Hey Everyone,
Another week in the mission life can you believe it? We are so busy i swear each day feels like a week and each week a month, in a good way of course! :D
Well this week the kingsway ward put on a fun fhe activity, they played quidditch, it was super cool and i wish i could have played! i would try to explain how they did it but it's too hard so just imagine multiple balls being used with trashcans and no they didn't use flying brooms...
For service this week me and sister hayes assesed the needs of our area and decided to pick up trash in the community! our helping out cleaning dishes weekly at the kara centre has come to an end for the summer break so we got some of those pick up trash things from the city and headed out on the streets... an hour later and two trash bags full we had only walked one block... so sad! I guess we are in the ghetto city of edmonton area though so what do you expect.... we definitely picked up a lot of tim hortons cups! lol hopefully our efforts made some difference :D
This week was a BUSY week! we had 21 lessons this week and 13 of those were with those investigating the church! We are definitely the busiest area in the zone right now and i'm just loving every minute of it and counting my blessings! We have two new investigators this week. Jessie mett the elders while she was going door to door trying to sign people up to support a child from a foreign country (i can't remember what the company is called?) and so we mett with her and she is super sweet! Then on sunday one of our members brought a friend to church and we are meeting him this week! We also had a crazy cool experience, a guy named Rom just walked into church on sunday! He is from china and just moved here from ottawa. He's 36 years old and is married with a daughter but knows members of the church and even though he's never been to a church before said he just felt in his heart to go. We taught him the 1st lesson right away and gave him a book of mormon. he says he likes that the church stands for family and hard work. he's amazing and i hope all the best for him! :D
Unfortunatley, we also ran into some hard times this week, truely the first time i've ever cried over an investigator.... we've been meeting with dale and sophie now almost every day for three weeks. We've been teaching them lessons and then just recently helping them with their english which is really fun and rewarding! They have been super stars and excelling so fast! However, friday night they went online and came accross some anti-mormon websites.... my heart broke. He told us about how people were saying that the book of mormon is taking the place of the bible and other nonsense. I was in shock and just sad that they could listen and trust someone's opinions from an article on the internet they've never mett yet me and sister hayes have been with them in real life bearing our testimonies to them and teaching them from our hearts for three weeks...but i guess that's where this world is at now? people are taking the words of individuals on the internet over then those they meet in real life... scary!
well we prayed and fasted for sophie and dale and i received a lot of comfort from the holy ghost. I feel peace knowing i did my best to represent Christ's gospel and know that their lives have been blessed because of it and of course which them every happiness!
Well on a bright side Renee and Peter and still preparing for baptism in the near future! i'm so excited for them and it's been a blessing to be a part of their journey.
I love you all and am so greatful for all your support with letters and emails. please stay strong in the faith and love those around you and i know you will be blessed!
with love,
Sister Wotherspoon
p.s. the postal system in edmonton right now is on and off striking so don't worry if mail doesn't come to you asap! :P
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