Wow, what a week!
The Thomas family was baptized on Thursday night. What a powerful
thing to witness a family entering the waters of baptism together. I
was so touched that so many people from the ward came and gave their
support-- they are gonna need it big time! The spirit was so strong
and there wasn't a dry eye in the room. We packed everyone into the
small baptism room. I was able to reflect on the day I was baptized
and was reminded of the spirit I felt as I went under the water... yes
I still remember that day, even if it was 14 years ago. :) It has been
a truly humbling experience to teach that family. I have seen so much
growth in each of them as we shared our testimonies of the Savior.
Kyle, the 14 year old was getting changed after the baptism and told
his dad, "Did you feel it Dad? The spirit was so strong as I came up
out of the water!" Jessi, the 11 year old girl, said something similar
to her mom, "Mom, that was so cool. I felt so good coming up out of
the water!" That whole family was beaming all day and has ever since
they were baptized. The confirmations were amazing. Huck was given a
warning in his blessing that Satan was not done with him yet. I know
this is true. Huck has so much knowledge and has been given so many
talents, that if he doesn't use them correctly, Satan could use them
against him. It was great to be apart of this wonderful journey. It
has been one of the greatest miracles on my mission! I know this
church is true. I love that the gospel blesses families and I know
families can be together forever!!
We are teaching Diana's uncle, Al. He loves when we come over and
teach. He always tells us that he needs us to find him a wife... haha,
not our calling to do that, but it has been great to teach him the
gospel of Jesus Christ. We have to keep the commandments in order for
God to give us his blessings. Over and over in the BOM is that theme.
I love the scripture D&C 82:10. He is bound, but we have to keep the
commandments. We have to learn what he wants us to do. God is willing
to bless us more than we could ever imagine, we just need to get to
work!
We had a meeting this week and talked about the importance of relating
the gospel to our lives. We all took 5 pictures of our life back home
and taught each other the gospel thru our pics. Some were way random,
but it showed me that we can relate the gospel to everything!! We also
discussed things that hold us back from being missionaries that God
knows we can be. I made a huge long list of things that hinder my work
as a servant of the Lord. Let's just say it was rather lengthy. :) Our
District Leader then handed us 5 marshmallows and told us to put them
in our mouths. I fit about 7 in my mouth (yes, chubby bunny style) and
had to spit them out. He told us that we need to spit out those things
that hold us back. It would be very difficult to teach with 7 mellows
in my mouth.... it made me really think about how I need to get rid of
things so I can teach more clearly, effectively and reach my full
potential.
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday. I loved the spirit at
church and the Clark's (the people we live with) made us a yummy
lunch. People take good care of us over here.
I love you all!!
Love Sister Glasgow XOXO
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
April 18, 2011
I know that when we give our will over to the Lord he blesses us soooo
much. That is really the only thing that we could ever give him. He
has given us everything else in the world. I know that at times I just
want to do things my own way, but His way is the best. I'm grateful
that I get to experience the trials and tests in my mission. I know
that these build my character and strengthen my testimony of the
gospel. 2 ways that we go thru trials are thru disobedience and God
helping us learn important lessons. I would hope that all trials come
thru the 2nd, it's no fun choosing the wrong and having to suffer the
consequences. By both, we still learn, or we should learn.
The Thomas' were interviewed last night and they all did fantastic!
The moment Jessie walked thru the door she was white as a ghost. She
was SO nervous. Poor girl. She just wanted to get it over with! I am
so excited for this family and know that it will be a wonderful
experience on Thursday to see them all get baptized. The ward was
having a hay-day! They are so welcoming and supportive of their
decision. So great!
We got a very heartbreaking phonecall yesterday, it really put me in a
funk. The Nunn's-- they were baptized in February-- told us that they
wanted to back off for a bit. They have felt really overwhelmed being
new in the gospel and aren't sure if they are ready to continue coming
to church and having people teach in their home. Gosh, I just sat and
cried when I found out. They said that they might have been just
filling a void after they lost their little baby and weren't sure if
they truly were ready when they got baptized. :( They told us that we
could still make contact everyonce in a while, but just needed some
time. They haven't been reading, praying or coming to church. I know
that Satan will attack us and pull at us when we are at our weakest
point. I know that he is working hard on that family. The dad is
reactivating, but has struggled with his testimony over the years. I
know they will pull thru eventually, but that is something that I
didn't want to hear. Please pray for their family.
