Hola mi loved ones! Como estan?
Did any of y'all see
Paducah on the National News?? We had crazy flash floods on Friday
night/Saturday- it was insane! We got 5-6 inches of rain within a few short
hours. I woke up Saturday morning at 3:30 am because of a bright light- I
opened up our blinds and it was the craziest coolest thing I've ever seen!
There was bright lightning flashing literally every 5-10 seconds for like 10
minutes straight! I just sat on the floor watching in amazement! I felt like I
was in a photo booth and Heavenly Father was taking hundreds of pictures of me!
Some of the members house's in the ward had their houses flood so we'll be
going over today to help clean up the mess.
This week has been so so incredible. Sister Ihler and I are
just loving life because Heavenly Father has blessed us with sooooo many
miracles! On Tuesday night we went to an apartment complex that we had felt
prompted to go knock the night before. We said a prayer and as we were walking
to the first door we saw a girl getting out of her car and we started talking
to her. Turns out she is friends with a member in the ward and she actually
received a Priesthood Blessing from some other members the Friday before!
It was no coincidence that the Lord inspired us to be there at that time and
meet Lauren. We are planning to start teaching her soon! Last night we didn't
really have any set plans but we felt prompted to go to several places and so
as we followed the Spirit we kept finding the people that we wanted to see
weren't home. We decided to go visit a family that was just a block away from
where we were and as we pulled up a Hispanic man walked by. We quickly jumped
out of the car and started talking to him. Lio began to tell us that he had
just moved to Paducah from Georgia 3 days ago because he felt
that God told him he needed to be here. He began to bear testimony of his faith
in Jesus Christ and Hermana Ihler and I got goosebumps. We both assured him
that the Lord had planned for us to all meet at that time and that place outside
of the apartments. Lio is from Mexico and is from Aztec descent and speaks
their native tongue. How do we keep finding these Lamanites? Miracle! Who knew
there would be so many Lamanites here in little old Paducah? Lio also shared
with us that the Mexican cartel killed his family when he was 4 years old and
he's been on his own ever since. He is such an incredible person and he said he
works everyday from 10-10 but that he would come to church with us this Sunday!
Miracle! We've never met anyone who wants to come to church with us after the
second they meet us!
Last night was such a humbling experience for me. We had an
amazing fast Sunday with the Pastor family. We had two people in the ward get
up and bear their testimonies about us and the work that we are doing and it
just made Sister Ihler and I feel so good because sometimes we feel like our
ward is wondering why in the world they sent Spanish speaking Sisters here.
Sister Ihler and I both felt prompted to share our testimonies as well (in fact
we both stood up at the same time) and the Spirit was so strong. The Spanish
work here is so real and we know that Heavenly Father has brought his children
here to hear the gospel. We know that it was no fluke when President McKee felt
inspired to send Spanish Missionaries here. It's been a really incredible
experience being the ones called to start the work here to find those that
have never had the opportunity before now to hear the gospel in their own
tongue and language.
I encourage all of you that have your Patriarchal Blessings to read over them this week. Those are very specific blessings and
guidance for you and only you from your Heavenly Father. I am starting to see
so many of the things spoken of in mine coming to life on my mission.
Prayerfully read it and ask Heavenly Father what more you can be doing to use
your talents and receive the very specific blessings that he has in store for
you.
I love you all so incredibly much! I know that Jesus Christ
is our Savior. I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is Heavenly Father's way
of showing his love for us and providing us with the way that we can
return to Him and be with our families forever. Many people here in the South
have a hard time believing that Heavenly Father has laid out a specific path for
us to return to Him. I can promise you as a representative of Jesus Christ that
God loves us so much and wants us to return to Him so badly that he has
prepared a very specific and personal way for us and that he has revealed those
things in our days through the resoration of his Son's true church.
God has indeed called a prophet in our day, Thomas S Monson, and I know
for myself that he is a man of God. Never forget the beauty of this
miracle and please never take it for granted. You ARE a child of God and he
wants nothing more than you to return to Him, be with your family forever and
be truly happy. This gospel is how we can have true and everlasting happiness.
I leave these things with you in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior, Amen.
Hermana Knight
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