Prayer

I'm currently serving in Kentucky! I always thought Tennessee was Random, but Kentucky?  Good thing I love it already.  I'd tell you the name of the city if I knew it, but I don't.  It's right on the border of Tennessee and Kentucky.  We live above an old pawn shop and the mental hospital is down the street from our cute apartment so it's easy to make friends here.  (Don't be worried.  I still have my pepper spray you sent me.)

I had the opportunity to give a training on prayer this week which was perfect considering that has been a topic that has been heavily on my mind and that I've been studying a lot lately.  I thought about how much prayer has helped me to love and also, how prayer is such a great expression of love.  We had an experience this week that really taught me this concept.  We were walking through a neighborhood when we stopped and talked to this family and the mother was so grumpy!  She kept telling us how much she knew about our church and how much we had been deceived.  Although it was hard to get very many words out without her cutting us off, I insisted on at least leaving her with my testimony.  After I had expressed a few things that I knew to be true, I could tell that she was even more angry.  I looked over at my companion who had the sweetest, biggest smile on her face and she asked this lady if it was okay if we said a prayer with her.  My companion offered such a sincere prayer of solely gratitude. She thanked Heavenly Father for allowing us to meet this family who were such good Christians and thanked Him for their example of the love that they have for the Savior and eagerness to come to know him better. After she ended, I looked up to see that their entire countenance had changed.  To top it off, she asked this lady if she could give her a hug and the lady agreed.  It was so incredible to me how drastic the difference was as this lady was able to feel the love that we had for her and more importantly, her Savior.

Elders are so weird

Through that experience, I learned of the power of prayer.  I was also reminded of how through prayer, I am able to express my gratitude and show my love towards others.  I need to do it even more.

Such good things are happening here in Kentucky.  The Lord is teaching me a lot! I'm so grateful to be here.

Sister Thiriot