MONDAY
We had another lesson
with Maurice, and it was so refreshing to see how willing she is to sacrifice
and give up for the Lord. When we taught her the Word of Wisdom, she
immediately said that she was no longer drinking coffee and tea, even though
she had just bought a big thing of sweet tea.
Sister Helton took us
down to base and gave us a tour. She showed us what her husband will soon be
flying (from a distance), a raptor! They are one of the most advanced aircrafts
in the world!
We got to have dinner
with the Parks family, and she made us homemade orange chicken because I had
asked for it! Yum!
TUESDAY
We had a great
District Council today because President Smith joined in through a conference
call! So we actually stayed on topic and had a really good discussion. We went
to visit some less active families, and then went down to meet a member on base
to help her non-member friend clean because she is being transferred. She fed
us dinner, too! She has her own food truck and makes yummy food! While we were
cleaning, Sister Stites sliced her thumb on a really sharp blade, and I
accidentally burned my hands with the oven cleaner spray. Then Sister Stites
almost sliced her throat open with another blade. It was very dangerous! But we
had a good time.
WEDNESDAY
My brother reported to
the MTC in Peru today! Now there are two Burnham missionaries. Watch out world!
I will also get to see my family in exactly 3 months from today. We got to teach Maurice again with our Ward Mission leader, and she has been doing so
well obeying the word of wisdom. We taught her about tithing and fasting, and
she is so willing to give all that she has, however little, to the church! Her
faith is so great! We cleaned and did service for a member who is moving,
and had dinner with the Bounds family. We went with them to mutual, where
we got to play some fun games with the young women.
THURSDAY
Sister Stites started
to get sick today with a cold, but she was a trooper and pushed through! We
went to go see the Parks family again week, and it turned out to be good
because her kids were driving her crazy! We shared a spiritual message with
them and helped brighten up their day. Their little boy, Logan, loves us so
much and did not want to let me go! We did some more cleaning for the member we
were helping yesterday, and then we said goodbye to the Willmores in the
evening. Sister Willmore sang us a song she wrote, and it was amazing! I will
really miss them.
FRIDAY
Sister Stites woke up
feeling very terrible, so we had a very laid-back day. We went out to lunch
with a member, and then Daisy picked us up and took us to another lesson with
Maurice. We brought her herbal tea to help her overcome her desire to drink
sweet tea, and she was so happy! We told her we had another gift for her, and
then we pulled out a large print Book of Mormon. The face she made was
priceless! She was so happy and kept hugging it! We should all love the Book of
Mormon that much! I made both of us dinner and looked after Sister Stites for
the rest of the day.
SATURDAY
Sister Stites was still not feeling well. We found out today that Maurice got put in the hospital for an asthma attack! And my stomach was hurting because I think one of the restaurant we ate at this past week had gluten. So it was a triple whammy of everyone not feeling well! We mustered up strength to go to service at the old folks home, and then went back down to the Air Force Base to help the same lady pack and clean some more.
SUNDAY
It was sad that Maurice could not make it to church today because she was still in the hospital, but a lot of ward members were able to go and see her. After church, we were able to go and visit with her, and she really appreciated it. She said she knew we were coming! And she has been thinking a lot about her baptism and who she wants to do what. It is sad to think that neither Sister Stites or I will even be here for it, but maybe we can get permission to come back for it! We also visited Bela and helped start making tamales. She has spent hours making a recipe that I can eat, and even more hours cooking for us! Members sure like to fatten missionaries up!
Spiritual Thought
1 Nephi 8:23
"And it came to
pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great mist
of darkness, insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their
way, that they wandered off and were lost."
I had always read this
verse as if the mist of darkness had forced the people off the path. In
reality, they were holding onto the rod and had to make the decision to let go.
What made them consciously let go? When a trial came over them, they did not
have enough faith and hope that the rod would eventually lead them out of the
darkness. Maybe they let go thinking that if they wandered off, they could find
the light again on their own, and once they found the light they could maybe
return back later to the rod. How often do we go through life, veering off the
path to find our own solution instead of holding onto God's word? Do we have
hope that no matter how dark our life seems to get, staying completely true to
the gospel will lead us out of the darkness and into eternal light and joy?
Faith in God and his plan is a choice we have to make every single day. And if
you can make that small choice every morning, you are doing a lot more than you
realize.
Love y'all! Press
forward!
Much love,
Sister Burnham
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