Happy Week!

our director designated this week as "happy week," and boy what a happy week it was! there were several times this week that i just couldn't help but cry because of how happy i am here and with these people.


this week God has really shown me that he is aware of me. i received promptings to ask some visitors and pageant core cast members some questions and little did they know that some of the things that they said were perfectly answering some of my prayers. there have been many tears shed this week as i have opened my heart to some visitors and shared experiences with them as well that will hopefully bring them strength.


this week my passion for the gospel has been very evident through scriptures that i share with my casts, as well as conversations that i've had with visitors after shows, especially the promise. we made a change to the end of the show in which after the final number we put our name tags on and sing the primary song "i know my heavenly father loves me" which is all about how we know heavenly father loves us because of the beautiful world we live in, followed by a beautiful verse about the savior's atonement and how that shows his love for us. i have LOVED this change because it allows the audience to see us as people and missionaries and not just performers or characters, and it has made us much more approachable! i have had more people approach ME to start talking this week than ever before! and i have had many opportunities to share how when we use our talents for God's glory he magnifies them hundredfold!

last night as i left pageant i looked up at the stars and suddenly felt so small. of all the grand things that God has created, i wondered if it's really possible that he knows and loves little me individually. i felt a quiet assurance in my heart that He does.

this week i have been studying obedience and how it has blessed my life at home and on the mission. i invite you to see the blessings of obedience in your life and strive to see how you can change for the better. God has truly given me so much because of my obedience.


Mosiah 24:14-15


sister greenwood