Hello all you people in the cooooold Utah weather! Georgia is about 80 degrees right now and is so nice! I'm actually getting a little bit of a tan....I know!!! Weird huh? Anyways, Jessica's baptism has been pushed back. Her mom is getting interested and has attended church and has even participated in the lessons, so hopefully she'll get baptized with her daughter. I'm frustrated cuz Jessica is soooo golden!!! She has committed to live the commandments and was all for obeying the law of chastity and the law of tithing. So hopefully, it'll happen soon. We're also teaching a man named William. He's a sweet old man that lives in the veteran's hospital here in Milledgeville. He used to be a policeman and his partner was a member. He's really interested. He feels like he needs to get closer to God, especially after his stroke. So hopefully, he'll also enter the waters of salvation soon.
We had zone conference last Wednesday. Bishop Dubre came. He's one of the writers for Preach My Gospel. It was awesome! I've been kind of on a spiritual high this week because of Zone Conference and then General Conference. When they announced that Elder Holland was gonna speak, Sister Rolfson and I looked at each other and said "Yeah!" At least, we were quiet about it. :) His talk was INTENSE!!!! I loved it! And I liked his little joke in it...."Don't invite them in and serve them tea and crumpets and show them where the silver ware is! *pause* You shouldn't be serving tea anyway!" Sister Rolfson and I quote that to each other and start laughing. Especially since tea is such a big thing in the south. But yeah, General Conference was AMAZING!!!
I wrote another poem/song. I'm in Ether in the Book of Mormon and while finishing Mormon, I got all depressed. I felt so bad for Moroni after his father died and his whole civilization was destroyed. Sad. So I kinda wrote a song about it. It also goes well for when we're going through hard times.....kinda like the last week with me....anyways, here it is:
"Always Near"
By Katie Hoggard
"As I lay awake at night,
Fighting this unending fight.
Wondering what the day will bring,
This is the song that I will sing.
What will happen on the morrow?
My soul is filled with aching sorrow.
How much can one heart break?
How much can one soul take?
I look at the world around me,
Wondering how, how can this be?
The peace we had's no longer here.
From the joyous days when our Savior did appear.
What will happen on the morrow?
My soul is filled with aching sorrow.
How much can one heart break?
How much can one soul take?
Each day gets a little longer,
But each day I grow stronger.
I grow closer to my Lord.
Listen to His glorious word.
What will happen on the morrow?
My soul is filled with aching sorrow.
How much can one heart break?
How much can one soul take?
I feel Him take my hand,
As we journey through the sand.
I feel so much better here,
Knowing my Savior's always near."
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