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Hi family,
I am so excited that Brian got his mission call!! Some of the elders in my MTC district went to the Michigan Lansing mission! I am so glad that we have the opportunity to serve our Savior, Jesus Christ for 2 years or 18 months in our lives! It is such a great privilege and I have been learning so much about sacrifice and aligning our will with God's will. I know that God does send us to where we need to go because of the people that we will meet. I have met so many people who needed to hear my testimony and my experiences! This morning on chat there was a boy from England who came on and asked us why God lets bad things happen and I told him that we don't know everything, but as long as we put our trust in God and listen to the Holy Ghost that we can find peace in our lives. He wasn't taking anything that we were saying into his heart, but at least I was able to bear my testimony to him about our Heavenly Father and I just planted a seed. Hopefully he will have more questions and ask the missionaries again and by that time maybe he will be ready to learn!
That is one thing that has been making me feel discouraged while I'm here. That some people just don't want to listen to what we're saying! One time, we were in scriptures and revelation where they have the restoration and Joseph Smith and we taught four men the restoration, and one of them even said that he believed that Joseph Smith really did see God! But their problem was that they didn't think there could be only one true church on this earth today and that we didn't really need organized religion. I am so glad that I know the truth and that even though people might not believe it, I am so glad that I get to share my testimony with so many people that I come across with.
Thank you for all your support and I love getting emails from you all!
Love you!
Sister Stolp