My life is doing great and it's cool to be here and see all different types of people. Yesterday we got to talk with some Southern Baptists from Georgia and it was really interesting. Of course they talked to us about why we need to do works to be saved because they believe that all they need to do is accept Jesus as their Savior and they will be saved. You'll be proud of me because I didn't bash with them, I just bore my testimony. The man then asked us if we believe that Jesus and Lucifer were brothers and I said that yes, they are and he looked about like he was going to cry, he said that they can NOT be brothers and how could we believe in something like that and blah blah blah. I told him that he needed to pray about it and have a nice day. It is so interesting to talk to so many people and what they believe and hearing all their beliefs, it makes me have a stronger testimony because of what we have! I have been studying the four Gospels and it's amazing to see that if you just open your eyes and your mind to what it's really saying and of course to the Spirit, that you will learn more about the nature of God, then you originally thought you could!
So this morning we had this appreciation breakfast where we invited some people who have put a lot of effort in keeping Temple Square going and stuff like that and it was super cool. The missionaries were the hostessss and I got to meet some cool people. I met Sister Reeves, if any of you don't know who that is she's the second counselor in the Relief Society and also Dr. Richard Elliott, and he is one of the amazing organists for the church! Oh and on the way to the Beehive House, Sheri Dew walked passed me and she said "Hi Sisters", but all I said was "Hi" and nothing else! I just didn't have time and we had to be on time to the Hive so it's all good! Just some of the cool things that happen on Temple Square!
So I was in the Beehive today and I was on exchanges and we were having a good talk while we were on desk. We got to talking about the world of today and how everything is so fast and crazy and some people just don't take time to read their scriptures or bear their testimony to a family member or just stuff like that. Well, we found a scripture that kind of teaches us a lesson of not to be "busy" with things that really don't matter. So it's inMormon 8:39 and it says, "Why do ye adorn yourselves with that which hath no life, and yet suffer the hungry, and the needy, and the naked, and the sick and the afflicted to pass you by, and notice them not?" We were talking about how it means like 'why are you doing things in your life that just don't matter that is causing you to not see the things around you?' So here is my challenge to you people. Find something in your life that really doesn't matter and it's stopping you from pondering the things of God and moving His work forward, and don't do it for a WEEK and see how you feel after that! I hope that makes sense. I would also like you to email me or write me what you have done and how it went. Sound good? Awesome!
Love you all!!!
Sister Stolp
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