This week we had Zone Conference and it was the best time ever. We got to play games as zones before and get to know more missionaries! I also had to give my departing testimony....so many tears were shed. I've learned so much here in Virginia and I'm so grateful for it! It's now starting to feel real, but I'm going to continue to work and do all I can for the Lord and His work. But man, I am going to miss this place!
Sister Copeland with her mission president and his wife.
I love my companions so much. We get along and get the work done, but it doesn't mean the work is easy! It's definitely been harder but that is not stopping us!
I keep thinking of Daniel 3:17-18. It's when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were told to worship a golden statue and they wouldn't. The king was very angry, but their response is amazing and how I have been feeling lately. I will continue to teach, I will continue to try to find the elect but if not, I will continue to do what God needs me to do. I will continue to let him use me as his instrument, I will continue to plant seeds, I will continue to knock doors, and continue to talk to everyone! I will do all I can for him even if that means I don't see people progress. It's about him and it's helping me more fully get to my good Shephard. So I'm grateful for this work.
I've learned that the temple truly is the house of the Lord. On my mission, I had the opportunity to attend the Washington DC and Virginia Richmond Open Houses. We got to more fully participate in the Virginia Open House and take some time away from our areas and go help and give tours to all the visitors coming to the temple. I remember many of times giving tours, people had SO many questions and it was so fun to answer them. I was out one day taking pictures of people in the front and this man comes by me and is recording a video, the sweetest old man I've ever met. He reads my name tag and goes, "Sister Copeland, I've never felt this peace in my life," so I asked him if he's been to a temple before and he said, "No," and that since the open house started he had been every single day, some days multiple times a day. He said, "I just miss the feeling when I leave. I want to stay in there forever." ME TOOO! But this to me was a testimony that the temple is truly the House of the Lord. When I go, I get recharged and more momentum to keep going and keep enduring. We got to attend the other week on p-day and I can't describe the love and peace I feel when I'm there. I am so grateful for temples and for the knowledge we have to help others accept the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love being a part of the gathering of Israel on both sides of the veil. The temple makes the difference because it's HIS HOME!
#CTR
-SISTER HANNAH COPELAND
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