London Calling

London Calling

Shout Outs!!!

So I got an email telling me that Jake, Winnie, and Maverick went out and handed out passalong cards to drunk people at the clubs at 1 in the morning. I stinking LOVE them!

And on that note, congrats to Jake for his first street contact!!!!

Also Go Western!!! (hahahahahah!! Jokes ;)

->for those who dont know Western is Queens rival university and Western happens to be right here in London haha

Also Congrats to Jill for blowing up the BBQ! I just about died laughing! (J- the BBQ is fine!! It's my face that suffered....haha)

This was my first week away from the YSA and it sucked BUT London is actually pretty sweet and I stinking love all our investigators and Sister Tebbs so it's not too bad.... but Kingston YSA will always have a piece of my heart.

Notes from the Kingston YSA about Sister Hall!

Kingston YSA group shot!

So first off, Sister Tebbs makes my heart happy :) she is out going and really positive and loves to work hard. We will do great things :) This area is doing really well and we have a lot of investigators.. too many to talk about so I will just tell you about a few.

We are teaching a 10 year old Jamaican boy named Kyri and he is stinking smart!!! He is a 30 year old in a 10 year olds body! He probably understands the scriptures better than me and LOVES Nephi :) Since he is so smart we have been having him teach us the discussions. We call him Elder Williams and everything! His mom got baptized back in december and his date is for the end of March.

Next on my list is Maria. She is this an a.ma.zing woman from Africa. She used to be Muslim, but had a dream that she needed to be Christian so she started to secretly read the Bible. In order to become Christian however she had to leave her country so she moved to Western Canada with her kids (her son Daniel is over 8yrs old so we teach him too!). Ever since she has been learning as much as she can about Jesus Christ.  She has had a really hard life but has the strongest belief in Christ. Back in Africa she would drive for miles to go to church (80 dollars in gas money every Sunday) but she said that it was worth it :) This week her and her little family came out to church. They all loved it! Maria and Daniel are working towards getting baptized on April 13th :)

Sister Tebbs and I are working on the east side of London which means we get the ghetto!!! SWEEET! Usually they give the sketchy areas to the elders but somehow we lucked out ;) Really it isn't that bad, but we sure have met some interesting people! London is different then Kingston in that there aren't a lot of people walking on the streets where we are and like no one takes the bus cause they all have cars so the people we do talk to on the bus have met missionaries a hundred times. I'm already starting to feel at home though :) Our apartment is nice AND there is a gym! What What!! Finally some weights and a treadmill! Oh how I have missed them :) 

Line of the week: This one comes from Winnie

Mave: Hi
Winnie: Do you have a second
Dude: Not really, what is it?
Mave: Do you have a belief in God?
Dude: No
Mave: Ok

Dude walks away. Winnie quickly walks with him. 

Winnie: Would you mind if i gave you a card? It just talks more about our belief, you should check it out!
Dude: yeah ok.

Jake + Gang walk out.

Jake: DID YOU DO IT?!?

Winnie starts motioning for him to shut up, the guy passes Jake, walks into smoke's. 

Winnie: Dang. I just gave him a card, I'm not going in there, it looks like i'm stalking him
Mave: Oh... haha

Everyone walks into Smoke's -- forced to go in ;P

Scripture of the week: Alma 33: 11

"And thou didst hear me because of mine afflictions and my sincerity; and it is because of thy son that thou hast been thus merciful unto me, therefore I will cry unto the in all mine afflictions, for in the is my joy; for thou hast turned thy judgements away from me, because of they Son."

Sorry I have run out of time! You all are pretty alright :) Have a wonderful week, be happy and live the word of wisdom for there is wisdom in that commandment.

Sister Hall

All the sisters serving in our ward :) We were filling up the font and this is the thing they use to scoop out hair and bugs... its a strainer attached to a hockey stick with duck tap... So Canadian! I love it!!  SIster Tebbs is the tall blond in the green shirt:)

Chile flag for Dad!!

I'm Going To London!

I'm Going To London!

WOW that's right everyone, the mission has been expanded and Im heading over to London! Haha... psych! They are shipping me back across the mission to London. When I got the call I was super shocked and kinda felt like crying. Kingston is my home and I love the people here SO much! I get so sad when I think of leaving them :( I wasn't expecting the move because the YSA area in Kingston will be closing after this transfer due to all the students leaving so I figured God would have me stick it out for one more go, but nope. I really really don't want to leave YSA work either! Man have ever been spoiled... Ok, Im over it. London will be a fun adventure. Family work will be interesting and will take a while to get used to. My new companion is Sister Tebbs AND she is actually my literal sister :) (Sister Williams trained her right before me) But the best news of all........ IM IN A BUSSING AREA!! I have been needing a new challenge so this will be really exciting!

