we can move forward in the faith that everything will
be alright and that we`ll have the guidance of the Spirit.
Thank you for all the prayers and
the support of coming on a mission. Something that President Brough told us was
"Be changed". Allow the mission to change you. I know that in the
mission, you learn so much. About service, the Gospel, yourself, and how to
work with other people. It prepares you for life. And I can`t think of my life
now without my mission. I know that this is the Lord`s work and anyone who comes
on a mission to work hard, to give it your all, will be blessed. Heavenly
Father will never curse someone for serving a mission - only blessings. Will it
be hard? Definitely. Will it tax your strength? Without a doubt. Is it worth
it? Yes - infiinitely worth it. I know that. I can`t see the changes in me, but
I know that I am changing for the better and that this work is bringing souls
unto Christ and when we "lose ourselves and go to work", we``ll be
converted, too.
I love you, dad! I pray for you and
mom and our family every night! I love you!
Con MUCHO amor,
Hermana "Your Sunshine"
Conover
June 24, 2014
Hi momma!
I love you!
Thanks for sending the package!
Interesting stuff happening at home,
right? I`ll keep it to myself - but thank you. It`s good to know. And of course
I`ll be nice to the other missionaries. We are different, but we`re working
towards the same goal of bringing souls unto Christ in His vineyard. Thanks for
the reminder. Really.
Today, president Brough goes home.
We`re getting a new mission President - President Markham. He`s from California
(but I don`t remember where). I`m excited to work with another mission
President and to continue working with everything I have. With all my heart,
might, mind, and strength.
Today in District Meeting, we talked
about the importance of listening to the Spirit in our daily doings (chapter 4
in Preach My Gospel). Sometimes, as missionaries, we count too much in our own
strengths and abilities and don`t listen as we should. We get caught up in what
we`re doing wrong with the language or something happened that makes us sad, or
what have you. But as we listen and rely more on the Spirit, we can have the
assurance to do what the Lord wants us to do. If we`re being exactly obedient,
wee are being diligent, and have our faith and help it to grow through our
studies and prayers, then we have the promise of having the guidance of the
Spirit. I know that learning to listen to the Spirit is like learning a
language - it takes practice and effort on our part. But I also know that as we
are learning to recognize the Spirit and ACT on these promptings, then we can
see the guidance of the Spirit in our lives and our testimony grows a little
bit more. And then, after a time, we have the assurance and testimony that we
can listen and follow the Spirit. I love being able to see the Spirit work in
missionary work. I know that the Lord guides is through the Spirit. Hermana
Claudia - she was a contact I had on a flete and she was mas o menos. Not
extremely positive but not negative, either. But, one day, we were working in
an area and I had the thought to look for her. We did and she was a three week
miracle. I know that it was the Spirit that guided us to her house. It wasn`t
us - it was the Spirit. We put forth our effort - we contacted, we talked, we
opened our mouths, and followed through, and then the Spirit guided us to her
home.
I know this is the Church of Jesus
Christ in these latter-days. We need to help our brothers and sisters find the
Gospel. There are many waiting and don`t know where to find the truth, but are
waiting. We need to give them as many opportunities as we can to help them see
the light of the Gospel and find this path back to our Heavenly Father with our
families.
I love you, mom! I pray for you and
dad and our family every night! I hope everything is well back home!
Con MUCHO amor,
Hermana "Sweetie" Conover
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