I made it two whole months!! This week was busy which was good. One day it rained all day long and so we were soaking wet and cold all day. We have kinda become a service business. Everyone is telling their friends that we do service and giving out our number so we did a lot of service again this week. At least our name is getting out there! We helped this lady clean her sons bedroom. It was DISGUSTING. WHitli would have died:) There was like a bathroom extension on it but nothing actually worked. The toilet was full of poopy water and there was garbage everywhere. I just had to hold my breath for a while.. I think I will be scarred for life.
I have decided that dogs love me. Everyone has a dog and every single one we see jumps on me, I think its because I am so short. So many people asked me how old I was this week. One lady told me that I looked 15.
We had dinner with a guy from Hyrum! Him and his girlfriend moved here from Cache Valley after she graduated from USU. He grew up in the church but then left and now has nothing to do with it:( His brother actually lives in Smithfield kinda by Cortni I think. His name is Chad Brown. His wife works at Sinclair and he has a daughter named Holly. Small world. They werent interesting in us teaching them but they fed us a nice dinner!
We have a neighbor that lives below us that I just love! Her name is Delores. We clean her house every week and do puzzles with her on Pday. She is the greatest!
There is quite the population of Laotian people here. We met a lady who's name is Bounlong. We did some service for her and then she feeds us:) So I got to eat some Laotian food this week.. It wasnt too bad. Some of it I had to force down though. We also met a guy from Lao that read my palm. He said that I was very smart and good-hearted. And that I would have two husbands. THat was interesting.
Overall there were many ups and downs this past week. Receiving the news of Uncle Dennis passing away was tough. It's hard to be away from family in times like this. On Wednesday during my personal study I found a talk from the last general conference called "How Does the Holy Ghost Help You?" by Elder Gary E Stevenson. I had been seraching for some form of comfort and this talk was an answer to my prayers. In his talk he points out 3 things that the Holy Ghost does--warns, comforts, and testifies. I knew that the Holy Ghost could do all of these things, and I have felt the Holy Ghost warn and testify to me in my life, especially in the past 2 months. I was trying to figure out how the Holy Ghost could comfort me. When he talks about the Holy Ghost as the comforter he tells a story of a girl named Bayley who passes away in a tragic accident. Her parents have to call her brother who is on a mission to tell him the news. His experience reminded me of just a few days earlier when I had talked to my family and they had to tell me the bad news. The calmness and assurance in their voices that everything would be okay comforted me. Just like the missionary in Elder Stevenson's talk. I was comforted by the infallible testimonies of the Savior and his plan. I have realized that the Holy Ghost comforted me this past week and still does by reminding me of things that I know. I know that through this wonderful plan we will see all of our loved ones again and they are in a much better place. I know that this life is not easy at times, but we are NEVER alone. We can have the Holy Ghost as a constant companion and we can always rely on the Savior and His Atonement through the storms of life. I know that everything happens for a reason and I know that I dont always understand those reasons, but I know that everything will work out and be okay. I know that God loves each and every one of us so much and by following Him and Jesus Christ we can truly be happy. I am SO grateful for this gospel and the peace and comfort it has brought me in my life. I know that it's true!!!!
I challenge you all this week to write down your testimonies. Write down what you know and then share it with someone. Keep what you write down and always refer to it, especially in times of trial. Keep adding to it and keep sharing it and it will be strengthened. I love you all so much!! I'm so grateful to have such amazing examples and people in my life. Have a great week and remember what you KNOW!! (Sorry for the typos and sorry for the length.. I wont be offended if you dont read it all:)
Love, Sister Godderidge
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