The work is hastening

Hello Friends and Family!

Let me quick show you a visual!

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This is my face when I don't receive any mail! It can be hard for missionaries sometimes to not receive mail! Don't forget your sister missionary! Don't make me a grumpy-kins!

WRITE!

Sister Maren Schultz

85N 600E

Provo, Utah

84606

Anyways, so this week has been pretty exciting! We have been speaking in many wards lately and receiving new referrals and people to teach! This past Sunday we spoke in one of our wards about hastening the work. My companion spoke first and did phenomenal and there was a special musical number between our talks. A couple in the ward played "If you could hie to Kolob" on the piano and cello. As I sat there with my scriptures, with my name tag attached to the outside I started to really think about what that name tag meant to me. This name tag means the world to me. It means that I am a servant of the Lord. It means that I represent Jesus Christ every single day. It means that I better stand as a witness for Him in all times, in all things, and in all places! I am so filled with the love that Heavenly Father has for me and has for His children. This past week we were walking to an appointment that we were running late to and one of our ward mission leaders stopped us while driving by to confirm dinner. As we were talking, a little girl walked up to us and exclaimed, "I need to go home!" and so we asked here where home was, if her mom knew where she was, what her name was, and other details. We found out that the little girl decided she was going to walk home by herself that day and her mother was waiting for her at the school. We noticed, at that point, that she had a phone number on her lunch box and so we called that number to no answer. So we headed over to the school which was not too far from where we were just in time to hear the girl's name said over the loud speaker. We knew that they were looking for her. We walked over to the school and received a phone call from her mom to which we told her we had her daughter and she is safe. When we entered the school, the mom was so happy to have her daughter back and was thankful that we were able to return her. This is a lot like how Heavenly Father feels. When we are lost and confused, He sends other people to find us and return us to His presence. When He sees us once again He wraps His arms around us and loves us! He cherishes us and He keeps us close! This is why we're here as missionaries. We are here to bring back the lost children to Heavenly Father! I am so grateful to be a part of this work! I am so grateful that I have been called by a prophet and that I am here in the Utah Provo Mission. I love you all so very very much and I am grateful that I have been blessed with an amazing family and with amazing friends! Thank you for your continual love and support!

I love you!!!

Love,

Sister Maren Schultz