Hello everybody! It's been another great week! So let's get
started!
We spent Monday in Newcastle with the Sisters there and had a blast! We saw some of the old cathedrals and the castle as well! It was quite beautiful to say the least! Despite the fact that yes, the raining season has begun and grey skies are back in fashion. We still had a great day! Then we all came back to Ashington for exchanges! I was with Sister Reynolds this time. We went to see the Griffiths and read a Conference talk with her. And then went knocking until 9. We found some lovely people, three of whom even said we could come back! So that's exciting!
Tuesday we had a full day of
knocking. We had no luck in the morning, but then we had lunch and
companionship study and headed back out. We went to see Winifred and then
headed out to knock some more. We found this man who has a two year old son and
he and his wife are looking for a church to settle down in! So that's pretty exciting!
The other sisters also had a ton of success and got five return appointments
for next week! Then the STLs left and we went to the Book of Mormon Class and
then had 12 Weeks.
Wednesday we had district meeting
in the morning and then went to see a member who asked us to go help in her
allotment next week! We're the first missionaries (I think) she's asked to
help! So that's a good sign we're gaining her trust! Then we went to see
Heather and did a bit of street contacting afterwards. Then we picked up Sharon
Wylie and went to see one of the people I found on Monday with Sister Reynolds.
He said "you know, I haven't thought about my relationship with God for a
long time, but I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since you left on
Monday!" He's so excited to keep meeting with us! Then we came in for our
studies and went to see Becca! She's not doing too well, so any prayers would
be appreciated!
Thursday we went to see a less
active named Lesley for the first time. We read a General Women's Session Talk
with her and talked about the importance of being the example for her family.
Then we had a lesson with Kurt in the library and she taught us about prophets!
Then we had lunch and went to see John and Jackie. Well, Jackie was still in
the hospital, so John opened the door and said we'd have to wait another
week...so instead we ran across the street and grabbed a member and then had a
lesson with him. Then we did a little knocking in the rain and had our studies
before Branch Council.
Friday was short. But great! We
went to Newcastle and did our Weekly Planning with the STLs and then had
interviews with President. Then we did 2 straight hours of knocking...WITH
KURT!!! He's so serious about preparing for a mission, it is amazing! He was
super quiet, but he said he wants to keep coming out with us when we knock in
town! Then we had tea and companionship Study and went to see Jennifer
Thompson. She's still being stubborn about coming to church on Sundays, BUT we
invited her to have a chapel tour and she said yes! So baby steps!
Saturday we had a wedding! A couple
in our Branch got married :) and so we went to talk to their families. It was
great! And I even curled ALL of my hair! Thanks to the new schedule, I actually
had time! It was a great accomplishment! Anyways, the wedding was a blast and
then we went and did...more knocking. Now to why I'm a car mechanic...so we
went to see this less active named Bill. And he said he couldn't come to church
because his car died. So we offered to give him a jump. He said he'd tried, and
it didn't work. But we insisted he try again. Well it didn't work. But then I
got out of our car and tried to turn his key and I don't know what happened,
but it worked! So he came to church! Then we went to see a guy Sister Magallano
had met, but our member cancelled on us, so we had to talk to him outside the
door instead...but he's been reading the Book of Mormon and is so excited about
it! So that was good! Then we saw Heather again and came in for studies and
tea.
Sunday was another short day. We
had church. Then we went to see an elderly lady in our Branch who's been sick
for two weeks to see what we could do for her. Then we tried by another new
less active we came across and she let us in, so we had a get to know you
lesson with her and then had missionary coordination. Kurt is officially a
Branch Missionary, so he came with us! Then we had tea and 12 Weeks...what a
day!
So yeah, that was my week! My
Spiritual Thought for the week is from Conference
"Kindness is the essence of a
celestial life. Kindness is how a Christlike person treats others. Kindness
should permeate all of our words and actions at work, at school, at church, and
especially in our homes."
-President Thomas S. Monson
"Kindness, Charity, and Love"
Just be kind. That's what the
Prophet has asked of us :)
Love you all!
Sister Hope
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