Hello Family and
Friends!
What an exciting time
it is to be here in Durham! It's cold but...yeah it's cold!
Monday we had a great
PDay and went to Sunderland to hang out with the Sisters there. We just emailed
at the chapel and then went out to dinner at Burger King. So fancy, right ;)
then we went back to Durham and had a quick lesson with a Chinese man we had
met. We gave him a Chinese Book of Mormon and taught a simple version of the
Restoration before heading to Rei's house and we had a Skype lesson with Kevin
and taught him about tithing! He said he'd made the decision to get baptised
and so we set the time for his interview!
Tuesday morning we
went to the library to do some things online and hopefully find a few formers
on Facebook. Then we went to see two less actives who are only available on
Tuesdays...and then we went in because it was Halloween!! We had companionship
Study and tea and signed each other's tea books and just got caught up on lots
of things...other than sleep ;)
Wednesday we had an
early district meeting and then went to Saltwell Park again for service. We
were in charge of litter picking again and found some more interesting things
in the bushes...anyways, then we came for lunch and headed out to see Jay before
going to a tea appointment and missionary Coordination. So it was a quick day
and we got a lot done!
Thursday we were all
over the place. We went to see Denise and then had companionship Study at the
chapel with the STLs and then went to see Jay and then had to go to tea in
consent and then had Ward Council. We spent most of the day in busses...
Friday we had our flat
inspection which took literally all morning. Then we went to the charity Shop
again to do service before doing some street contacting and coming in for tea
and weekly planning...another quick day!
Saturday we did a
couple hours of street contacting before going to the Cattery for more service!
Then we came in for lunch and headed out to see Jay again! Then we met up with
the elders and went to Kevin's for his BAPTISMAL INTERVIEW which he
PASSED!!!!!!!! So that was super exciting for us! Then we headed to have
Spanish Class and came in for the night!
Sunday we had church!
My last fast Sunday...we had church and then spent awhile there talking to
members and trying to sort a lot out for the baptism. Making sure everyone was
invited and making assignments. Then we finally got to come in for lunch as it
was getting dark. (Which is about 4 o'clock here...) and then did some knocking
by our house before our lesson with Jay and then had companionship Study and tea.
My Spiritual Thought
for the week is from General Conference:
"Members of the
Godhead are no strangers to hard things. God the Father sacrificed His Only
Begotten Son to the terrible suffering of the Atonement, including death by
crucifixion. The scriptures say Jesus Christ learned “obedience by the things
which he suffered”. He voluntarily suffered the agony of the Atonement. The
Holy Ghost must be long-suffering to prompt, warn, and guide us, only to
sometimes be ignored, misinterpreted, or forgotten."
-"Do We Trust
Him? Hard Is Good" by Elder Stanley G. Ellis
I found this paragraph
really interesting when I read it this week because I'd never really thought
about how hard it is for the Godhead as well, if that makes sense. We always
talk about what Jesus Christ went through and how He understands us perfectly
because of His Atonement, but all members of the Godhead understand us
perfectly because they face the same negative emotions and experiences we do. I
love this talk because it's so true! Hard IS good :)
Hope you have a great
week! Love you all!
Sister Hope
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