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| last district. |
Transfers week is always madness, but
we were still able to have a pretty great week. It was sad to say goodbye to
Sister E, but it's been good with just Sister S and I. I feel like I'm getting
to know her so much better now, which I'm grateful for.
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| birthday treats for the new zone leader. |
We also met with the new zone
leaders, Elders G and K, and set up what our vision is for the zone and how we
can help the zone progress. We came up with some great ideas that have already
been helping the zone.
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| with elder r before he left. |
One miracle this week was that we
were able to catch up with an investigator who's been a bit hard to reach and
we invited his daughter to come and learn as well and we invited them to be
baptized and they said YES!!! Such a miracle! They're scheduled for
the 10th of May. We felt so blessed.
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| new district leader |
Then on Saturday we had an
appointment with a woman from Cambodia who we met at our English classes. We
had an amazing lesson with her. The Spirit was so strong and it was very clear
that she had been prepared by God. At the end when we invited her to be
baptized she also said yes! She said she wanted to commit everything to God. It
was such a blessing.
Then we went to follow up with our
other baptismal dates and they weren't home. I was bummed, but we're going to
keep the faith and pray that we'll be able to get in contact with them again so
that we can help them progress.
Then we saw we had a missed call from
the Cambodian woman so we called her back. She told us that she wanted to
follow God, but she had called her mum in Cambodia and her mum said she
couldn't because they follow Buddha and she wouldn't be able to be a part of
the family traditions if she believed in God. I was so disappointed because I
know she wants it. She just doesn't feel like she can make decisions for herself.
But she said she'll keep coming to English class and I'm hoping that as we
continue our friendship that she will be able to find more courage to follow
God, no matter the outcome.
We also tried inviting everyone to
General Conference and they were all saying no. I was tempted for a second to
loose faith, but then I remembered that I have faith in God not in results and
instead of saying, "What am I doing wrong?" I asked, "What does
God want me to learn from this?" As I asked that instead I felt a peace
that I was doing everything in my power and I can't control people's agency.
I'm so thankful that I'm learning a more faithful way of looking at challenging
circumstances.
I also LOVED General Conference. It's
great as a missionary, although I am excited to be back with you all and all
the good food for the next one. :) A lot of the talks answered the many
questions that I came to conference with. One of my favorite talks was the one
by Elder Zwick, where he talked about how we communicate. I felt inspired to
make the way I communicate more uplifting and empathetic.
In general I just loved conference
and this week. This is going to be a great transfer. I love you all!
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