My dearest family and friends,
This has been one interesting week. So if you remember from last week, I got a call that I was being transferred again after just a week in Horbury. So I am now in Louth with Sister Calles. She was born in Bolivia but raised in Spain. We are having so much fun together! We speak Spanish in the flat so I'm relearning a lot and she said she is too ;) anyways, I waited at the chapel in Horbury for the zone leaders to come pick me up and take me to the mission office. But the APS decided they were hungry, so we met them at Five Guys instead. I was really sad I had already eaten...we got to Louth around 8 o'clock and went straight to tracting for an hour. Then we planned and I unpacked. So a quick, but great first day!
Then on Tuesday, we went street contacting and knocking for about an hour and then a member named Sister Harvey, came and picked us up. We dropped off a picture Book of Mormon for a lady we're teaching and then went to a lesson with Andy. Andy's daughter was there and she is nine years old. To say she is more interested than her dad is an understatement. So we decided to teach her instead and we SCHEDULED her for baptism! She is so cute and so faithful. She will hopefully be an example for her father! He's one who believes but won't admit it. We'll get him though I hope! Then we continued street contacting and made return appointments with a few people since Sister Calles had been in the mission home all weekend and she had to cancel some appointments. So we rescheduled for later in the week!
Wednesday felt really weird. We woke up for district meeting and then after district meeting we did some finding in Grimsby because we barely missed the bus. Then we came back and had lunch and then did just a few minutes of finding before we met up with Darren. Darren is so cool! He is 18 and seeking for the truth! He's been taught most of the lessons already, so we just followed up and answered his questions. It was so great because most of his questions were on the Holy Ghost and so we were able to help him see that he has been feeling the Holy Ghost because he said he feels peace when he prays. So awesome! Then we came home for dinner and Sister Calles did her Language Study activities afterwards while I cleaned up. Then we went to a couple named Andy and Jane. We watched "Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration" with them and talked about opposition. It was a good lesson, but they're not sure they feel anything. Which sucks, but they're still wanting to try. One of the recent converts, Josephine, is their best friend and they want to feel the same happiness she has found. She told them it took her ages to feel it and she promised they would if they live the way they're supposed to. So she's such a great member missionary!
Thursday we did finding for an hour and then went to visit a lady named Michelle. Now Michelle is cool because she was found knocking, but she was baptised when she was little! So she is interested in
remembering what she was taught before. We didn't get too far though because two of her friends came with their kids and so then there were five little ones and we felt like we were intruding. So we left and continued to find until lunch time and then met up with Josephine. We took a bus to visit another recent convert named Michael. He is so great! He's a little older and has some physical limitations, but he has such a strong testimony! So great! Then we got ice cream because we had to wait for the bus and well, why not? Then we went to a lady named Vanessa. It was really sad because she told us she wasn't really interested in changing, she was just curious and so she didn't want to meet with us anymore. So we went home and deep cleaned our flat.
Friday was so short! So we had flat inspection in the morning just after comp study. And they were over for like an hour and a half talking to us and helping us out a little bit fixing some of the minor things that were annoying us. They went more in depth than the white glove inspection at BYU. when Sister Calles started cleaning the drains the night before, I thought she was crazy, but they checked! So then we had to finish weekly planning and lunch. Then we had a lesson with a lady named Jackie. She's really sarcastic, so we get along really well! Then we went to have a lesson with Josephine, but she wanted to watch Ephraims Rescue, so we watched that with her. It was so great!!! Then we had a dinner appointment with Sister Stevenson. She was great! She invited us to spend PDay at her house watching movies and emailing, so that's great to! Then we went in for language study! So another great day!
Saturday we did some finding and then went to use the computers at the library for Mormon.org time and then went back for lunch and did a lot of knocking. Then we met up with Darren and watched the Joseph Smith movie with him as well at the Harvey's house. It was good! Darren really enjoyed the movie and felt the Spirit and we connected it to follow the prophet, word of wisdom, and chastity. So it was interesting, but so great! Then he got a blessing from David Harvey to overcome a few concerns and said he felt the same peace from when he prays! So good! Then we had dinner together and came home.
Sunday was great! We're back in a small branch, so that's fun! Our chapel is in an old Air Force base, so cool! I played the piano in sacrament meeting. Then in Gospel Principles, we just taught Michael but Josephine's son, Ben came to church! Such a miracle! He's been promising for months he'll come and he did! Then we went for lunch and language study. Then we met up with David and he came to give Jackie a blessing of strength. Then we had dinner and then went to do knocking and finding. So good!
So yeah, a busy but great first week here in Louth! We are working as hard and obediently as we can and leaving the rest to Christ! We are seeing miracles every day and know this is truly His work on the Earth. I just feel so blessed to be His hands while I can for this time and in this place. Keep doing what He wants you to and you'll be blessed!
