Time is going wayyyy to fast but im loving every minute of it!! Missions are incredible!! This week was such a good week!!
Tuesday: We had transfers!!! Transfers are sooo weird if you think about it but now so normal hahahah all of the missionaries meet & we switch around & then we are with someone weve never met 24/7 & somehow it becomes completely normal hahaha. My new companions name is Sister Higginson & both of our first names are Kelsey! Wooo!
After transfers on tuesday we taught Sheila!! Elder Gnatiko who weve been calling into our lessons to translate for us actually got transfered here & was able to come in person to the lesson!! It was so fun to have him there in person & see him & Sheila having so much fun talking in French together!! We taught Sheila about Family History. Before the mission I didnt really care much about family history. I was like ancestors haha who are they?? But on the mission I have learned sooo much more & have been able to understand why we do family history. It helps to gain relationships & understand who our ancestors are & why we are the way that we are. Its also cool because when we find their records & do their work to invite them to the covenant path we grow love for them. I never thought I could have so much gratitude & love for people I dont even know! Family History is amazing!
Wednesday: First full day with Sister Higginson!! We had a lesson with our friend Bri that we meant on facebook last week! Sister Clark saw that she does Holy Yoga & decided to send her a message!! We met her at a coffee shop & talked about Holy Yoga & what we do as missionaries. It was amazing because it was soooo normal & natural! She is looking for a church & is so open to learning more!! I love having lessons with people because you feel so much of the love God has for them soooo fast. Its truly incredible!!
Thursday: we had our first district council & then went to Sister Teschners house to make some cookies for some of the sisters in the ward!! It was such a fun way to serve!!
We went store contacting @ walmart & ohhhh it went so good. Before we went we prayed about who it was God wanted us to find. We both felt like we need to find a mom with a family. We were in the store talking to a lot of people but werent sure who it was exactly that God wanted us to talk to. I had this thought "lets go to the toys, kids love toys & where theres kids there will be a mom." We headed over to the toys & saw a lady who seemed about our age! We started talking to her & she told us what a blessing it was that we came down the same isle as her. She told us many hardships that are going on in her life & with her kids & how her mom has been praying & praying for her. She had tears in her eyes & the spirit was so strong. We knew we were in the right place at the right time!! It was a miracle experience!
Friday: we went to Sheilas english class!!! It was so fun to have simple conversations with her & help her learn new words!! Sheila is amazing & has soooo much dedication in doing the things she put her mind & heart to!! I love Sheila & cant wait to communicate with her in english one day.
Saturday: we did something so fun!!! Friday night we made all this calligraphy art & lots of chocolate popcorn & then saturday morning we set up a table & had signs & gave it all out for free!! It was SO FUN & we actually talked to & found lots of people!! Its starting to feel like fall here & i got to wear my sweater so that was a huge plus!! We are actually hoping to be able to be apart of the farmers market here next week but we will see how that goes!!
We also taught our friend Ruben!! He was a self referral & we did a zoom call with him & then werent able to have a solid contact with him for awhile. We called him & told him that we had a special gift that means a lot to us that we wanted to give him. We went over & he let us come inside wooo!! His girlfriend was there too & we were able to talk about the book of mormon & why it means so much to us. Ruben has had a rough past so we told him the story of Alma the younger who was completely wicked & was destroying the church but then an angle appeared to him & for 3 days all of his sins & mistakes were playing in his head. We talked about how this experience changed Alma & how from that point on he dud what he could to live the gospel & then became an amazing prophet. We are never to far away from Christ that we cant come back. He is ALWAYS open to having us come closer to him & feel the love he has for us. The spirit was so strong during this lesson I was truly amazed. We walked in & it felt a little off. I wasnt sure what happened there before we came but while we were in that home talking about the truthfulness of the book of mormon the spirit came so strong & touched all of our hearts. We invited them to come to church & they both said yes!! Ohhhh it was an amazing experience!!
Sunday: we had church & Ruben & Lori came!!! YAYAYAYAY!!! I know that they came because they were eager to feel the same spirit they felt on saturday in our lesson. It was a great sacrament focused on hope & love that comes through the savior. I am so excited for Ruben & Lori!
We made a video for our facebook page & the tech specialist in the mission came to record the video & they just happen to be my two besties!!! Sister Graff & Sister Swapp woooo!! We filmed our friend Zach who has been a member for about 1.5 years!! It went really good & im excited to put it up on facebook so yall can see it!!
This week was filled with MIRACLES. Sister Higginson & I have been talking a lot about miracles & how we create them for ourselves. If we have the faith that amazing things will happen, we will see those amazing things because God is more than ready to put them in our path! Miracles are real & im so grateful for the privilege I have to see them everyday!
I invite everyone to pray for a special miracle you are needing in your life & then have the faith to act on it!! I love yall & have the best week!!
Xoxo, Sister Barton
No comments:
Post a Comment