A major surprise!

My Goodness, this morning has been one of tears. 

Sister Syndergaard and I are both being transferred out of the area. I am soooo sad! I love this ward so much! We have had so many good things going on. And I can't believe we're being transferred because we are having a baptism on Saturday!!

All I know is that this week I asked Heavenly Father to send me wherever I needed to be to grow the most, or send me where I could be the most helpful. I am nervous and excited for my new adventure. In the words of President Hinckley "It will all work out."

It isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is.

It all works out. Don’t worry.

I say that to myself every morning.

It will all work out.

Put your trust in God,

and move forward with faith

and confidence in the future.

The Lord will not forsake us.

He will not forsake us.

If we will put our trust in Him,

if we will pray to Him,

if we will live worthy of His blessings,

He will hear our prayers.

This past week has been amazing. We have seen so many miracles. A young man that we met this week came to church yesterday! His Name is Nick. The cool thing about meeting him was that the timing was PERFECT. we met him on Tuesday and set up a return appointment for Thursday. He cancelled Thursday and rescheduled for Friday. Friday he told us that his mom passed away the day before. I know it wasn't a coincidence that we met him this week. 

My spiritual thought for this week comes from my favorite talk of the week. Some of you may have already heard it. If you haven't. Listen/watch here. 

"If we are focused on the things of the world, we can miss a whole spiritual world that is all around us. We may not be able to recognize the spiritual promptings that the Holy Ghost is anxious to give us to direct our lives and to bless others. Conversely, if we focus on the things of the Spirit and that which is “virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy” (Articles of Faith 1:13), then we’re less likely to be sidetracked by the temptations and distractions of the world. The best way to avoid distractions is to have our focus firmly set on our purpose and be anxiously engaged in a good cause. Be careful of your focus—don’t spend time focused on climbing a mountain only to discover you have climbed the wrong one.

 Inspired thoughts produce good deeds; good deeds produce other good deeds, and so on, eternally.

Mark 4:20 says, “These are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.”

The idea that small, simple but purposeful acts can have dramatic consequences is well supported in the scriptures. Alma taught his son Helaman:

“By small and simple things are great things brought to pass. …

“… By very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls” (Alma 37:6–7).

One of life’s early lessons should be that there is great power in the compounding effect of little things that we do each day. Small and simple things are at work in your life right now—working either for you or against you. Just as the Lord uses such things to build you up, Satan uses them to distract you and lead you slowly, almost imperceptibly, off the path."

I hope you all have a wonderful week. Wish me luck! :)

Carry on!

-Sister Lewis

Sister Sarah Jane Lewis

c/o Ohio Cincinnati Mission

P.O. Box 11671

Cincinnati, OH 45211