Mission Miracles Keeps Us Going

Dear friends and family,

I hope y'all are doing well. I love being out here. Being a missionary is hard physically, mentally and spiritually. It is so worth it though! I am growing and learning a lot. I have met and learned to love many people. We are working on dedicating more time to finding people. It's easy to get caught up, with everyone who we would like to visit and teach, and forget to plan out to make the time to find more people. But we know how important it is so we are making it a priority. 

We had an amazing Stake Conference! Elder Gibbons and our Mission President and his Wife came and spoke. We met Elder Gibbon when he came in to the adult session. He came over to us as we were close to the door, shook our hands and talked to us for a minute. The talks were incredible and just what I and this area needed to hear. 

We sang at a baptism for a set of twins in one of our wards. It was a beautiful baptism! I am grateful to be on a mission and to be here in Raleigh and meet the people I come in contact with, and to have the spirit with me so much stronger. I am glad that spring is here. The tree's are blooming with blossoms and flowers and people are planting flowers. There is plant life everywhere here so it's exciting to see the changes. 

It's amazing as a missionary to see changes in people's lives and see them feel the spirit again. One of our less actives has been feeling very depressed and has been cutting her self. She hadn't been able to feel the spirit in a while and things with her family are really hard. We had a lesson with her about the importance of scripture study. I love Jacob 2:8 "And it supposeth me that they have come up hither to hear the pleasing word of God, yea, the word which healeth the wounded soul." Sometime in the next few days her daughter who had listened in on the lesson asked her if they could read the scriptures together. They listened to them from the Church website lds.org and she felt the spirit again for the first time in a long time. We cried for joy when she told us about it. It's moments like that, that keep us going. We do all we can and then turn it over to the Lord and we see miracles.

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway