Last selfie with Sister P :/
Well we had the transfer call and found out Sister P and I will be split up :( she's headed for JAX West which is exciting! I'll be serving here in the 2nd ward with Sister Heiner and we will be the Sister Training Leaders! Which basically just means we will work with the sisters in 2 zones and help with their training, go on lots of trade offs, and be there to support them and help in any way we can! I'm super excited!! More information to come on that next week.
We had dinner with one of our fav members Loretta and she ate some wasabi lol
This week we were able to teach our investigator Troy a few times! He's a 9 year old little boy that wants to get baptized. His mom has recently started coming back to church and it's been really awesome getting to work with them! We taught Troy about the Book of Mormon and challenged him to memorize the 1st Article of Faith. When we came back a few days later he had it all written out on a piece of paper to practice it and he was able to say the whole thing for us. It was so adorable! He has a sincere desire to learn and always sits very quietly and listens to the lessons. Solid kid! I'm so happy we get to continue teaching him!
It poured buckets this week. One day it was super rainy and dropped down to the 70s so we got some hot coco bc we are wimps
Last Sunday we asked the ward counsel if there was anyone we could visit and they gave us the names of two sisters. Both of them are in their mid 20s, married to a nonmembers, and have small children. Bishop told us they both have a desire to come back and asked if we could stop by and offer to teach them to help strengthen their testimonies. We were able to see both of them and they were both so excited to see us. One of the sisters we were able to see twice and we just love her so much. Her name is Marissa and she has a young boy and a little baby girl. When we went over we taught her the Restoration so we could "practice" and you could tell she felt the spirit so strong. As soon as we finished the lesson she asked if we could come back and teach it to her husband because she thought he was ready to listen to our message and come to church. She said he started reading the Book of Mormon on his own and has a lot of questions but has been hesitant to meet with us because missionaries have been pushy in the past and it scared him off. She thought he was ready though and we set up a time to teach the whole family again! It's amazing to feel the spirit come back into a home like that. Their whole family was at church yesterday for the first time in years. It was a miracle and I'm so grateful we were able to work together with the ward in helping this sister come back to church!!
We made district shirts last week for pday!
I am so happy I get to stay in Gainesville! We have been working so hard and I know we will continue to see miracles! Audreys baptism is this Saturday and we are so excited!! She is ready to go! She got up yesterday and shared her testimony in sacrament meeting and I was tearing up. She said she was so glad she finally found the gospel because it makes her truly happy and brings peace into her life. I know she will be so blessed as she continues to make these changes in her life and come closer to the Savior. I love being a missionary because I get to see miracles like this. The gospel of Jesus Christ changes people's hearts. I've seen it in my life and I've seen it in others and I am so thankful for this time I have to serve and spread the good word.
I love y'all! Have a blessed week!!
xoxo
Sister M
xoxo
Sister M
GV2 fam...Elder Christensen flys home tomorrow :/ RIP
- Weekly Moss Moment -
So the first time we were teaching Troy we promised we would bring him a treat if he kept his commitment and memorized the 1 AofF. We even put it in his teaching record so we wouldn't forget to bring something next time. We'd had a crazy day and we pulled up for our second lesson and Troy was outside and first thing he asked was what we brought for his treat. Sister P and I just looked at each other like "oh nooo we forgot a treat!!" So we told him to give us a second and thst we would meet him inside. We searched through our car figuring we had to have some candy somewhere....and all we found was a fiber one bar. That was the best we could do lol! Luckily Troy was super pumped about it and didn't even complain. Lesson learned...always keep some candy in the car!!
So the first time we were teaching Troy we promised we would bring him a treat if he kept his commitment and memorized the 1 AofF. We even put it in his teaching record so we wouldn't forget to bring something next time. We'd had a crazy day and we pulled up for our second lesson and Troy was outside and first thing he asked was what we brought for his treat. Sister P and I just looked at each other like "oh nooo we forgot a treat!!" So we told him to give us a second and thst we would meet him inside. We searched through our car figuring we had to have some candy somewhere....and all we found was a fiber one bar. That was the best we could do lol! Luckily Troy was super pumped about it and didn't even complain. Lesson learned...always keep some candy in the car!!