We had zone conference this past week which meant that 1) we planned and studied and planned and studied for the training the zone leadership would give, 2) we consumed many said Easter eggs in the process of planning, and 3) we got together with all the Zone for a big finding activity. Sorella Waddell and I were assigned to go referral finding (which is something I've only ever been able to do in Rome. Thank you, Open House). We went to stop by a referral that they had yet to find at home, and yet again, she wasn't at home. But, we wrote her a note and left it in her mailbox. As we were leaving the apartment complex, another woman was walking in. We told her the name of the person we were looking for and asked if she knew when she would be home, and to our surprise she said ''Well she just walked in, so I guess I'm home now.'' Heavenly Father ALWAYS provides a way. Every single time. We gave her a copy of the Book of Mormon and told her how much joy we had found in reading it. It was a huge testimony to me that Heavenly Father can truly guide us and put us in the places that we need to be in.
Zone Conference was very spiritually uplifting. There's something about being in a room with a whole bunch of 18-21 year-olds for six hours, where the primary focus is on helping others come unto Christ. It's such unique atmosphere. The training that we gave was primarily focused on aligning our will with the will of God. I learned so much in preparing for this training. My favorite quote that we shared comes from Lorenzo Snow “When things come up that require an exertion on our part, we should bring our wills into subjection to the will of the Father, and feel to say, what is the will of our Father, whom we are here in the world to serve? Then every act that we perform will be a success. We may not see its success today or tomorrow, nevertheless it will result in success” I know that this is true. When we align our wills, our desires, and our goals with those of our Father in Heaven we will be successful. Period. Punto. Basta. He knows what is best for us and we can access those blessings if we have the faith to follow His plan. I'm so grateful for the power of personal revelation, the commandments, and living prophets because through these sources I can better align my will with His. I can bring myself closer to Him. I hope you all take the opportunity to watch general conference this weekend, because I know that those men are called of God. I've listened to their teachings and prayed about them. I heard them and met them during the Temple Dedication and Open House. I have a firm testimony that they are the Apostles of Jesus Christ. I'm so grateful that we get the chance to hear from them this weekend.
I love you all!
Sorella Maxfield
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