Hey Family!!
It's so good to
hear from you guys! From basketball games, to finishing a basement it sounds
like you guys have been pretty busy. Are you guys still having really warm
weather? It's been really sunny here and the evenings are getting lighter and
lighter. I love it!! It's still pretty cold but when you stand in the sun it's
a lot better :) I can't believe that it's already time for youth conference!
February has come up so quickly and I can't believe how fast the time is going.
I hit my five month mark this week! What the what?! I'm sorry I never told you
about transfers but yes, I am still here. The only change we had in our
district was with the Elders. Elder Beckstead went to Harborne, which is still
in our stake, and Elder Myrtaj is now training Elder Mbingwana from
Zimbabwe. I'm now the last one of our "original four" that
started in this area! It's pretty crazy!
This week has
been awesome! We didn't have a lot of success number wise but we had some
really cool lessons with some amazing people. My favourite one was
probably with Shah. I think I told you guys about him last week. We went
to have a lesson with him and his family at their home but after we got there
and sat down we realized that it was basically just with him. Hah kind of
awkward. Then he just started firing off questions at us! He is a very animated
person and sometimes I lose track of what he is saying because he is
making so many faces and his hands are flying everywhere haha. But we were able
to answer a lot of his questions and taught him about the Restoration. We
got to the end of the lesson and talked with him about prayer and how he
can come to know for himself if the things that we have taught him, as well as
the Book of Mormon, are true. He was really excited about it! We got down on
our knees and began teaching him how we pray. In the mean time, his young
daughter and probably fourteen year old son came in to the room. He said,
"come and pray with us!" His daughter came a knelt down but his son
said no and walked back in to the other room. A couple of seconds later he
popped back in and said, "okay what do I do?" It was awesome! We
invited Shah to pray but he said that he wasn't ready for it. He told us to do
it and that he would do it the next time. We agreed and I ended up saying the
prayer. After I said it we just sat there for a couple of seconds. The
spirit was so strong! Shah looked at us and smiled. He said, "I feel that
peace that you were talking about." It was amazing! He has been reading
the Book of Mormon ever since and says that he just feels so happy :)
This past week
we also had zone meeting. It was awesome! We talked about accountability,
vision, goal setting, and using time wisely. The STLs asked us to help them in
their training and we were gardeners in their role play. I was super nervous to
do it but it went alright :) But we talked about how every day we are faced
with choices. Some of those choices include waking up at 6.30, being on time to
study, leaving the flat by 10, whether or not we are going to talk to everyone,
hour long lunch and dinner breaks, and being in the flat by 9. Being
accountable for these and other choices doesn't just come at the end of
our missions, but from the moment we are set apart. I decided I'm going to
make a big chart/spread sheet for the rest of my mission and see how things go-
long accountability :)
This weeks
subject line comes from Doctrine and Covenants section 6. This week I have
definitely learned how important it is to rely on the Lord. In vs. 34 in says,
"Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine
against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail." If we
put our trust in the Lord, and do all the good that we can, we have no need to
fear. What an amazing blessing!
I hope you guys
have an amazing week! Keep up the good work and don't be afraid to share the
gospel :) Thank you for your love, support, and encouragement. I love you
all!!
Love,
Sister Wilde
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