Wow, where to begin? This week has been awesome!
First, zone conference was amazing. I learned so much! I think the coolest thing I learned from Elder Whiting was that before the day of Pentecost, the apostles didn't have the Holy Ghost. They had the authority, but not the power. But once they had the power, they were able to act as the Savior, and people were amazed. Once they had the power, people joined the church. It really made me realize that I need the power of the Holy Ghost with me, and once I do, I can help bring people to the Lord's fold.
Another thing I realized is that if I had to describe salt, one thing I'd say is that it makes everything else more flavorful. And the Spirit does the same thing. And I also realized that I need to point it out more to people, saying that right now, they're feeling the Holy Ghost.
I also hadn't noticed the word "will" in that paragraph of the introduction. It says, "Those who pursue this course and ask in faith WILL gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost." And we totally saw that this week.
So right after getting back from the vineyard on Saturday, we had a lesson with someone we've been trying to be able to meet up with for a while. And she brought her Book of Mormon with her, and she'd marked passages with sticky notes and with colored pencils, and she's all the way through Ether!!!! And we asked her, and she said she knew that the Book of Mormon was true, and that Joseph Smith was a prophet. And she is getting baptized on October 20th!!! We're so excited!
Then we worked in the vineyard on Wednesday night and Saturday morning. I did a lot gleaning, or picking the grapes others missed. There were a bunch of kids that joined me on Saturday morning, and we had fun. We found a lot of grapes, and the kids got excited every time. But seriously, the pictures don't show how massive this vineyard is. But it makes Jesus saying, "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." (John 15:5) mean a lot more.
So this week was pretty amazing!
Love you, bye!
Sister Cate
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