Hello family (and friends)!
I love the pictures from Yellowstone and I hope all is going well. I am jealous of the fun times you had, but I have been having adventures of my own. I would love to share them with you!
We are in a new area. New companion, Sister Thayer. We white-washed this area. Meaning, the Elders left and we came in. The apartment was so gross! We had to deep clean last week and today too. We have cleaning checks on Thursday. Fair right? Ha ha. (Sorry if any of this repeats and I changed the names of people)
The ward here in Courtenay is great. The valley is amazing. We haven't done much exploring, but it is so good. From our apartment you can see the "glacier" that supplies the water for bottling plants. I like how it says "ozone added." How in the world do they do that? However, things are going good.
We have been working hard at dropping by the less active members and part member families. There is one boy who is super stubborn and it's annoying. He comes to YSA and everything, but he refuses to come to church. One day we dropped by one of our investigators. She wasn't home and as we were leaving we saw a guy in a truck. Well, we got to our apartment building and there he was. He looked a little rough around the edges. We got to our door and Sister Thayer stopped "I don't think I want him to know where we live." We knocked on the door and pretended like no one was home. We got in the car and prayed, asking what to do. The Spirit told us to go talk to him. We got out of the car and he was walking towards us. We smiled and waved. He took out his head phones and smiled "You must be the Mormon missionaries."
We smiled "How did you know?"
He laughed (I am paraphrasing this part) "I grew up in the church. I just moved from Vegas. Is there a church around here?" We told him where it was and invited him "I have been meaning to come one of these days." We got his number and told him we would text him and remind him. MIRACLE!!! He wasn't at church yesterday, but he is hopefully coming to the YSA activity tonight.
Amazing things are happening here.
It is hard to tell you all the things that have been happening because there are too many. When I get home I will basically read you my journal :)
We had a zone conference last week and President Tilleman gave me a blessing. He is such an amazing man. He is coming to Campbell River (Sisters are there) and Courtenay on Wednesday. He wants to meet some of our investigators and we know amazing things are going to happen because of this.
Things have been rough lately, but they are looking up. You can't be happy all the time right? Just keep praying for me and I will overcome these stepping stone.
I love the pictures from Yellowstone and I hope all is going well. I am jealous of the fun times you had, but I have been having adventures of my own. I would love to share them with you!
We are in a new area. New companion, Sister Thayer. We white-washed this area. Meaning, the Elders left and we came in. The apartment was so gross! We had to deep clean last week and today too. We have cleaning checks on Thursday. Fair right? Ha ha. (Sorry if any of this repeats and I changed the names of people)
The ward here in Courtenay is great. The valley is amazing. We haven't done much exploring, but it is so good. From our apartment you can see the "glacier" that supplies the water for bottling plants. I like how it says "ozone added." How in the world do they do that? However, things are going good.
We have been working hard at dropping by the less active members and part member families. There is one boy who is super stubborn and it's annoying. He comes to YSA and everything, but he refuses to come to church. One day we dropped by one of our investigators. She wasn't home and as we were leaving we saw a guy in a truck. Well, we got to our apartment building and there he was. He looked a little rough around the edges. We got to our door and Sister Thayer stopped "I don't think I want him to know where we live." We knocked on the door and pretended like no one was home. We got in the car and prayed, asking what to do. The Spirit told us to go talk to him. We got out of the car and he was walking towards us. We smiled and waved. He took out his head phones and smiled "You must be the Mormon missionaries."
We smiled "How did you know?"
He laughed (I am paraphrasing this part) "I grew up in the church. I just moved from Vegas. Is there a church around here?" We told him where it was and invited him "I have been meaning to come one of these days." We got his number and told him we would text him and remind him. MIRACLE!!! He wasn't at church yesterday, but he is hopefully coming to the YSA activity tonight.
Amazing things are happening here.
It is hard to tell you all the things that have been happening because there are too many. When I get home I will basically read you my journal :)
We had a zone conference last week and President Tilleman gave me a blessing. He is such an amazing man. He is coming to Campbell River (Sisters are there) and Courtenay on Wednesday. He wants to meet some of our investigators and we know amazing things are going to happen because of this.
Things have been rough lately, but they are looking up. You can't be happy all the time right? Just keep praying for me and I will overcome these stepping stone.
I leave you my testimony. It is simple. It has been shaken. It has been torn apart. It has been pieced back together. It is simple, but it is true. I know that God loves me! I know that God loves each one of you. I know that He has put us here for a reason. I know I have come to BC for a reason. I see that every single day. I know that He cares about what we are going through. I know that He never gives up on us, especially when we give up on ourselves. He is fighting for us, and sometimes we are fighting with Him. I know that however far off the path we find ourselves, he will always be there to guide us. We have to turn to Him. We have to trust in Him. I know it is hard! I know that because I "fight" with God every single day. But I also know that as I let go of the things I want He is going to help us with the things that we need. I know it is hard, but I know it is true. Never give up on our Father in Heaven. Never give up on yourself.
I love you all so much and I hope things are going well.
Scripture: 2 Cor. 12:9
Read His Grace is Sufficient by Brad Wilcox.
Love you all.
Sister Saal
I love you all so much and I hope things are going well.
Scripture: 2 Cor. 12:9
Read His Grace is Sufficient by Brad Wilcox.
Love you all.
Sister Saal
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