Week 74

Hey! How's everyone doing?

Things have been great here in Federal Way! I love Sister Goodman. She's basically the nicest person on the planet. Always happy and smiling. :) Ha. We just got back from playing soccer with Aiden and his family and the Crawford family. So basically a bunch of kids under the age of 12. :) Haha it was a blast! Sister Goodman is dang good at soccer. And I'm really out of shape.. Ha. So now I'm sweaty and gross and no one is going to want to talk to me. ;) 

We had a lesson with Bro Boyd this week. He's a member in our ward that we read to each week because he's blind. He has strengthened my testimony SO much!! So we were talking with him and he was telling us how he's on dialysis 3 times a week and how he saves Thursday's for us so that we can come by. He needs a kidney transplant and he told us, "Don't pray for a new kidney. I don't want anyone to die for me because HE already did." It just brought tears to my eyes. He's just such a humble man who is suffering so much! Yet he is patient and understanding of our Heavenly Father's timing. He then told us more about his conversion and said that, "God closed my eyes physically but opened them spiritually." He's always just so grateful! It made me think of the talk by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. In the talk he said, "My dear brothers and sisters, the choice is ours. We can choose to limit our gratitude, based on the blessings we feel we lack. Or we can choose to be like Nephi, whose grateful heart never faltered. When his brothers tied him up on the ship—which he had built to take them to the promised land—his ankles and wrists were so sore “they had swollen exceedingly,” and a violent storm threatened to swallow him up in the depths of the sea. “Nevertheless,” Nephi said, “I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.”

I know that that's true. We can choose to be happy no matter what. :) So that's what I'm working on this week! I'll let you know how it goes. :) Ha. Well I love you all! Talk to you later! 

Love, 

Sister Maurcine Flamm 

P.S. Happy late birthday Paige!! :) 

Week 73

Hello!   

This week has flown by and I seriously can't even remember all of the things that happened! First of all though, Sister Webb is gone. :( I killed her off yesterday and now she's home! It was sad to see her go.. but I'll see her soon. General Conference here we come! ;) She was such an amazing companion. I just love her to death. She brought so much joy in missionary work! I knew that I could always count on her and that she'd always have my back. I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father allowed me to be with her for 3 transfers. :) 

My new companion will be Sister Goodman! She's such great sister. I've gone on a few exchanges with her so this should be a really good transfer together here in Federal Way! Ha. You better believe I'm finishing my mission strong in good ol' Star Lake ward. :) I'm pumped! 

Our investigator Bernice is progressing so well. After gospel principles on Sunday she told us that lately she has just felt empty and that learning more about the gospel is filling her life with greater purpose. She's just so sweet! Please keep praying for her. We're doing our best to prepare her for baptism! I know that as she continues to come to church, read from the Book of Mormon each day, and pray, Heavenly Father will provide.  

We had Zone Conference this last week and Sister Webb and I got called on for EVERYTHING. Haha It was insane. We were called on to give talks, lead a group discussion, give our departing testimonies, and something else that was on the spot. I didn't know it was Sister Flamm and Webb Conference! Ha everyone was probably sick of hearing from us! But that's ok. It was a good opportunity for me to share my testimony. 

I love that the leaves are beginning to change. This time of year is always SO beautiful. It's my favorite! We contacted someone yesterday and asked them about the most beautiful thing they saw as they were walking around. We then read 3 Nephi 11:8-10. (Not sure if I've shared this with you before or not...but here it is again!)

"And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude were turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them.

And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand and spake unto the people, saying:

Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world."

Can you even imagine?! That would be to most beautiful view EVER!!! The guy that we talked to definitely agreed. We were then able to teach him more and get his contact info so that missionaries where he lives could teach him. 

I know that Jesus Christ is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and Eternal life in the world to come. He is the only way! And I know that to be true. You can't be truly happy without this gospel. 

I hope everyone is doing well. I love you all. Tell me about your missionary experiences that you have! :) Talk to you next week! 

Love, 

Sister Maurcine Flamm 

Week 72

What a week full of miracles! 

We found 8 new investigators this week! So that was basically the coolest thing ever! :) The struggle is still getting them to come to church.. but one of them did! Along with Karla and her family and Sister Coker! It was just so good. I was talking to our new investigator Bernice and she said that she couldn't sleep the other night so she just started reading the Book of Mormon and couldn't put it down. Haha so I don't know how far she got.. but how cool is that?! The Book of Mormon will change everyone's life if they sincerely read, ponder, and pray about it. I don't know if I told you last week, but we're inviting all of our investigators to read the first book of Nephi in 10 days. So that's about 15 minutes a day. I invite you all to do the same! I know that just like it says in 1 Nephi 1:12, As you read, you will be "filled with the Spirit of the Lord." :) 

We also taught this kid named Enrique about the Book of Mormon yesterday. We asked him why he personally would want to read it. He said that he wanted to search it to find answers to questions that he had and for some guidance from God. He said that he's been struggling to know if God really is there for him. So it was so cool to see him have a desire to read the Book of Mormon to gain a stronger relationship with our Heavenly Father!

Federal Way is the best because you get to teach people from all around the world. We got to teach a girl from Japan and a mom and son from Singapore! So that was exciting. The one from Singapore lost her husband about 3 years ago and has been really mourning his loss. So we were able to teach her part of the plan of salvation last week and then hopefully teach the rest of it this week! In sacrament meeting yesterday they talked a lot about how the family is of God. It was such powerful meeting. I'm just so grateful to have this knowledge of the gospel and be able to share that with everyone that will hear us out. 

Well this is my last week with Sister Webb! Next Monday she goes home. :( It's going to be super sad!! She's been such an amazing companion and friend. I love that girl to death!! I've been so blessed to be able to serve with her for 3 transfers. :) 

Well sorry that I've been horrible at wishing everyone happy birthday.. But Happy Birthday to Kyle (last week), Aaron, and Mataya! And whoever else I might be missing.:) 

I love you guys!! Have a great week. :) 

Sister Maurcine Flamm 

Week 71

Hey! 

How's everything going? It's going pretty good over here. We found a new investigator this last week and brought a less active sister out with us to fellowship him. It was so good because she was able to bear her testimony to him about how she came to know the church was true. And then that less active sister came to church for the first time in months!! She even got up during testimony meeting and bore her testimony. She said that she was so excited for the opportunity to come out with us for that lesson and how grateful she was for us coming by and uplifting her each week. It was so sweet!! 

Our investigator Sister Coker texted us yesterday and said that her daughter just went into labor so she couldn't come to church. I guess that's a good enough excuse for not coming.. ;) Ha but definitely keep them in your prayers! I can't wait until I can hold cute little babies again. Someone better have one for me to hold!! Ha. 

We contacted a guy this week using this quote by President Monson.

 It says, "The world can at times be a frightening place in which to live. The moral fabric of society seems to be unraveling at an alarming speed. None—whether young or old or in-between—is exempt from exposure to those things which have the potential to drag us down and destroy us. …

“… But we need not despair. … We are waging a war with sin. … It is a war we can and will win. Our Father in Heaven has given us the tools we need in order to do so.”

 It was so cool because we were able to have such a good discussion about the tools that our Heavenly Father has given us. And one of those is definitely prophets! I know that President Monson has been called of God. He leads and guides us TODAY because times are a lot different then they were back then. I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way to complete happiness in this life. So we need to choose to make it apart of our lives. 

Well I better run. I love you all so much!! :)

Love, 

Sister Flamm