D&C 93:1
Hello All! This week has been just FABULOUS!!(: Let's just say being in a 4 leg is the best thing of life!!(:
So we had Zone Training meeting on Tuesday, Sister Hassan and I taught a little bit about Joseph Smith with the Zone Leaders. It went well. We have a huge zone! 26 missionaries! After that, Sister Hassan and I are doing a musical number for a musical sacrament meeting next sunday and we practiced a little bit after that. We also had a nice meeting with our sisters and we gave them clickers to count their positive thoughts. There is a story Hillary Weeks tells about how powerful our thoughts are! Look it up, read it, and think positively!!(: We also had a lesson with a girl named Taryn. She is from South Africa. And this sweet girl from Brazil, Mirella came with us! it was a good lesson, I thought all was going well. But then Taryn said she didn't want us to teach her anymore:( The dang adversary. Good thing we have a lot of Christmas activities that she is still interested in coming to!
Wednesday I had my first Downtown experience!!!(: I LOVED IT!!!!! I just love people! And meeting people all day long from all different places in the world and sharing the gospel is the best way to spend a day I think!(: We dropped 21 BOMS!!! look out!!(; haha!! Then after that we went to East Calgary for a huge missionary Christmas party (which we were an hour and a half late to...we didn't get lost or anything(;) haha but luckily they saved us some pizza and we watched MEET THE MORMONS!!!!! it was a nice surprise from President!!!(: and we got cute ornaments with Christ's face and a temple recommend cover of the Calgary temple(: so nice!
Thursday we weekly planned. Also I found out my body doesn't like avocadoes. we had some for breakfast and then I threw up well into the afternoon. ha! yuck! but it didn't last very long!
Well then we had dinner with the lochridge's luckily I was better by then. and they have the cutest log home! They were so cute too! They have only been married about 2 years although they were both married before and stuff. But it is so fun to see older people acting like newly weds!!!(: so cute! also sister lochridges loves horses, she does dressage though! I learned a lot about though! I have an all new respect for it!(: Then when we were sharing our dinner message sister pippert whips out this cool story! so Sister Hassan read 3 nephi 10:4-6 about a hen gathering her chickens. And I didn't realize but when a hen senses danger she will call her chicks and shield them with her wings. Well then sister pippert was talking about a story of a fire fighter. it was his first time and he was with his trainer. When they get into the forrest there are all these mounds of ash. He asked his trainer what they were and the trainer said go kick one over and see. when he kicks the mound of ash all those baby chicks come running out. That is how the savior is for us. He loves us so much he calls in to him so that we can be saved from the raging fires around us!
Well then on Friday we had interviews with president! I love speaking with president. It is like getting a priesthood blessing but I get to ask questions(: we talked about leadership and humility but most importantly exact obedience. he said something like, we can't we exactly obedient all at once but over time we can get better and better if we keep striving for it!
Well then later that night we got to go on exchanges! Something fun we get to do once a week as STL's! I got to go with Sister Gardner and we had a blast! I learned so much from her too! (: Friday we had a huge lunch with the Martin's they were so grateful missionaries helped them move that they invited all 26 of us for lunch! it was amazing! Sister Martin is from the Phillipines and she made the most amazing spaghetti of my life!! it was like sweet!! Mmmm(: Well then we went around and I met so many amazing people in the evergreen area. The coolest experience of the day, we taught this couple from China. They don't have any belief in God, but Franklin had been reading from the BOM since they gave it to him on his door step a week ago! He was so interested! We just talked a lot about faith! it was a cool experience teaching someone who has no knowledge about god at all!! I love sharing my testimony on simple truths!(: Well then Sister Gardner and I met back up with our comps at the wedding reception where I got to hear from you!!!(: And it was so cute! they had a hot chocolate bar there too! so basically I was at the family chrismtas party and didn't even know(; haha! But I loved hearing dad sing! I have been talking about dad singing all week and so when I heard it it broke me down!!(: THANK YOU! I love you all so much! and I love being fought over!!(: hahaha!!(:
Well then Sunday. That morning sister Hassan was singing and saying how she loves sundays because we get to take the sacrament! And I was like dang I need to be that excited about taking the sacrament every week! so I really focused on that and I am going to continue to! it is such a privilege that I take for granted far too often!!!
Then after church our dear friend Maegan invited us to dinner at her grandmas and there was 2 girls there who aren't lds and it was cool to be able to share a message with them. it turned into a big Christmas story time and we sang songs and it was beautiful! the spirit was so strong! I love this gospel and I love Christmas season and bringing others closer to Christ during this special time of year!
Thanks for everything! I love you all!
Exchanges!
Count down to Christmas packages!!(:
Zone leaders helped us change our light bulb!
