Edmonton has finally fully melted and it's fabulous! People definitely are happier and more willing to talk about the gospel of Jesus Christ when the sun is shinning! :D well i hope everyone had a spiritual easter and i want to thank all those who sent me cards and letters for one of my favourite holidays ever! you know who you are, and you will receive of course my response in the mail soon :D i learned so much about the ressurection of jesus christ this year it's crazy! what a blessing to know we can be perfect and return with heavenly father again.
Well this last week has been really exciting and full of miracles! On wednesday we dropped off sister Burgi at transfer meetings where she went back to the mission home for her last night as a missioanry to be released and sent home! So crazy to think she's already finished her mission and is back on facebook lol Me and sister wilcox were called to stay in the kingsway ysa ward covering all of northern edmonton and sister hayes has joined us! Sister Hayes is from Charleston, South Carolina and has been out on the mission for just over a year. I love her! she's so much fun and we loves the work. This week we hit the ground running and filled our time with lessons and finding activities. We have seen miracles happen since the first hour we started tracting together! So far we've been doing a combination of looking up potentials that other missionaries have tracted into or taught in the past and then just taken the opportunity to speak to anyone we meet! We've been able to set up so many appointments this way and i know that it's a miracle that people are put in our path as we plan ahead where we will be. This work is God's work and as his instruments we are so lucky to be apart of other people's spiritual journeys.
We currently have 8 investigators that we are working with on a daily bases and it's great because it's keeping us busy!! Michelle is our investigator who is working towards a baptism date in may and Hao our new investigator from China is amazing and working towards baptism for june 25th :D Something that i've learned this week is how powerful the spirit is. i always believed that the spirit could change people i mean it changed me and has brought me to my understanding of the gospel and book of mormon but recently i've seen litterally a physical and spiritual change in our investigators from one appointment to the next just because they've opened their heart to the spirit while they've read the book of mormon. One of these is Renee and she is amazing! she has such a sincere desire to learn the truth and i know that it's when we are sincere even if we doubt it that the holy ghost will direct usto truth! i love being a missionary!
Of course doing our missionary thing puts us in lots of awkward or weird situations such as talking to people who's minds are distracted with other substances but that just shows ya that we really are talking to everyone we see. i love that in this church we don't push people or force them to join or even to learn about the gospel of jesus christ! even in the book of mormon the prophets of old have invited us to know for ourselves. how amazing! i know that God loves each of his children because i feel of that love as i serve and meet each person here in the edmonton area. we are so blessed. please pray for missionary opportunities to come to you, everyone is being prepared to receive more happiness in their lives!
i'm sending a request for all those who are reading this blog to write me about how your life is going and any thing else you'd like to share! i want to hear from you and apparnetly you're interested in reading about me! :D
i also would like to request any church music or music that invites the spirit suggestions! we are so desperate since we spend so much time in the car!
i love you all,
sister kara wotherspoon
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