Hello Family (and friends)!
Time is flying by. I can't believe that it has been almost 6 months. Crazy! You probably won't even recognize me in a year. It seems like a lot of things are changing within me. Wahoo! Brand new Sister Saal.
Things here in Courtenay are pretty good. The work is slow here. We are still trying to figure out what to do with whitewashing. A lot of the investigators the Elder's were teaching are not so interested anymore. I know that the Lord will bless people for Sister Thayer and I to teach. Thank goodness for that. It gets difficult at times (when investigators and less actives don't show up at church, even though you called them the day before), or even when people don't like that we have rules to follow. They are always trying to make us stay longer than one hour for dinner! I am learning a lot about being bold and loving!
President Tilleman came over at the first of the month for a Zone Conference. We had interviews and he gave me a blessing. He also told me that when I find the man of my dreams, not for a LONG time, he would gladly do a second interview (after you papa) to make sure he is a good one. It made me laugh a little. President Tilleman is a good man! Zone Conference was awesome!
Last week, Wednesday, we had the privilege of having President Tilleman over on the island again. He came up to Campbell River, 30 minute drive from us, and met with Sister Thayer and I, along with Sister Davidson and Sister Vallejo in Campbell River. It was an amazing meeting that we had with him. It was so personal and the spirit was amazing! We went on exchanges, Sister Vallejo and I went to get lunch, while Sister Thayer, Sister Davidson, and President Tilleman went to a lesson with someone. We came back and he did another interview and another blessing. I am lucky to have him here.
He then came down to Courtenay for a lesson with a family. The mom is less active. Her father lives with them and he is less active as well (he has a lot of Word of Wisdom problems). Her son is 10 and not baptized! They want to come back to church. He wants to be baptized. He are going to try for the first or second weekend in August. President Tilleman was amazing with the 10 year old boy. It was such a special lesson I just wanted to cry.
I am learning a lot about myself here! Things are so crazy and so not even what I had imagined.
I hope you know how much I love you all. I pray for you all. I think about you a lot (in a good way and not a distracting way).
Read Alma chapter 5. It is an amazing chapter!
Love, Sister Saal.
Time is flying by. I can't believe that it has been almost 6 months. Crazy! You probably won't even recognize me in a year. It seems like a lot of things are changing within me. Wahoo! Brand new Sister Saal.
Things here in Courtenay are pretty good. The work is slow here. We are still trying to figure out what to do with whitewashing. A lot of the investigators the Elder's were teaching are not so interested anymore. I know that the Lord will bless people for Sister Thayer and I to teach. Thank goodness for that. It gets difficult at times (when investigators and less actives don't show up at church, even though you called them the day before), or even when people don't like that we have rules to follow. They are always trying to make us stay longer than one hour for dinner! I am learning a lot about being bold and loving!
President Tilleman came over at the first of the month for a Zone Conference. We had interviews and he gave me a blessing. He also told me that when I find the man of my dreams, not for a LONG time, he would gladly do a second interview (after you papa) to make sure he is a good one. It made me laugh a little. President Tilleman is a good man! Zone Conference was awesome!
Last week, Wednesday, we had the privilege of having President Tilleman over on the island again. He came up to Campbell River, 30 minute drive from us, and met with Sister Thayer and I, along with Sister Davidson and Sister Vallejo in Campbell River. It was an amazing meeting that we had with him. It was so personal and the spirit was amazing! We went on exchanges, Sister Vallejo and I went to get lunch, while Sister Thayer, Sister Davidson, and President Tilleman went to a lesson with someone. We came back and he did another interview and another blessing. I am lucky to have him here.
He then came down to Courtenay for a lesson with a family. The mom is less active. Her father lives with them and he is less active as well (he has a lot of Word of Wisdom problems). Her son is 10 and not baptized! They want to come back to church. He wants to be baptized. He are going to try for the first or second weekend in August. President Tilleman was amazing with the 10 year old boy. It was such a special lesson I just wanted to cry.
I am learning a lot about myself here! Things are so crazy and so not even what I had imagined.
I hope you know how much I love you all. I pray for you all. I think about you a lot (in a good way and not a distracting way).
Read Alma chapter 5. It is an amazing chapter!
Love, Sister Saal.
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