They're Lying to Y'all

 (Sister Cummings)

Hey y'all!!

I'm in Australia!! And I haven't seen a single spider and that's why my email is titled as such. I was so afraid that there were going to be MASSIVE spiders EVERYWHERE. But I haven't seen a SINGLE one. But I'm not mad. At all. I just have one word to say about it; Hallelujah.

Okay moving on, I absolutely love it here. My impression of an Australian accent is now practically impeccable. It's so much fun. One of the things that they do say wrong here is that their plural form of you is yous. It drives me INSANE. Everyone knows that if you're going for a plural you, you say y'all. Duh. Everyone knows that. I'm just joking, but I do like saying y'all.

I've been enjoying every part of infield missionary work so far! It's so fulfilling and that just tells me that I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be! I love talking to people and I love sharing my testimony! I'm still learning a lot but my trainer, Sister Woodbury is so patient and so amazing! I'm so blessed.

Here's my spiritual thought for the week:

If y'all have interacted with me lately, you would know that I'm sort of going through a phase right now where I say Amen to literally everything. It's so much fun. However, I've started researching more about the word and it's sort of changed my perspective about it completely.

If you go to "amen" in the Guide to the Scriptures, it states:

"Means “may it be so” or “so it is.” Amen is said to show hearty or solemn acceptance and agreement or truthfulness... In Old Testament times, a person was to say amen when making an oath. Christ is called 'the Amen, the faithful and true witness.'"

Okay so this quote touches on a lot of things but I think it's just so amazing when you think about it under the filter of prayer. When we say "amen" after ending a prayer and asking for certain things from God, we are exercising our faith in God and His goodness and basically saying "may it be so". We are saying we trust that He will answer our prayers because we know He has the power to make it "so".

I also love the part that talks about the word amen being used when making an oath. Again, looking at it under that prayer filter, this changes my perspective of prayer. If we choose to see our prayers with God as new oaths that we are making with Him, I feel like it helps us see the importance of prayer more clearly. Oaths are important, when you make an oath, you don't break it. God will never break His oaths and because of that, He will always answer our prayers. Even when we ask Him for blessings or for forgiveness. It's amazing.

I truly have a testimony of prayer. I have a testimony that God hears and answers every single one of our prayers. I have a testimony of my Savior and I love that, like the quote says, He is my ultimate Amen.

I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, AMEN.

- Sister Cummings

PS: I loved the responses to my last email where y'all answered my question. I took notes and will keep everything y'all told me in mind. New question of the week; What's the best way to show love to people you've just barely met, like strangers.