Guelph

Hello hello!                                                                                           November 12, 2013

It is most definitely winter!  It snowed for the first time this week, and wow! Bring on the humid winter! People weren't kidding when they said the wind goes right through you. It's brutal! But it's okay. Because the Gospel is true :) And people need to know that no matter what the weather is like outside!

I LOVE MY NEW COMPANION! Sister Dyer is so amazing. She is from Idaho Falls. She's 21. She went to BYU for two years. She and I came out to the field at the same time. She loves peanut butter and pancakes :) (that's one of the reasons we get along so well!) And she loves the Lord. I feel like we are really going to accomplish a lot this transfer. I pray that we are blessed enough to serve together for two transfers!

Guelph is awesome! Sister Dyer and I are the missionaries in the south part of town and then Sister Marler and Sister Puruganan are the sisters in the north. There is only one ward in Guelph though. We have a car to share between the two companionships, and the north sisters have it most of the time because they cover some of the smaller towns north of Guelph too. So you know what that means, Sister Dyer and I are on the buses!! :) Honestly, I was a little nervous about it, but it's great. There are always plenty of people to talk with as we are traveling to and from appointments. It's built in finding time! That doesn't mean it's always easy though. I talked to one girl this week that looked at my like I was extraterrestrial because I was starting a conversation with a complete stranger on a city bus! It's completely against the "social norm" to talk with random strangers these days. It doesn't stop me though :) They all need the gospel eventually, so why not now! Guelph is also a university town, so there are lots of YSA age people. So it's weird to focus on families now instead of YSA, but it's so amazing! We're not teaching any families right now, but we'll find one. And I'm excited about it :)

This week we got a call from the north sisters telling us about an appointment they had set up with someone on the street that lives in our area. So we went to this appointment and it was a miracle. Her name is Juliana and she's from Ghana. Her English isn't that great, but she understands well. We're going to get her a Book of Mormon in her language,Twi, so she can really understand and gain a love for the Book of Mormon. Before each lesson we do a brief overview of what we will teach and the commitment we're going to extend to them at the end, so they know what's coming. When I told her that we were going to invite her to be baptized, she got so excited and explained that she wants to be baptized to follow God. Then when we talked about Joseph Smith and recited the first vision, she was so zoned in and repeating the words of the first vision as I was saying them. The spirit was so strong! Then she said yes three times and Sister Dyer invited her to be baptized! She is preparing to be baptized on December 1! It's going to be a white Christmas in more ways than one :)

We also found another lady this week named Glenda who is AMAZING! She was sitting on her front porch smoking, so we went up and talked with her. She said she had been really sad for the past few days and she truly is going through some really hard things. She knew there was something special about us, and was so grateful that we went and talked with her for a little while. We set up a return appointment and we're going to teach her this week so I'm excited about that. It's amazing how much I love her. It's never ceased to amaze me how much love can be in my heart at once. The Lord blesses us with charity for those that we serve if we're willing to let Him in.

It was Remembrance Day in Canada yesterday, that's why I'm emailing today. But I've been thinking a lot about that. We had Stake Conference on Sunday and there was a visiting general authority. Elder Kopischke. He talked about two main points. Keep the faith and Remembering. He said something like this, "I think the word remember is the most important word in our church theology. I'll tell you why: we need to remember in order to love." He talked about how ordinances and covenants help us remember. Remember who we are. Remember why we're here. Remember how to get home. Remember our Savior. He said, "If we live in constant remembrance of our covenants, the Lord will never be far from us." I think that is an incredible promise from a set apart servant of the Lord. So don't forget to remember :) And always keep the faith. If you've lost your faith, find it. The Church is true. The Gospel is true. God is always mindful of His children. I promise you that. I hope you all have a great week!

Love and Prayers, Sister Felix

Ps. I had poutine for the first time this week! That's the first picture :) The next one is of me making some hot chocolate last night after we got back to our apartment after a super freezing cold day! Then the other one is of Sister Dyer standing by our little space heater. Good times :)