Hey
Everyone! Aug.
11, 2014
Wow it has been quite the week! We have been really busy and poor
Sister Sevy has been really sick so mostly we just go to our appts and then
come home so she can rest. On Monday we went and visited one of the old lady's
in the ward who can't come to church due to health. She is really cute and
always fun to visit. Then we had a really awesome lesson with Destini and
resolved some of her concerns. Then we went and taught Shamiracle! Tuesday was
also a really busy day! We had a lesson with Destini in the morning. She is
just super awesome. Then we went and saw the Lee's, then a lady named Rozina
and then Cheryl. Cheryl has had quite the week. I will tell you about that
later. Then we had coordination meeting with Brother Carter (awesome ward
mission leader) which he once again invited Destini to. She is totally going to
get a calling as a ward missionary. She is pretty fabulous like that. I think
it's really funny that our investigator is coming to the ward coordination
meetings. Wednesday was also a really busy day! We went and did service at
Damascus Way like we try to do once a week. Then after lunch we saw the Lee's
again and then we went and saw this really cute older lady named Sister Jackson
who has been a member for almost a year! She is such a cute lady. We went
to talk to her because her granddaughter has been coming to church with her a
lot lately and we wanted to see if she wanted to learn more. We talked for a
bit and then she said that her granddaughter told her the other day that she
really liked church and wanted to join! We got her info and we started teaching
her on Friday and she is going to get baptized this Saturday! It has been
really crazy. She is way cool though and we are super excited! Then we had a
lesson with Carrie! She is also super awesome. We talked about her trip and
also the 10 commandments. She is pretty fantastic and she always has the
greatest comments! I'm pretty sure she teaches us more than we teach her. She
also got us these super adorable little gift bags with chocolate and sticky
notes and gluten and soy free chocolate chips for Sister Sevy since its pretty
much impossible to find soy free chocolate! Oh and while we were home for
dinner on Wednesday, our A/C went out!! It has been super hot this week so that
was a huge tragedy! I thought that I might die! We had a short lesson with
Destini after Book of Mormon class and taught her how to fill out tithing
slips. Brother Carter was totally on one that night and was kind of going
crazy(in a good way). Then Thursday when
the front office opened we let them know about our A/C and thank goodness they
fixed it pretty quick. Thursday Sister Sevy really didn't feel good because we
had been so busy the beginning of the week she was really tired. We decided to
do our weekly planning that day because Friday had already pretty much filled
up with appointments. We have also been taking some Laurels out with us and
really trying to get the ward more involved! Now that they are mostly done
moving around with the army it is easier. There are some pretty awesome Laurels
in this ward! We had one last lesson with Destini Friday morning. Then after
lunch we went and had a lesson with Sister Jackson's granddaughter! She is so
cool! She loved everything and her grandma has a really awesome testimony and
the lesson was just really great. Then we went and saw a few other people.
Cheryl canceled our Friday appt so we didn't end up seeing her. However! There
was a super miracle Friday night. There was a wedding at the church on Saturday
and they had asked me to play the piano for the wedding, OK. We met the lady at the church Friday evening
so I could practice while she set things up. It was about 8 at night when we
got there and around 8:45 as we were getting ready to leave there was this
knock on the church door. The lady we were with went and opened it and the man
said that his granddaughter was getting baptized in this church tomorrow
(Saturday) and he was really concerned because he didn't know anything about
it! Sis. Sevy and I said "Oh you
mean Destini!" Between us and the member we were able to help him feel a
lot better about his granddaughter getting baptized and by the end of our
conversation he said that he was ok with it and it seemed like a good church.
It was an absolutely huge miracle that we were there at the church at that time!
Heavenly Father really does have an awesome plan! I know that Heavenly Father
knows each one of us personally and knows exactly what is needed when it is
needed, there are no coincidences! Saturday was the baptism! It was really
wonderful. Sister Sevy gave the talk on Baptism and receiving the gift of the
Holy ghost and there were lots of people there and Destini was just so happy
when she came up out of the water she was absolutely GLOWING! Then we stayed
for the wedding and after that was done went over and taught another lesson to
Sister Jackson's granddaughter. We decided to teach Word of Wisdom and Law of
Chastity next to make sure she was living those before baptism. We went with a
Laurel we had never taught with before but it went really well! Then later that
evening we had a lesson with Cheryl.That was an interesting lesson! She started
out talking about how she just wasn't sure about the church and all of these
things that she keeps repeating. Then I just kind of got slightly frustrated
with her and I shared our lesson and Sister Sevy said it was like she didn't
even know who I was! Apparently I said
some really bold things that she was a little shocked by! I shared the” Gospel
of Jesus Christ” lesson but I don't really remember what I said! Apparently it
was unlike me but I remember being filled with a message that I felt so
strongly needed to be shared with her right then! However Cheryl did come to
church yesterday! Cheryl doesn't like how we don't have a pastor but I think
she will get over that. After church we discussed with Cheryl that Bro Carter
wanted to give her a blessing to help her. We also wanted to teach Sister
Jacksons granddaugher after church so Sister Sevy went on splits with Destini(our
newest member of the church) to teach her and I went with Sister Jones to be
with Cheryl. It was really busy! Bro Carter talked to Cheryl and gave her a
blessing and then he put her on date for August 30 and told her to pray about
it! It was like she was a totally different person because she actually agreed!
I couldn't believe it! Destini's confirmation was awesome and she was pretty
much just glowing the whole time. She shared an awesome testimony with Gabrielle
(the granddaughter of Sis. Jackson) and they hit it off really well.! Brother
Carter has decided to challenge our ward to have one baptism every week for the
next 12 weeks! I know we are going to be able to do it because miracles are
already happening! Friday night our A/C decided to go out again and then
Saturday night the whole top of the faucet for our sink came off. Our apartment
is pretty much falling apart. Oh well. Hopefully it holds together a little
longer. I need to send this off so I have time to do other things so sorry, no
spiritual thought today. The gospel is wonderful and true and it really does
change lives! I love you all and you are pretty wonderful!
P.S. Tammy Elder
Stilson just got transferred into my district!
We also received some Sisters that have been serving in the Temple
Square Mission in Salt Lake, how fun, it will be great to feel of their spirit
and enthusiasm. Can’t wait to hear how
Carries time in Utah was with you Mom and Dad and hear about the Ogden Temple
Open house. Love you all!
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