Hey y'all!
This past week has been great!
Thanksgiving was fun! For dinner we actually had lunch and noon. We
went out with an elderly couple in the ward. They took us to a buffet
similar to Golden Corral. Neither Sister Nelson nor I have never been
out to eat on Thanksgiving and Sister Obena has never had
Thanksgiving before so it was a fun experience for all of us! Then we
went to the institute with the OSU sisters and played games. Me,
Sister Nelson, and Sister Christensen sat and talked forever about
our time at OU together and all the people we met there. My heart is
full of gratitude for all the experiences I had in Norman as well as
all the experiences I've had on my mission. It is incredible and I
wouldn't trade any of it for all the money in the world. :)
We are working with an investigator who
is making tremendous progress! :D He got rid of things in his
apartment that were hindering his progress last Saturday. It has been
amazing to see the change in his countenance just by doing that. He
is preparing for baptism on December 15th! It is so exciting to see
the gospel changing him. He comes to church every Sunday and he
recognizes the difference in his life.
The OSU sisters found us a great new
potential investigator. :D We are going to meet her sometime in the
next couple days. I guess this woman came up to the sisters in the
library and asked them if they were Mormon missionaries. They said
they were and this woman told them that she wanted to meet with
missionaries again. She had met with them before, but hadn't in a
while. This may be the miracle Sister Nelson, myself and Sister Obena
have been praying for! It is so exciting!
I am so excited to be in this area!
There is so much potential it almost kills me. haha! I'm just
kidding. Really though, I am excited for what is in store for me, for
the area, etc. over the next few months.
I have come to appreciate all the
seemingly little miracles that happen in life. We had two people come
to church yesterday. They are the Zone Leader's investigators, but we
have all been working with them and have been trying to get them to
come to church for a while now. We were riding our bikes to go visit
a less active member of our ward on Friday. Sister Nelson stopped her
bike and asked me to check the phone. I did and we had a text from
this husband and wife asking us what they should wear to church. It
was such a good feeling! The great thing is, when we checked the
phone we were on their street. haha! We went and visited with them
for a few minutes and told them what they needed to know. They loved
church Sunday. :)
Later Friday night we were visiting
another less active member we are working with. We started talking
about prayer and repentance. I had a thought come to mind so I said
it. After I shared with her she told me that she looked at prayer in
a way she had never looked at it before. I know that was the Spirit
directing me on what to say. Because I acted on the prompting things
were said that built her faith. My faith was built as well and I'm so
grateful for that experience.
OOO!! Temple conference is this Friday!
I am so excited to go to the temple! :D President Taylor gave us all
a homework assignment to complete before Friday. I love having things
to think about before I go to the temple. It makes it even that much
more meaningful.
So I realized something kind of funny.
(I thought it was funny, you may not, but of course I'm still going
to share.) For probably about 70% or so my mission I have been in a
trio companionship. I was even in a trio in the MTC. I basically
haven't been with just one companion since I finished training. I
don't know what I'm going to do when I'm in a regular companionship.
haha! I love Sister Nelson and Sister Obena! They are fantastic!
Sister Nelson goes home on the 17th of December. We have served
altogether for nearly 6 months. It's been fun! I'm sad she's leaving,
but it is time. I've learned a lot from Sister Nelson and I'm
grateful we've served for so long together. It is hard to believe how
fast time is going. Well, I sure do love y'all! If I could give you
all a hug I would. So just know a hug is implied here. :D
Love, Sister Record
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