Our teacher proposed!!! He was sooooo nervous the entire class period but he still had to teach and pretend to be our investigator, and when I shook his hand it was so sweaty! He asked us to pray for him and then headed out the door and went straight to go meet his girlfriend and propose to her. Of course she said yes. We were so excited for him!!!!
We sang Hurrah for Israel in choir this week. I love the story of Brigham Young and Heber C Kimball leaving for their missions to England, and even though they were so sick they could barely stand, they stood up in the back of the wagon and shouted "Hurrah for Israel!"
Wilford Woodruff had a similar story. He was called on a mission to England and walked as far as he could, crossed the Mississippi river, and then kept crawling when he couldn't walk. When the prophet Joseph Smith saw him, he said "Well Brother Wilford, I see you've started on your mission!"
Wilford said, "Yes Joseph, but I feel more like a piece of shoe leather than a missionary."
Then Joseph commanded him to get up and walk. And by the power of God, Wilford did and headed out on his mission.
I might quote Wilford Woodruff a lot as he's my great-great-great grandfather and is pretty big in my family. He's a personal spiritual giant of mine. (Plus not too much is happening here in the MTC so this is my story for the week). My point is, sometimes I feel exactly like a piece of shoe leather. No joke. I can sometimes feel useless and lonely and insufficient. But I have a goal in mind - doing my part to further the Kingdom of God. It really is the best thing about my life. I am so grateful for the gospel. Hurrah for Israel!
Love you all,
Sister Daynes
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