Anyways, my letter today will be quite short due to the fact that I have a long list of people I need to say goodbye to so I will just give you some of the highlights.

• Sister Taylor and I made a black man breakfast. HAHAHA! So Will was going to skip out on church to "study" haha but we weren't going to have any of that so we went over to his house sunday morning and quite literally kicked him out of bed and made him some eggs :)
• We helped a bunch of guys clean up from their rager of a party Saturday afternoon. So we were tracting around and we knocked on this one door and ended up talking to these guys for like 10 min. We asked them what they were up to and they told us they were just cleaning up their place from a party they had the night before. We asked them if they had any girls in the house and they said there were so we asked if we could come in and help. We spent a good 40 min cleaning up stale beer and wiping down walls while we got to know them more. They were super funny and at the end of helping them clean one of them got out his guitar and played us a song (they were all musicians who went to the college for music). It was an experience I will never forget and very unique to YSA work :)
• Jaime is one of our new investigators that we found through Will and Shelby. She has such a special place in my heart! After meeting us for the first time (we didn't even teach her anything) she told us how she felt so much better about things. She was really depressed up to that day over a break up but since meeting us she just felt so good! Since then we have taught her twice and she has opened up to us about her past. She has had a really, really hard life and doesn't have the best situation. I just want to ship her home to Calgary and have her live in my room! Anyways everything we teach her she just eats up. When we told her that God wants to forgive her for all the mistakes that she has made and that she can be forgiven she got the biggest smile on her face! She can't wait to be baptized :) She also asked us if it was alright if she could start telling people she is Mormon haha! Apparently at school she was reading her Book of Mormon and people were asking her is she was Mormon so she just started saying yes. AH! I love her SO much and I am so sad to be leaving her :( She is scheduled to get baptized on the 30th though so that makes me very happy.

Sorry for the short letter this week! I love you all very much though and I am grateful for all the prayers :)

Line of the week: While teaching Ryan, one of Will's friends with Will

Me: "So Will, what is the Word of Wisdom?"

Will: "Well you know it's keeping your body clean and all that, but there is also the law of chastity! Sex is sacred and only for marriage and you know, you get to take your girl to the temple and be sealed for eternity. Its real important."

Ryan: "Oh man, Will are you a virgin?!"

Will: "Oh ya man...... born again virgin all the way man!"

..... Me: "So about the word of wisdom..."

Scripture of the Week: D&C 1:32

"Nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven."

A Hiku for You

leaving home

it's never easy

bye for now

Sister Hall

Y.O.S.O

I Have A Belief

I Have A Belief

What A Stinking Awesome Week!! 

Shout Outs!

Thank you to the Canyon Creek YW for the chocolate and Happy Birthday to my dear Aunty Wendy!!

So I guess the biggest news I have for everyone is that Ian got baptized!!! Thats right, Ian got baptized on March 1st :) It was quite a crazy road getting there but also an experience I will never forget. So the first time we were able to see Ian was on Wednesday and we had gone a whole 2 weeks with just texting. When we talked to him about where he was at, he confessed that he still didn't feel ready. We started talking with him to see what his concerns were and he told us that he still felt that he needed to have at least a 50% belief in God before he got baptized..... we pondered on this for a moment and realized how Ian had been mislead. I cant believe we didn't catch on to this sooner but thank goodness for the spirit AND Steph and Rach. We started to teach and testify to Ian that God does not expect us to have a perfect faith or even a faith that is near perfect. He asks us to have the faith the size of a mustard seed. We talk about this subject for a while, then Rach and Steph talked about how somedays their faith is at an 80% and other days it is at a .02%. This caught Ian's attention he stopped to think for a few minuets and then asked us what the difference was between the statement of "Do you believe" and "Do you have a belief".  That was the key... that was what was holding him back. It was how the baptismal interview questions were worded! When we told him that he could answer the questions, "I have a belief in God", his face light right up. To him, "Do you believe in God" implied that you had a certainty above 50%. That night we set up an interview with him for friday and then the next day he would get baptized.... Most last minute baptism ever!!! 

