"Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life." 3 Nephi 5:13

Dear Family,

Sorry I forgot to tell you last week, but we had zone conference yesterday, which is why P-Day is today! (Next week it will be Wednesday due to transfers.) It was an amazing zone conference, and I feel like my spiritual batteries are recharged back to all 4 bars! 

We saw some amazing miracles this week! We went on exchanges with the M. Sisters this week, and I got to spend some time with Sister J. She's still in her first transfer, and it was so fun to remember what it's like to be a new missionary! She is amazing, and we're lucky to have her here in the mission. 

We had some of our investigators come to church this week, the S! It was a neat Sunday for them to come to, because it was the kick off of the F. Ward's Book of Mormon reading challenge. We were a little bit nervous because one of their main concerns has been them thinking we emphasize the Book of Mormon too much and neglect the Bible, but they were touched by the powerful testimonies that were born by the members. They both committed to the challenge, so they will have read the entire Book of Mormon by the end of the year! I decided to take part in the challenge as well, and I hurried up and finished the Book of Mormon so I could restart again. 

I really did have an amazing experience at our zone conference, and I want to share some of the things I learned! We talked a lot about the ripple effect of our missionary work, and it can easily be applied to our influence in life. Oftentimes, we only see the immediate results, but our influence extends far beyond what we know. The small and simple things we do effect so many people and situations, and then those people affect other people, and then they affect more people, and it just goes on and on.  Often, we never even know how much we accomplished. I love that!! There are so many people who I've worked with as a missionary who weren't baptized while I was there, but I know that someday, many of them will make that decision! And my work has helped them on that journey. I love being a missionary! 

3 Nephi 5:13 "Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life."

Love you all!

Sister Ward