Sister Clifford WEEK #7: "It was a GREAT week to be a missionary!"

Sister Clifford WEEK #7: "It was a GREAT week to be a missionary!"

Hi everyone!!!

   WOW... This week was truly amazing. love being a missionary!!!! Sister Oscarson and I were able to see so many miracles this week. It was so awesome!

    To start off, the most amazing thing happened. Last Monday night Sister Oscarson and I were talking about missionary work and how there are some days that are hard and you just feel like you aren't a good enough missionary, even though you are doing all you can. SO the next morning during scripture study, I said a prayer before and asked Heavenly Father to help me read something that will give me a sign that I am doing a good job and He is well pleased with me. I immediately got up and opened up my scriptures to D&C 88:80, which says:

"That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with which I have commissioned you". IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING THING and I just sat there and cried! If we pray with real intent, He will answer our prayers. I know it.

ALSO, I hit my 2 month mark on the 19th!!!! Sister Oscarson is the cutest comp and decorated my desk and took me out for ice cream! I love her so much!

Another amazing miracle that happened this week was when we decided to go contacting and fine people downtown. We parked and we said a prayer in the car together that we would be able to recognize those people who are in need of the Gospel in their lives. We got out of our car and started walking and all of a sudden a guy calls out to me and says he recognizes me from somewhere! (I've NEVER seen him in my life probs ever) BUT I started talking to him and he ended up telling me how he is looking for a church to go to! I gave him our information and shared a message with him. It was the most amazing thing that we prayed just a little before that we would be able to 'recognize' those people, BUT instead we were recognized!!!

  Also, we have been working hard and we have so many awesome new investigators. We are so grateful! We were contacted by a girl this week, her name is Lee, who had missionaries teach her a coupe of years ago and she wants to continue again. She is the sweetest and we are so glad she reached out to us! We also met a girl named April, who is the BEST! She read the Book of Mormon this week and she told us that she feels that it's true and then she said "Don't worry, I'll read the whole thing!" Uh we love her!

    Also, this week we decided to stop by at Preston's house (crazy old man who we thought wanted to bash and wasn't wearing a shirt) and we were scared of how he was going to respond to us coming back BUT he was SO HAPPY!!! He kept just giving us food, gift cards, drinks, and Chick-Fil-A calendars (he knows me so well). We were dying laughing!!! He said he's going to continue to read the Book of Mormon and told us that we have to come back! We love him! People in the south really are the sweetest people.

   This past Friday we had the follow up trainer's meeting in Birmingham and it was so fun! I also got to see Sister Southwick there AKA the best MTC comp on earth and WE CRIED. I love her so much! She is amazing and is such an awesome missionary! After, we all went out and got sushi and fro-yo which was probably the best decision ever made and I may have cried a little bit! Sister Oscarson and I also made a pit-stop at Trader Joes on the way home and tears may or may not have been shed there!!! My heart was so happy.

  After the meeting on Friday, we had the chance to walk around the temple and I will forever be grateful for the spirit that is felt there. I love the temple so much. It really is my favorite place on earth and it is where everyone in the world should be. I love it.

   On Saturday, we were able to watch the Women's Session of General Conference and the spirit was incredible. It was amazing to be able to watch as a missionary representing my Savior, Jesus Christ. One part that really stuck out to me was in President Uchtdorf's talk and he talked about how we all shouldn't worry because we are all in God's hands and they are very good hands. That is the most comforting knowledge, that we are all taken care of and that everything will be okay, as long as we trust Him.

  I am so excited for General Conference this weekend and I am grateful for the comfort and peace it brings. I would invite everyone to tune in this weekend and watch it. I can tell you that it will bring more happiness and more joy to your life. I love conference so much!!!

  One last miracle that happened this week:

We were over at a recent converts house having dinner and she is the best! We LOVE  her. Anyways, her brother and his girlfriend ended up coming over too, and they are non-members. At the end of the dinner, she asked us to share a message with her brother. We pulled out our scriptures and started flipping to the scripture we planned to share, but immediately I got a prompting to share Alma 32, which talks about faith and how we need to all have faith in order to continue to develop a relationship with our Father in Heaven. After I read the scripture, I bore my testimony of faith and how it has blessed my life. After, he looked up at me and said, "wow, that is what I needed to hear!" And then asked about coming to church! It was the coolest!!! Ahh I was so happy that I listened to the spirit.

   Yesterday was such an amazing day as well!!! There was the strongest spirit felt in testimony meeting. So many kids got up to bear their testimonies and talked about missionaries and how they hope to serve a mission one day too! I really am so lucky to be on this mission.

   I have really been studying a lot about the Savior's life and His role in our lives. If we reach out to Him, our lives really will be blessed. I love my Savior so much. I would invite you all to continue to follow Him and see how His role can better bless your lives as well.

   Well, that is it for this week! It really was one of the most amazing weeks ever. If we all take the time to look for the good in each day, we can really see how blessed we truly are. I love missionary work. Some days are hard, but it is all worth it. I am grateful for all the support and prayers! I really do feel them 24/7. I love you all!!! I hope everyone has the best week! Life is good!!

xoxoxox

Sista Clifford