Hey everyone! It has
been another great week. I just love Christmas time! Everyone seems a little
more open to God and I've been able to see how He's used us as His hands this
week, which has been amazing!
So Monday. We had P-Day in Grimsby with the elders and sisters there. We played basketball and watched movies. So that was a nice break! Then we caught the bus back and our lesson cancelled :/ so we were a little bummed about having to do street contacting all night. But that was ok. We went in and dropped our stuff off and headed out. We just crossed the street and I saw this lady who I knew at the laundromat! So I waved at her and we went in to talk to her. Well she invited us over! So we wound up having hot chocolate with her and sharing the Christmas Initiative video with her. She said she'd been having a really hard day and it was just such a great "coincidence" that we ran into each other because we really lifted her spirits! Unfortunately she's still not interested in changing her life, but seeds are being planted!
Tuesday was a day of finding. We started by knocking on a potential investigator's (someone who said we could come back but we hadn't taught anything yet) door. She welcomed us right in and had apparently been taught before! So that was cool. She too said she'd been having a hard day and so it was a good we stopped by! We shared with her Moroni's promise and set a return appointment. Then we ran out of time to continue knocking that street, so we went in for lunch and then knocked in a different area. We felt we should stop by a member, so we did and it was his mum's birthday. So he was having a hard time that day and it was good we followed that prompting as well! Then we tried by a former investigator who wasn't in. So we stopped by Brother Stock's house to share the Christmas Initiative Video with him. He found out we didn't have a tea appointment that night, so he fed us! That was so sweet of him! So then we went to pop by Chris and see if he was in. He was, so we talked with him on his doorstep, shared the Christmas Initiative Video with him and invited him to the Branch Christmas Activity! We really hope he comes! Then we went in to make cupcakes for the remaining part of our tea hour since it was our district leader’s birthday and then we did Area Book Finding and 12 Weeks.
Wednesday. So we were forgotten about again. Because of bus times, we have to get to District Meeting really early. But they weren't there to open the chapel. So that was a bummer. And we had to wait in the cold until they showed up. We had a great district meeting though Elder Clanton had made cookies, and we had the cupcakes for his birthday. So we had a party (we also brought apples and oranges mom. Don't worry). Then we went to the bus stop, but after ten minutes, we figured we had missed it. So we got a bus going into town and then drove past the bus we needed like five minutes later. So it was 20 minutes late. But oh well. We got lunch in town and caught the next bus back to Louth. We had just enough time to drop our stuff off at our flat and then go help Sister Fox with some more preparations for the Christmas Party! Then we caught the bus to Mablethorpe and visited a couple in the branch named the Lover's. They're the loveliest people! We had a great visit with them and then ran to the bus stop. We felt really lucky because we saw a path that cut off a bunch of time, so we were about 5 minutes earlier than the bus was supposed to be there! Unfortunately, about thirty minutes later, we were still standing there. So we called the zone leaders and then our branch mission leader and he was able to give us a ride back to Louth. We were a little nervous because that was supposed to be the last bus back to Louth and our mission leader’s wife isn't active. But she decided to come, so we got to meet her and had a good chat with them! Then we came in for tea. So yeah, it was a crazy night. And Day. All because busses cause problems.
Thursday was a great day! We went to help Josephine with a project she has going on at her house. Then we came in for lunch and went to visit Jackie. We read the Tree of Life with her and related it to the need to Endure to the End. It was such a great lesson! Then we came in for a few minutes because our apartment complex was doing cleaning checks. So we passed that and then tried by that former again. She wasn't in...but her friend was. And her friend was another former we had met before. So that was super awkward. But we invited both of them to the branch Activity and really hope they come! Then we continued street contacting and went in for tea and 12 weeks. Then we went to have a lesson with Jane and Andy on prophets. It went really well. Except Andy still won't pray! We had another stare down. The only reason he keeps winning is because it's too close to nine. Oh well. He will pray one day!
