Hiya! Its Sister Hope
here reporting on yet another great week!!
So Monday we went to
Newcastle for PDay and played sport and games for a couple hours and then we
started our exchanges with the STLs. I was with Sister Ashcroft this time and
she's also from Gilbert Arizona! So that's a lot of fun! We went to a soup
kitchen and did service for a couple hours. It was so great because after
everyone left, we had already cleaned everything except mopping the floor and
the owner came in really tired and almost burst into tears because everything
had already been done and she could pretty much just go home! So that felt good!
Then we did some street contacting home.
Tuesday we finished
the exchanges. We mainly just did finding the whole day and had a lot of great
conversations with people on the street! We saw so many miracles and it was
just an amazing day! Then we came back to Durham and went to Emma's house. She
was moving back to Belgium on Wednesday, so we went and said goodbye to her.
She is so amazing! I've really loved getting to know her and helping her feel the
Spirit! She's just great! We left her house way too late though, so we had to
catch a taxi home in order to make it in time...whoops...but we made it so
that's the important part!
Wednesday we went to
see Jay in the morning and talked to him about the sacrament and the symbolism
behind it! Then we came back for lunch and did a lot of knocking before going
to tea. After tea, we caught the bus to Stanley and had our ward correlation to
finish off the evening!
Thursday we did some
knocking in the morning and then tried by a potential who didn't answer...so we
went to do some finding and I ran into a guy I met in Ashington who'd just
moved here and he still has the Book of Mormon we gave him and wants to meet up
to go over it! So that was a tender mercy! Then we went to have lunch with a
member and then on our way back, we ran into a former who recognized our badges
and asked to meet when he gets back from holiday! Then we went to use the
restroom somewhere and ran into another former who also wanted to meet again
and then were able to talk to Margaret again when we went to the library! So it
was a great day of "coincidences"!! Then we went to see Jay in his
store and had a lesson with him before coming in for companionship study and
tea!
Friday was such a
short but great day! We did some finding in the morning! We basically just
street contacted into town and then turned around and came back for lunch! Then
we got on the bus and went to our interviews and AP instruction. That lasted
the rest of the day, so we just got on the bus and came home.
Saturday we had our
studies before going to the Cattery again to help out there! Then we had lunch
and met up with Rei to have a lesson with Kevin! We reset expectations and read
a Conference talk with him and rescheduled him for baptism!! So that was
good! Then we went to see Jay and had a lesson with him and then helped him
restock in his store and he ordered us a pizza to thank us! So it was a really
good evening and we got a lot done! Then we headed home for a quick weekly planning!!
Sunday was amazing!
Jay came and picked us up in the morning and took us to church and then Kevin
showed up as well! So it was a really good Sunday and we were so excited to
have had both of them there! Then we stayed after and did some stuff online and
had lunch before going to see Jay again. We read from the scriptures with him
about the 10 Commandments. Then we caught the bus back for companionship Study,
tea, and language Study!
My Spiritual Thought
for the week is from Conference :)
"a spiritual
eclipse can occur when we allow minor and troublesome obstructions--those we
face in our daily lives--to get so close that they block out the magnitude,
brightness, and warmth of the light of Jesus Christ and His gospel."
-Gary E. Stephenson
We all have things to
do in life but we constantly need to reevaluate our priorities and make sure
the daily tasks ahead of us aren't becoming more important than and blocking
out the light of Christ in our lives! If we can't feel His light...maybe we
need to change something.
Hope you all have a
great week and can always feel the Light of Christ and His gospel in your life
:)
Sister Hope
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