Melt Their Face Off

This was a good week people. My companions continue to make me breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and they make me laugh all day. (the pro's of being in a trio)

Man. I don't know if I told you but, since the beginning, President Fife received a vision for this mission where he said it wouldn't be uncommon for each companionship in the mission to have 20 baptisms every month.

Now. In some areas that vision might sound really reasonable, even mediocre. Come to Australia, try to talk to people about God and your idea of that vision might just be: You can't be serious.

Well I have faith in this vision and I am seeing evidence that slowly but surely it is starting to come to pass. More and more people every month are starting to enter the waters of baptism! It's exciting.

Our bishop, Bishop White, has caught this vision too, I think. He is the man! Two Sundays ago, after we talked, he stood up and told all the priesthood to give everyone in their family a priesthood blessing before the week was over. Satan and his enemies are getting crafty and we need to fortify our families and prepare every needful thing. The priesthood is literally the POWER of GOD. We were able to receive a wonderful priesthood blessing from Bishop at our MCM (missionary correlation/coordination (idk) meeting). He is getting things MOVING in this ward! He is getting everyone in line and on the same page. He is setting goals and making plans to help people in this ward receive their next needed ordinance.

Ordinances are so important!! They are how we will enter into the Celestial Kingdom of God! The purpose of ordinances and the purpose of the priesthood power is to make us happy. God wants us to be happy and we receive TRUE happiness as we follow Him and make and keep our covenants (promises) with Him.

He told me to stay cheerful, speak the words that come to my heart. The words will pierce people's hearts. Melt their face off with the spirit. Drop the spirit bomb. Speak with power and authority.

Big things are going to start happening in this, the Lord's work. Are we ready? Are we checking ourselves? Are we keeping the commandments? Are we acting with full faith? Live the gospel.

Everyone, EVERYONE, around you is your brother or your sister. Look at the next random stranger and think of them like that. It's crazy!! That really clicked with me this week. I see them as such. My brothers and my sisters need this gospel!!! They need to be happy! I want to see all my family, my family of God, in Heaven.

We are getting the hang of being in a trio. I'm trying to talk less so others can talk more. ;) It's a skill. You have to listen to the spirit to know what to say, say what He needs you to say, let your companions share as well, and stay engaged when you aren't speaking. There is a lot of: oh- no-you-go-aheads. Haha!

We have found this amazing Maori family who are so keen! The daughter, Brooklyn and son Dallas are friends with some of the youth in our ward and friends with some youth investigators. The youth are killing it over here, by inviting their friends to come to church!! They need the gospel as much as anyone else! The mom is super supportive and is interested in learning herself. The obstacle is she isn't married to her partner. But they are such a great family with lots of potential. We hope our investigators will continue to have the faith and work through their obstacles.

I am frequently praying for Heavenly Father to help me open my mouth, to give me courage and confidence and conviction. I have been able to be a "stopper" like Sister Mortensen put it and I have the perspective that Heavenly Father really does want me to talk to everyone, no matter how much I think He doesn't. ;) Talking to everyone is the same as helping people use their agency. I know Heavenly Father is proud of me when I try. Even if the people I talk to have no interest whatsoever, I know I helped them use their agency. That's all I can do.

"If you're just a 'social mormon', when challenges come, you'll crumble." -Pres. Fife (read the tree of life and identify the social Mormon)

To his kids when they were young, "You can make a choice coming to church. You can come happy or you can come sad." This will be my philosophy when I'm a mom (It was the same with my parents). Church is SO important! 

Keep the commandments. Live the gospel. Serve the Lord and serve others, and the Lord will bless you in your life.

Love,

Sister Beardall

I love church!

Got Em'

I love temple flowers!

The Lord's Home.

Sweetened and Condensed Milk + Pretzels=Heaven (mom's idea)

Sis. Sinaga's first time on a train!

Exchanges with the STLs! Bro. Matai the police guard at the train station bought us pizza fo dayzz... (perks of being a missionary)

Morning exercise soccer competition. 

Flowers!

"Get on the top!" they said. "I will break you all!" I said. They wouldn't admit it, but I did.

Zone Preparation Day Hike

Two words: Don't race.

Sad face 

Happy Face!

I'm leading the pack and all I hear is Sis. S yell, I look behind me and she flips over her handle bars and crashes to the ground. And then to make it better, Sis. M runs into her! Bahahahaha!!! I couldn't stop laughing! Everyone is okay, just some bruises and a smashed basket.