Lay Hold of Every Good Thing

Hello!!

 

I cannot believe we're getting to the end of October! Where has the time gone??? I am so grateful for the opportunity I have had this week to put the name badge on each day, and even more importantly to wear it on my heart too!

 

This week I have learned so much about how it is only through the Saviour that we can lay hold of every good thing. And, all good things come of Him. I loved learning this, because many times in my life, I have failed to lay hold of every good thing. I have only layed hold to a part of it. But, in this scripture it clearly shows the way we can to this.

Moroni chapter 7 says:

 

19 Wherefore, I beseech of you, brethren, that ye should search diligently in the light of Christ that ye may know good from evil; and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing, and condemn it not, ye certainly will be a child of Christ. 20 And now, my brethren, how is it possible that ye can lay hold upon every good thing?
21 And now I come to that faith, of which I said I would speak; and I will tell you the way whereby ye may lay hold on every good thing.
22 For behold, God knowing all things, being from everlasting to everlasting, behold, he sent angels to minister unto the children of men, to make manifest concerning the coming of Christ; and in Christ there should come every good thing.
23 And God also declared unto prophets, by his own mouth, that Christ should come.
24 And behold, there were divers ways that he did manifest things unto the children of men, which were good; and all things which are good cometh of Christ; otherwise men were fallen, and there could no good thing come unto them.
28 For he hath answered the ends of the law, and he claimeth all those who have faith in him; and they who have faith in him will cleave unto every good thing; wherefore he advocateth the cause of the children of men; and he dwelleth eternally in the heavens.

I've italicized my favourite parts of this passage. EVERYTHING is centered on the Saviour, and how through Him we can achieve eternal life.

I am so grateful for the many miracles we have seen this week. I'll write 2, and you'll justt have to hear the rest from me in a couple of weeks.
L4. We met L4 GQ'ing on Wednesday and he seemed like a pretty cool guy. He had grown up with a belief in God, but due to family problems had lost his faith. As Sister Miller and I were talking with him and trying to help him understand how the Saviours atonement is for everyone and that there is hope and healing waiting for him if he chooses to accept it, I was overhwelmed with Heavenly Fathers love for this man, who was hurting so deeply. We tried so hard to set up a return appointment/details, but he wasn't having it. We ended up just giving him a card with our number on it, in hopes that he would contact us and the spirit would soften his heart. Thursday morning we woke up to a long text from him. He said he had been thinking for hours about our conversation on the street... and that we wasn't ready yet to believe that the Saviour can help him. He thanked us for changing his day and sharing a friendly smile with him. He said he couldn't remember the last time a stranger smiled to him on the street. I was so incredibly humbled as I read this text and so grateful that Sister Miller and I were able to be instruments in the Lord's hands.
A6. A6 is a huge miracle! He showed up right after church ended on Sunday and was asking for us. Sister Mohr and I met him on July 11, almost 4 months ago! We tried meeting with him for a few weeks, but it never panned out and contact was lost. Then he just randomly turned up at church! He said that when we woke up, he had decided to come to church and nothing was going to stop him from doing it! He knew vaguely where the church was, and was anxious to come. He was taught in Ireland a year ago and was almost baptized. If you ask him, he'll say he's mormon. and now, he soon will officially be one :) MIRACLE! Only bummer is, he now lives in  the Elder's area... so we won't get to teach him. But that's ok, it doesn'y matter who does the teaching as long as it gets done!
Here are some pics:

 Me standing on one of the towers of Lincoln Castle, with Lincoln Cathedral in the the background :) we had such a fun p-day at the castle/catherdral. We got to see the dungeon too!!!

 Some yummy German Christmas bread called Stollen... my german companion is getting me hooked on german things!!

Life is so so so so good :) This should be an exciting/ busy week :)
Love,
Sister Roscher!

