Dear Family and Friends,
What is faith? Well, I don't really know. But, I am starting to figure it out. Here is what I wrote to my Mission President today:
This week was rather interesting. Sister Mayfield and I read the LTMM on Tuesday together. It bothered me, and I tried to figure out why. On Thursday, I finally understood that I felt that the LTMM was telling me that my faith was shown through numbers (Nephi only had to try three times before he got the Brass plates). In the seven months in Wilmington, I had the opportunity to teach one person that was baptized, and she had already been taught sufficiently. Also, since being in Dunn, the work has been a little slow. I felt awful that I did not have any faith and that it was affecting the work. Then, Sister Mayfield and I had a good, long discussion about faith. Conclusion: Faith does not depend on numbers. I have faith, and it feels really good. We went tracting and no one wanted to talk to us, but that does not mean that we don't have faith. We will continue to work hard for the salvation of others. We love the work! We have hope.
The LTMM is the letter the President sends to all of the missionaries every week. He talked about unshakable faith and how Nephi had to be tested before he would get the Brass plates. So, if you feel that your faith is being tested, it is. If you feel that there is no end to the testing, there isn't. But don't worry, the tests will not all be the same. One test will eventually end, and the next one will begin. I want to thank Grandma Hunt for her letter this week. I really needed to be reminded that part of our task is to endure to the end. One Elder (Elder Williams who finished his mission a few transfers ago) was a great Zone Leader. He liked to call it "Enjoying to the End." Let us all enjoy to the end.
Go with God,
Sister Turley
P.S. I said there would be pictures.
We had ice in our driveway. It was fun crunching it every time we drove over it.
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