Howard, Amelia

Hey everyone! Sorry for another late weekly...  My weeks honestly just kind of blur together. I've been getting into a really good, routine schedule with my services, though. It's still hard to wake up so early to serve at the temple, but literally every day I have awesome spiritual experiences there. One day, I was  really  struggling to stay awake. I hadn't been able to sleep well and I was about to fall asleep while standing up. In some of the rotations at the temple, you can sit down, but I was in a place where I couldn't. Even though I was upright, my eyes would  not  stay open. I knew it would be really bad if I fell asleep because I was helping out with an important ordinance, so I said a very quick, fervent, silent prayer to give me the strength and energy that I needed to just get through the temple shift. As soon as I finished the prayer, my tiredness was swept away. It was such a wonderful blessing! I felt so awake and alert throughout the rest of the...

Hey everyone! I know I missed a week again. Sorry about that! Take a summary: 1- Distribution Center 2- Temple 3- New companion! 4- District meeting and activity 1- I've been loving the Distribution Center. I had the neat opportunity the other day to help a first-time patron get her temple clothing. She was very sweet and friendly, and so excited to go to the temple. :)   2- At the temple itself, I've had a lot of time to read the scriptures. It's very calming and relaxing. I often just open up to a random spot or try to hunt down my favorite verses. I also have a different schedule from last month, so I'm doing a few new things. I got asked to be a witness for a couple of proxy sealings and that was a cool experience! I'd never seen temple sealings before. I was able to feel the spirit really strong. 3- I've been put in a trio with Sister Koyle and Sister Francom. Sister Koyle's out of town right now, but Sister Francom and I set up a zoom meeting to get to...