A God of Miracles

Well, opening up my emails this week and seeing the good news waiting for me pretty much just confirmed what I was going to write about this week! For all of those who know me, finally getting into a nursing program truly is a miracle!! (Sister Roscher found out she was accepted to SUU's nursing program this week!) I won't lie... I might have shed a tear or two at the computer... Heavenly Father is just so good to me! He not only gave me an incredible mission experience, but He's provided something for me to do when I go home too!

 

On to some other miracles!

 

This week has been such a happy week. I have learned and felt so much!

 

Some of the miracles we have seen this week (in no specific order):

 

Teaching J2. He's pretty incredible and has very strong faith in Christ. It was a little bit tricky because his English isn't so great, but hey, the Spirit is the greatest communicator. It transcends any human made language.

 

We also had a first lesson with D5 this week. He is a potential from several weeks ago that we just managed to meet with. It's actually funny, because we couldn't quite remember who he was... so we were just starting from scratch. It's actually pretty cool, because the D5 we met a couple weeks ago and the D5 we taught this week are two very different people. He's got a truly sincere heart and real intent. He feels like most of his life he's been in a dark place and he's ready to get out of it.

 

We have working breaks on our bikes now (thank you, Elders!) We've had some fun, but scary moments biking down the hill with less than steller brakes. We have definitely been protected!

 

Each and every person we have met this week has truly been a miracle...I am so lucky to have the privilege of meeting and teaching these wonderful children of God. Heavenly Father is so aware of their needs and all that they need in their lives. We as missionaries are there to help them. They need to be made whole through the atonement of Jesus Christ (as we all do) and we are the Lord's authorized servants to teach the restored gospel to non-members. How incredible! The message (and commitments) we bring give them the opportinuty to choose to be made whole.

 

Something I have observed a great deal as a missionary is the love which keeps the world moving (charity- or the pure love of Christ). Sometimes I have been a bystander, sometimes the extender of the love and sometimes the reciever. In all situations the truth which Presdient Monson taught 2 conferences ago has been confirmed to me. Love is the essence of the gospel.  I have had countless experiences where this has been confirmed to me. I've seen it in missionaries who go above and beyond to help and lift others, even when they are bone-weary and struggling themselves. I've seen it in a faithful visiting teacher, who quietly goes about ministering to those she is assigned to look over, who works miracles through her efforts. And I've seen it in so many more people.

 

I love this work.

 

Sister Roscher

 

 Kinder surprise!!! A snack on the train :)

 A delicious Sunday dinner

*** Sister Roscher's homecoming talk with be at 1 pm, November 9th in Chubbuck, Idaho. If you'd like to attend, comment below or send a message to Meghan's account on Facebook***

I hope this email finds you all well! It's hard to believe that we are getting towards the middle of October. I'm not sure where the time went!!

 

This week has been a pretty incredible one. It's been full of laughs, joy and miracles! I have just been so happy doing the work! It truly is amazing.  

 

This gospel is one of happiness. When we choose to live the gospel willfully and joyfully we experience more happiness then we ever thought possible. We see things with different eyes than we did before and we are able to take on anything which may crop up in our lives.

 

This week, I want to focus my email on the Saviour. Through the many experiences which I have had in the last 17 months, and specifically in the last couple of transfers, I have really gained faith in my Saviour and in His power to make all broken things whole, to lift us to heights we never thought possible, and to change every circumstance and situation to work together for our good.

 

My love for Him has grown so much in the past 17 months. He has been with me through so much and has helped me have peace and happiness. This is His church. And when our faith is truly united in Him and the miracle of His life, ministry and atonement we cannot fail!  I have felt it and seen it my life.

