Sister Cecily Roberts: Week 78: General Conference, Exchanges, and Zone Conference

Well this week was fantastic!

I don't even know how to describe how I feel right now!!!!! I finally admitted to Sister Weaver that I'm dying

(i.e. finishing my mission)

in three weeks....and she knew the whole time. Or at least suspected. And I knew she did. But I just never admitted it. I kinda had to cause Sister Bao, our mission secretary called me to schedule my dying dinner with President. He qings all the dying missionaries to this INCREDIBLE buffet with Hagen

Daz

ice cream? So anyway I had to admit that I was almost dead. It's pretty easy to say, but doesn't really hit my heart you know? Like I've been here for so long. This is my life. I just am going to keep going forever.... it's just hard to comprehend.

Anyway, back to missionary life :) This week we saw some cool miracles. I realized that I haven't been talking to everyone. I've been trying? But not really. I had a sad experience where were were biking to the train station to go finding. And we passed by this big 7, and I had the thought to stop and go find in the 7 for a little. Well I rationalized with myself and just kept going.............do you realize how mad I am at myself? The thing is

, that

this decision was literally a split second decision and I just chose wrong. BUT that's not even the worst part. We weren't feeling the train station was where we were supposed to be so we prayed about where to go. I thought of a quan lian (it's a grocery store) on the left side of the road. I thought it was the one by our house. So I told Sister Weaver and we went. As we were biking we passed a quan lian and I thought "This is it"

nd then just kept biking......it's such a split second decision and looking back it's super clear that I was supposed to stop but it's so hard in the moment. Anyway

I've changed and made goals to follow the Spirit quicker and just better. And we saw miracles on Sunday. We were biking to our house area because that's where we felt we should go, and as we were biking, Sister Weaver said

Let's go visit a potential investigator"

o we went and she set up with us!!! Then we went to the place we had felt to go, and we talked to this man, who also set up with us. All because we biked slower and tried to talk to people. I just know that God puts the prepared in our path but we have to listen to his guidance. Funny how that works huh?

I was also really touched by the Korean Brother

in General Conference

who shared about him following the prompting to bring more missionaries to the specific missionary meeting, even though it wasn't designed for lots of missionaries. If you don't know what I'm talking about it was in the Sunday afternoon session of general conference. Go watch it :) But what I really loved was that everything rationally said that he shouldn't invite the other missionaries. BUT he followed the original prompting that he had and that's what he went with. And then they were blessed. I know that God speaks to us through our thoughts and our feelings. I know that if we have a thought of any kind, that will lead to good. We need to do it. Always follow the prompting on the first time. So that's what I'm going to be working on this next week. :D

Our next week is packed so far. We had a lot of good set ups this week. I don't know what changed but I really think it's our comp unity. My companion has changed so much. From the first exchange I went on with her, and the first week we were together, she talks, and sometimes more than me!!! I don't know how it happened! It's incredible and I'm so proud of her! Next thing I want to do is just to back off more. And let her take more of the lead! I tend to just take over....I'm working on it. Ha.

Also!!! We went on exchanges this week! Let me tell you it's a very strange feeling not being the sister training leader. Just being on the other side of exchanges. It was a lot less stressful, and I just learned so much. Not to say that I didn't learn when I was the sister training leader, it was just nice to leave my area and take a step back and see miracles. Sister Cullen and Armstrong are our sister training leaders. It's just a strange feeling. But it was good. I learned a lot. I was with Sister Cullen and she's an incredible missionary. :)

Right before exchanges we had zone conference!!!!!!!!! And

again

learned so much! Sorry that I'm going backwards in my week. But it was sooooo great. President and Sister Jergensen are absolutely incredible. Funny story too. President asked to come inspect our apartment because he heard it wasn't up to par so he was going to drive us over to check it out. But then he goes to start the car and he realizes he doesn't have the keys cause sister

ergensen left early because she wasn't feeling well and accidentally took the keys with her. I laughed but it was pretty xin ku for him. :) He survived. I love him! A lot. I'm a fan girl for him. 100%.

I know that this church is true. I know that I am being led by God and even though it's been harder these last couple weeks I know that God is going to and is blessing us. We already have 6 people set up for next week (potential new investigators) and I don't know how but I just know that once we set goals and plan how to fix it, that God blesses us. I love you all so much. I love this work with all of my heart.

I think one last thing I wanted to share is just I feel like my desire for sharing the gospel has changed. At conference I realized more fully that all of these children are God's children. And as I've been talking to people, I've been trying to look in their eyes and imagine the love that Heavenly Father has for them

...

it's changed me. I love these people

I love this work, and I love sharing the truths of the restored gospel with these people. I also love speaking Chinese. I had multiple people tell me this week that if they weren't looking at my face they would think that I was Taiwanese because of my accent. WOW grateful. I love you all so much and I'll talk to you next week!!!!

Love from Taiwan,

Sister Roberts

also thank you Lucy Meyer who sent me a letter!!! Best thing ever!!!