Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I have the most wonderful family and
friends back home, and I feel your support each and every day! I also have the
most wonderful families and friends here in the mission. The day before my
birthday, we went on exchanges, so I went down to Osoyoos to work with Sister
Bowman. We saw many miracles there! But, while I was gone, Sister Manaso did a
couple things in secret.....only she can pull off a surprise birthday party for
her companion! She called a couple of my favorite families in the ward, and got
them together at one of their homes, with cake and ice cream. She told me we
were going to teach a lesson (one of our investigators were there, so she was
not lying!), but when I walked in, they all screamed "Happy Birthday!". Tears
filled my eyes as I felt the incredible love I have for these members that I
have only known for two weeks. The Lord knows exactly where we need to be on our
missions, and at what times. I know that West Kelowna is where I need to finish
my mission, and I wouldn't have it any other way. How I have grown to love these
people so much in such a short amount of time!
This week I came across a scripture in Matthew 19:29 -
"And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or
father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall
receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life."
Although it seems like for 18 months I have given up family, friends,
school, and many other things, I have ALREADY received over an hundredfold of
what I could have ever hoped to gain from serving a mission. I know blessings
will continue to come as I stay faithful, but I have been so blessed these past
18 months...I am literally, eternally indebted to my Father in Heaven and to my
Savior.
I won't have much time these last three emails, but if I can write anything
to you, I just hope that you know how much I love my Savior, even Jesus Christ.
He lives. And because of Him, I too, can live again one day. The Gospel of Jesus
Christ is our only way back home. How grateful I am to spend each and every day
literally inviting my brothers and sisters to find their way back home. How
heartbreaking it is when they reject the truth, but how comforting it is to be
able to say, as did King Benjamin, that my garments will be "rid of their
blood". If I but do my part to share the truth with every living person upon the
face of this earth, or in my case, in West Kelowna, then I have done what the
Savior has sent me to do. I love this Gospel. It has brought me the greatest
happiness I could imagine. I hope that each of you find the same joy as you
follow the teachings of our Beloved Savior.
This week's challenge is to pray, every day, for productive missionary
opportunities. Pray that the Lord will place people in your path who are
searching for the truth, because the Gospel will have the answer to their
questions.
I love you all and am so grateful for you support. May I continue to hold
steadfast to the rod of iron that leads us to the Savior.
Love,
Sister Biggs
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