Sister Hallie Mae Kapp: P-Day Switch

Hello everyone! My pday is Thursday now till they switch it again lol. This email will probably be a little longer since I've had a few extra days since my last email so bare with me.

This week was full of a lot of emotions.

I'm gonna switch things up and start with a spiritual thought: God truly does listen to our prayers and if we actively try to be more like the Savior and do what God wants of us, we will be blessed.

That kinda leads into what my week was like. I won't lie part of this week was kinda rough. But as I prayed to God and really put in effort to be like Christ I've been able to see God helping me through it and answering my prayers. I'm gonna share a few experiences I had this week that really shows that.

- I was giving a tour in the temple and I just felt like I was doing awful. I had a hard time feeling the spirit and was feeling bad that I wasn't giving this group a spiritual experience. So I was praying so hard for help that the spirit would be with me. I get to the end of my tour and I was feeling a little better but still disappointed. Per usual I asked anyone if they had questions or comments before we left the temple and this man rose his hand hand and said he did. He bore such a strong testimony. During it I learned that Joseph Smith was his 3rd great grandpa. He told us how sister missionaries were the ones to bring his mom to the church. He also spoke of how grateful he was that the church now has ownership of the temple so missionaries like me can testify of Christ there. Then he was telling me how grateful he was for me. That validation was exactly what God knew I needed and I felt so blessed and seen by God in that moment.

- I also had a tour with a group of some kids. My initial thought was not excitement because tours are not an easy thing for kids to sit through. But to my surprise I start my tour and this little kid who I'm guessing was about 5 excitedly introduced himself to us. And as the tour went on he was very attentive. When we entered the School of the Prophets I started to talk as I usually do but then the kid rose his hand and I called on him and he said, "Is this where we learn about how Jesus loves us?" And in that room we share a quote about John Murdock seeing Christ and how he felt His love during that vision. So I was very impressed by the fact that this kid knew that was coming. Then at the end of my tour I always ask if anyone has any questions and he once again rose his hand and this time he said, "I know this is true" it was a such a simple but tender statement.

- I'm gonna combine 2 other special tours in 1. We gave one to a lady who works for a contracting company involving building temples (she was here for the Cleveland Temple) and then a different tour we did had a man from England (who sounded just like Prince Eric from the live action Little Mermaid) and he had served in the Cleveland mission in 1990. They were both so kind and I learned so much. They helped me remember that though I might not see the difference in people's lives I could be planting a seed for the future.

Through all of these I just wanted to show how God does really listen to our prayers and he will bless us as we mindfully do what he asks of us.

- Today for P-Day we went to a zoo and I fed a giraffe!

Thank you all for the love and support!