10 December 2012

Ceau Familia Mea!
      This week has been full of lots of changes. Sora Sam and I were able to visit a couple members and investigators before she headed to Chisinau. It is always hard when companions and people leave. We left Tuesday for Buc and arrived late at night. On Wednesday Sora Zimmerman and I found eachother and we headed back to Sibiu that afternoon. As the train continued to get closer to Sibiu, there started to appear snow on the ground. When we got back to Sibiu late at night there were a couple inches of snow on the ground. It hasn't quite stopped snowing since we got back. It has been so much colder and made missionary work a little bit more interesting when it comes to being outside and talking to people. Sora Zimmerman and I had a wonderful planning session and we have set many goals and talked about many things we can do to help the Lord's work more forward and to strengthen the branch in Sibiu.
      We were able to have a presidency meeting this week with Brooklyn, the relief society president. We were discussing the things we could do to help the sisters be strengthened and how to best move forward. As we were all discussing, Sora Zimmerman suggested that we fast, seeing as the next day was Sunday, and ask for the Lord's help. It was the best thing that we could have done. How blessed we are not only to have the power of prayer, but we are blessed with the opportunity to fast and to pray in order to draw closer to the spirit and ask for further help from the Lord. How often do we think that we can do things on our own or that we are capable of thinking of all the ideas on our own, but we must remember that all good things come from God. The Holy Ghost helps us to recognize and to do what the Lord would want. As we continue to draw nearer to the Lord, our thoughts will become his thoughts and our words will become his words and we will realize that we cannot do anything without His help and the power of His son's atonement.
Va Iubesc,
Sora Remsberg