Easter time

.Easter was good! We had lunch at a members and worked the rest of the day, sharing the message of Christ to anyone and everyone we came in contact with.   Every single appointment we had, cancelled.  That about sums up our past week actually.  Every investigator we did have, dropped us, including Sierra who had a baptism date.  It's been so easy to get frustrated just because we feel like there is something else we can be doing but are unsure of what that is.  We're still doing a lot of finding and on average, getting about1-2 new investigators per day which is actually the highest thus far on my mission but we're having the hardest time having 2nd appointments with them!  Everyone we have been teaching lately is so flaky and we've realized that our faith in any appointments not cancelling is decreasing. We've been praying about it a lot these past few days and I am certain that the Lord is trying to teach me something.  I'm willing to do whatever it takes and I'm really trying different approaches in the way I talk to people and even just in my teaching.  On the bright side, there are a ton of other people to talk to when our appointments cancel. 'Tis the season that everyone is always outside and I absolutely love it.

I've been pondering a lot about the opportunity I have to testify of Christ this past week.  Last week, there was an incredible member that got up in testimony meeting and bore such a powerful testimony.  Relief society came around and there was another opportunity for testimonies. After about 2 seconds of that awkward silence where no one wants to be the first one to stand up, that same member stood up and said, "I don't want there ever to be a second that I could be bearing testimony of my Savior, and not taking the opportunity to do so."  It reminded of a scripture in 2 Nephi 25: 13 where Nephi expresses the same desire.  It says, "Behold, they will ^acrucify him; and after he is laid in a ^bsepulchre for the space of ^cthree days he shall ^drise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning him, for I have ^eseen his day, and my heart doth magnify his holy name."
 I've thought a lot about this and about sweet sister and the example that she's been to me.  I, like Nephi "delight to prophesy concerning my Savior" and although that is what I have been called to do and I feel like that is what I spend so much of my time doing, I feel like I can testify even more not only through my words, but through my countenance and to really appreciate every second that I've been given to do so.

I wish I could say more, but my time is short. I hope all is well with you and I hope you know how much I love you. 

Love,
Sister Thiriot

Coasting on the Sabbath

I was reading in 1 Nephi 10: 19, where it talks about diligently seeking to know the mysteries of God, and that doesn't necessarily mean that I'll receive some crazy revelations that are unknown to man, but more so personal revelation given to me through the Holy Ghost.  As I read that, I thought about my Patriarchal blessing and how that is something that God has reveled to me personally and so I had an increased desire to study it this week.  I made a copy of it, and really went through marking it up, referencing to scriptures and studying each individual line and I honestly can't even express to you how much I've learned as I have done that.  I feel like I'm really coming to better understand who my father in heaven has designed me to be and he's given me clear direction in becoming that person.  I encourage you to do the same and let me know how it goes.  I can assure you that you won't be disappointed in the results.

At women's conference I felt Gods love for me so strongly and more than anything, I felt so much peace.  I felt like God was letting me know that he's proud of me and it felt so good.  It's so easy to be hard on myself because I'm so imperfect and inadequate and constantly focusing on the things I need to change (which is how it should be) but I guess it's just been a slap in the face being a missionary because it's not really about me at all.  I fall so short of being the teacher and disciple that Christ was and as I am trying to help these people, that is the thing that I most yearn for.  I so often find myself wondering what Christ would say if he were sitting next to me teaching these people?  Anyways, it was a good reassurance and reminder that I'm doing my best and that's what matters because Christ has already made up the rest. 

So I'll let you in on a completely necessary event that happened this week, just to maybe give you a little laugh. Yesterday (Sunday) we're pulling out of the parking lot of the church, heading to our dinner appointment that is 17 miles away and our gas light comes on and just that day in Sunday school, we learned about keeping the Sabbath day holy and how we should avoid even the littlest things such as filling up our gas tank to devote that day entirely to the Lord.  Well Sister Hatch and I looked at each other and laughed, said a prayer, and coasted basically the entire way there and back, (and not even kidding about all the way there.  the cars behind us seemed to be a little bit aggravated at the sped we were going) but we made it to all of our other destinations throughout the day.  I feel like God has a pretty good sense of humor and I'm sure he was giggling just as much as we were yesterday.

Mom, I love you.  I wish you could even comprehend how much I appreciate you.  Thanks for all that you do for me