So this has been an amazing week! I can't believe how much Sis K and I are
going through and learning it truly is amazing and I feel so blessed to be
serving with her. I know me serving a mission is apart of Heavenly Fathers
plan. It truly is amazing, we are meeting people and serving around
missionaries that we know we are here to help. As well we are learning things
from one another that I don't think I would ever be able to learn from anyone
else! I stand all amazed and am so grateful to be here, I could not imagine my
life without this mission.
So WOW this has been an amazing week
!
Monday we started teaching the
MOST prepared investigator every like SERIOUSLY. It was a blessing straight from
heaven. Andre requested missionaries from
mormon.org we started teaching him Monday night and
put him on date for March 8th! He has already booked work off for it and
informed his boss that he can't work Sundays because church is a priority. He
is french catholic from Montreal has been here 30 yrs and is in his 50s. He has
a wife who is not interested YET but he is working on her! He came to church
Sunday and everyone loved him and we have been teaching him in members homes,
and we will be actually be teaching a lesson with him and the Bishop tomorrow!
Truly was such a miracle and mercy from the Lord to be teaching him. He called
us last night after church and left a voice-mail about how excited he is and that
he cannot but the BOM down. After every lesson Sis K and I are just like "WOW
did that just happen?!" And Sis K coming from Newfoundland for 10 months is just
like "people like this actually do exist??!"
haha we have been blessed
:)!
So you are all going to laugh but we have set up some amazing
service opportunists in this community because one way to success is softening
the hearts of the people living here by helping them see us in a different light
and see that we are cool! hhah. So we are doing the hot chocolate booth with
the elders but as well Sis Keeler and I set up to work in a salon two hours a
week thurs from 1-3 hahaha. President Leavitt okayed it and think it is a great
idea! As literally we will be salon assistants at "Fusion Hair Studio" a classy
busy new high end salon full of kingdom builders - our fear was we would be
around trashy people but we had a great talk with the owner this morning. We
are on the floor mixing colors, sweeping, booking hair appointments and seating
and greeting people. I will be helping more hands on, taking down colors etc!
hahaha its great and if their clients ask what we do we are allowed to talk
about it, just as long as they start the convo. The owner has asked to many
questions like "what are your beliefs?" why do you do this? haha she loves us
and it will be great!
So we had a leadership training this week for
District leaders and sister training leaders and zone leaders in nova scotia it
was great! and then Sis K and I picked up 3 new gators this week and have some
potentials lined up for this week we are hoping to begin teaching!
One lady named Betty whose friend is a member in Sackville, and
referred us to her, she is going through a hard time and funny thing is she came
to the church for an activity and accidentally walked in the temple and she said
she felt the Spirit so strongly, we are hoping to have her attend church this
week and have her on date!
We are hoping as well to get a free hair
cutting booth set up a the farmers market as well!
So many amazing
things have happened this week but also hard things as well. Sis K and I are
serving in a District of missionaries that are struggling, 3 of the 6 other
missionaries in our District were actually about to go home; 2 because of
discouragement and 1 because of illness. All of these things have led to a
really discouraged slow district. We are working hard with training and trying
to motivate the sisters to be unified. It was sad to see missionaries
struggling so much and missing out on the joy and blessings a mission can bring-
yes its hard but its like a refiners fire every growing pain is so worth it! It
was saddening to see this all and Sis K and are were so grateful to be serving
with one another through this all!
It has been an amazing week of growing, learning, and teaching! Things with
the ward are going better and better! Sis K and I had a great meeting with the
Bishopric yesterday, just us two as the elders could not make it; it was funny
this is the most "hip hoppiting" Bishopric ever. They all look Blakes age and
are like Blake and also have young families, they are pretty casual which is
weird for me but they are so willing to help us out and be one with us. We are
learning lots from them and we are all working together on helping the ward be a
more welcoming ward and not so clicky.
This week has been one for learning and I feel so blessed! I am working on
changing my diet consecrating that aspect of me to the work and giving up my
unhealthy eating and being more charitable to others!
Sis
Keeler and I are having a blast and building a friendship for eternity we
totally were pre-mortal besties ;)
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