Happy Labor Day Everyone!
Hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing weekend with your family and loved ones! I don't have a lot of time this week, but will share a couple of quick things:
First of all...this may make you laugh...I haven't
shared a room with someone in like 15 years or something...so it has
been a while since I've had someone tell me I talk in my sleep!
Apparently, I don't just talk in my sleep, but I teach the gospel in my
sleep! My companion, Sister Tanner, asked me the other morning in a
knowing way, "So...how'd you sleep?" I said, "Good....I think I had my
first missionary dream." She said, "You sure did!" I was confused and
she said I had awakened her in the night as I boldly, and I guess loudly
quoted scripture and was committing someone to pray! Ha ha...I said, no
way is that true! She said, "Yes! It was about 12:04 am and you said,
"BEHOLD!!!", and quoted scripture and then committed someone to pray!"
She said she was worried about me at first but then realized I was
having a missionary dream and said, "OK Sister Riggs, I'll pray!" And
went back to sleep! ....Then again the other morning she said, "How'd
you sleep?" I said. "What did I wake you up again?" She said, "Yep 12:09
am...telling me how much you love your family and literally teaching
how the Gospel blesses families right out of Preach My Gospel!" I
totally don't believe her but I guess I can't exactly deny it
either....So if you come into my room around midnight, you are likely to
be taught the Gospel by me! Ha ha...a missionary's work is never done!
No rest for the weary...I even teach and worry over my investigators
while I sleep! ha ha...Just thought you all might enjoy that.
One quick miracle I was a part of this week. I was
doing my temple shift and there was this cute Asian girl trying to take a
picture of herself and I offered to take one for her. I then taught her about the temples and showed her the pictures of the inside. You should
have seen her when I showed her what the Celestial Room looked like.
She started giggling and saying "Oh oh oh my gosh it's so beautiful!
oh!!!" and she was just so full of joy and she grabbed my arm and said,
"How! Tell me how I can go there!!" I smiled and said, "I would LOVE
to!" She is from Guanjo, China, where I performed as a Young
Ambassador! She is here going to school and she said she comes to the
temple on the weekends to feel peace!! Are you kidding!? So prepared!!! I
talked with her about temples, and families being together
forever...found out she came from a broken family that has really affected her. I was so happy to tell her of the hopeful and bright
future she could have ahead of her! I asked if I could sing a song I had
sung for years since I was a little girl...I sang, "I love to See the
Temple" and she started crying! I helped her recognize she was feeling
the spirit! We took a picture together and I got her information and the
missionaries will be teaching her now...and I KNOW she will walk into
that celestial room someday! = ) I loved her from the moment I met her
and feel as though we have been friends for a long time! The Lord really
is preparing His children! Those who come to the temple to feel peace
just by looking at it and being on the grounds...you KNOW they recognize
there is more! So cool!!!
Sorry this week is short! I love you all and am doing great and continue to see mighty miracles in this work! It is REAL!!! It is TRUE!!!
Love you for Eternity!!!
Sister Riggs
XOXO