We get to teach Diana's uncle, Al. He is a funny guy. He had 2 strokes
within the last 10 years and it has really messed up his speech. I
have a hard time understanding what he says most of the time, but he
knows a lot about the church and has a testimony of it all. We asked
him to quit smoking and drinking coffee-- he said he would do it for a
wife! He wants to get married so bad. He explained that he has a
brother that is a member of the church and was learning with him years
back. When we taught about the book of mormon and Joseph Smith, he
told us that he knew it was true. I love when people bear their
testimony about the gospel. Al came to church yesterday and enjoyed
getting to know everyone in the ward... this ward is bomb at
fellowshipping!!
Invitation sunday was this week and we had a few new people at the
ward. Aidie is a12 year old that is a daughter of a less active. We
get to go over to her home this week and teach her. I am so excited!!
This girl is so sweet, but super shy.
Again, I am so blessed to be learning so much on my mission. Heavenly
Father is so real. He hears and answeres my prayers. I love Him so
much and am grateful to have the gospel in my life. I love you all!
Take care, until next week!
much. That is really the only thing that we could ever give him. He
has given us everything else in the world. I know that at times I just
want to do things my own way, but His way is the best. I'm grateful
that I get to experience the trials and tests in my mission. I know
that these build my character and strengthen my testimony of the
gospel. 2 ways that we go thru trials are thru disobedience and God
helping us learn important lessons. I would hope that all trials come
thru the 2nd, it's no fun choosing the wrong and having to suffer the
consequences. By both, we still learn, or we should learn.
The Thomas' were interviewed last night and they all did fantastic!
The moment Jessie walked thru the door she was white as a ghost. She
was SO nervous. Poor girl. She just wanted to get it over with! I am
so excited for this family and know that it will be a wonderful
experience on Thursday to see them all get baptized. The ward was
having a hay-day! They are so welcoming and supportive of their
decision. So great!
We got a very heartbreaking phonecall yesterday, it really put me in a
funk. The Nunn's-- they were baptized in February-- told us that they
wanted to back off for a bit. They have felt really overwhelmed being
new in the gospel and aren't sure if they are ready to continue coming
to church and having people teach in their home. Gosh, I just sat and
cried when I found out. They said that they might have been just
filling a void after they lost their little baby and weren't sure if
they truly were ready when they got baptized. :( They told us that we
could still make contact everyonce in a while, but just needed some
time. They haven't been reading, praying or coming to church. I know
that Satan will attack us and pull at us when we are at our weakest
point. I know that he is working hard on that family. The dad is
reactivating, but has struggled with his testimony over the years. I
know they will pull thru eventually, but that is something that I
didn't want to hear. Please pray for their family.
We get to teach Diana's uncle, Al. He is a funny guy. He had 2 strokes
within the last 10 years and it has really messed up his speech. I
have a hard time understanding what he says most of the time, but he
knows a lot about the church and has a testimony of it all. We asked
him to quit smoking and drinking coffee-- he said he would do it for a
wife! He wants to get married so bad. He explained that he has a
brother that is a member of the church and was learning with him years
back. When we taught about the book of mormon and Joseph Smith, he
told us that he knew it was true. I love when people bear their
testimony about the gospel. Al came to church yesterday and enjoyed
getting to know everyone in the ward... this ward is bomb at
fellowshipping!!
Invitation sunday was this week and we had a few new people at the
ward. Aidie is a12 year old that is a daughter of a less active. We
get to go over to her home this week and teach her. I am so excited!!
This girl is so sweet, but super shy.
Again, I am so blessed to be learning so much on my mission. Heavenly
Father is so real. He hears and answeres my prayers. I love Him so
much and am grateful to have the gospel in my life. I love you all!
