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THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST 10/23/2017

Hey Everyone!!! 

This week was so great! We had a lot of fun things happen it's been a blast. Last Monday night we had FHE with the YSA and our investigators were there so we stayed and helped carve pumpkins it was so fun! The pumpkins were lovely and really set the mood for Halloween, it's still crazy to think that it's almost here already! 

We also did service this week at a place called Next to New which is like a thrift store for clothes. It's fun and we enjoy helping them with it. I love being able to do service each week, because it really does help you focus on others instead of yourself and for me, I just feel so much better about it knowing that I am helping someone else. It's the best feeling :) 

Another thing we did this week was focus on teach when you find, find when you teach. We spent a lot of time on MSU campus and talked to a lot of different people which was awesome because so many people have a desire to hear something uplifting and it's so cool to think that we have the Book of Mormon to share with them to give them that uplifting thought. We have a table at MSU each Thursday where we get to talk to everyone that walks by and introduce our church to them. We did a game this week where if they picked a sucker and it had a green bottom they would win a full size candy bar and information about our activities. It was super fun. They may be college students, but who is going to pass up a chance to win a full size candy bar? Not them. haha it was a really good experience for me as to opening my mouth and really talking with everyone. I love it here. 

Something really cool that happened this week was one of our recent converts had an amazing experience. She was the only one who is baptized in her family, but ever since she's been baptized she has felt prompted to share the gospel with her family. Yesterday at Sacrament meeting she really felt the Spirit telling her to share something with her sister that she hasn't been talking to very much, but she did! She acted on her prompting and shared the video Because of Him and her sister really liked it and asked if she could meet with us tomorrow. It is amazing what can happen as we head to the promptings of the Spirit. I have seen many different miracles because of that and can't wait to see more. I encourage all of you to act on the promptings that you have, because even if they are small they will help build the Lord's Kingdom. The scripture that I wanted to share today was Alma 37:6-7 because I love how he talks about the Lord working by small and simple means. By those small actions and by following those promptings is how God works and can bring his children closer to Christ. I know that my testimony continues to grow of this doctrine and I am so grateful to be a witness out here in Springfield of the many miracles that are happening because of those small things. I hope you all have an opportunity to see the Lord's hand in your life and see how those small things are impacting others or even yourself.

 I love you all and am so grateful for the love and support you give me! I am so grateful for all the wonderful emails you send me! I love seeing them and all the pictures you send!:) I hope you all have a wonderful week full of lots of opportunities to share the gospel! :) 


Love, Sister Burton 
 
ps, my nickname here is Sis-Tim Burton haha it's been fun but a lot of people call me that now. I think it's cause it's almost Halloween and it's also a YSA ward, but good times! I love it! 








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