Walk the Talk

High 5!

1. We got Mysty back!!! YAY! We are so grateful she decided to stay in the YSA ward! She is getting baptized September 12!

2. Saturday we had lunch with one of our recent converts-Matt, as well as his mom who is also a new member and his grandma who is taking the lessons!

3. Alan is for real getting baptized on October 3!

4. We had random interviews with President Miller this week and him and Sister Miller came to our sacrament meeting on Sunday!

5. Last night we taught Diana and she brought one of her friends to the lesson and now we are teaching him!

Down Low, 2 Slow.

1. We keep finding lizards in our apartment...haha!  We find these in our house all the time. It's like getting a new pet every day! They are so quick though and hard to catch, hahaha!

2. Our member present lessons are going down because everyone started school!

This week was good and it went by pretty quick! My thoughts this week come from a talk given by our prophet, Thomas S. Monson, entitled "Ponder the Path of Thy Feet." He explains the importance of walking HOW He walked rather than where He walked. Jesus Christ walked the path of disappointment when He was rejected by so many in Jerusalem during His mortal ministry, He walked the path of temptation after His 40 day fast when Satan said 3 times, "If thou be the Son of God [...]". He walked the path of pain in Gethsemane where he suffered for our sins. There are so many more examples but from these we catch a glimpse of why He understands all that we encounter in this life. In answer to these rough paths, He walked the path of obedience. In 1 Samuel 15:22 we learn that "[...] to obey is better than sacrifice [...]". He walked the path of service when He brought strength to the crippled, sight to the blind, and hearing to the deaf. He walked the path of prayer when He cried unto The Father, "[...] not my will, but thine, be done." President Monson challenges us to "Let [our] light so shine before men that they may see [our] good works, and glorify [our] Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 5:16) The Saviors example provides a framework for everything we do and His words provide an unfailing guide.

Love and miss you all! God speed!

Sister Emilee Bowen