Friday seemed short again. So we had weekly planning and then went to visit Keeley and her partner Martin! We had lunch with them and then we taught them about the Restoration. Martin wasn't sure what he thought of it, but he said he'd keep meeting with us and asking questions! Keeley really enjoyed it and started crying again when we taught it. Then we did some stuff on the computers. We're making little footprints with scriptures on them to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Then we caught the bus to Withern and knocked on some doors before going to tea with the Harvey's. Afterwards, we went to do some street contacting for about half an hour, but didn't see anyone.
Saturday was exchange day. Except Sister Blair and Eschgfäller came to Louth. So Sister Blair and I went out street contacting to Jackie's house. We shared some scriptures with her and then did a little service for her. Then we did a bunch more Finding. We knocked a little and did street contacting until we got to have lunch with the other sisters! Then we went out to practice for the Nativity, but the librarians changed their minds, so we wound up having to leave right away which stressed Sister Fox out a bit. But that was ok. Then we went to do more knocking and contacting before follow ups. Afterwards we went to the Nativity Activity which was absolutely amazing. We had about 50 people from the community show up. So half the people there weren't members! Which was so spectacular! It was a lovely program and lots of work was done! Then we came in and did planning and went to bed.
Sunday we had church in the morning and then went to Horncastle with Jane. Andy was playing Santa there, so we were going to go visit him and the Hall family. Well we were late, so we went straight to the Hall's and had lunch with them. Unfortunately, we missed Santa. But that's ok. Jane took pictures, so we'll get them from her! Then we came back to see Jackie and then did 12 Weeks, tea, and planning.
Today has been amazing so far! So I'm a little late because we went out to see the baby seals! Sister Scott took us and Josephine to see the seals. It was so great! There were hundreds and thousands! And they were just so cute :)
So my spiritual thought for this week comes from Elder Uchtdorf's "The Way of The Disciple" " the gospel is the way of discipleship. As we walk in that way, we can experience confidence and joy-even during uncertainty." I know that He can provide us with the peace and joy we need in life and as we try to become more like Him we will find what we need in life to be successful.
I love you all and hope you are enjoying your December!
Sister Hope
So Monday. We had P-Day in Grimsby with the elders and sisters there. We played basketball and watched movies. So that was a nice break! Then we caught the bus back and our lesson cancelled :/ so we were a little bummed about having to do street contacting all night. But that was ok. We went in and dropped our stuff off and headed out. We just crossed the street and I saw this lady who I knew at the laundromat! So I waved at her and we went in to talk to her. Well she invited us over! So we wound up having hot chocolate with her and sharing the Christmas Initiative video with her. She said she'd been having a really hard day and it was just such a great "coincidence" that we ran into each other because we really lifted her spirits! Unfortunately she's still not interested in changing her life, but seeds are being planted!
Tuesday was a day of finding. We started by knocking on a potential investigator's (someone who said we could come back but we hadn't taught anything yet) door. She welcomed us right in and had apparently been taught before! So that was cool. She too said she'd been having a hard day and so it was a good we stopped by! We shared with her Moroni's promise and set a return appointment. Then we ran out of time to continue knocking that street, so we went in for lunch and then knocked in a different area. We felt we should stop by a member, so we did and it was his mum's birthday. So he was having a hard time that day and it was good we followed that prompting as well! Then we tried by a former investigator who wasn't in. So we stopped by Brother Stock's house to share the Christmas Initiative Video with him. He found out we didn't have a tea appointment that night, so he fed us! That was so sweet of him! So then we went to pop by Chris and see if he was in. He was, so we talked with him on his doorstep, shared the Christmas Initiative Video with him and invited him to the Branch Christmas Activity! We really hope he comes! Then we went in to make cupcakes for the remaining part of our tea hour since it was our district leader’s birthday and then we did Area Book Finding and 12 Weeks.