Take care, until next week!
Monday, April 11, 2011
April 11, 2011
Hello all!
So not much to really say about this week. We continue to teach the
Thomas family. We had a lesson with them yesterday after church and
they are were feeling a little down. The adversary was working really
hard on them and they were feeling it. Huck just kept telling us to
pray for them. At church I saw Katherine talking to a few ladies in
the ward. She told them that they were getting baptized and wanted
them to come if they could. So cool! She was telling everyone what
time and inhibited them all to come. :) I am so excited for this family
and the ward is WAY excited. It has been a challenge teaching the
young daughter. She has a hard time paying attention and isn't so sure
if she is ready to get baptized. Please pray for her. Oh yeah, Sister
Abbott called me last night and told me that she is flying down for
the baptism, that will be fun to see her again. :)
We have picked up lots of people that had been investigating a year or
more ago. We taught a lady that had been reading from the Book of
Mormon and wants to come to church. She expressed that she would love
if God would call a prophet on the earth again. I love when people say
that, cause then we are able to teach and testify that we do! She was
just amazed as we told her and invited her to find out for herself.
It has been really cold, windy and wet the last few days. We woke up
on Wed morning and it was snowing. We ran in the cold that morning,
and my body didn't like that too much. I now have the nose drip and
cough thing going on... not fun.
We are getting a new mission president in June and so tomorrow we are
meeting with President to talk about the changes that will be
happening. I am going to miss President so much when he leaves. He has
been such an amazing example to me! The new President, Mark Young,
will be here for 2 weeks with President in June and then take over. I
hope the transition goes well.
That's all for now. I'm good, the work is fantastic. Hope you all have
a wonderful week!
Love Sister Glasgow XOXO
So not much to really say about this week. We continue to teach the
Thomas family. We had a lesson with them yesterday after church and
they are were feeling a little down. The adversary was working really
hard on them and they were feeling it. Huck just kept telling us to
pray for them. At church I saw Katherine talking to a few ladies in
the ward. She told them that they were getting baptized and wanted
them to come if they could. So cool! She was telling everyone what
time and inhibited them all to come. :) I am so excited for this family
and the ward is WAY excited. It has been a challenge teaching the
young daughter. She has a hard time paying attention and isn't so sure
if she is ready to get baptized. Please pray for her. Oh yeah, Sister
Abbott called me last night and told me that she is flying down for
the baptism, that will be fun to see her again. :)
We have picked up lots of people that had been investigating a year or
more ago. We taught a lady that had been reading from the Book of
Mormon and wants to come to church. She expressed that she would love
if God would call a prophet on the earth again. I love when people say
that, cause then we are able to teach and testify that we do! She was
just amazed as we told her and invited her to find out for herself.
It has been really cold, windy and wet the last few days. We woke up
on Wed morning and it was snowing. We ran in the cold that morning,
and my body didn't like that too much. I now have the nose drip and
cough thing going on... not fun.
We are getting a new mission president in June and so tomorrow we are
meeting with President to talk about the changes that will be
happening. I am going to miss President so much when he leaves. He has
been such an amazing example to me! The new President, Mark Young,
will be here for 2 weeks with President in June and then take over. I
hope the transition goes well.
That's all for now. I'm good, the work is fantastic. Hope you all have
a wonderful week!
