Hello!
Monday was a good day. We spent P-Day in Grimsby and watched "The Best Two Years" which was amazing! It helped to have a good laugh again! I'm so glad our missionaries aren't that disobedient, but it was still a good show! Then we caught the bus back to Louth and taught Jackie about the Stripling Warriors. So that was a good lesson!
Tuesday was interesting. So we started off the day with some knocking and street contacting because two appointments fell through. Then we came in for lunch and went out for about half an hour. We stopped by Brother Stocks to see how he's doing and then invited him to come teaching with us later in the week. It sounds like he really needed that because of some personal things going on. Then we came in for 12
weeks and headed out to the bus. Fun story: so the bus was about 20 minutes late so we were freaking out. Anyways, there were these high schoolers on another bus that was at the same stop. And they were on the second level and obviously trying to get our attention-banging on the windows and other things teenage boys think girls find attractive...and we just ignored them. Then the bus pulled away and they threw gum at us! Like what the heck?!? It was so gross! And it felt like a rock hit me. Oh well. Teenagers. Whatcha gonna do? Anyways, so yeah. The bus was 20 minutes late and we were freaking out because we needed to get to Hull and usually we have 20 minutes to wait in Grimsby. So we were worried we'd be stranded again. But luckily we found out our bus travels part of the same road the next one does, so we got off and waited at another stop for a few minutes and went to Hull. We got in to the apartment at 7:45, so we went out for 15 minutes and then came in for tea. And then one of the Sisters is a cosmetologist, so she dyed my eyebrows. That was a first!
Monday was a good day. We spent P-Day in Grimsby and watched "The Best Two Years" which was amazing! It helped to have a good laugh again! I'm so glad our missionaries aren't that disobedient, but it was still a good show! Then we caught the bus back to Louth and taught Jackie about the Stripling Warriors. So that was a good lesson!
Tuesday was interesting. So we started off the day with some knocking and street contacting because two appointments fell through. Then we came in for lunch and went out for about half an hour. We stopped by Brother Stocks to see how he's doing and then invited him to come teaching with us later in the week. It sounds like he really needed that because of some personal things going on. Then we came in for 12
weeks and headed out to the bus. Fun story: so the bus was about 20 minutes late so we were freaking out. Anyways, there were these high schoolers on another bus that was at the same stop. And they were on the second level and obviously trying to get our attention-banging on the windows and other things teenage boys think girls find attractive...and we just ignored them. Then the bus pulled away and they threw gum at us! Like what the heck?!? It was so gross! And it felt like a rock hit me. Oh well. Teenagers. Whatcha gonna do? Anyways, so yeah. The bus was 20 minutes late and we were freaking out because we needed to get to Hull and usually we have 20 minutes to wait in Grimsby. So we were worried we'd be stranded again. But luckily we found out our bus travels part of the same road the next one does, so we got off and waited at another stop for a few minutes and went to Hull. We got in to the apartment at 7:45, so we went out for 15 minutes and then came in for tea. And then one of the Sisters is a cosmetologist, so she dyed my eyebrows. That was a first!
Wednesday we woke up early. We got to the chapel and realized nobody had the chapel key (apparently the elders keep losing it...) so we were standing outside, in the cold, while someone came with a key (somehow someone else trusted the same elders with their key, so the elders went to pick it up...) then we dropped our stuff off inside and ran to the coach. We had a fantastic meeting. President Patrick Kearon of the Europe Area Presidency came to speak to us. He is such a great guy! He spoke a lot about ways to energize and improve our missions. So it was a way good meeting! He is such an inspired man! Anyways, we went back to the coach, got our stuff, and then caught the bus to Grimsby to spend the night.
Thursday was tiresome. So we were exhausted especially from sleeping two nights on a couch. But we woke up and did our studies with the Grimsby sisters and then went to Louth for lunch. Afterwards we caught the bus to Mablethorpe and had a lesson with Stuart. We finished the Plan of Salvation with him and he said "Sisters, something's been bothering me about all this" and we looked at each other a little scared and he continued "a few weeks ago, a lady asked me what the purpose of life is...and I had never really thought about it before, but this is almost exactly what came out of my mouth. How does the church read my mind?!!" So we had a good testifying moment that the Spirit can use us to teach truth and since we knew all this before in the preexistence, he was just remembering it. So that was good! Then we came home and had tea and then met up with Josephine to teach Chris. We watched the Restoration video with him and it went so well! He really felt the Spirit and even said the closing prayer!
Friday was short as always. So we had weekly planning and then went to lunch with Keeley. It was so good! She opened up to us quite a bit and it was nice to know how much she trusted us! Then we went to the library to do Mormon.org time. We tried by a few people and then went in for Area Book Finding and then tea at the O'Gram's. Then we went to pick up Brother Stocks and had a lesson with him and Jane and Andy. We're really hoping they actually prayed this weekend. But it was a great lesson and they seemed to really be feeling the Spirit as well! So that was good!
Saturday was started with service. Sister Stephenson said she needed some help moving some things, so we went over and then she changed her mind and we cleaned her kitchen instead. She said that was a huge help, but then we went upstairs and tried to help her move a few things but we just had a lesson instead because she wanted to wait. So we went in for lunch and the York STLs came over to meet us. Then we caught the bus to Mablethorpe again and taught Stuart the importance of obedience to the commandments and especially prayer and scripture study. So it was a short lesson, but it went well! Then we caught the bus back and stopped at Sister Harvey's for tea. Then she took us to Michaels and we taught him about Patriarchal Blessings and then we came home for 12 weeks!
Sunday we spoke in church. My topic was on the signs and prelude to our Savior’s Birth. It was a really good talk apparently! Then we came back home for lunch. We had a walk down the canal hoping to see someone, but we didn't. We did however see Chris and chastised him nicely for not coming to church. Then we went over to Jackie's and talked about the 10 Commandments. Then we went to the O'Grams to sync our iPads.
My Spiritual Thought this week comes from the Christmas Devotional "There would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter. The babe Jesus of Bethlehem would be but another baby without the redeeming Christ of Gethsemane and Calvary, and the triumphant fact of the Resurrection." While this week is one of preparation and anticipation, let us also remember the reason we celebrate His birth. It is because
He came to save us. As we strive to continue to Light the World and emulate Christ, we will be able to feel the joy of Christmas all year round.
Happy Christmas Everyone! (And yes, they really do say it like that in England. They know we're American when we say Merry Christmas)
Sister Hope
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