Hermana Kent Takes on Florida: To Be Like a Little Child

This week was absolutely fantastic! We started off really well! Our investigator Felix whom we met last week and came to church last Sunday accepted baptism for December 9th! He came to church again yesterday and was just telling everyone that he believes it's all true! He is so sweet and humble.

We got to help with the most amazing service project ever this weekend. We spent all day Friday and Saturday (7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.) at a hotel in Orlando helping with a convention for the Prader- Willie syndrome. It's a rare syndrome and one of the effects is that their hypothalamus doesn't work meaning that their brain doesn't ever tell them when they are full. So they are starving all the time. If not watched, they literally would eat them selves to death. It's pretty intense and a very difficult thing to live with. So us missionaries (about 50 of us) took care of all the children while their parents were in classes learning. It was seriously so incredible. My companion and I along with 6 other elders helped out with the group of siblings. Those kids are saints. They expressed the challenges of having a sibling with PWS. It is not easy. My companion and I were in charge of

10 children between 6-8 years old. We played lots of games and had lots of yummy food and icecream. I loved these children. I truly felt the savior's love for each child. Ironically in my scripture study this weekend I read 3 nephi 17. Verse 24 says

"24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

Now, I am no angel, but it felt like a heavenly opportunity to administer to these children. We had to be careful because there are a lot of rules about what we can and can't do with children as missionaries. It was extremely difficult not to pick them up. Haha. I love being a missionary more than anything. I understand so much more as to why we are commanded to be like a little child. I loved the opportunity to feel a little of how Christ felt in 3 Nephi 17 with the young children gathered around. Oh to be like a child, innocent, pure, forgiving, understanding, and able to love so quickly and unconditionally. This church is true. Jesus is the Christ and loves each one of us no matter who we are. I'm grateful for the time I have had this last year to become a new person through Him. I hope to become just what the scriptures instruct- like a little child.

🌴🌊☀️Hermana Kent☀️🌊🌴