Love Sister Glasgow XOXO
Monday, April 4, 2011
April 4, 2011
Diana Johnson got baptized on Friday!! It was such a miracle week for
sure! We had a lesson on Wednesday and she asked if she could move the
baptism up to the weekend. It was her birthday on the 1st and she
really wanted to do it before she went out of town for a 2 weeks. It
was such a great experience. She was SO HAPPY!! Gosh, it was a cool
experience to see all my prayers answered as she turned her life
around from all the drugs and alcohol. The gospel is true and Jesus
Christ's atonement can free us from the hurt, pain and suffering. I
was able to see that with my own eyes as I was able to be around
Diana. I love that lady so much!! She kept saying, "we need to find
more people to baptized!" So glad that happened this week :)
We went over to the Thomas families house this last week and Katherine
told us that she went without coffee for 5 days, and had been reading
the book of mormon each day. After the first night of reading, she was
on her way to take her son to an activity and she felt this peace
surround her. She recognized that it was the spirit. She wanted to
keep reading longer than 5 minutes each night (we told her to do at
least 5 min a day) because she wanted to know what was next. She said
it just drew her in each time she read.... with that, she said that
they wanted to get baptized as a family on the 21st of this month. You
have no idea how happy I was!! I could have screamed for joy, instead
we waited until we left and S. Smith and I flipped out. haha. The
daughter said that I was beaming! I love this family so much and I am
so excited for them. As we have taught this last week I have seen a
miracle occur. The parents are taking time to teach their kids as we
talk about the plan of salvation. They each bear testimony of what we
say. Such a great sight to see!!! I am so thrilled for them. Such a
great opportunity to know their family. So great!
We found Vernell this week. It just so happens that she is dating
someone in Eugene. She loves motorcycles, has a big rose tatoo on her
foot and is so sweet! She was so interested in the book of mormon and
kept saying stuff about the guy she was dating. I think she believes
it all. I'm excited to keep teaching her.
Stephanie Morelock, rc in Santa Clara texted me this weekend and her
and Omar are engaged!! They are getting married sometime in June or
July. So happy for them, even more happy that they get to go to the
temple in October at her 1 year mark!! Baptisms are great, Temple is
fabulous!
General Conference was amazing!! S. Smith and I have been talking a
lot about families and I was so grateful that I was prepared to hear
the cousel from the General Authories about the family and how
important they are to the world. I especially loved E. Perry's
talk.... thanks mom and dad for making us stay in our sunday clothes
:). I loved Elder Robbins talk about being and doing. I thought about
people I admire and when you take away talents, abilities and careers,
what kind of character do they have? I enjoyed his counsel on being. I
loved E. Holland's talk and his witness of President Monson being an
angel here for us. I appreciated all the testimonies and counsel. I
hope that you all had a wonderful time watching it!!
I am thankful to be a member of this church. I love that it makes me
happy and helps me in my life. I'm blessed to have such a good family
that raised me to do good. I love that Christ is our perfect example
and the only way back to full happiness with our Father in Heaven. I
love you all!
Love Sister Glasgow
sure! We had a lesson on Wednesday and she asked if she could move the
baptism up to the weekend. It was her birthday on the 1st and she
really wanted to do it before she went out of town for a 2 weeks. It
was such a great experience. She was SO HAPPY!! Gosh, it was a cool
experience to see all my prayers answered as she turned her life
around from all the drugs and alcohol. The gospel is true and Jesus
Christ's atonement can free us from the hurt, pain and suffering. I
was able to see that with my own eyes as I was able to be around
Diana. I love that lady so much!! She kept saying, "we need to find
more people to baptized!" So glad that happened this week :)
We went over to the Thomas families house this last week and Katherine
told us that she went without coffee for 5 days, and had been reading
the book of mormon each day. After the first night of reading, she was
on her way to take her son to an activity and she felt this peace
surround her. She recognized that it was the spirit. She wanted to
keep reading longer than 5 minutes each night (we told her to do at
least 5 min a day) because she wanted to know what was next. She said
it just drew her in each time she read.... with that, she said that
they wanted to get baptized as a family on the 21st of this month. You
have no idea how happy I was!! I could have screamed for joy, instead
we waited until we left and S. Smith and I flipped out. haha. The
daughter said that I was beaming! I love this family so much and I am
so excited for them. As we have taught this last week I have seen a
miracle occur. The parents are taking time to teach their kids as we
talk about the plan of salvation. They each bear testimony of what we
say. Such a great sight to see!!! I am so thrilled for them. Such a
great opportunity to know their family. So great!
We found Vernell this week. It just so happens that she is dating
someone in Eugene. She loves motorcycles, has a big rose tatoo on her
foot and is so sweet! She was so interested in the book of mormon and
kept saying stuff about the guy she was dating. I think she believes
it all. I'm excited to keep teaching her.
