Dear Ya´ll,
My new companion is Hermana Clegg!! An adorable gringita from
Gilbert Arizona. She´s a ball of energy and we have a lot of fun.
On Friday we had a meeting for all of the Greenies and their
trainers. Hermana Castillo was reading the ¨12 weeks¨ training booklet with us.
And stopped where it said ¨your goal is to help your companion to be the kind
of missionary that, if called upon, could train a new missionary when they
finish their 12 weeks of training.¨ And then she called attention to the fact
that I was one such missionary. Shout out to my awesome trainer Hermana
Kennerley for achieving her goal!
And then President spoke to all of the trainers. And he began
telling a story about 2 sister missionaries he spoke to recently. He talked
about one of their investigators that received a strong testimony that
everything was true. He knew the church was true, he knew what he needed to do.
But he decided he wasn´t going to get baptized and join the church. He tried to
justify his actions by denying his testimony. The sister missionaries were
naturally upset. And then President explained that they weren´t failures. Not
at all. They did their part. They brought the message to his heart. The Holy
Ghost put it in his heart. But he put it out. There was nothing more for them
to do. We respect agency. A successful missionary is not counted by the number
of baptisms. A successful missionary does their part. All of their heart,
might, mind, and strength. President explained that these 2 sisters were great
missionaries. They did their part.
I was silently crying during this little talk. The Holy Ghost testified
to me that my Heavenly Father was proud of me. He knew I did everything I
could. I did my part.
President Castillo was talking about Hermana Kennerley and I, and
the Pastor we were teaching.
I know the church is true. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior.
But in order to be saved, we have to do our part. We have to try with all of
our heart, might, mind, and strength to be the best people we can be.
With love and sunshine,
Hermana Pollard ☀
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