So you remember the baptism we had last month? Cory? Her non member grandmother gave a talk at her baptism- and has now been coming with Grandpa every week to church. They've stayed for all three hours! This week in Sunday school the spirit was there so strong. Diane (grandma) said "I could feel the holy spirit like electricity, like lightening when Mark was being confirmed." Mark is the Elder's recent convert. Bishop was in Sunday school, he turned to Diane and said "I testify to you that the feeling you got was the Holy Ghost telling you of truth. He was telling you that confirmation is a true ordinance, that it was being done by priesthood authority and that it was equally true with the proper ordinance of baptism into Christ's church." Mark bore his testimony to Bob (grandpa) and brought tears to his eyes. "It's as if you've read my mind." Said Bob. Oh I love them all. I love every single one of them. We'll be meeting with Grandma and Grandpa and Cory this Friday.
MLC was great this week! We spent the night in Shiprock in a tiny trailer on the side of the main road. I took the couch and Sister Jeffrey took the mattress. Sister Jeffrey spent Tuesday with Sister Cambell, and I took off with Sister Howells to MLC. It was great, I was feeling a bit sick though and couldn't fully appreciate Sister Batt's baked beans. On the way back the Shiprock Sisters were going on exchanges with Sister Huch and her companion- So anyway, Sister Huch drove me back to Shiprock. It was so much fun! I have not giggled and played that much in a while. I forgot how much I loved being her companion, as silly as life was back then. We swapped stories, patted each others shoulders, teased, and laughed. We got back with our companions and shared a big hug and a wave and silly faces through the passenger window.
It was fun to get back with Sister Jeffrey and tell her all about the latest and greatest at MLC. But we both were so exhausted. We were sick for a day or so, but got our tushies out to work because Sister Jeffrey now only has 9 days left! We are pushing hard and working our tails off. I'm so excited for this next week.
This week I realized that I need humbling and the Lord sure is giving it. But not in the way I expected. I prayed to be humbled this week expecting trials and heartache and fire falling from the sky. Instead there was progression, and miracles, and blessings that I know I don't deserve. What an interesting twist on things. I won't complain. But I will say, it is humbling. It's humbling to get that which I know I don't deserve even a fraction of. Which brings me to the scripture I found this week in Corinthians:
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
I hope this week to labor enough to be worthy of the grace have and continue to receive. I love and miss you all very much.
- Sister Valdez
snow snow snow this week! Snow everywhere. There's also a picture of the two districts that meet in Holbrook, and one of me looking like a chubby angry Buddha in the snow.
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