Give some service!

Today we watched General Conference! Hannah made some yummy Cinnamon rolls and I'm pretty sure I ate three of them haha Ake, our native coordinator, asked what we learned in General Conference, this is my reply: I learned that I need to study the Book of Mormon and make sure I'm really understanding what is being said because this is a great guideline to keep me on the path that will lead me to my Heavenly father. I learned that if I earnestly pray before I study, also night and morning prayers the Savior will show me the way to become like him.  My favorite talk was about serving others and giving charity. It was said that "We need not plan out service but rather be ready to serve at any time because there are some who are lost and don't even know it." A few days ago Hannah and I were out for a walk when we heard this loud truck across the road. We turned to see a young girl pushing the back of a  truck, trying to get it unstuck from the mud. Hannah looked and me and me at her, without hesitation we checked for cars and walked across the street.  The truck had been parked on grass that had became mud soaked from the flooding here. Understanding the probably didn't speak English we motioned with our hands and stood next to the girl. Pushing and Pushing after five or ten minutes the truck lunged forward. Almost all the way to the road, the truck found another weak spot and sunk down in the grass. After many more minutes of pushing it wouldn't come unstuck. The man driving the truck opened the tailgate and motioned for us to jump up and down on the back to apply more weight. I looked at Hannah and said "finally our American weight is good for something!" We began jumping. I don't think I've ever had more fun haha I was laughing and jumping, almost forgetting there was a purpose in jumping. Then just like that the truck jumped forward onto the road! We walked away, both feeling so good. I am glad me and Hannah could recognize when someone needed our help, it wasn't anything big and it may not change their lives but it's good to know we could help them. By reading my scriptures in the morning and praying to my Heavenly Father that I would be able to recognize those that needed help I was able to notice the people across the street needing an extra hand to push. Today I talked to my parents, which was great. My mom was more than willing to help one of the girls with her fafsa! After my mom hung up she thanked me so much for having my mom do that because her parents refuse to help her. Those of you who know my mom know she is the most caring and nice lady on this earth. After saying thank you she said "You know, you remind me a lot of your mom." No, she doesn't know my mom well but that is probably the BEST compliment I have ever received.