Here is our crock pot creation. So good!
Okay! Here are the highlights.
This week we had an investigator come to church! And someone who I had bus contacted and then referred to the YSA Elders got baptized! She was so cool. When I was talking to her that first time, she was saying "Yeah! I am actually opening to learning about you guys. I am looking for a different church because I don't feel anything in mine anymore." (LESSON LEARNED: THE IMPORTANCE OF OPENING OUR MOUTHS TO EVERYONE) I wish we could have gone to her baptism but we didn't have an investigator to take with us. So I was pretty bummed, but apparently it was really cool. And, of course, as Church was finished and we were walking to the bus stop, we saw Brodie who was trying to find the entrance to the Church. I almost ran up and gave him a hug. It was so weird; I was so happy to see him. I had been pretty bummed that whole day. We always see him; It was his first time coming to church! He was pretty late but at least he went AND he went to Mordecai's baptism :)
On Monday night we saw the power and authority of our calling as missionaries as we saw the Holy Ghost working onless actives. We talked to them about the importance of coming to church and taking the sacrament. It was really awesome to see the Holy Ghost working in the head of the household when he proclaimed "I'm in charge. And we are going to church." The wife did say that we were being to pushy...but the husband said that she was wrong, and that her excuses didn't matter. It was a cool lesson...except for the pushy part (I felt bad about that..Sister Mendenhall told her it was the spirit pushing her not us).
They came to church! And we were trying to help them feel loved by introducing them to people...Sister D.(the LA) was not happy about that and told us that we were being very pushy, and she did not like being treated like a LA and she felt bad. We didn't know what to say. We are going on Wednesday and saying sorry and teaching them hopefully.
We did an instruction for Zone counsel on building relationships with members before sacrament meeting and about asking them go visiting teaching! It was great. The spirit was there. The zone leaders talked about ALWAYS being a missionary and I thought about Grandma Reeves. She is always being a missionary. Sometimes I stop sharing the gospel with people when, for instance, it's a p-day I am buying something at Walmart, my brain goes in a different mood. But I realized at that meeting that I had to be like Grandma Reeves in Europe. The rest of the day I endeavored to be like her. I found that in my contacts the spirit was so much stronger and my testimony thick.
We saw Eliane last night; she shared with us some of her poetry. The one's she shared were very funny;I am going to get a copy and then send them to you. The best part is that when she was telling them she was dying of laughter. This week we had an investigator come to church! And someone who I had bus contacted and then referred to the YSA Elders got baptized! She was so cool. When I was talking to her that first time, she was saying "Yeah! I am actually opening to learning about you guys. I am looking for a different church because I don't feel anything in mine anymore." (LESSON LEARNED: THE IMPORTANCE OF OPENING OUR MOUTHS TO EVERYONE) I wish we could have gone to her baptism but we didn't have an investigator to take with us. So I was pretty bummed, but apparently it was really cool. And, of course, as Church was finished and we were walking to the bus stop, we saw Brodie who was trying to find the entrance to the Church. I almost ran up and gave him a hug. It was so weird; I was so happy to see him. I had been pretty bummed that whole day. We always see him; It was his first time coming to church! He was pretty late but at least he went AND he went to Mordecai's baptism :)
On Monday night we saw the power and authority of our calling as missionaries as we saw the Holy Ghost working onless actives. We talked to them about the importance of coming to church and taking the sacrament. It was really awesome to see the Holy Ghost working in the head of the household when he proclaimed "I'm in charge. And we are going to church." The wife did say that we were being to pushy...but the husband said that she was wrong, and that her excuses didn't matter. It was a cool lesson...except for the pushy part (I felt bad about that..Sister Mendenhall told her it was the spirit pushing her not us).
They came to church! And we were trying to help them feel loved by introducing them to people...Sister D.(the LA) was not happy about that and told us that we were being very pushy, and she did not like being treated like a LA and she felt bad. We didn't know what to say. We are going on Wednesday and saying sorry and teaching them hopefully.
The Indian Lady is Hosne. a sweet Less Active Lady. She literally has Nothing in her fridge, but always feeds us when we go over. Sometimes she forgets to take the chillies out of the food. and I explode. ha She feels like she knew me before this life. She tried to find mom on FB. I promise I don't always look this nappy!
We did an instruction for Zone counsel on building relationships with members before sacrament meeting and about asking them go visiting teaching! It was great. The spirit was there. The zone leaders talked about ALWAYS being a missionary and I thought about Grandma Reeves. She is always being a missionary. Sometimes I stop sharing the gospel with people when, for instance, it's a p-day I am buying something at Walmart, my brain goes in a different mood. But I realized at that meeting that I had to be like Grandma Reeves in Europe. The rest of the day I endeavored to be like her. I found that in my contacts the spirit was so much stronger and my testimony thick.
Here is Helana and her family! We started making scripture boxes
for them a week ago and they finished them. Here they are! :)
I love reading about Samantha's mission adventures!
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