This Week Was Filled with the Spirit!

I announced a tour this Sunday! We took some fun pics!

Companions!

We set a goal to hand out all of these Books of Mormon! JK, we were putting them away.

Hello Everyone!

This week has been wonderful! We have been preparing for the coming transfer and it is so special to meet in President's office and feel the very strong spirit that comes to us to help guide our thoughts. It's difficult to describe the sweet, powerful spirit! It makes me think about how every companion I have had has been inspired by God and has been someone I needed to learn something from. 

We were able to go to the temple this past Friday and something I realized was how much the Salt Lake City Temple feels like home to me. I have been able to go every 6 weeks of my mission (except for when I was outbound) and I just love the murals and "olden days" feel. There have been recorded accounts of the Savior making an appearance in this temple, and he probably appears more often than we realize. I am so grateful to serve in the shadow of this holy house of God.

Even though this week was really busy we were able to manage our time to go to the square. Sometimes we will only have 15 minutes before an assignment or task and we try to use it wisely. On Saturday we had a few spare minutes, so we went out to the square. In the 15 minutes we had, I talked with an atheist couple who wanted nothing to do with me, Sister Zafarana had friends from Italy run into her, and Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson passed by. This all happened simultaneously. It was great! There are always special experiences just waiting to happen when we go to the square. I seriously do love it. It brings the spirit so much!

This week we experienced a lot of rejection. We suppose that they just weren't ready yet, but we have faith that something we shared will prepare them to receive the gospel later on. This past week was the family history conference called Roots Tech and we spoke briefly with a guest attending the conference. We started to teach about the Restoration but then she abruptly interrupted and said, "I know what you're trying to do and you're not going to convert me." Then she walked away with a brief goodbye. It's times like these that I feel a sadness because of what people are missing, and not necessarily because they were rude. Rude words seem to slide off so easily when you have the spirit with you.

I just want to throw in a few words for President and Sister Risenmay. They truly watch over the mission and the sisters like shepherds. They have been here for a year now and they have been serving with such an eagerness to help each one of us. They know what it means to serve with all of your heart, might, mind and strength and it is a beautiful example to me. 

Thank you for your prayers! I really appreciate them and feel uplifted by them. Love you all!

xoxoxo, 

Sister Butler