I'm getting transferred!!!!! In all honesty, I am SO
SAD to be leaving this area! I've been here for 6 months and it feels
like home to me. Last night I kept waking up all night thinking about
different people I am sad to be leaving. I love this area and the people
in it with all my heart!
Despite the fact
that I'm sad I'm going to be leaving Willoughby and Brookswood, I'm
really excited for next transfer! I'm staying in the same zone and going
to the Abbotsford 2nd ward. My companion is Sister Tapon! She's been
out for a transfer and is from the Philippines! I'm so excited! I can
already feel that some exciting things are coming in this area! I'm so
excited! I love my mission so much. I never thought it was possible to
love a place and the people in it so much. I can say in all honesty, I
love being a missionary. I'm so grateful Heavenly Father allowed me to
come on a mission.
This has been such a good
week! We had an amazing lesson with one of our investigators where we
ended the lesson by kneeling to say a prayer and ask God if the Book of
Mormon is true. The spirit was so strong it was tangible. After the
prayer she looked at us and said "can you feel that?" It was amazing. I
know with all my heart that the Book of Mormon is true. I couldn't deny
that even if I wanted too. This girl we're teaching has a lot of
overcome to be baptized, but I know that Heavenly Father will provide a
way for her. And luckily I'm close enough to witness it happening :)
The
other day we found a Chinese couple to teach. We knocked on their door
and the man got so excited when he saw us! He said that he really wants
to be Christian he just doesn't know how to since he moved from China.
He said he doesn't feel prepared to be a Christian because his knowledge
is so limited. But he wants to believe in Christ! It made me so happy
to hear that, because our purpose as missionaries is to help people to
know about Christ and His restored gospel and what it means for them
personally. Heavenly Father is so aware of all His children, and He is
aware of that man who wanted to believe in God but just didn't know how.
It's so amazing to participate in this work!
After
transfer calls we spent some time visiting some people. I am going to
miss these people SO MUCH. I know that God has so much in store for me
in this next area. I love missionary work!
Lately
I've been studying how to have the spirit with me more. I've been
learning that the spirit is something we RECEIVE. Meaning, we have to be
prepared to receive it. If you were playing football, your teammates
wouldn't throw you the ball if you weren't paying attention. That would
do you more harm than good because it could hit you in the face or your
teammates would get mad at you for not catching it! But if you are
prepared to receive the ball and intend to run with it and score, then
your teammates are more likely to throw you the ball. You have to
prepare yourself to receive the spirit. And not just the spirit, but all
of the blessings Heavenly Father has in store for us. There's so much
more than I think we can even begin to comprehend.
I hope you all have a great week!
