Hello Everyone!,
Another joyful week in the mission field. How I loved Stake conference this past week. We were truly uplifted and edified by our leaders and fellow servants of the Lord. I so appreciated each and every word and feeling that was shared over those two wonderful days. I loved the feeling of the spirit as it enveloped each and every person who had a heart willing to be taught.
How I love seeing that experience in others. That joy that comes into their eyes when they see a glimpse of what it is they are fighting for, and resolve to take the steps necessary to accomplish them. I saw the fruit of one such decision yesterday, as I shook the hand of one of our newly ordained Melchizedek priesthood holders, Jose. Jose is the husband of our recent convert Elizabeth, and I was there the day they saw the glimpse of their future in the gospel way back in April. (They are shown in the picture with Sister Dollahite and me.) What an honor it has been to see them valiantly take those necessary steps together as a family, to be where they were yesterday. What a joy it was to see the first bit of the harvest of all those efforts! They look forward to moving forward together continually, to holding weekly family home evening, and daily family prayer and scripture study. Their two year-old daughter will be blessed by her worthy priesthood-holding father and given a name in the next couple of weeks. She will be raised in the gospel, sealed to her parents in the temple, baptized by her father, attend seminary, and maybe even serve a mission one day. Her whole life changed because her parents saw what they could become, what Our Heavenly Father had planned for them. How grateful I am for that light of inspiration!
My Mission President had these beautiful words to say today in his President's letter, "I also feel to bless you to fully understand who you are and who you represent and serve, the Lord Jesus Christ. I bless you that your mission can be filled with happiness, peace, love and productivity." What more could I ask for? As a servant of the Lord, what more could I ask than to be always anxiously engaged in productivity? Being busy, productively busy, is something that I pray for, and something that I have certainly received here in Largo! We are so busy! Even with the help of the Elders, the work is growing so fast that we can barely keep up. Hermana Dollahite and I have developed a handy little mind-reading talent so as to not waste time verbally communicating when we can barely catch our breath as it is! How we love these people! How we love Our Lord and His vineyard and each other! I will never be the same, nor do I wish to be, after what has happened to me here.
I don't know how it happened, but somehow we are at the end of another transfer. I haven't got a clue what is going to happen, but I know the Hand of the Lord will be in it. I will be indebted to this area, to these people, and my companion for the rest of my life. I have become much closer to the person Heavenly father wants me to be because of them. I will love them for the rest of my existence. How lucky I have been to have had the experiences and friendships that I have had here.
I Love you All!
Hermana Levanger
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