9/9/13

I LOVE SUNDAYS!!   

the spirit the whole day was amazing!  I hope that you had a great sunday this week as well, because mine was superb. and if it wasnt as good as you hoped i give you persmission to live vicariously through me :)  because mine was amazing. and i hope i can serve it justice.

 So.. I had the opportunity to sing for our ward, and i sang the song "Savior Reedeemer of my soul" an arrangement by Rob Gardner so beautiful. so I had a few practices that went well and then on sunday i found out that it was my friends farewell as well. so that was exciting. she gave a great talk about her decision to go on a mission and talked bout our friend Kazia. the spirit was so strong. i loved it.   and then it was my turn.

for some reason when i had woken up i didnt remember that i was going to be singing that day. usually it is always on my mind and i worry about it. but yesterday i was just getting ready - doing the routine and then it was like a bus hit me or something.  It was so weird. i remembered that i was going to be singing and then i just go SO NERVOUS!!  night and day difference. so strange. anyways. so i was pretty nervous all day and then i got up there to sing and the usuall feelings that i am about to pee my self came and then i started singing and everything was good.... I really love singing.  and it was fun. 

none of our investigators came. i was pretty bumbed about that. but they will. next week! i know it.  we cant force them. 

I got a lot of very nice compliments and questions. i think my favorite compliment was " i didnt know that, that BIG of a voice could come out of you! thanks for sharing your talent." 

and then the sunday got better from there.  we went to stop by one of our investigators.  Her name is Susie Sherrick and she is just hilarious. she has this spunky personality and is just fun to be around.  SHe used to be a voice instructor and she has sung with many jazz bands and things, so we talk a lot about music. she loves Barbara Striesand.- just her music. not what she stands for.  (she makes sure to tell me that everytime:) haha )  and so we went over tos ee her becasue we havent seen her in a while and she has been sick with that stomach/flu virus thingy going around.  so I sang my song for her and she was impressed and i was nervous then too because i knew that she has all this experience and teaching time.  but she told me she wished i could have been her student.  - a sweet comment.   And then because of her sickness we offered for her to recieve a blessing, and so two brothers from the ward came over to give her one, and it was a-mazing!!  the spirit was SO strong in there and Brother Perea sat down after the blessing to tell her somethings. Sister Pankretz and I got nervous because he prefaced by saying " i am going to be blunt and honest with you."  but he proceeded to tell her how precious and valueable she is to our Heavenly Father and just how much she is loved.  he told her that there was an emptiness inside of her and that this gospel could fill it. and then he told her to be the one to fix her family problems. anyways he went on, and it was all by the spirit. - we had told him nothing about her. he came and met her for the first time 10 min before.  he just knew exactly what to say to her. and she was just so filled with the spirit she was crying. it was a beautiful moment to behold and she just could feel of the love that her Heavenly Father has for her.  

It is amazing what kind of difference we can make to someone elses life, when we are living worthy of the spirit. He didnt know what she was going through.  He just listened and bore testimony.  It was a great experience to be there for and a learning example to know that we are truly loved by our heavenly Father. He IS in the details of our lives and he knows when we need help.  He will not leave us as orphans, he is always there.    I hope that i can develop this kind of sensitivity to the spirit, that i can bring this light and fulfillment to someone elses life.  it is an amazing blessing the Lord has given each of us, and i am grateful for the people in my life who have helped me to feel of this love.  I am grateful for our talents and this time that we have to share them with others.  I know that we are loved and watched over.  we are his sheep and we are the one that he will come after. THe church is true.  All is well

Peace' N' Blessins

Sister Jenny O'Neil