Malmstrom, Sara

December 9-14th

Hey friends!! This was a miracle week! God provided in so many ways, and it was uplifting and edifying. We saw so many miracles with our members. Most of them just left me stunned by the grace and goodness of God! I am so amazed by the members that I get to know and work with here! They are true disciples of Christ, and they have taught me so much about consecration and how to serve with charity. Because of the love and diligence of these wonderful members, we had miraculous experiences with our friends and a few members who are starting to come back to church! They immediately jumped into action when help was needed, and went way beyond the extra mile. It was so incredible to see the pieces all fall together, and to feel the joy that comes from souls returning to the fold of God! We had Zone Conference and MLC this week, which was so good! It left me drained--mentally because of the spiritual feast, and emotionally because it was my last one! The departing testimonies was impactful, a...

HEY FRIENDS This week has been one of the greatest weeks of my life! It has been absolutely a wonderful week. Due to Thanksgiving this week, we tried to focus on being grateful. Making that a specific focus really made the week so much more joyful! We had so much fun expressing gratitude for the small and simple things, and I feel like it really gave me more of an eternal perspective. It's a good thing to have, and I'm trying to work on having a more faithful and eternal perspective. I'm trying to "think Celestial", if you will.  A small update on our friends: Pat came back to church! She's been having so many health problems that we haven't seen her in over a month, but she felt well enough to come to church on Sunday. We're hoping to get back into having lessons with her so that she can be baptized on December 30th! Jasmine and Jeray have been super busy, but were going to invite Jasmine to be baptized tonight! Lucas came to church and stayed for the...

Hey hey! I wish I had a more exciting update to give this week, but unfortunately I don't. I ended up getting sick this week, and it took me out of commission for a solid 4 days. Thankfully I'm on the mend, and my companion was very patient with me through it all. With all the time staying inside, I tried to get caught up in my journaling. It's always a blessing to reflect on the miracles and tender mercies from God, and it was perfect timing with Thanksgiving this week! I always write down three things I'm grateful for at the end of each day, and looking back through it, I wanted to share highlights from the week: - Decluttering the apartment - The Spirit is the best teacher - Grateful for the sunshine that came back after it was overcast for 2 days - Chicken soup from a sweet member! - Reading the Nativity story as a companionship - Helping a member set up a Christmas tree -- we had a small and simple miracle, we couldn't find the stand for the tree, but after say...

Hey friends!! It's been such a wonderful week! We have experienced so many miracles, and it's been amazing! Miracles truly have not ceased in the land, and God works in mysterious ways.  The progress of our friends has kind of slowed due to busy schedules and sickness, but the Lord still provides. We've been finding joy in the small and simple thing, and I've been trying to record as many of those moments in my pictures and in my journal. As my mission winds down I've been trying to take it all in. It's a bittersweet thing to serve a mission and to prepare to return home, but I'm focusing on experiencing every day and embracing every moment! Because otherwise I will get too sad about coming home...anyways. But speaking of, my homecoming report will be Sunday, December 17th at 9am! The address is 198 W Center St, Kaysville, UT 84037. Please let me know if you can make it!! But we're not going to dwell on that, because it's not over until it's over...