Sister Bailey Guthrie: BED BUGS 😮 🐞 🔫

No, the subject line is not a joke.

We have bed bugs.

On Wednesday night I head screams from the other room as Sister Hall and Sister

Clarke found bugs on their mattresses. Luckily, there weren't any on

mine. However, we have had to spend a large part of this week

completely cleaning and de-bed bugging our apartment. We might as well

have just set the apartment and everything in it on fire, which would

have been faster and more effective. On Thursday we had to be in West

Memphis for a doctors appointment so Sister Cook drove us down there

and took us out to lunch. We were reunited with Sister Lange in West

Memphis. After the doctors appointment Sister Cook drove us across the

Mississippi into downtown Memphis so that we could see the city. The

Mississippi River is HUGE. We had a miracle lesson this week. A

preacher in his garage gave us a referral for his neighbor, Billy down

the street. We taught Billy and his family the restoration. The spirit

was so strong. The Lord promises in D&C 11:21, "Seek not to declare my

word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed". I've still been reading in Alma this week and man, oh man, there's a lot of good stuff in that book. In chapter 14 Alma and Amulek are out on their mission among the Lamanites. Many are converted because of the work and sacrifice of Alma and Amulek.

I'm a missionary

However, the remaining wicked people begin burning the believers. In verse 12 Amulek turns to Alma and says, "Behold, perhaps they will burn us also". Alma replies, "Be it according to the will of the Lord. But, behold, our work is not finished; therefore they burn us not". I was stopped right in my tracks while reading that verse. Alma was not only completely willing to die for the Lord (if it be His will), but he was willing to live for the Lord and continue in His work. In this time and world that we live, I wonder sometimes if it is more difficult to live for the Lord than it would be to die for Him. To truly, completely, with no exceptions, LIVE for the Lord. To surrender ourselves and our will to Him. To continue in His work, whatever it may be that He has called us to do. I want to follow the example set

by Alma and Amulek of unflinching faith and follow in their footsteps of devoted discipleship. I love my savior. I am thankful for His sacrifice. I know that all things can and will be made right, because He lives.

I hope y'all have a great week. Don't let the bed bugs bite.

Much love,

Sister Guthrie

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