This week has been amazing. The life of a quarantine missionary is actually getting soooo busy & i never thought i would say that. YAY!!
Tuesday: we went & met President & Sister Harris!!! AHHHHH it was sooo good! I was actually kind of terrified hahaha he walked in & I was like WOAH. Hes just this spiritual giant (he played in the NFL so a literal giant lol) but really I was kinda shook. Im really excited to learn from him & his new ways of missionary work. We were also able to meet Sister Harris & two of their 5 daughters! It was pretty much an all day event because a mission presidents schedule is always crazy so there was a lot of waiting around but it was good to be able to meet them!!
Wednesday: we taught our less active bff Sister Mixon!! Ok funny story on monday night she fed us ribs & made us eat the WHOLE ENTIRE THING OF RIBS UNTIL THEY WERE GONE. I love myself some ribs but NOT when im forced to eat 273827 ribs. Wow georgians LOVEEE to feed you until you're past the point of full 😂 anyway on wednesday we did Come Follow Me with her & it was real fun!! Shes this funny sassy lady that always has me laughing so its a good time!!
We also got a referral!!! Her name is Tricia & we were able to study the bible with her & she was sooo prepared & interested to hear our thoughts. Just from this first lesson we could both feel how prepared she is to hear the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It was incredible!! Shes moving to Virginia so we wont be able to teach her after sunday but hopefully the missionaries there will help her along the way!!
Thursday: we met with another less active Sister Griffin!! She is a talker & loves having us visit!!
We also went on a picnic with some of the young women in our ward! They texted us last week & wanted to get to know us better & planned a fun picnic! It was so cute!! Awe Georgia members are the best!!!
Friday: we had MLC again but this time with President Harris!! It was really cool to see the different ways President Marsh & him do things. President Harris likes everything to be a discussion. Instead of a meeting he calls it a council. He really wanted all of our input & ideas. He kept saying how he wants Jesus Christ to be at the center of everything we do. He said the most important thing we can do on our missions is to bring ourselves to Christ. I thought it was really cool to hear my own mission president say that. Were always hearing about the importance of teaching others, & finding those people who are ready but i love that his first focus is us. After the "council" part of MLC we played minute to win it games & had a lot of fun! President Harris kept saying we work hard & then we play hard! Yay for having fun!!
Saturday: The 4th of July!! The best holiday EVER!!🎆🎉💫🍉 In the morning we had another bible study with our referral Tricia! We talked a lot about faith & revelation. At the end we gave her a Book of Mormon & explained a little bit about it. We bore our testimonies & you could just feel her excitement & pure curiosity to learn more. Ohhhh i wish she was staying here in Winder so i could continue to get to know her, love her, & watch her come even closer to Jesus Christ. Its a huge blessings tho that we have missionaries all over the world who are ready to teach & help all our friends!
After we had a council/activity with our zone. We had a discussion about ways that we can improve the way we do missionary work on facebook. The beginning of quarantine & covid & everything i had a little (actually a HUGE) pitty party but now im like whattt we have literally the best thing at our fingertips!! Why would i sit & dwell in all the things i cant do when i could be sooo effective in how i use the lords time!? Through Facebook we are impacting sooo many peoples lives without even realizing it! I am really excited & grateful to be apart of this new way of doing missionary work! God is sooo aware of us & facebook is a tool He has given us to further the work! Yay for technology & social media!!
After our council we played lots of games as a zone!! Like President Harris says... work hard & play hard! Woooo!
We also got to watch fireworks & do sparklers with the sisters in our district & even caught a frog!! So random & gross but i was brave & held it! (Pic below HA)
Sunday: we were able to go to the Bishops home for the sacrament! For the last 3 weeks we have stopped by the church with bread in hope there would be someone there to administer the sacrament to us. It was really nice this week to be able to go to the bishops & feel of the spirit that comes from the sacrament & from being in a Christ centered home.
After we planned all day. & when i say all day i mean ALL DAY. My brain started to hurt so bad because we had SO much to plan for. So many things to do & remember it was a little bit overwhelming. I stopped for a second & realized what a blessing it was to be sooo busy. I havent felt this overwhelmed with being so busy in soooo long & now we cant even find the time to do everything we want!! Its truly a miracle.
I know God is aware of each of us & he knows the desires or our hearts. He hears & answers our prayers & is waiting at all times to pour out a blessing upon us if we will just ask. I couldnt be more grateful for the time i have to figure out & use facebook in righteous ways & help missionaries in the future.
I love y'all, i love America, & i love being a missionary for my Savior Jesus Christ.
Xoxo, Sister Barton
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