God Uses Your Faith to Mold Your Character

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A member had this quote in their home and it's now one of my favorites! "God uses your faith to mold your character. Character is the manifestation of what you are becoming. Strong moral character results from consistent correct choices in the trials and testing of life. Your faith can guide you to those correct choices. Clearly, it is what you do and what you think about that determine what you are and what you will become." "And at all times, and in all places, he shall open his mouth and declare my gospel as with the voice of a trump, both day and night. And I will give unto him strength such as is not known among men." I LOVE this scripture. I feel as though I've hit the point in my mission where the exhaustion is HITTING and I don't have the greenie fire as when I was 1 week in but I can truly testify each and every day I have the strength I need to do the labors the Lord has in store for us here. Each day is truly such a blessing and a miracle to be here what an incredible week! Our ward is finally catching more of the missionary spirit and appreciating our efforts and trusting us PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO. haha it literally made my companion and I cry with how beautiful it shows people living the gospel and being Christlike as well as working together with the missionaries of course :) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2013-06-1031-ill-go-where-you-want-me-to-go?lang=eng ✅️ the good - We are staying for 7 more weeks! - We have 2 friends on baptism date - ATE THE BEST BURGER OF MY LIFE. SERIOUSLY. #burgerfuelistoogood - all the little things e.g. helping one of our members understand she doesn't have to be perfect to go to the temple :) - LESSONS EVERY DAY WITH KELVIN and asking if he wants to get baptized. He's so cool and so ready! - TEACHING seminary of course haha only like 3 students came - Having an awesome family night with a family in our ward - this old guy that couldn't speak english gave us both a flower - one of my members from my previous waard reaching out of the blue showing up and taking us to lunch with her cute grandaughter haha :) - used my computer skills to serve our members and getting to teach a fellow missionary how to play the piano - wrote a 12 days of drop off song :) let just say it includes vegan candy baskets, kfc and maccas, and soggy subway lol πŸ˜“ the not so good - Our friend on date didn't come to church.. so we will have to push it back.. and has some life drama - comp twisted her ankle kinda on a run rip - the other sisters let us use their car for a night and i somehow took a wrong turn onto the free way lol and there was like no exit but it was good times - our fire alarm going off due to said baking rip - legit all of our appointment cancelling.. and mission drama Something I learned this week: "The title father is sacred and eternal. It is significant that of all the titles of respect and honor and admiration that are given to Deity, He has asked us to address Him as Father." Our loving God, our Heavenly Father could have asked us to address him by anything and he chose FATHER. In celebration of fathers around the world let us not forget that we always have Heavenly Parents πŸ’•. Kia orana, ko Sister Talbot toku ingoa. No Texas mai au. E vaine Orometua au no te akono’u’anga a Iesu Mesia o te Aronga Tapu i teia au rā openga nei. πŸŒΈπŸŒΌπŸ΅πŸ‡¨πŸ‡° LOVE YOU ALL, OFA ATU 1. Member rescue visits with the ward! 2. Our favorite Cook Island members!! 3. Zone con pics finalllly 4. trying and failing with our oragami magic trick lol 5. OUR FRIEND KELVIN ON DATE FOR BAPTISM 6. MAORI designs x Book of Mormon 7. The bois that said "hey sistas can you be my sista?" 8. bread delivery! 9. YW activity from last week. - funny messages and fruit ninja of course

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