More than a year ago, I was sitting in my physical for my mission papers with my mom waiting to get my blood drawn. She told the nurse something "Listen, she has the tendency to get a little queasy at doctors appointments, she might pass out. So I'll just stand here and hold her hand" to which I responded "Come on mom, I'm almost 19, I don't need you to hold my hand." Sure enough, about thirty seconds later, while nurse was putting a sugary sucker in my mouth while the other was asking me to not throw up on the carpet. Somehow me fainting in doctor's offices is inevitable. Which turned out to be a problem, because this week while visiting a family in hostpial, I was hit again by a near-fainting spell. The doctor came into to change the bottle containing the painkillers connected to the patient's IV. We'll just leave it at the fact that I took one look at that IV, and the tunnel vision came. Luckily, I didn't lose consciousness, but I think I may have freaked out the family a little bit.
This week was filled with spiritual experiences, including zone conference! I'll include some of the cool things, then share some of my notes from Zone Conference at the end.
Tim from England came up to me at a gesso we were doing and said he was doing a research project about religions. He asked if he could record us answering a few questions about what we believed for his research. He recorded us teaching the restoration and then asked us some questions about the way we lived our religion. At the end he expressed how one of the reasons he was doing this research proect was because he was searching for his own answers about religion. We didn't get to exchange information, but I believe Heavenly Father led him to us that evening.
Then, Sunday night Heavenly Father allowed us to teach the most spiritually in tune 14 year old girls I've ever met. She was a referral from a member, and after the lesson she expressed how she felt so much joy that there was a heat she could feel coming from her heart. Then immediately after that, she started reading from the Book of Mormon as we helped prepare dinner. It was so incredible
We had the opportunity this week to teach the family of a new convert. We invited them to read the scriptures together as a family every day. As I promised them how much it would bless their family unity, I felt the spirit so strongly. I could feel how true this has been for my family. My parents were so persistent that we read our scriptures together even if it was 6 am and I was pretending not to be asleep while Emma had already given up and was wrapped in a blanket with her head on the table. We would read even if Charlie was on an energy high and sat through the whole study playing the drums with his belly. We were definitely not perfect, but my parents diligence in insisting that we try, made it something that has a firm place in the foundation of my testimony.
I know that Heavenly Father has given us families to bless our lives. More importantly, he's given us a way to return to live again with them forever.
I love you all!
Sorella Maxfield
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