Staying in Guelph

Hello!                                                                                                          Dec. 16, 2013

Here's the transfer news: I will be staying in Guelph for another six weeks! And the best part is-Sister Dyer is staying too! :) I'm so happy. SO HAPPY that we get to be companions for another six weeks :) One of our investigators, Laura, said she prayed for us to stay here for another transfer. It was a great way to show her that prayers really are answered :) That reminds me of another cool story about answered prayers that actually happened last night. We went home for dinner then we were going back out again to do some tracting in the winter wonderland :) As we were going out the door, I grabbed a name tag to put on my coat and decided to put it on in the car. After we brushed all the snow off of our car, and after I backed Sister Dyer out of the driveway, I got in the car and couldn't find that name tag for my coat! I looked in my pocket, my bag, and everywhere else I could think, but didn't find it. Luckily, I was wearing another tag on my scarf so I just moved that one to my coat. When we got home, Sister Dyer and I went and got our flashlights and decided to look around the car where it might have fallen. We said a prayer that we would find my tag then went and looked. I looked in the car again and out in the road where I had stood while backing, but couldn't find it... Just as I was thinking about giving up the search, Sister Dyer kicked up some snow and found it lying on the ground next to the car!! It was turned upside down so the white back of it blended in with the snow and then it continued to snow while we were gone so it was buried. It was a miracle that we found it :) We went back inside and said a prayer of gratitude. It was a simple experience, but it once again confirmed my testimony of the Lord answering faithful prayers that are according to His will.

Gabby was baptized yesterday! It was one of the most spiritual baptisms I've ever been to. She was glowing :) Sister Marler and I sang a musical number and Sister Dyer played the piano. We sang the words to "Father in Heaven, We Do Believe" to the tune of "There is a Green Hill Far Away" and it was powerful! The last verse (verse 6) of "Father in Heaven, We Do Believe" is about baptism and we sang it in A Capella. Sister Marler sang the melody and I sang the notes to the bass part. Gabby was just beaming at us the whole time! That moment was definitely a holy place in my memory.

Laura is doing great as well! She has a baptismal date for the 5th of January and is looking pretty solid for that. She is reading from the Book of Mormon and praying daily. At the end of one of our lessons this week she told us that she wants be living all the standards of the church before she is baptized so she can fully give a life long commitment to God. It was so amazing! 

I WENT ON EXCHANGES WITH SISTER WALDRON! :) It was so wonderful. It was amazing to work with each other again and see the changes in both of us. She has been a Sister Training Leader for the past six months, so it was awesome to see my trainer, who I thought was perfect already, improve and continue to become more Christlike. It was a wonderful day.

Juliana fed us dinner this week and it was so good! She made us food from her country, Ghana. It was rice with foo foo? I think that is what it was called. It was lamb with a tomato sauce and vegetables and spices and it was delicious! She is doing so well! We talked about temples and family history work with her and she is really excited about the  concept that she can be baptized for her deceased family members. I love it when recent converts feel the Spirit of Elijah! It truly is a joy to redeem the dead :)

I hope you all have a fantastic week and a Christ centered Christmas season! 

Love and Prayers, Sister Felix