Hello family!
How was your Thanksgiving? I hope it was just grand! We had a pretty good one here in Miami. We went to two different houses. One for lunch and one for dinner, so it was pretty good.
We had a fairly good week with Thanksgiving. We taught a lady named Gail. The lesson was kind of crazy because of her daughter and nephew that were there but other than that it went well. We watched the Restoration DVD. The spirit was there and she liked the movie. She says she still has some things to overcome and then she'll be able to be baptized. She keeps telling us that she's just used to "hearing the word" in church instead of how we do things. She likes it, but says that it's different.
We were able to meet with Cheyenne yesterday and we talked about tithing and fasting. Her brother, who got baptized recently, seems to be a big help in her conversion. When we were talking about fasting she told us of an experience that her brother had shared with her about how he fasted once. It was pretty cool to see that he is being a help to his sister. She also texted us last night and asked us about something that her brother had talked about. It had to do with keeping the sabbath day holy, so we are going to talk about that this week with her!
Then there's James. We aren't quite sure what to think about him just yet. When we met with him this week, he told us about how he gave a Book of Mormon to his neighbor. Last week he just barely finished the Book of Mormon and didn't really say if he believed in it and then this week he tells us that he gave a copy to his neighbor and told him to read the last chapter and ask if it's true. He told us that he's not even quite sure why he told his neighbor that but that he felt good about it so he did. We think he subconsciously knows that it's true but he doesn't recognize that quite yet.
I wanted to share a little bit from what I've learned in my studies this week. It has to do with being happy. I was reading Pres. Uchtdorf's talk from this last conference titled, "Of Regrets and Resolutions." It is a fantastic talk!!! One of my favorite sections is where it talks about letting ourselves be happier. He says, "The older we get, the more we look back and realize that external circumstances don't really matter or determine our happiness. We do matter. We determine our happiness. You and I are ultimately in charge of our own happiness....We shouldn't wait to be happy until we reach some future point, only to discover that happiness was already available - all the time! Life is not meant to be appreciated only in retrospect....there is something in each day to embrace and cherish. There is something in each day that can bring gratitude and joy if only we will see and appreciate it. Perhaps we should be looking less with our eyes and more with our hearts. Let us resolve to be happy, regardless of our circumstances." We can determine to be happy no matter what we are going through. I testify of this truth. Being on a mission is not an easy thing to do, but I have to be happy doing what I'm doing no matter what trial I'm going through on my mission. I urge all of us to be happy now. No matter what. Let's not live with any regrets. Pres. Uchtdorf also said, "many of the deepest regrets of tomorrow can be prevented by following the Savior today." I second his words. Let's all more closely follow the Savior so we can be happy today and not have any regrets tomorrow.
I love you all and I love this gospel! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!
See you soon then!
Love, Sister Pahl
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