July 26, 2021: Milking Chickens

Oh Meg! She has her bad days where she likes to argue religion... and her good days where she has us dress up baby goats and milk her chickens! Turns out that her definition of "milking chickens" was different than mine. To her, it means giving goat milk to chickens instead of water. Haha!

We teach a bible study at a nursing home here in town. They told us multiple times that our bible studies are their favorite part of their week! They have the sweetest testimonies of Christ and I love their old selves:') Here is a conversation I had with a native old woman named Raven:

Raven-"I wish I could have been there in the garden with Jesus"

Me- "what would you do if you were there?"

Raven- "I would wipe away his tears"

This was the most beautiful answer. We weren't there to wipe Christs tears away, but he wipes ours away, today! Because he has suffered and cried for us, he felt everything that we are now going through. He can truly wipe away our tears. How? With feelings of peace, joy, and love! All the feelings of the spirit. We are forever in his debt because of the gifts of grace he has given us today. I have a testimony that God wipes away our tears. Our tears of joy, he feels. Our tears of sorrow, he experienced. I'm so thankful to know that my Savior, Jesus Christ lives. 

Our dear friend Inez, is a beautiful soul. She has only met with us for 2 weeks and is progressing with the spirit so much! We taught her the whole restoration and she loved Joseph Smith's story. I shared with her my memorized first vision scripture and the spirit was so strong! SHE asked US about baptism &we invited her to church. She got so excited that she asked, "Do I have to wear a dress?!". I think that is the best question to be asked. When our zoom lesson ended, me and Sister BB looked at each other in awe and fell to the ground again, in gratitude thanking Heavenly Father for preparing her to hear our message so willingly. It was a beautiful experience &we both had tears in our eyes as we jumped up and down with joy. 

Inez calls The Book of Mormon, "the thinner bible". She brings this "thinner bible", everywhere she goes. I asked her why & she replied, "just in case". WOW. She is an inspiring woman. How many of us bring our physical scriptures with us "just in case" if we or someone else we meet needs spiritual uplifting. I'm truly inspired. 

I met a woman who asked us to share a message of hope with her. She explained that hope is her favorite thing to give to others! But she doesn't know how to find it for herself. I know many people like this back at home. These "hope givers" are selfless superheroes in my life. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we can become these, "hope-givers". In Moroni 7:41 he states, "Ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise". We can receive this gift of hope through Christs atonement. Need hope? Try praying for it:)

Choose JOY,

SISTER ELLY REX

Pics:

-GOAT

-The Adam's family 

-ran into Sister Belcoe &Kaylee Seims(settlers bay)

-helped princess poodle move to Wrangle 

-Lollipops from my FAVORITES, The Hacks

-INEZ, Chapel tour