SNOW SNOW GO AWAY!!!! NEVER COME ANOTHER DAY!!!!! haha! I think I need to be more positive about the snow... but I just feel like it's never going to go away! President and Sister Jeppson said this is the worst winter they have had! 3 lock down days this week.... but luckily only 2 were half days! But it's all good... the work still goes on! :) And we should have 2 baptisms this week! :) But here is our week:
Monday: Lock down all day... woot.
Tuesday: It unthawed a bit and we were able to go to Zone Meeting! That was great and our focus this month is on the Book of Mormon! President has challenged us to read it in 90 days! I love when he does this! The Book of Mormon is the greatest! :) But we came back and we were able to meet with our inv that loves the Bible... and we had a strong lesson with him about the Book of Mormon. He is so close to just accepting it... so he said okay… give me time to sit down and read it... come back in two weeks! So we agreed so we will see what goes on there! :) Then we saw a referral from our recent convert, her friend, and we taught her about the Restoration and we had a great lesson and she wants to keep listening! :) She really wants to go to church! Great day!
Wednesday: It snowed in the morning... but we had interviews
with President! And luckily we made it out and we made it there and we had a
great time with them... I love them so much! I tried to get out of Pres. If I
was getting transferred but he wouldn't say... man! So we will see! :) But
after that we went up and taught our baptismal candidate the Plan of Salvation!
She loved it and she is excited to get baptized on Sunday! Then we were able to
go and see our recent convert as well and had a good lesson with her and that
was really our day! :)
Thursday: We did our weekly planning and then we were able
to go and see our first baptism again! She is still so sweet and progressing
slowly... but we were there with her mom too so it was a good lesson! Then we
went and taught our second baptismal candidate and he is super excited to get
baptized too! Then we went to see our second convert... she is still doing
great! I love her! She is learning what it means to continually change for the
better... it is great to watch that! Did I tell you that she wants to go to
BYU? Cool huh?
Friday: We had a busy day on Friday! We were able to go and
see the new investigators from last week! They are so great! It is a mom and
her son and we asked them last week to read 3 Nephi 11 and they did and we
asked them what they learned and the thing that stuck out to them the most was
that Christ gave his authority to people... wow! How amazing is that? So that
lead in perfectly for the Message of the Restoration!! They agreed to pray and
continue reading! They are so great... I really hope they accept the
gospel!!!!! But after that we went and tried to do service for a member... she
just wanted to talk to us the whole time... ha! But then we went to see a Less
Active and she was doing great! :) Then we went to see a member who is sick...
and that was really needed! Then after that we went to see our recent convert
and we signed her up on Family Search and we were trying to help her think of a
name she could take to the temple! :) That was so fun!! I showed her my family
line and she was like wow!!! That is so cool! :) Thanks Mom and Shauna... for
making me look great... ;) oh yeah… random side note: One of the sisters taught
us how to tie our hair in a doo rag! We have been practicing! :) See photos!
Saturday: It was a slow day but we were able to go and teach
our baptismal candidate again! That was fun! We helped her to understand the
importance of the Book of Mormon! She has been reading it soooo good! :) After
that we went and saw another Recent Convert and had a good lesson with him
about reading his scriptures too. Then we went out contacting a bit then we
were able to come home and get ready to go to Stake Conference! We drove to
Caldwell, NJ and had it there and it was great... a member of the 70 (who
was also the Senator for Oregon) Elder and Sister Smith came and talked about
Hastening the work! Probably the best topic a missionary could ask for! :) It
was wonderful!!!
Sunday: Same thing next morning only we were able to go to
Morristown because the chapel is bigger! It was all filled up and it was
another great day hearing from them and the Stake Leaders! I saw so many people
from Fardale! It was a fun little reunion! :) I have been in this Stake my
whole mission! The Stake President came up to me and told me I was tough as
nails... Don't really know what that means... but he is right! I am totally
tough! ;) hahah But it was a good morning again! Filled with the Spirit!
President and Sister Jeppson came too... it was great to see them! But after
that, we went home and we saw our baptismal candidates again! Taught them some
more and they are so excepting of everything! I am excited for next week for
them! Then we did some studies and we went and saw an investigator and had an
interesting lesson with him... but it's all good! he is just funny! But then it
started to snow again and they told us it was time for lock down! :) Lovely!
But it was still a great day!
It was a wonderful week. Something I learned that is cool to
me... is with the focus on the Book of Mormon this month Pres asked us to pray
to know if it is true every time we read it... I was a little hesitant at first
because I was like... I already know it's true! Why do I need to ask more?? But
I have tried it and I have been pleasantly surprised! Every time I do the
Spirit witnesses to me so strong that it is true! That the people and the
experiences are real! And my testimony is growing even more than it already
was! And I am able to recognize the Spirit more and more! So my
invitation to you... if you haven't asked in a while... just do it! :) Pray to
know or confirm your feelings that the Book is true! I know by the power of the
Holy Ghost, you will know the truth of all things! :)
Well that is our week! Might only have one more week here in
New City! I will know next week! Hope all is well... Even in Florida. Lucky
Dogs! I love ya all! :)
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