"I belong to The Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints. I know who I am, I know God's plan, I'll follow Him in faith. I believe
in the Savior Jesus Christ, I'll honor His name. I'll do what is right, I'll
follow His light, His truth I will proclaim!" I remember singing this
song in primary so often, and it has begun to mean SO much to me!
Hello brothers and sisters! Hope you had an Awesome
week. We sure did over here, as always! God is SO merciful to His children. It
is so humbling.
This past Saturday, the Pai family in the ward (Chinese)
invited us over for dinner to meet with their friends! It was so wonderful! They
had a mom, two daughters (17 & 14), and a baby boy. I couldn't believe how
prepared this family was! We talked to them about baptism, and they said they
were all just baptized in another church in March. They said they were baptized
with water sprinkled on them. We talked about the way Jesus Christ was baptized,
and how the proper authority was necessary. Their eyes lit up as we talked about
the Book of Mormon and told them we have another record of scripture on earth in
addition to the Bible! The whole family was at churuch yesterday. It was so
incredible. Brothers and sisters, take it as a hint that members missionaries
are going to be the key in hastening the Lord's work!! It is so
vital!
On a side note, for dinner we had Salmon eggs, uncooked
salmon, seaweed, and rice with some sort of eyes in it. God knew I needed to be
sent to North America where food was similar for the most part...because that
was a struggle for Sister Tutt and I. We gagged down every bite while they
couldn't inhale their food fast enough!! We were dying after. We had to eat when
we got home later that night to put regular food back in our bodies
:)
Speaking of food, Thanksgiving is this week! Yikes! I
totally forgot until I read all your emails. They don't have it here, so
everybody is already on to Christmas. Sister Tutt and I will be celebrating with
large bowls of cereal and perhaps some mashed potatoes :) I can't wait! I pray
that the Lord may provide us with opportunities to bring people unto the Savior
on that blessed day!
Well, a quick experience before I wrap up. This week
James and Jen, the people we are teaching who are planning on getting baptized
December 28th, didn't come to church. No particular reason, just didn't come.
Not only did it break my heart knowing that they are not fully progressing
toward entering into a covenant with our Heavenly Father, but it really made me
reflect on why we go to church every week. Why do we keep the Sabbath Day Holy?
Why on earth is that a commandment from our Father in Heaven? As I sat there in
Sacrament, a quote by John Bytheway came into my mind, clearly from the Spirit.
He says, "Our great-grandparents called it the Holy Sabbath. Our grandparents
called it the Sabbath. Our parents called it Sunday, and now we just call it the
weekend." This is so true of today's world. It is heartbreaking to see what the
Sabbath Day has come to. As we go tracting and contacting on Sundays, rarely are
people keeping the Sabbath Day Holy according to what the Savior has asked us to
do. Often people are shopping, playing soccer games with wild crowds, or having
hockey practice with young kids' teams! Teaching a child that "anything goes" on
the Sabbath is so sad. Of course I can't judge people by what they decide to do.
But I just love the scriptures and in the Doctrine in Covenants it says "That
thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the workd, thou shalt go to
the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day". I love it!
This is the only way we keep ourselves unspotted from the world - to keep the
Sabbath Day holy! So vital!
Well, I love you all so much, and I pray that all goes
well this week. talk to you soon!!
Love,
Sister Biggs
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