Stephanie Morelock, rc in Santa Clara texted me this weekend and her
and Omar are engaged!! They are getting married sometime in June or
July. So happy for them, even more happy that they get to go to the
temple in October at her 1 year mark!! Baptisms are great, Temple is
fabulous!
General Conference was amazing!! S. Smith and I have been talking a
lot about families and I was so grateful that I was prepared to hear
the cousel from the General Authories about the family and how
important they are to the world. I especially loved E. Perry's
talk.... thanks mom and dad for making us stay in our sunday clothes
:). I loved Elder Robbins talk about being and doing. I thought about
people I admire and when you take away talents, abilities and careers,
what kind of character do they have? I enjoyed his counsel on being. I
loved E. Holland's talk and his witness of President Monson being an
angel here for us. I appreciated all the testimonies and counsel. I
hope that you all had a wonderful time watching it!!
I am thankful to be a member of this church. I love that it makes me
happy and helps me in my life. I'm blessed to have such a good family
that raised me to do good. I love that Christ is our perfect example
and the only way back to full happiness with our Father in Heaven. I
love you all!
Love Sister Glasgow
Mar 28, 2011
Hello my loved ones!
Sister Abbott is officially home and goes by the name of Erin...
weird. It was hard seeing her pack up and stuff, but she's doing great
things now.
My new comp- Sister Smith is adorable. She's from Orange County
California and loves smiling and being happy! That is a positive! I
haven't had a comp from Utah yet-- that is slim in the OEM. We have
had a great week so far and have loved working hard together.
This week at district meeting we talked about setting goals and asking
inspired questions. We listened to a talk by Elder Maxwell and he said
something that has been on my mind a lot! God has loved us and known
us for a long time. That really struck my heart as I listened to his
words. We only have a short time on the earth. We have to do things
now! I can't wait tomorrow, cause I might not have a tomorrow. I can't
comprehend just how much God loves me. I get to feel that love as I
meet people and share the gospel. I'm grateful that I know where I
came from. I have purpose and meaning to my life. If I am faithful, I
can return back to my Father in Heaven. What an amazing plan this is!
We had a blast at the coast last week! We got to play football on the
beach with the Elders. The weather was really nice. It didn't start
raining until the drive home. It was pretty hilarious... S. Abbott
went to touch the water, well it creeped up on her and she got soaked
up to her waist. She had to run a good 200 yards till she was on dry
ground. haha. I think that was one of my fav p-days so far!
Josh Cline was baptized on Saturday. His older brother, Chris got to
baptize him. It was so great!! I loved the change in this whole
family. It makes me so happy to see them grasp onto the gospel and not
let go. I got to sing at the baptism and the ward mission leader
insisted that I record it.. so I got to record it. haha, I guess I am
going famous in Sweet Home. The ward is having a talent show and they
are not letting me get away without performing. I will send a copy
home. :)
The Thomas family are doing fantastic!! The night before S. Abbott
left, they had us over for dinner. Huck let us know that he believes
it all. I wanted to cry!! It has been amazing to see his countence
change and soften up. Instead of analyzing everything we say, he bears
testimony of what we say to his family. Wow. Katherine is still
searching and praying. Huck told us that they are making a lot of
progress. We are teaching the 2 kids and everything is so awesome!!
They will make it!
Diana has a date for Mother's Day. She has completely stopped all the
drugs and alcohol. She told us she never wants to do that again. Her
and her uncle, Allen, came to church yesterday and had a fantastic
time! Diana's eyes are filled with light. She told us she wants to be
obedient to ALL the commandments. She is never going to leave what she
knows, cause she is so much happier with God and Jesus.
I feel so blessed that Sweet Home has just blossomed. So many
wonderful people and miracles happen each day. I'm glad that the Lord
has given me this opportunity. I know I'm not supposed to have
favorites, but this is becoming a favorite of mine. I hope to stay
here a while longer!
