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| HAPPY 2014 FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDA! |
HELLO
BEAUTIFUL FAMILY!!!!
Seems like eons ago that we talked on the phone,
doesn’t' it?
I loved talking to you and I really didn’t mind not
Skyping. The prayer we had together is
something I will remember forever and I will hold on to it for the next 5
months until we speak on Mother’s Day.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PACKAGE!! EXTRA SQUEEZES TO EVERYONE! YOU ARE TOO
GOOD TO ME! THE PERSONAL LETTERS, WELL …
I WILL CHERISH THEM FOREVER – THANK YOU!
It's been an awesome and busy week. It was transfers
Monday and Sister B and I are staying in the same area! However … we were called to be the Sister Training Leaders!
(Traveling Sisters. No, it’s not the name of a band! The STLs “travel” throughout the entire mission,
training the other Sisters. It’s the
equivalent of the Elder Zone Leaders.
I want you to understand that feelings of inadequacy and discouragement
never come from God, because that is not how the Lord wants us to
feel. I also know that whomever the
Lord calls, He will and has qualified.
I have felt the Spirit guiding me in everything I
do and I have felt the Atonement working
in my life each day, hour by hour.
While facing a personal challenge, the Spirit answered my prayers through
one of the talks I have been studying. In the talk, “Gifts of Love” by President Eyring http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=821, he gives his theory on what it
takes to be a good gift giver. In
short, the 3 steps to his theory are:
1. The giver felt what you felt and was
touched,
2. The giver gave freely and,
3. The giver counted sacrifice a
bargain.
What struck me hard was what it means to be a good gift “receiver.” He says:
“You
could make any gift better by what you choose to see, or by failing to notice, make any
gift a failure.”
I have been praying my entire mission, but especially
this last transfer, to think less of myself and more of others. I want every thought and action, as a
representative of Christ, to be that of turning outward. As I chase
away thoughts of myself, the Lord always has given me opportunities to serve His
children.
Earlier this week, we stopped by one of our
investigator’s homes. We asked if we could share a message and she
explained that she was busy tending her grandchildren. I noticed an old nativity on top of the
TV and asked one of the boys to help me pull it down. I sat down next to these beautiful young boys on the floor
and our investigators just beamed as we
taught them the story of Christmas. I had to fight back tears
because I could feel the Savior’s love
for these kids fill the room. They had never said a prayer before, and what a humbling experience it was to
see these boys kneel, bow their heads and show reverence to a Heavenly Father they
had just learned existed. They wouldn’t stop asking when we were coming
back and when we could pray with their
mum. So awesome.
My studies, prayers, promptings and revelation have
all come together this week and have really focused on God’s love for each of us.
Being called to be a Traveling Sister is an honor and I can’t think of a more
humbling opportunity at this time. Sister B and I are ready to work and
to love and serve with everything we have. We feel humbled that the Lord
has trusted us and we are grateful to be
instruments in His hands.
Please read D&C 58:2-6. Let me know what you learn.
I love you to the moon and back! Remember to not
miss me. Yes, it is hard, but if was
easy, it wouldn’t be worth it!!!
Sister Lloyd
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