So Much... Power. February 22, 2016

Power week. It was legendary. A week of full-purpose fully diligent missionary work. Our studies were cut short and our meal times were to be as short possible which made for a lot of proselyting time. That also helped us see a craaaazy ton of miracles! We also had some crazy goals for each day such as 'give away 13 BoM' or 'confirm 15 people for church'. If we succeeded we got to call Pres. Blickenstaff and say "Mission Accomplished!" with which he would reply by singing a part of the Mission Impossible song. What a guy! Anyways, it was the hardest I've ever worked in one week in my life and we were dead tired at the end of every day but that came with a really cool sense of personal accomplishment. This week I learned: Boldness brings miracles. While bearing testimony in lessons or on the street I could feel that sense of urgency that we NEED to save these souls! This week when we testified of gospel truths I could feel the spirit working through us. It has been electric! I feel like every time that anyone accepted an invitation this week it was a miracle. This week I've had a deeper sense of the principle that as missionaries we really are just tools in God's hands. This week I've learned a ton. I feel like I gained a deeper sense of my purpose as a missionary. I learned that diligence always brings blessings/miracles. I learned that each of the daily challenges are things that can be worked towards every day. I also learned that my testimony has grown a lot. A guy asked me this week, "If your life fell apart and everything went wrong, would you still believe in God and Jesus Christ?" I was able to answer firmly and boldly that I KNOW I would. Maaaannn, I love mission life.