Keep Smiling!!!! 😊😀
Sister Hope
This has been one interesting week. So if you remember from last week, I got a call that I was being transferred again after just a week in Horbury. So I am now in Louth with Sister Calles. She was born in Bolivia but raised in Spain. We are having so much fun together! We speak Spanish in the flat so I'm relearning a lot and she said she is too ;) anyways, I waited at the chapel in Horbury for the zone leaders to come pick me up and take me to the mission office. But the APS decided they were hungry, so we met them at Five Guys instead. I was really sad I had already eaten...we got to Louth around 8 o'clock and went straight to tracting for an hour. Then we planned and I unpacked. So a quick, but great first day!
Then on Tuesday, we went street contacting and knocking for about an hour and then a member named Sister Harvey, came and picked us up. We dropped off a picture Book of Mormon for a lady we're teaching and then went to a lesson with Andy. Andy's daughter was there and she is nine years old. To say she is more interested than her dad is an understatement. So we decided to teach her instead and we SCHEDULED her for baptism! She is so cute and so faithful. She will hopefully be an example for her father! He's one who believes but won't admit it. We'll get him though I hope! Then we continued street contacting and made return appointments with a few people since Sister Calles had been in the mission home all weekend and she had to cancel some appointments. So we rescheduled for later in the week!
Wednesday felt really weird. We woke up for district meeting and then after district meeting we did some finding in Grimsby because we barely missed the bus. Then we came back and had lunch and then did just a few minutes of finding before we met up with Darren. Darren is so cool! He is 18 and seeking for the truth! He's been taught most of the lessons already, so we just followed up and answered his questions. It was so great because most of his questions were on the Holy Ghost and so we were able to help him see that he has been feeling the Holy Ghost because he said he feels peace when he prays. So awesome! Then we came home for dinner and Sister Calles did her Language Study activities afterwards while I cleaned up. Then we went to a couple named Andy and Jane. We watched "Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration" with them and talked about opposition. It was a good lesson, but they're not sure they feel anything. Which sucks, but they're still wanting to try. One of the recent converts, Josephine, is their best friend and they want to feel the same happiness she has found. She told them it took her ages to feel it and she promised they would if they live the way they're supposed to. So she's such a great member missionary!
Thursday we did finding for an hour and then went to visit a lady named Michelle. Now Michelle is cool because she was found knocking, but she was baptised when she was little! So she is interested in
remembering what she was taught before. We didn't get too far though because two of her friends came with their kids and so then there were five little ones and we felt like we were intruding. So we left and continued to find until lunch time and then met up with Josephine. We took a bus to visit another recent convert named Michael. He is so great! He's a little older and has some physical limitations, but he has such a strong testimony! So great! Then we got ice cream because we had to wait for the bus and well, why not? Then we went to a lady named Vanessa. It was really sad because she told us she wasn't really interested in changing, she was just curious and so she didn't want to meet with us anymore. So we went home and deep cleaned our flat.
Friday was so short! So we had flat inspection in the morning just after comp study. And they were over for like an hour and a half talking to us and helping us out a little bit fixing some of the minor things that were annoying us. They went more in depth than the white glove inspection at BYU. when Sister Calles started cleaning the drains the night before, I thought she was crazy, but they checked! So then we had to finish weekly planning and lunch. Then we had a lesson with a lady named Jackie. She's really sarcastic, so we get along really well! Then we went to have a lesson with Josephine, but she wanted to watch Ephraims Rescue, so we watched that with her. It was so great!!! Then we had a dinner appointment with Sister Stevenson. She was great! She invited us to spend PDay at her house watching movies and emailing, so that's great to! Then we went in for language study! So another great day!
Saturday we did some finding and then went to use the computers at the library for Mormon.org time and then went back for lunch and did a lot of knocking. Then we met up with Darren and watched the Joseph Smith movie with him as well at the Harvey's house. It was good! Darren really enjoyed the movie and felt the Spirit and we connected it to follow the prophet, word of wisdom, and chastity. So it was interesting, but so great! Then he got a blessing from David Harvey to overcome a few concerns and said he felt the same peace from when he prays! So good! Then we had dinner together and came home.
Sunday was great! We're back in a small branch, so that's fun! Our chapel is in an old Air Force base, so cool! I played the piano in sacrament meeting. Then in Gospel Principles, we just taught Michael but Josephine's son, Ben came to church! Such a miracle! He's been promising for months he'll come and he did! Then we went for lunch and language study. Then we met up with David and he came to give Jackie a blessing of strength. Then we had dinner and then went to do knocking and finding. So good!
So yeah, a busy but great first week here in Louth! We are working as hard and obediently as we can and leaving the rest to Christ! We are seeing miracles every day and know this is truly His work on the Earth. I just feel so blessed to be His hands while I can for this time and in this place. Keep doing what He wants you to and you'll be blessed!
Keep Smiling!!!! 😊😀
Sister Hope
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