Sister Jessica Lee Hollist

unfortunate turn of events- so sister hassler & I wanted to feel like regular missionaries without a car so we decided one day this week that we were just going to walk all day. so we headed out for the day and got about 4 miles away from home & it started raining and then storming, lighting, thunder, & the whole 9 yards. i'm no weather man but basically a water blizzard. the elders had the car that day so we got a call from them a little into the storm as we are walking on the road & they said please please please tell us you are home and not in this storm right now..... *loud lighting crash* elder fewkes, "you've got to be kidding me." so needless to say we started walking home at this point and along our trek home a big car drove past us on the sidewalk hitting a huge what you would think is a lake which completely drenched us, at this point leaving no dry spots. it progressively got colder and colder and more stormy and rainy & then hour and a ...

story- this week we were visiting one of our friends who is the absolute sweetest little lady!! she has the most beautiful testimony of the temple. as she sat there & described the feelings she felt in the temple the spirit was so strong. the temple truly is such a special place to me. she was telling us that when she went to the temple for the first time about a year ago she just kept saying I want to sleep here & I want to live here & I thought that was so cute!! the temple is such a powerfully special place. thought- I was studying this week in D&C 21 and I love verses 7-9 & part of it says, "For thus saith the Lord God: Him have I inspired to move the cause of Zion in mighty power for good, and his diligence I know, and his prayers I have heard....For, behold, I will bless all those who labor in my vineyard with a mighty blessing." I love these verses so much especially at this time when I am so lucky to be apart of the Lord's vineyard in this cap...

highlight #1- we have been trying to help one of my absolute favorite families get to church for a couple months. they have SO many kids & it is just a lot to get there w/ all corona regulations and all. but I distinctly remember sitting in sacrament meeting & seeing that beautiful marshallese family walk through that door & my heart was SO full as all those precious little kids came up & gave us big hugs !! <3 President Alder came up to us after and said, "I will forever remember when Sister Alder was bearing her testimony & that beautiful family walked in." my heart was so HAPPY as I was able to sit w/ some of my favorite people & feel the peace and comfort of being in Jesus Christ's church w/ so many of Heavenly Father's unconditionally loved children. after the sacrament meeting we were able to meet w/ all the marshallese people & President & Sister Alder. I had brought my ukulele that day & we were able to play & sing wi...

first off- conference was SO good!! we are so blessed to be able to hear the loving guidance of modern day prophets & apostles. in marshallese general conference is called kweilok eo elap which directly translated means "the big meeting." which for some reason I really loved because it is such a big meeting as far as nations across the entire world are watching & it's spiritually big for each person individually. conference is such a special experience because everybody hears the same thing but the spirit speaks different things to our hearts personally. it is so amazing to see & feel how much God loves us individually & as a whole. thought- one of my favorite talks in conference was by Michelle D. Craig (btw we watched conference with her brother, SO fun!!) BUT anyways I loved how she talked about the pure love of Christ & seeing others as Christ sees them & how important it is to show people we love them & to show them their Savior loves them...