WEDNESDAYS

I Love Wednesdays!

Most people would probably list Saturday as their favorite day of the week. I also enjoy Saturdays because it is a break from the work week and time to catch up at home. Or Sunday because we attend church and rest from the ordinary. But Wednesday is the day we get an email from Daren. He is serving a mission in Richmond, Virginia. Currently he is in the small town of Franklin in Southern Virginia. He is busy and enjoys the work. Here is an excerpt from his latest letter.

"This week has been packed full of some exciting days. For the most part there hasn't been too many new things, but we were able to teach a lot of good lessons. First of all we came across someone who had started taking the missionary discussions but then moved and lost contact with the missionaries. His name is Bobby Brown and wow can the old man move.... We eventually were able to share the plan of salvation with him and that really got him thinking because he thought after we died there was no more learning, but we showed him that the Bible and Book of Mormon say otherwise. It was really powerful.

We were also able to teach Pat. She is still strugglin with smoking but she is slowly starting to get off of those. She had talked about getting some suckers to suck on whenever she felt the urge to smoke but couldn't find any little dum-dums. So, we went to Walmart and got her some. Hopefully they will help.
Another exciting lesson we had was with Chris Townes. We have been working with her and the lessons with her are usually pretty interesting. She is extremely paranoid.... Despite all that we were able to have a spiritual lesson with her. We based it off of Alma 32:28-30, 33 and pointed out that what she felt whenever we came over was the spirit. We then committed her to baptism. We have a lot of things to help her with but through prayer and through dilligence on her part, she will be ready."

Elder Rockwood with President and Sister Millburn
You can see why I love getting his letters. It is so fun to see the growth that is coming from serving others.

It puts a smile on my face and makes my day.

Young Women Personal Progress

I am back serving in the Young Women Program but this time I am in the Stake. I enjoy working with the Young Women especially because I don't have any girls of my own. Recently we have been visiting the wards and I am impressed with what wonderful YW there are today. Despite the influences of the world they are standing strong as the theme for this year states,
"Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest."
Joshua 1:9.

As I youth I earned my Young Women awards and later as a ward leader I again earned the YW medallion. Just as I was released from Young Women's, the personal progress program was changed and I missed being able to earn the lastes award, however beginning this year the program has been revised again and I am now starting to earn my new YW medallion.

The Personal Progress Booklet has been updated and the medallion now includes the class emblems from when I was a girl in Mutual and a red ruby for the new value, virtue. I am excited to get the chance to continue to progress in the Gospel. Sometimes I need the extra incentive from an organized plan.