We got to attend the YW Broadcast this week. I was so emotional as the
YW sang the opening choir piece. They said something about how they
were guardians of light. Gosh is was good.. listen to it if you didn't
get the chance. Anyways I just appreciated what Elder Eyring said
about gaining our own living testimony. We need that!! I was secretly
hoping that they would encourage every girl to serve a mission... they
are the best!! They also had a scripture in Romans 12:21 that I liked.
I cross refrenced it to Hel 5:7. We need to do good. Be the good
samaritan. Stand up for what you believe and live what you know is
right and true.
I'm so happy right now. I love being here in Oregon. Although the sun
shines, the people shine and the Lord shines on us. I love you all.
Have fun watching conference and don't forget to have a question in
mind!!
Love Sister Glasgow
Sister Abbott is officially home and goes by the name of Erin...
weird. It was hard seeing her pack up and stuff, but she's doing great
things now.
My new comp- Sister Smith is adorable. She's from Orange County
California and loves smiling and being happy! That is a positive! I
haven't had a comp from Utah yet-- that is slim in the OEM. We have
had a great week so far and have loved working hard together.
This week at district meeting we talked about setting goals and asking
inspired questions. We listened to a talk by Elder Maxwell and he said
something that has been on my mind a lot! God has loved us and known
us for a long time. That really struck my heart as I listened to his
words. We only have a short time on the earth. We have to do things
now! I can't wait tomorrow, cause I might not have a tomorrow. I can't
comprehend just how much God loves me. I get to feel that love as I
meet people and share the gospel. I'm grateful that I know where I
came from. I have purpose and meaning to my life. If I am faithful, I
can return back to my Father in Heaven. What an amazing plan this is!
We had a blast at the coast last week! We got to play football on the
beach with the Elders. The weather was really nice. It didn't start
raining until the drive home. It was pretty hilarious... S. Abbott
went to touch the water, well it creeped up on her and she got soaked
up to her waist. She had to run a good 200 yards till she was on dry
ground. haha. I think that was one of my fav p-days so far!
Josh Cline was baptized on Saturday. His older brother, Chris got to
baptize him. It was so great!! I loved the change in this whole
family. It makes me so happy to see them grasp onto the gospel and not
let go. I got to sing at the baptism and the ward mission leader
insisted that I record it.. so I got to record it. haha, I guess I am
going famous in Sweet Home. The ward is having a talent show and they
are not letting me get away without performing. I will send a copy
home. :)
The Thomas family are doing fantastic!! The night before S. Abbott
left, they had us over for dinner. Huck let us know that he believes
it all. I wanted to cry!! It has been amazing to see his countence
change and soften up. Instead of analyzing everything we say, he bears
testimony of what we say to his family. Wow. Katherine is still
searching and praying. Huck told us that they are making a lot of
progress. We are teaching the 2 kids and everything is so awesome!!
They will make it!
Diana has a date for Mother's Day. She has completely stopped all the
drugs and alcohol. She told us she never wants to do that again. Her
and her uncle, Allen, came to church yesterday and had a fantastic
time! Diana's eyes are filled with light. She told us she wants to be
obedient to ALL the commandments. She is never going to leave what she
knows, cause she is so much happier with God and Jesus.
I feel so blessed that Sweet Home has just blossomed. So many
wonderful people and miracles happen each day. I'm glad that the Lord
has given me this opportunity. I know I'm not supposed to have
favorites, but this is becoming a favorite of mine. I hope to stay
here a while longer!
We got to attend the YW Broadcast this week. I was so emotional as the
YW sang the opening choir piece. They said something about how they
were guardians of light. Gosh is was good.. listen to it if you didn't
get the chance. Anyways I just appreciated what Elder Eyring said
about gaining our own living testimony. We need that!! I was secretly
hoping that they would encourage every girl to serve a mission... they
are the best!! They also had a scripture in Romans 12:21 that I liked.
I cross refrenced it to Hel 5:7. We need to do good. Be the good
samaritan. Stand up for what you believe and live what you know is
right and true.
I'm so happy right now. I love being here in Oregon. Although the sun
shines, the people shine and the Lord shines on us. I love you all.
Have fun watching conference and don't forget to have a question in
mind!!
Love Sister Glasgow
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