We
also had some great exchanges this week! I got to be with Sister Bodine
again! It was so fun to see everyone's faces when they saw that she was
back in Brampton! BROTHER NEWALL WAS ECSTATIC to see her! It was fun
being companions again :)
We
also taught N! She isn't actually sure if she is a member or not, but
based on the information she was giving us, she definitely wasn't
baptized when she was little. But we taught her and it went really well!
The spirit was felt and that's all that matters.
This
week we had SKILLS & INTERVIEWS, which is where we have zone
council and get to meet with President and Sister Clayton one on one. It
was soooo good. Revelation was received, ideas were shared, concerns
were discussed, and love was felt. I love President and Sister Clayton.
I'm grateful for their parental guidance.
So
interesting story. We were contacting people in this neighborhood and
before we left we decided to talk to these two people we saw sitting on
their porch. They have actually met the sisters before and were super
nice. Then we asked them if they knew anyone that might be interested in
hearing our message and they referred us to their neighbor friend M. So
the next day we went to visit him and turns out he was a former
investigator to the elders a couple years ago! Sweet old man from
Guiana. Then the next day we went back for a lesson, he bought us pizza
but we couldn't go inside (because we didn't have a third female), so we
called a member that lived right around the corner and she let us come
right over! So we met in her home, ate pizza, and attempted to talk about the gospel, but boyyyy is M a chatterbox! One day he'll be ready.
We
also visited a woman in the ward and her mom! They are wonderful. They
also speak espanol, so sister Howle tried to teach the Restoration in Spanish and it was amusing and mucho divertido.
Oh!
So cool! So one day when we were pulling out of the church parking lot,
we saw this lady looking into the church and was trying to get in, so
we stop and talk to her. She was looking for the times for church
services! So we grabbed her number and she came to church last week!
Then we taught her again and her first question was, "So how many people
believe this Joseph Smith?" Well, about 6 million people. So we taught
her the Restoration and it's really interesting because she doesn't seem interested but her questions make her sound like she is? We'll see!
OH
MY GOODNESS. So R is doing so well. She is a less-active member and has
just gotten out of the hospital. During this time that she has been
sick, she's been able to read her scriptures more and her testimony is
just GROWING. It's also been good because her husband has been praying
for her and he isn't even a member, but his heart is just softening!
PROGRESS.
On
Saturday, we did a zone service project at a park near our house and
picked up trash. It was a beautiful day, and it was fun to work with the
other missionaries! We found some very interesting things! Like
coconuts, an iPhone, some flower pots.... We got pretty scratched up
trying to grab some of the garbage that had flown into the bushes. One
elder got scraped so bad he had to get stitches! Anyways, please keep
the earth clean, my friends!
Yesterday
we had lunch with another senior missionary couple! They are sweet.
Then that night we got fed by a less-active family, the Os. It was cool
because they said their family is neverrrr all in the same house at the
same time, so that happened for a reason! They are from Nigeria and are
way funny. We talked about the Godhead and prayer after dinner and I
just love feeling the spirit when talking about my Heavenly Father and
Saviour, Jesus Christ. They live and want the best for us! And we can
know exactly what is right based on how we feel, through the Holy Ghost.
I
always say, our church is a "feely" church, because we are! We base our
knowledge and faith on those confirmations that come to us in our
hearts, because that conviction comes to us from our Heavenly Father
through the spirit, which I'm grateful for.
This
week we also visited a member and her daughter who has actually been
thinking about a mission! She asked us questions and it was hard to
answer because how do you just say in words how you feel about your
mission, you know?
The best was yesterday. We had a broadcast from Salt Lake streamed to the whole North
America North East area. Elder Hales, Andersen, Kacher, and Sister
Reeves spoke to us. It was beautiful. Much needed counsel was received
yesterday through the spirit and I learned so much about how to be a
good missionary, parent, and person. Something that was said that I
love:
"We decide the degree of our discipleship."
Truth!
Love ya!