 

A couple of cool miracles of this week:

Sister Mohr and I found a potential investigator over 3 months ago. His name is J3.  We introduced ourselves and gave him the Book of Mormon and committed him to read it and learn more. He lived in the Elder's area, so we passed his contact details over to them and then contact was lost. I didn't think too much about it, because this happens all the time. This week his name popped into my head, and I thought that I should call him. The first 2 times I put the prompting aside because his phone number was back at the flat, which we were away from, and it wasn't a convenient time to make calls. Then Saturday, Sister Miller and I were committed by our disctrict leader to find someone to bring to church. By about 5 o'clock we were starting to get desperate. We had faith the Lord would provide a way as we talked to everyone we saw and invited everyone to come to church,  but we were a little at a loss. All of our normal finding areas weren't panning out very well. So, we said a prayer. I very clearly had his name pop into my head. This time I took it seriously. We headed home to eat dinner and called him during dinner time. And, he's so cool!! He's been reading the Book of Mormon every day! We're meeting with him Tuesday. I had forgotten about this man, but Heavenly Father had not. And he knew exactly who was ready to hear our message!  

 

All I can say is that Atonement is real, that it works miracles,  and that sharing the gospel is amazing!!!!

 

 On exchanges this week

 

Love you all!

Sister Roscher

The Things I Love :)

*** As of today there is less than a month until Sister Roscher will be home! November 5th will be here before we know it***
 
This week has been kind of a blur... I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing!

We struggled to meet with our investigators this week which is always dissappointing, so I really only have A3 to tell you about this week.

We've needed to teach her the Law of Chastity for a couple of weeks now, and we knew it was an important commandment for her to begin living immediately, but over the past couple of weeks it just never felt right. We'd plan for it then feel that we needed  to teach something else instead. It just never seemed right. This week we finally found the right time and the right way to teach her this important commandment Heavenly Father has given us. The Spirit was there as we taught her and I know without a doubt that we were able to teach it to meet her needs and in such a way that it stengthened her faith and her self-worth in the process.  It was a cool experience because Heavenly Father knows our investigators so much better than we do. He knows what they need and when, even if it defies logic sometimes. (The same thing applies to us!)

This week I have learned so much about compassion and how it is one of the things which Heavenly Father wants us to learn. I particularly liked what Henry B. Eyring said: 

"It is a human characteristic to become hardened to the pains of others. That is one of the reasons why the Savior went to such lengths to tell of His Atonement and of His taking upon Himself the pains and sorrows of all of our Heavenly Father’s children, that He might know how to succor them.Even the best of Heavenly Father’s mortal priesthood holders do not rise to that standard of compassion easily. Our human tendency is to be impatient with the person who cannot see the truth that is so plain to us. We must be careful that our impatience is not interpreted as condemnation or rejection." I've italicized my favourite parts of this quote.

We all go through times in our life where we experience growing pains (well, we actually constantly are) and this has definitely been one of those weeks. I've been up and down and all-around, but in the end, and with the help of general conference and personal revelation I have a clearer understanding of the things which Heavenly Father wants me to learn and do. And while coming to this understanding was no easy thing, and will demand my best efforts to accomplish, I know He will help! His way is the only way to true and lasting happiness!!!

A scripture that I particularly liked in my study this morning : D&C 67:13 "Ye are not able to abide the presence of God now, neither the ministering of angels; wherefore, continue‍ in patience until ye are perfected."

What peace this scripture brings to me! I am not perfect... I am far from it. BUT I can continue in patience with myself and with others around me and know that I can and will be made whole through the atonement of Jesus Christ! 

And as for general conference, I don't even know where to begin. It was truly uplifting and edifying! :)

I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!

Sister Roscher

 Sister Miller and I after interviews

Ok.. it might be hard to see, but it's the coolest district picture ever!! All of our name badges in the front, and then us in order in the background. One of the others has a better picture... I'll have to try and get it!

 This is a picture of the kitchen in our new flat. I'll take better pictures this week :)

Eating porridge with the toothbrush because we had no utensils or fridge... Now we do!

I'll now attach some pictures in a couple different emails!

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2-ok.. it might be hard to see,  but it's the ocolest distrcit picture ever!! all of our name badges in the front, and then us in order in the background. one of the others has a better picture... I've have to try and get it!