So our mission president asked us to proselyte on memorial day, so our p-day was moved to today... well I didn't find that out till p-day was over last week so sorry y'all! It felt like the never ending week!
So this week was pretty eventful. We had district p-day last Monday and that's always fun! Then Tuesday we had exchanges with our sister training leader Sister Rogers! I got to lead out the area with her and teach Mary Helen about tithing! However, on our bike ride over there Sister Rogers wiped out down a hill and I'm starting to feel like I'm bad luck... She scraped her hands pretty good and I had disinfectant wipes and right as I go to help her a bird pooped on her hand! Not on the scrape but we were both like, "is this for real?!" Good thing I had wipes!😂😂😂
Wednesday was the end of exchanges and our district meeting which was excellent. We were trained on charity and how we can help our investigators have charity as well, which I thought was interesting. What better way is there to feel closer to Christ than by learning to have charity for those around you? Charity is the pure love of Christ, that I know of for sure!
Hermana Bever did this cool scripture comparison with the Book of Mormon and the Bible. I want to do that with charity scriptures:
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Moroni 7:45
And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Isn't that cool?! The Book of Mormon and the Bible are truly companions. They don't take away from or disprove the other. They hold the same truths because Jesus taught his gospel to the Jews and the people of the ancient Americas. Why would it be different? His gospel wasn't just for one people or one nation, it was for all. The Book of Mormon and the Bible testify of that, and I know that's why we have them both and that they contain the words of God.
So anyway, on Thursday while we were finding in the morning hours we met this gal named Carolyn. She was setting up this mini dumpster thing and we asked if we could help. Usually people say no, but she said, "If you want." Oh heck yes we want to. 😲 We helped her clean out a bunch of junk from her outdoor living space that the previous home owners left, (and we did it in dresses so I can check that off my mission bucket list). She felt so bad that we were helping her clean and she kept apologizing, and we were like "this is what we do! We wanted to do It!" Which led to her asking what we actually do and we explained that we were missionaries and we help people come closer to Christ by reading the Book of Mormon. She accepted one and said she'd read it with her little girl! She said she wants her children to have a relationship with Christ. She had this crazy accident and has seen things working in the medical field that have shaken her faith, but she felt we met her for a reason and seems very ready to hear the Gospel. We got a return appointment!😀 service is the BEST! ❤❤❤
Friday was a whole bunch of finding and we got to visit the Wightmans again! Cutest old couple ever! We're trying to encourage them to go to church again, brother Wightman does but not sister Wightman. We had a little lesson/spiritual thought on the Atonement and how the Savior gives us hope. It was exactly what needed to be heard because Sister Wightman jumped right in and helped us more than I think we helped her!😂 And she made us delicious smoothies!Saturday was more finding, lunch with Katie and her husband Eric, and service at the Ball's home! May 28th is Sister Mitchell's b-day so Katie wanted to take her out to Chuy's for an early birthday lunch. Chuy's is amazing!
On Sunday we found out that brother Kessler was in the hospital and Mary Helen went with him! We were trying to get a hold of anyone who could tell us more and finally we got a hold of brother Kessler himself, who said he was released and doing good. We were only freaking out for 3 hours🙃. We visited our investigators Jennifer and Will who we've been having darn good lessons all week with. Jennifer seems to be understanding more and more each time we meet. We got to go to a fireside that night with Jennifer too! It's where recent converts share their stories and their testimonies and it was just fabulous! There were many converts who told us missionaries to never stop being annoying and persistent. It was everything I needed to hear. We do make a difference whether or not we see it or people want it.
Monday was insane because it was Sister Mitchell's birthday and memorial day. We did some gardening in the morning at the Friley's! It was flipping awesome and I got soooo sweaty! And Murphey (their dog) got a hold of a glove and so we chased him around the yard for a bit😉. Then we went out to lunch with a couple from Sister Mitchell's first area from Salem Indiana. They're converts and she just adores them! Afterwards we had a lesson with Carolyn. We taught her the Restoration and she had such an open heart, and her sweet family just makes me melt! We don't know how ready she is to join the Church, maybe in the future, but right now she's definitely ready to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Most investigators I've come into contact with (the really prepared ones) all seem to be able to relate to Joseph Smith on some level. Whether it's wondering why there are so many churches or if God will really answer their prayers or what is after this life and so on. Literally no one else could have restored the fullness of Christ's gospel except for Joseph Smith. No one else could have spoken to the hearts of millions of people years after the Restoration the way Joseph Smith's story does. I know it was all by divine design, and it's really special to see someone find that connection with him.
As soon as we walked out of our lesson it dumped on us. It was the kind of rain that soaks you to the point where you may as well have just jumped into a pool you're that completely drenched. Carolyn was like "stay here till it stops!" but we were like "we can't we gotta keep going!" We were already wet anyway. We had another appointment which we ended up cancelling cuz the weather read our minds and it got worse... so we biked home, changed, and went to our lesson/dinner appointment at the Ball's home. We went over the Plan of Salvation with Jennifer and Will again to make sure they really know it, then we had an awesome barbeque inside and birthday cake!Tuesday was weird and a little rough but I think it's just because we really needed a p-day. Yup. Oh I forgot about transfers! We didn't get any calls because obviously Sister Mitchell and I are meant for each other and this area! They couldn't split us up yet!😬 but they rearranged our district again, now we have the ZL's AND the STL's in our district. That's not intimidating or anything... our ward was holding their breath though it was pretty funny! They were like, "none of you can leave!" It's gonna happen one day just not this time!😎
That was my week and a half story. I believe next p-day is normal, if I'm wrong I am so sorry!
Shout out to my cousin Djeryd who just got his mission call to FIJI! WOOHOO!🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉 I am so so sooooooo excited for him! Missions are the greatest experience anyone could ever have! I'm totally not biased or anything!😜
Happy belated Memorial Day! Hope everyone had a nice barbeque and got to celebrate the lives of our fallen heroes!😘
Have a wonderful week!
With tons and tons of love,
Sister Wilcox❤💕💕❤
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