December 13, 2021: FOUR MINUTES

I offered a message to a man who has been against the church for years. He replied, "Depends. How long will it take?". I quickly said, "FOUR MINUTES". He agreed and we taught him the message of the restoration in 4 minutes. A short, but very powerful message when the spirit testifies of what we are saying is true. I love keeping my companions on their toes by offering this sincere, short message to those we met.  

I am learning to be like Christ is a lifelong pursuit. My testimony has been strengthened by sharing it with others. Focusing on the birth of our savior during this Christmas season has been dear to my heart. My mission president looked at me in the eye this week after I had shared my testimony of The Book of Mormon and said, "Sister Rex, you have become a true convert on your mission". My heart is full for our Savior, Jesus Christ and I get weepy every time I testify of the love he has for everyone of us. 

A service referral, Barbara invited us over for dinner. She made reindeer soup! As we sat down, she exclaimed, "Don't mind me, I like to chew the bones". She chewed on the reindeer bone &ate the chunks of fat that she boiled from it. I hope I didn't offend her when I declined her offer to chew a bone. 

Aurora had tears rushing down her face as we watched a video that I had put together for her, of her past favorite missionaries who bore testimony of how they came to know that God loves them. The video ended &I asked how she felt towards knowing if God is there or not. She replied, sobbing, "I felt as if my Grandma had wrapped her arms around me". After a few quiet moments, she explained how her Grandmother was kidnapped and murdered a year ago today. Aurora, and all of us in the room were a witness of the spirit working on her heart. Aurora now knows that God loves her, cares for her, and wants her to be baptized. She accepted the invitation of baptism and gave a heartfelt closing prayer. I am thankful for when we put faith and effort together, the spirit can work to comfort the heart of the broken. 

Choose JOY,

Sister Elly Rex 

Pics:

-Eklutna Lake w/Baxter

-Victoria(my bff wally worker)

-horses&frozen nuggets

-Colony Christmas(reindeer!)

-Sean Walker&Robert&fireworks

-freezing photoshoots