OKAY so let’s get started on this week!
Another amazing week- surprise? NO because every week as a missionary is
literally unreal.
So YES Roberto was baptized! It was
amazing and so cool to see the difference the Holy Ghost makes in someone’s
life. Danielle and Him are just soo happy and they are so cute! Now that their
married, its huge the change, even before Roberts baptism there was such a
difference in the both of them. At Roberts baptism Danielle gave the
opening prayer and she said that she is soo grateful that in a year they can be
sealed together- it was amazing gave me goose bumps! Then seeing him and
the change it was from baptism and then to complete it all the next day -
receiving the Holy Ghost! Truly complete difference words, can’t describe other
than this is Gods true church. The ward is doing amazing; Bro Steen is
making a family tree chart for them with their daughter Ezailia who passed
away and their ancestors!
So I went on exchanges this week in Montague
with Sister Davis who goes home at the end of this transfer. We went to
go teach David an investigator of theirs who is in his 60’s. He is
planning to baptized this Saturday. It was interesting though because before we
went to go teach him, Sis D said to me so we are going to decide if we are
going to drop him or not in this lesson. Apparently Sis Starkie and Sis D
have been feeling like he isn't listening and progressing (but yet he has been
attending church and reading). He was no longer giving them a solid answer
about baptism and whether or not this is the true church. But we went and
taught and during the lesson I could tell Sis D was getting little impatient
with David, because he was little "airy" it seemed like he really wasn’t
paying attention at all but I really felt strongly to just love him. The
spirit pushed me to stop the lesson and say " David where is your mind
right now? is your mind here? Are you really listening to what we are saying or
is your mind someplace else thinking of other things?" He stopped
and thought and said I guess I have been thinking of other things. I
paused and stared at him right in the eyes for minute and said with all
seriousness "David we are representative of Jesus Christ and we are here
to do the Lords will, our calling is to teach his Gospel and we hold this with
great respect, the Lord expects the same from you...I went on but whatever
happened the spirit told me to! And after wards he stopped and
looked and sat up straight and listened and said God is speaking through you
right now I can feel it. So after wards at the end of the lesson he was
able to say that he knows this is the only true church. We invited him out to Roberts’s
baptism and he came! And he is having his baptism interview today!
We were able to start teaching these 3
Jamaican brothers they were teaching us pat twa? the Jamaican native language that’s
English mixed with slang words like whaagon something like that means hey whats
up? Anyway it was awesome picking them up but we feel it will be more
appropriate for the Elders to teach them so we are passing them over to the
Elders this week!
So we picked up a guy name Shawn from
China this week and he is so awesome! The Spirit is so strong in our
lessons and he just gets it! He sees that he wants to become a better person
and recognizes the world and how its changing and that he doesn’t want to be
that way. He really is looking for everything the gospel gives him. It’s crazy
hearing about all the other countries and how different they are and basically
makes me realize how grateful I am to be born in Canada, serious! Shawn
was telling us how in China they are raised being told that there is no God
nothing in school, very sad stuff and how churches were built as kingdoms
to rule people etc and just horrible horrible things. So we taught and
testified how are church is literally Gods church, and he completely
understands. Its amazing this Study Guide that has been a focus for our mission
studies, it has changed our lessons completely! For each person we teach
so differently, answer questions so differently, because it is simply we have
more knowledge and are able to teach simply. I can really tell the Lord trusts
us more and is having the Spirit teach right through us- I love being
instruments in the Lords hands! With alot of questions, I will think in my
mind, no way I can answer this - then a little feeling inside will say no have
faith and open my mouth and when i open my mouth, it is filled with what to say
and it is amazing. Shawn was at church on Sunday and its funny
because we found out his best friend is Nick who the Elders are teaching.
Amazing the Lord is truly mindful of all his children!
Teaching Christain lately has been
freaking unreal! Like literally he is amazed every time and soo excited. We are
teaching him the Plan of Salvation and it’s taken 2 lessons and we will be
teaching the rest of it tonight again. As we answer his questions through
the scriptures we are literally seeing the spirit just turn the light
bulb on in his head. It is unreal! He is always so excited and blown away, and
says this is all familiar and something I deep down just makes sense
to him. He was out of town this week but said will start coming to church
this Sunday.
The ward is so awesome here I love them
all so much! Yesterday after church the Bishop was eating Chinese food with us
and his son in the kitchen, he is the funniest man, and is so Christ like and
wants to do his best to help out with missionary work. I really have it good
and am aware that I may not serve in a better ward, but I just feel so
blessed to be able to serve here! Yesterday there was a girl visiting
with her family who is from USA. She will be serving in the Canada
Montreal mission and reports July 24. I filled her ears with how amazing
missions are!
We started teaching a LA family last
night and it was a great spiritual lesson. I felt prompted to share
my conversion story so i did, and they are looking forward to meeting with us
and learning from the beginning and see if they can gain a testimony again.
They just went through the temple last yr and had a baby boy couple months
ago. I have seen them at church once since i have been here, so we
are starting to see them once a week. They live in Stratford so we only
can go 1 a week because we get the truck from the elders 1 a week and they get
to ride a beautiful girl bikes!
It was funny we met a girl downtown and
asked if he could teach her on a park bench and we taught her the whole first
lesson her name is Julianne and we set up a second app. after church. She
gave us her number but no address so we were like hmmm?? so we called that
number and it wasn’t her phone number we were like weird! Who would sit through
a whole lesson for an hr if they weren’t interested? Sunday comes around
she wasn’t at church. When we get home there is a voicemail and it was
her apologizing for not coming because her cousin got in a car accident! So we
were able to set up another app. but we felt bad for doubting her and not
having faith! Kind of funny though. Church was great though! The lesson
on relief society in 3rd hr was amazing! Dont you think?! I just love
being a part of this gospel!
So we had interviews over skype with
president on Friday! That was great, I just love president! We currently
have 24 sisters and by October will have 34 sisters, and close to 50 by
January. He told me specifically that I will be having lots of opportunities to
train and that they are opening up more sisters areas, it’s their goal to have
a set of Elders Sisters and a senior mish. couple in each area. I will
basically, 100% be transferred not this next transfer but the one after.
I will be training and possibly opening up another area for sisters. He has
been really happy with my work and said to keep doing what I'm doing, and that
I am closer to the end of my time in Ctown. There will be only 1 new sister
this next transfer coming up so there is a chance that I will be staying here
or training not really sure . I can’t wait to train! I would love to be here 1
more transfer though! But not my will the Lords will.
I really noticed how short the time is
as a missionary and that never ever again will I be able to experience
this. Never will I be able to fully submit myself to the Lords
work. Even when Im a Senior couple on a mission it won’t be the same
because I will have a family, and have bills to pay etc it’s just not the same.
It really is short 18 months! And I feel blessed to be able to dedicate and
devote 18 months, it’s not a burden at all its one of the greatest blessings I
ever been able to be a part of and I am going to cherish these moments, these
memories for the rest of my life. These experiences I am having are
eternal and preparing me for my life now and eternity! I love you all
soooo much I have such great examples.
I LOVE YOU ALL and thank you for all
your support!
This gospel has changed me my life my
future and I feel so blessed for these changes!
LOVE Sister Pizzey xoxoxox!
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