Eternal Families and Pittsburgh!

On Tuesday we got to go to the temple for personal worship! We went with Sister Ferguson, and her daughter Lauren! I love the temple! Its amazing how, as everything in the gospel, the more you go, the more you learn! I am so grateful for the power that comes from the promised blessings that the temple brings, not only in this life, but for the opportunity of eternal life. That is one of the greatest things about a mission, we aren't just helping people get to baptism, but ultimately to the temple, to help them have that eternal life with their families.
There was also an amazing fireside given by Joseph Smiths great great granddaughter, the spirit was so strong as she testified of the healing power that the gospel is starting to have on her family. She also sings! Here is a link to one of her music videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1MINJaDsyk 

I am so grateful for my family! And I am grateful for the family that I have gained here! I am here on a mission, away from my family for 18 short months, so that others can be with their families for eternity!
We also got to go to Pittsburgh for MLC(Missionary Leadership Council) Friday! There is a post on the missions blog! http://ppmmemories.blogspot.com/ You should also just check it out if you haven't for a while, cause I am on it quite a bit! :)  Such amazing training at MLC! I was able to get a refreshed perspective of the basics of the gospel, the Book of Mormon, and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for these simple truths. I know that the Book of Mormon can answer ANY question that we have, and I know that through our Savior Jesus Christ anything is possible! 

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Me, my mama (sister Talbot), and my comp (sister Jarvis)

Temple w sister Ferguson and Lauren!

Lauren and her future missionary tag :) she leaves to Japan Sept 1!

Tammy:)

 

 



 Waiting for the fireside to start :)









 Kimberly Jo Smith, and her son. (Descendants of Joseph Smith) 

MLC Trip!!! Pittsburgh!

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Mission Memories

Sunday, August 9, 2015

August 2015 MLC

"I testify of the power in the Book Of Mormon that will change your life and strengthen your resolve to follow Christ.  The Holy Ghost will change your heart...He will show you what you need to do next."

                  Elder Kevin Pearson

 Elders Stevens, Redd, Sisters Oliver, Jarvis, Palmer, Rosengren, Elders Ord, Holladay, S. Toupin

 Sisters Blackwell and Sister Oliver run the breakfast grills!

August 3, 2015

District meeting with President and Sister Johnson :)

We built bunkbeds!

This morning for breakfast we went to Shady Maple! It is a GIANT buffet! They also have a HUGE gift shop! We went with the Resslers and Sister Howe.

 Brother Ressler :)

 

Cool 3D wood carved thing

 Sister Ressler, I'm kinda in the picture...

 Sometimes people think we are nuns.

 

Haha shirts conveniently placed by each other and

 Cute little Amish dolls!!

7-27-15

This week was awesome. I feel like every single week just continues to get better and I love being a missionary. Also..THE CHURCH IS TRUE! :)

So Monday evening we went to Lancaster to do exchanges with Hermana Bills and Hermana Davis. We decided to blitz (we are all in one area dividing and conquering) on Monday and Sister Jarvis and I were walking around and found some Spanish people, but we didn't have the Hermanas! So they went back the next day and picked them up as new investigators!

Tuesday, I was with Hermana Bills and their area is the entire stake, because they are in a Spanish branch, so we went out finding, and found a ton of potentials for them! The Lord definitely leads us to those people ho are prepared for the gospel.

Wednesday, we spent ALL day doing service, organizing and cleaning their garage, at the Fergusons! As Sister Jarvis always says "Service Softens Hearts" Whether it is our own, or the people we are serving, or both!

Thursday, we had district meeting, and funny enough, we talked about serving the members of the ward, so we were able to relate our service from the day before a lot. We also went to Columbia and one of the people we saw was Nicole. Her mom was baptized back in February, and she didn't seem interested at ALL, but while teaching Jen, Nicole started asking a lot of really good questions, and we were able to help her to realized the importance of gaining your own testimony of the Book of Mormon.

 *That is one of the biggest things, is reading and praying about the Book of Mormon, and attending church. Gaining our OWN testimony of whether or not it is truth.*

Friday, at our dinner a guy, who is a Jew that believes in Jesus Christ, came over and sat in on our spiritual thought, which we were teaching the Restoration, and he totally believes it is true! So cool.

Then Saturday, MORE SERVICE!!! :) Making a roof for pigeons, moving people. Then we had a stake Meet the Mormons movie night! LOVE THAT MOVIE!!! We hear some crazy ideas sometimes of what Mormons are, we are normal people I promise! It was also really cool to see Missionaries, members, and non-members all there TOGETHER enjoying a great evening!

Then Sunday, CHURCH! We also had a great lesson with our new investigator Scott, In the lesson we showed a short restoration video, and the spirit as SO strong! I KNOW that Joseph Smith as a true prophet, and through him the gospel of CHRIST was restored! I am SO grateful or a modern day prophet!! I am so grateful for the priesthood and the fullness of the gospel of the earth! CHURCH IS TRUE! :) 

 

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Temple pix...There was a bug.

We see a ton of bunnies and I always tell sister Jarvis to catch
one... And she finally did! A little baby!

 AMISH! :)

Had to get rid of our area book after putting in all the records.. :)

Fergusons/Browns :)

  We also ran through some corn :)

 Exchanges with the Lancaster Hermanas :)

We were walking home and there was a fire

 

From Mission Blog:

July 2015 MLC

The Missionary Leadership Council discussed what makes a good leader.  Here are some of the things we came up with.

A good leader is someone who knows how to:

   -follow                           -desire success for those they lead           -accept responsibility

   -be humble                    -know and care about those they lead      -see the good in others

   -rely on the Lord             -have integrity        -inspire others to make changes for the better

left clockwise:   Elders May and Liston, Sisters Oliver, Jarvis, Palmer and Rosengren

        Elders Redd, Stevens, Wilson and Garduno 

Left:  Sisters Blackwell, Oliver, Jarvis, Jones, Ludwig, Talbot,and Elder Garduno

Sisters Ludwig, Talbot, Jones, Blackwell and Oliver