Howdy ya'll!!
This
week has been soo good! I think my body is beginning to fall apart
though...my knees feel really old and sore from biking and everything.
Is that supposed to happen when you're 21? Haha, but everything else is
great.
We met two incredible girls this week,
Makisha and Alice. They are staying with their grandma for a while, and
they have both been through a lot in their lives. They both have such
great faith in Jesus Christ, and really want to follow Him. They came
to church on Sunday with their little cousin and they want to just keep
learning and be baptized!! They are so sweet and we are praying that
their example will soften their grandpa's heart and the hearts of the
rest of their family.
Luckily on Sunday we had
young men and young women from other wards visiting, so they didn't have
to come into the adults lesson. We went with them, and it feels like
it has been ages since I've been in young womens. It was heaps of fun
:)
We did a bit of service this week--helped
Schaefen plant his vegetable patch, tear out a brick wall, and more fun
stuff. We went to help this less active clean her house, and the she
lives on a crescent street with a park in the middle, so there are a lot
of kids hanging out around there. We biked up and these little boys
challenged us to a race. We made a deal with them that if we won they
had to listen to a lesson, and if they won we would give them a candy
(lots of Halloween candy). Well I've found someone more competitive
than I am...Sister Ahlstrom demolished these lke 8-9 year olds haha.
Like we were biking, and you know how you stay close to them to make
them feel good? Apparently that is not the Swedish way haha. It was so
funny.
But I love the kids in this town. They are pretty friendly and they all know us. The hard part is remembering names.
I
am learning more and more how much power the scriptures have. They are
AMAZING. And understanding more and more how much I need Christ's
atonement. And how much we all need it. How loving Heavenly Father and
Jesus Christ are that they provided a way for us to be forgiven,
cleansed from our mistakes, comforted and strengthened in everything we
go through, if we but turn to and follow Christ.
Last
week we met this man at a potential's house who really didn't seem keen
at all. But we left our phone number with him and told him to call us
if he wanted to learn or if he needed any help. This week we ran into
him on the street, and had a really good conversation. We gave him a
Book of Mormon and he said he might call us next week (still not super
open). We prayed for him to have the courage to call us, and two days
later he texted and called asking if we could meet with him! He read
over 17 chapters before he called us. When we came to his house, he'd
been drinking a little bit--not much, but still. (I think his body is
pretty used to it though) But he could tell that everything we were
saying was true. The spirit was there and he couldn't deny it. He
wouldn't come to church or agree to be baptized, but he didn't say no to
being baptized. He is such a cool guy, and he's been through so much
as well. I always say that, but everyone has. Everyday I recognize
more and more just how blessed I have been by the gospel and my family
choosing to follow it. We'll keep meeting with him. and he'll get there
:)
I think that I have had more opportunities
to actually teach here in Northam than most of my mission combined ha.
It is the best! And the spirit tells you when someone knows that it is
true, but they aren't always willing to act on it. People have a lot
of trouble with commitment here, and that is not the best. It breaks
your heart when you love them so much and want it so badly for them and
they just turn away. But I know that I might not always be there, but
the Saviour is. And He is always leading, and encouraging us.
The
church is true. There's not a doubt in my mind of that. The gospel
blesses our families in so many ways it is indescribable. And that's
just here on earth. Through the restored gospel, we can be with our
families for eternity. The happiness it brings is something everyone
would want if they understood it. And You can see the difference, and
anyone who has any questions about it, find the missionaries. Or email
me :)
I love you all!! Have an amazing week!!
Love,
Sister Formica
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