Family! Thank you so much for the prayers on my behalf and for my head. I had a very severe migraine on Wednesday morning and didn't know how I was going to work but we decided to go to District Meeting anyway. Afterward, I received a Priesthood blessing from one of the Elders in my district and received some incredible council. I haven't had a headache since. He told me that my headaches won't last my entire life and there is something I need to learn from them. He encouraged me to study the scriptures and learn more about the enabling power of the Atonement and as I do I will be able to help those I teach. This week I was studying the New Testament and Timothy 1:12 just hit me. Paul is thanking the Lord for enabling him then trusting him to be a missionary. He goes on to talk about the strength he recieved from his past and how it was only through the grace of Jesus Christ that he was saved. In verse 16 he talks about being able to use that experience to help those around him. I realiezed that I am not much different than Paul. Through the grace of Christ and power of the Priesthood I have been relieved of these headaches for at least 5 days now and have strengthened my testimony of His power on this earth. I have already been able to use this experience to strengthen one of the young women in the ward who needed guidance on feeling God's love. I have never had a past like Paul or Alma but have felt the exact same power that they did as they were relieved from their pain. It is crazy how much I have learned to appreciate trials in my life now.
We set our investigator Jason for baptism on December 7th this week! He told us at the next appointment that before we set him he just had an overwhelming feeling that he should be baptized! This is no small miracle because that lesson was a crazy one. The member that was there definitely compared Christ to Pumba from the Lion King and said that Egypt is the Promised Land. Thank heavens the spirit didn't let that one sink into his heart and distract from the lesson. Also he is 17 and an amazing wrestler- he is top in the state and went to Nationals this weekend but was released because he got elbowed in the eye and lost his sight for a bit. So that was crazy. But we were excited for him.
We have a lot of new potential investigators we are really excited for- there are two girls in high school we have been working with who we might end up tutoring in school work. So if you all could pray for the Holy Ghost to bring Algebra and Goverment back to my remembrance that would be fantastic. it is the end of the month so naturally we have been biking again. We clocked 15 miles the other day! And it has actually been hot here- it definitely does not feel like Halloween.
Well I love you all! Keep up the incredible missionary efforts in the Ridgeview ward! I am so excited for you all and keep you in my prayers.
LOVE,
Sister Stoker
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