Russia Miracles
My friend Devynn is serving a mission in Russia, and I just got her weekly email. She has been really, really sick, and her mission president was considering sending her home. Here are 3 amazing miracles from her week that I had to share!
1. Yesterday, as we gathered together in a room at the church with the Assistants to the President to give me a blessing of healing, the spirit filled the room. President Scwab asked, "I know if Christ was here, he would ask you this very question. Sister McCartt, do you have the faith that Christ can heal you?" With tears in my eyes, I replied, "I do, I really do". As he began the blessing, peace filled my body. He told me of how proud our Father in Heaven is of my sacrifice that I have made, and then he said, You are needed here on your mission, and you are meant to be here and you need to stay and serve your full term. Tears filled my eyes. My heart felt so much peace knowing that all would be okay, and knowing that I would be staying because that is what the Lord needs. He continued on blessing my body even every cell. He blessed me with a peace of heart and mind. He instructed me to do many things that would help strengthen me and give me the strength that I need. He said, "move forward with faith, and you will be healed". He then added, the Lord can heal you and He will, but not all of it with be taken away, but it will be enough so that I can do all that the Lord needs me to do here in Russia. I believe that sometimes, the Lord gives us discomforts and hardships so that we can grow stronger and become more who He needs us to become. SO I am STAYING in Russia, and I will be serving my full time to July 21st, WHICH scarily enough is exactly 9 months from today. I left feeling so much peace and comfort. GUESS WHAT?! This morning I woke up with no stomach pain, just a little weakness.
2. This work is REAL. Miracles are occurring. People are approaching US, and ASKING US about what we are sharing. Last night, Sister Angelos and I were walking down the street--when a lady just stopped and started staring at us. SO of course, we went up to her with huge smiles on our face and began to talk to her. She was SO open to hear more and kept asking us about our church and what we did there. She told us that she would come on Sunday. I pray she does. Miracles like this are happening ALL the time!!
1. Yesterday, as we gathered together in a room at the church with the Assistants to the President to give me a blessing of healing, the spirit filled the room. President Scwab asked, "I know if Christ was here, he would ask you this very question. Sister McCartt, do you have the faith that Christ can heal you?" With tears in my eyes, I replied, "I do, I really do". As he began the blessing, peace filled my body. He told me of how proud our Father in Heaven is of my sacrifice that I have made, and then he said, You are needed here on your mission, and you are meant to be here and you need to stay and serve your full term. Tears filled my eyes. My heart felt so much peace knowing that all would be okay, and knowing that I would be staying because that is what the Lord needs. He continued on blessing my body even every cell. He blessed me with a peace of heart and mind. He instructed me to do many things that would help strengthen me and give me the strength that I need. He said, "move forward with faith, and you will be healed". He then added, the Lord can heal you and He will, but not all of it with be taken away, but it will be enough so that I can do all that the Lord needs me to do here in Russia. I believe that sometimes, the Lord gives us discomforts and hardships so that we can grow stronger and become more who He needs us to become. SO I am STAYING in Russia, and I will be serving my full time to July 21st, WHICH scarily enough is exactly 9 months from today. I left feeling so much peace and comfort. GUESS WHAT?! This morning I woke up with no stomach pain, just a little weakness.
2. This work is REAL. Miracles are occurring. People are approaching US, and ASKING US about what we are sharing. Last night, Sister Angelos and I were walking down the street--when a lady just stopped and started staring at us. SO of course, we went up to her with huge smiles on our face and began to talk to her. She was SO open to hear more and kept asking us about our church and what we did there. She told us that she would come on Sunday. I pray she does. Miracles like this are happening ALL the time!!
3.I received this from my mom this week so for those of you who have not heard the story, PLEASE read. It is incredible how the Lord is leading me to those who are willing to listen, AND now my mom has the blessing to share with her more about our GREAT message! So, two days ago, just before I left there was a phone call and I glanced at the caller ID (the phone does not ring very often and I was in a huge hurry so as to not make Daddy late for his game). Jared answered the phone after I saw that the name looked very foreign and I thought maybe it was one of the families of the kids Ethan plays soccer with. Jared said something to the effect that he didn't know when I would be available to speak and then I took the phone and quickly asked if I could call her back her name was Olga. I called her on Dad's cell as we drove to Atlee highschool. This woman was a professor at New York University she teaches Medical science there. She said she traveled from Moscow to Kiev, Ukraine with Devynn and had the opportunity to talk with Devynn. (Devynn and all of the other missionaries must leave Russia every 6 months so that they can be considered travelers or something like that) Olga is Russian and she had traveled to Russia to visit with her mother. She said that Devynn spoke amazingly well and she could not believe that she was only in the country for 6 months. Olga told me that Devynn understood everything that she said. And then she said (which made me cry) She spoke with such power! Wow that got me. She said that Devynn loves us very much, she is so sensitive, she can read faces and is sooooo beautiful. Olga stated that she reminded her of her own daughter who is 21. She also told me that Sister McCartt gave her a book. She invited me to come and see her in New York! I loved it. How cool is that! Not coincidental that is for absolute certainty.
I love Devynn and her mother's stories. We can have miracles like this even if we are not full-time missionaries. This new video on LDS.org talks about how members can get involved! Love it!
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