Wednesday. So we were forgotten about again. Because of bus times, we have to get to District Meeting really early. But they weren't there to open the chapel. So that was a bummer. And we had to wait in the cold until they showed up. We had a great district meeting though Elder Clanton had made cookies, and we had the cupcakes for his birthday. So we had a party (we also brought apples and oranges mom. Don't worry). Then we went to the bus stop, but after ten minutes, we figured we had missed it. So we got a bus going into town and then drove past the bus we needed like five minutes later. So it was 20 minutes late. But oh well. We got lunch in town and caught the next bus back to Louth. We had just enough time to drop our stuff off at our flat and then go help Sister Fox with some more preparations for the Christmas Party! Then we caught the bus to Mablethorpe and visited a couple in the branch named the Lover's. They're the loveliest people! We had a great visit with them and then ran to the bus stop. We felt really lucky because we saw a path that cut off a bunch of time, so we were about 5 minutes earlier than the bus was supposed to be there! Unfortunately, about thirty minutes later, we were still standing there. So we called the zone leaders and then our branch mission leader and he was able to give us a ride back to Louth. We were a little nervous because that was supposed to be the last bus back to Louth and our mission leader’s wife isn't active. But she decided to come, so we got to meet her and had a good chat with them! Then we came in for tea. So yeah, it was a crazy night. And Day. All because busses cause problems.
Thursday was a great day! We went to help Josephine with a project she has going on at her house. Then we came in for lunch and went to visit Jackie. We read the Tree of Life with her and related it to the need to Endure to the End. It was such a great lesson! Then we came in for a few minutes because our apartment complex was doing cleaning checks. So we passed that and then tried by that former again. She wasn't in...but her friend was. And her friend was another former we had met before. So that was super awkward. But we invited both of them to the branch Activity and really hope they come! Then we continued street contacting and went in for tea and 12 weeks. Then we went to have a lesson with Jane and Andy on prophets. It went really well. Except Andy still won't pray! We had another stare down. The only reason he keeps winning is because it's too close to nine. Oh well. He will pray one day!
Friday seemed short again. So we had weekly planning and then went to visit Keeley and her partner Martin! We had lunch with them and then we taught them about the Restoration. Martin wasn't sure what he thought of it, but he said he'd keep meeting with us and asking questions! Keeley really enjoyed it and started crying again when we taught it. Then we did some stuff on the computers. We're making little footprints with scriptures on them to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Then we caught the bus to Withern and knocked on some doors before going to tea with the Harvey's. Afterwards, we went to do some street contacting for about half an hour, but didn't see anyone.
Saturday was exchange day. Except Sister Blair and Eschgfäller came to Louth. So Sister Blair and I went out street contacting to Jackie's house. We shared some scriptures with her and then did a little service for her. Then we did a bunch more Finding. We knocked a little and did street contacting until we got to have lunch with the other sisters! Then we went out to practice for the Nativity, but the librarians changed their minds, so we wound up having to leave right away which stressed Sister Fox out a bit. But that was ok. Then we went to do more knocking and contacting before follow ups. Afterwards we went to the Nativity Activity which was absolutely amazing. We had about 50 people from the community show up. So half the people there weren't members! Which was so spectacular! It was a lovely program and lots of work was done! Then we came in and did planning and went to bed.
Sunday we had church in the morning and then went to Horncastle with Jane. Andy was playing Santa there, so we were going to go visit him and the Hall family. Well we were late, so we went straight to the Hall's and had lunch with them. Unfortunately, we missed Santa. But that's ok. Jane took pictures, so we'll get them from her! Then we came back to see Jackie and then did 12 Weeks, tea, and planning.
Today has been amazing so far! So I'm a little late because we went out to see the baby seals! Sister Scott took us and Josephine to see the seals. It was so great! There were hundreds and thousands! And they were just so cute :)
So my spiritual thought for this week comes from Elder Uchtdorf's "The Way of The Disciple" " the gospel is the way of discipleship. As we walk in that way, we can experience confidence and joy-even during uncertainty." I know that He can provide us with the peace and joy we need in life and as we try to become more like Him we will find what we need in life to be successful.
I love you all and hope you are enjoying your December!
Sister Hope
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