This past Sunday, we met a sister visiting from Guam. She was here for a surgery to remove her cancer and after talking to her briefly, my mother offered to bring her a meal one evening. She gratefully accepted and we set a date to stop by her hotel where she and her sister were staying. The day we decided on was today.
On arriving at her hotel, we were saddened by the state of it. The bed sheets in her room appeared stained and worn, the amenities scarce, and there was a a large cockroach that darted across the floor as we entered.
What did lighten our hearts though, was the lightness of Sister Sam's! She was full of gratitude! She was grateful for her family and the sacrifices they had made to get her to the Philippines. She was grateful that we would bring her and her sister dinner, and she was grateful for friends to help her through this time.
We sang a few hymns for/with them and left them with a prayer. They told us that we were the answer to their prayer! Although flattered by this, we decided that the answer to their prayer would not end there. We are determined to do more to help these dear sisters and get the ward more involved. Mom, Josh and I agree that the spirit has testified just how cherished these daughters are in our Heavenly Father's eyes and we love them. Today I am grateful for sister Sam and the faith she is showing in the midst of a difficult time. <3
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