OKC - week 9 "Your Future Is as Bright as your Faith"

Hey Hey Hey!!!

A baseball field is a baseball field ;)

Sister K was a little bit Hangry xD

I found this for you Larae!!!! #onlyinoklahoma

Oklahoma beach for ya'll

This week has been quite the adventure! Our P-day last Monday was downtown OKC in a place called Brick Town. Every building is brick, literally! It was so cool!! It took us a while to find it though. By the time we found it we were so tired, but we had too much to see to be tired! We ran into "Bricktown beach." I thought it was gonna be like a real beach and I got really excited, but then I realized that I'm in Oklahoma City, and how is that possible (see picture) haha! We found the Dodgers baseball field!!!! But it took us asking someone if it was the real dodgers...nope! You can tell how much I know about baseball. But hey it was still so cool!! Oh and by the way driving in the middle of OKC is super scary during rush hour...Ha we survived! 

So, I found a quote by President Monson in my journal the other day, and want to share it, "Your Future Is as Bright as your Faith." This has been my motto this week, and this week has been a week of so much growth! When we leave our apartment we pray, and ask that God will lead us in the right direction, and place us where he needs us missionaries to be. After that prayer our whole focus needs to be on what we prayed for, and we can't ignore any promptings! We experienced both sides of this this week, and one night we were evaluating the day. We had to ask ourselves, "should we have stopped and talked to that man right in front of us?" or "did we need to knock a few more houses?" As missionaries we make mistakes all the time because we are so far from perfect, but these days that we ignored the spirit are the days that sister K and I had to move forward, and learn from it. Miracles only happen when you have prepared your whole mind, might, and heart to teach everyone the Lord puts in your path. Faith is putting your trust in the Spirit and responding to every prompting. 

Yesterday was an incredible day of growth and miracles! putting an effort to study in the morning, praying constantly, and putting the Lord before everything was our main focus. It made such a difference! We used every ounce of time we had talking to people, door knocking, visiting less actives, potentials, and former's. We saw so many miracles left and right! One in particular I want to share happened at the end of the day.

We were trying to see a less active member, but they weren't home. We knocked a few doors, and then came back around in the circle and their neighbor had just gotten home. We took that opportunity to talk with her. We asked her about the family next door who we were trying to contact. Apparently they moved 2 years previous, so we were not guided to see them. We talked with this girl for a good hour. She has such a strong desire to help all people come closer to God and turn their lives around. We were sharing about the restoration and bits of the Plan of Salvation, and she was so engaged! She said that it all made so much sense that there is a chance in the Spirit World for all to hear and accept the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She told us she felt good when she heard those things because her passion is helping everyone be happy, and turning to God is the ultimate way to do this. We are coming back to see her later this week! We can't wait to teach her more!! The Spirit guided us to her that day. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Kiwi Mom!

Sister K had her Birthday yesterday!! The Family we had dinner with decorated and even made her a cake! She was smiling ear to ear, and I know it just made her day! 

Well I would love to know how it went with talking to people this last week! Did you see any miracles?? This weeks challenge is follow President Monson's quote, "Your future is as bright as your faith."  How can you develop a stronger faith in your life? Whatever it is think about it determining you future. How can you develop a stronger faith in what the Lord has in store for you? 

Have a fantastic week! oh and keep smiling!!! "Ye are the light of the World." (Matthew 5:14-16)
Don't hide your incredible testimonies, let them testify of Christ!

Love, Sister Walker