Happy Fall!

Happy Fall!                                                                                        Oct. 16, 2013

Wow it's beautiful in Toronto in the Fall! Here's a picture of some of the fall leaves in the city :)

Kelly is getting baptized on Sunday! We're so excited!! She loved fast and testimony meeting on Sunday and is looking forward to her "Born new day" :) She asked Bishop to baptize her, and he asked her to bear her testimony at her baptism! She's really nervous, but she'll do amazing. She's been writing down what she wants to say because she's so scared. But she knows this is right. It's been amazing to watch the miracle of the Atonement work in her. What a beautiful thing it is to have the opportunity to change and become more like our Father!

We met a girl named Harriet a few weeks ago when we were dropping by former investigators. She's from Ghana and is studying to be a nurse. There just so happens to be a member in our ward named Gretchen from Ghana who is a nurse! PERFECT! So we took Gretchen with us to meet with Harriet last week. Harriet's mother was not so sure about her meeting with us, but when she started talking with Gretchen in their language and she started to see that members of the church are normal people. Just happier :) Then you could really see her heart soften. Because missionaries are weird. It's true. But when we take members teaching with us, it makes the biggest difference! It was amazing to see Harriet's mother talk with Gretchen and see the Holy Ghost working within her. Miracles are happening. I promise.

This week while Sister Crandall and I were studying, I realized that we have three C's that we need to keep. Keep Commitments. Keep Commandments. Keep Covenants. This is how we return to live with God and how we can be happiest in our mortal life. In testimony meeting on Sunday, a member of the stake presidency stood up and said, "The adversary would have you put off commitments and shy away from responsibility." God does the opposite. He wants us to make and keep covenants because He wants to bless us. And  He can only bless us when we're being obedient. The counselor in the stake presidency also challenged us to deeply think about what we are grateful for. Because it was Thanksgiving in Canada on Monday, so I took the challenge. I made a huge list of things in my study journal that I am grateful for, and I think it all comes down to one thing. I am grateful for my Father in Heaven who loves me. He loves me so much that He sent His Son. And because He sent His Son, I can repent. I can change. I am grateful for the opportunity I have to repent. Preach My Gospel says, "As we repent daily, we will find that our lives will change and improve. Our hearts and our behavior will become more Christ like. We will come to feel great joy in repenting daily." I know that we truly can be forgiven of anything we have done. It's never too late to come unto Christ. I am grateful for this knowledge and for the privilege I have to be a missionary.

I hope you all have a great week!

Love and Prayers, Sister Felix