I Hope They Call me on a Mission: WOW WOW WOW

WOW WOW WOW
Sister Marlowe...Week #30
July 4, 2017

First off. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! Hope yous all ate heaps of burgers and chips and played in the sun and watched some awesome fireworks and had a ton of FUN!

Also, WHAT A WEEK!!!!

Last Wednesday was amaaaazing! After Sister's P-day we had an appointment with a member couple who used to be senior missionaries for our mission. Senior missionaries are the best honestly. Please all of you people that are considering serving senior missions... Just do it. The senior missionary couples in our mission are like secret little elves that actually are the only reason that this whole operation is still functioning. We're the ones that people see out on the streets, but they're like the hidden glue to this place.

Anyways, after that appointment we had an AMAZING appointment with a man in our ward who hasn't been active in about twenty years.. He rocked up to the ward pie night I mentioned last week, we got to have a chat with him there, and he welcomed us back to teach him. Basically he is wonderful. He really opened up to us about the hardships that he has gone through in being the only member of his family and he told us, "You don't realize the difference it makes in letting the the little things die out (i.e. reading scriptures, praying, attending church, etc.), until one day you realize that you just don't feel the spirit anymore." He is determined on coming back and getting those essentials back into his daily routine. As a missionary, I get to experience feeling the spirit often, and sometimes constantly, but that meeting with him was unique in the fact that I couldn't just feel the spirit, but I knew it held a firm presence in the room that we were all really aware of. Nigel came to church on Sunday. :) We get to teach him again tonight and I am EXCITED!!!!!! Love that guy. Keep Nigel in your prayers.

Thursday we got to visit a few people and then we had the GREATEST evening with a few people in our ward! There's a couple in our ward named the Mohrings... I love them to the moon and back. They are so so great and I want to be like them when I grow up hahaha. They invited us for dinner and asked if we could invite Lisa and Tayla too! Needless to say, I learned how to play the drums (very poorly, but still), and we had a great lesson with Lisa and Tayla. One thing I loved that Brother Mohring said is he asked Tayla if their house felt different when they first got there. Tayla said it did feel different and he said "Tayla, me and Steph got the Holy Ghost when we were baptized and it's kind of like it follows us around everywhere if we're being good. We always try to be good. When we drive in the car, the Holy Ghost is there. When we are home, the Holy Ghost is here, and even other people can feel it because we always try to be good so he can stay with us!" Tayla's mind was blown. And Lisa's. (And mine.) It was the coolest, simplest explanation ever of the Holy Ghost and how he works.

That's only two of my four favorite days so far. See what I mean when I say this was a pretty good week?

Saturday was pretty good and it leads in to why Sunday was so gr8888. We tried and tried to visit lots of people. and NO one was home! Except. For one less active girl who is AWESOME. and her parents are in our ward and they would pretty much be in my Top 10 of M'Bark. If I had a Top 10 of M'Bark hehehe. I love everyone!! Anyways, so we visited Carolyn and her friend and pretty much just got to know them and had a fun time talking to them about life/church/etc.

Wellllllll........

SUNDAY. FAST AND TESTIMONY MEETING. (They're always great right?) Wellllllll. LISA GOT UP AND SHARED THE CUTEST, SIMPLEST, MOST HUMBLE LITTLE TESTIMONY AND I JUST CRIED. She basically said "It has been a looooongg time since I've been up here and I never thought I'd be back in this building, but I'm here. and I know this is the best place for me to be." and she asked for people to help her along the way. THEN. Carolyn was at church for the second time I've ever seen her there in over 3 months... and she got up and shared a beautiful testimony too! What a great day.

Sunday night, we had a girl in our ward call us and ask if we could teach her friend on Monday. (miracles) We said OF COURSE!

So Monday, after district meeting we went over and had the most amazing lesson with Emma. She really wants guidance and direction in her life, and as we taught her about the Book of Mormon, we testified that it can give her the guidance and direction that she's looking for.. (and it can give her so so much more) It was just such a powerful lesson... Aaand she wants to be baptized! Keep Emma in your prayers!

I am excited for the next week and few weeks. We've got a few exciting things coming up and I can't wait!!!! We are starting to (attempt to) be creative. It's a struggle for me.... Hehehe.

I love you all! Thank you for your love, prayers, support, etc.

Sister Marlowe

mikayli.marlowe@myldsmail.net

76 Cathies Lane

Wantirna South, VIC

3152 Australia