September 30
Dearest family and friends,
Can you believe it? 16 months already. Time has flown by so fast. It hasn't really hit me til now, but I only have two months left. I have been so blessed to be out here on a mission and to serve the Lord. It has been the greatest thing that I could have done.
This week has been a bit of a challenge. We were mainly focused on our investigator Gloria who got baptized on Sat. What an incredible baptism that was. There was so much opposition. I have not ever seen this with anyone. Gloria has been amazing and has been keeping the commandments especially the word of wisdom. There have been a lot of things that has happened to her and she will get overwhelmed and will want to smoke, but then she remembers that instead she should go and read her scriptures. She says that after she does this she feels so much better and can feel the love from her Heavenly Father. When she was suppose to be interview there were so many other that came up that tried to stop her from being interviewed like, her baby got really sick and she had to take him to the doctors, President Gutierrez was on his way to meet us and a random pipe flew out of nowhere on the freeway and hit him. It has been crazy. Someone did not want this baptism to go through. We were finally able to get everything done that needed to be done on time and Gloria was able to be baptized on her schedule date!! It has been a rough road for Gloria, but she made it and she stayed positive throughout it all. She even said that "this must be where I need to be right now, if all this opposition is happening to me." It so is true. Satan is going to fight back just as hard because he doesn't want her to have the joy and happiness that this gospel has already brought to her life. She is so amazing and such a special daughter of God. This is where she needs to be and she is so happy and is grateful for the decision that she made to follow the path of Jesus Christ. The baptism was so an incredible experience and the spirit was there testifying again to her that she made the right choice and she will continue to see the blessing that this gospel will bring to her.
I know that this is the true gospel. I know that this is the only way that we can have true joy and happiness. I know that I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and loves each of His children. He wants us all to be happy and to enjoy all the blessing that He is waiting to give to each of us. I know that we are never forgotten and that the things that we go through are for our own benefits and will mold us to be the person that we are suppose to be. I am so grateful for prayer. I know that prayer is real and that Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers. Again I am forever grateful my Savior and for his atoning sacrifice. Without the atonement God's plan would not work and we wouldn't be able to make it back to our Heavenly Father. I love this gospel!
I hope you all have a wonderful week. I love you and miss you all!!
Love, Sister Ackley
P.S. Pictures: Gloria and us at her baptism, Sis. Onekawa and me, and us with our BIG SMILES
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