Hello from Toronto :)
I can't believe this is the last week of the transfer!
Time has flown. There are six weeks in a transfer. And sister's serve about 12
or 13 transfers. I dont like to think of my mission in terms of transfers,
because then it seems short... And it is short! This time is so sacred. When I
was in the MTC I watched a talk from Elder Holland and he talked about how this
is a unique time because 100% of your time, efforts, thoughts, everything is
dedicated to serving the Lord. Then he said, "Don't miss it." So even
though time is flying, I'm doing my best not to miss it :)
This week was an awesome week :) We kept seeing our
investigators and recent converts in random places! Just running into them. I
would call them coincidences, but I dont believe in that. God is in the details
of our lives. We saw Theo on Saturday when we were walking out of the Brampton
Public Library after teaching a lesson! He was walking in as we were walking
out! So we sat down with him and talked about the Holy Ghost because he was
confirmed yesterday and received the Gift of the Holy Ghost. And we saw Conrod,
Fiona, and several other people this week just randomly!
We went on
exchanges this week and it was really different teaching with someone else. We
have Sister Training Leaders in our mission now so that sisters can go on
exchanges just like the Elders. I was with Sister S. She is from Brigham
City and goes home the first week of July. This is her last week. It was a neat
experience to teach with her because she has been out for so long. I loved
working with her, but I also realized how much I love Sister W. We are
pretty much the same person! We even say the same things at the same time
sometimes. That's when you know you've spent a lot of time with one person :)
We had a powerful district meeting this week. Our
district leader, Elder S, shared his testimony of the Atonement and it's
healing power. It was incredible. The Spirit was so strong and he really
stressed the importance of teaching the Atonement in every lesson as well as
focusing on the commitment. Because when we teach someone without committing
them to do something, according to Elder S, "It's a waste of the
spirit. Just a friendly conversation. We're here to commit them to change.
Repent. We can't do that without extending commitments." Sister W and I are seeing miracles as we focus on the Atonement and the commitment we're
extending in every lesson. Aw man being a missionary is the best!
We taught Chinonso this week about the word of wisdom and
the plan of salvation. We had a member, John, come with us. My testimony of
working with members grew sufficiently that day. We as full time missionaries
need members. John and Chinonso really connected and John got his number and is
following up with him about the word of wisdom. That is so much more effective
than when we follow up with him! I hope you all got a chance to watch "The
Work of Salvation" broadcast last night. If not, go watch it. It's
incredible! I decided last night that I want to be a missionary forever. I
don't mean being set apart as a full time missionary forever, because that's
not possible, but missionary work is not possible without the help of the
members. The video at the beginning of the broadcast about how families can
share the gospel really hit me. I loved it! I also noticed that Joseph Smith's
quote "The greatest and most important duty is to preach the gospel"
was shared multiple times last night. I love that quote. And it applies to all
of us! Let's be missionaries forever okay? :)
I hope you all have a great week! This is Christ's
church. He is in the details of our life because he loves us. Individually.
Love you all!
Love and prayers,
B
PS.
If you're going to send mail, start sending it all to this address:
197
County Court Blvd Ste #203
Brampton,
ON
L6W
4P6
Canada
Just in case I get transferred :) I don't think I will,
but you never know where the Lord needs you to go! Hahaha. Have a great week!
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