Kashra. Rocks. Enough said! She was confirmed a member of the Church yesterday and it was incredible! I sat next to her in sacrament meeting and she was marking all the scriptures on her phone that people were reading in their talks and she was organizing them according to categories. It made me so happy! And she's going to a YSA Conference in Guelph this weekend so that's awesome! She also might be taking Sister Sorensen and I into downtown Toronto on our next P Day! So that would be pretty awesome :)
We had quite a few dinner appointments this week which is rare for YSA. One was with a girl named Rivera who is a gluten free vegan! Crazy huh? It was the first time I had tofu. I didn't like it. But the avocado sushi was good! That was a first too :) Rivera got her mission call the day we went over for dinner!! She is going to Australia! She'll be fantastic! She was baptized two years ago and has a super strong testimony of the Atonement.
Miracle of the week. Her name is Lenore. She was a referral from the Weston Elders. She is 20 years old. Jamaican. And a Christian. When we taught her about the first vision and Joseph Smith, she talked about how she had really similar questions. She was so confused about why there are so many churches and just wants to know what to do! Sister Sorensen asked her what she would do if she knew Christ's true church was on the earth, and she said, "I would find it." Just like that. I would find it. She is scheduled to be baptized on August 11. She came to church yesterday and loved it! I'm so excited to continue teaching her!
Yesterday I was praying really hard. I pray really hard everyday because as a missionary, that's just what you do :) But yesterday, I prayed harder than usual. I just felt like I needed an added measure of comfort and peace because missions are hard and stressful. Partaking of the Sacrament definitely brought peace, but I also had another really neat experience. Before I left on my mission, my mom spent tons of time compiling histories of my ancestors so I could read them while I was out here. And I am so thankful for that :) Thanks mom! But I was reading the one that my great Grandma Claris wrote, and just reading her testimony gave me so much strength, peace, and comfort. I felt her approval. Near the end she said talked about how much joy the knowledge of this Gospel has given her, and that her prayer is that her family will continue to serve and find joy in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I just cried. I knew in that moment that not only my Grandma Claris was proud of me, but my Father in Heaven. I am in the right place, doing the right thing, at the right time. There is no greater peace than that knowledge.
Have a fantastic week!
Love and Prayers, B
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