Hello friends and family!! I hope you all have been having a wonderful Christmas season!!! Sister Smith and I have been getting into the Christmas spirit and are really excited for Christmas to come!!
This
week has been really great!! Our investigator Donna is all lined up for
her baptism on Christmas Eve!!! Her Interview is this Thursday! We are
so excited for her!!!! All of our other investigators are doing really
well too! The last two transfers here in Lumberton have been amazing!!! I
absolutely love it here! I never thought I would say that, but it's
true. We have been finding lots of work for us to do and have seen many
miracles!! The Lord definitely has His hand in the work down here in
Lumberton!!
This week, I have been reading in
Alma. Before my mission, Alma was probably one of my least favorite
books to read in the Book of Mormon. Now, it has become one of my
favorites!!!! This week, I read the story of King Lamoni's father. King
Lamoni's father is probably one of my most favorite
missionary/conversion stories. For those of you who don't remember,
after seeing the love and kindness that Ammon had for Lamoni, King
Lamoni's father desires to know more about what Ammon had shared with
Lamoni. After Aaron is released from prison, he goes and teaches
Lamoni's father about the Plan of Salvation and he is then converted.
After King Lamoni's father is converted in Alma 22:23,
it says "Now this was done in the presence of the queen and many of the
servants. And when they saw it they greatly marveled, and began to
fear. And the king stood forth, and began to minister unto them. And he
did minister unto them, insomuch that his whole household were converted
unto the Lord." After the king had been converted, he shared his
conversion with everyone he could!! As converted members, of Christ's
church we should follow his example and share the gospel with
everyone!!! I love this quote from Elder Ballard, "A most significant
evidence of our conversion and of how we feel about the gospel in our
own lives is our willingness to share it with others." I know that as we
share the gospel with others, we will see miracles happen! Also, as we
share the gospel we become more converted!! Isn't that wonderful!!!
I love you all so much!!!! Thank you for everything!!! I hope you all have a wonderful week!!
Love,
Sister Paynter
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