At Ian's baptism he got up and bore his testimony. He talked about how he realized that it was a greater act of faith to be baptized not totally convinced that there was a God than if you had a stronger faith. He talked about how he received a confirmation during the talks that he was lead to this church for this day, to be baptized. He also said how every excited he was to receive the Holy Ghost. He talked about how he had noticed in his life that when he felt the Holy Ghost it helped him to make better choices like doing his homework instead of watching a movie. He knew that having that constant companionship with him would be a huge blessing to him and would help him in all aspects of his life.

....where the heck did this guy come from?!?! I dont even know if I can recognize the spirit that well! It has been so incredible to see someone who struggles with his scepticism put that aside and take a big leap of faith. I can already see a change in him. He is opening his heart and is working on how he defines himself. He no longer wants to refer to himself as a sceptic but as a believer.When he received the gift of the Holy Ghost he had the biggest smile on his face and later described it as the most calming feeling he had ever felt. He is stinking awesome! 

Ian! 

On another note, Shelby is wonderful :) She has been sharing the gospel like crazy with her friends and roommates. We have already taught 2 of her roommates and she has been right there and has taught and testified right along side us. It is SO amazing- I mean we have only known her for 1 week! We had to move her date back just a week because she wasnt able to make it to church this weekend and she was so sad! I honestly have never met someone so prepared as Shelby is! She has been our little gift from Heavenly Father :) 

We had to move Shelby's bed..... such a gong show! 

This week we also took Jake out street contacting :) We had meet up with him at Tim Hortons and challenged him to come talk with people on the street with us. He took our challenge but as soon as he got outside he started to get cold feet. We tried to get him to contact someone but I think it was a little much, however he stood by us with THE biggest smile on his face while we talked to people. Then during testimony meeting he got up and talked about how he went out with them missionaries and how intimidating it was. He didn't think it would be so scary talking to strangers but he just couldn't do it. Then he went on to talk about how ever since that experience he hasnt been able to stop thinking about all the people who pass him by who dont have the gospel and how we need to be sharing it with those people :) He is going to do great things! And yes we are taking him out again. 

Line of the Week

Sis Taylor: "How many cars have you high jacked?!"

Will: "Ya well you know..."

Sister Taylor: "Cause I've done at least 3!"

Will: "Oh ya!? Come on whatever!!!"

Sister Taylor: "Ya just stop, I am WAY more black than you!"

-> I just about DIED laughing!

Scripture of The Week:  3 Nephi 12: 20

"Therefore come unto me and be ye saved; for verily I say unto you, that except ye shall keep my commandments, which I have commanded you at this time, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

Sister Hall

Y.O.S.O 

This is me and Sister Hillman! Her family was in the first ward I served in out in Hamilton. She got called to serve in Spain but is waiting for her visa so now she is serving in Down Town Toronto!!! It wsa so cool to see her cause we used to take her out with us all the time

Me, Elder Kunz, and Sister Taylor 

Full to the Brim

Full to the Brim

I'd like to start out my email to you by writing out something I wrote in my planner in the middle of church this week.

February 23

"I'm sitting in church. They have opened the curtains and the sun feels warm. Maverick is smiling and our dear Nick is beside me still hung over from last night... what a champ :). Will is to my left and has brought 2 friends with him to church. Jake and Winnie are here and are stronger than ever and Jess has been going out with the missionaries to teach. President Williamson is crying over the pulpit as he talks about how all the work we do is for the one. Heavenly Father has such an immense love for each and every single one of his children and the worth of a soul truly is great in His sight. I feel it. I love the people of Ontario. I love Shelby, Nick, Maverick, Will, Jake, Winnie, and Jess. They are so special and God knows them and cares for them so much. How grateful I am for the privilege to know them and to serve them. I love my mission." 

We have had a wonderful week and I am so full of love that it is ridiculous!

I'd like to introduce you all to Shelby. So we met Shelby through Will on friday. She met Will at the clubs I think and just recently they got back in touch. Will knows how much Sister Taylor and I love to meet people so he told her to come over and we just happened to be there ;) Shelby is such a sweet heart and just has a good soul. We talked with her for about 15 min and shared a little Mormon Message with her and invited her to come out to church with Will.

----> fast forward to Sunday

Shelby keeps her word and shows up to church with Will AND it turns out that she also knows Jake! Sacrament meeting was a sacred experience and the spirit was strong. All the talks were geared toward how our Heavenly Father is aware of us and our struggles and trials. I look over and Shelby is crying. For pretty much the rest of church she continues to cry. When we get a chance to talk with her she lets us know that 3 years ago her father died and the rest of her family doesnt talk to her because she chose not to convert to Jehovah's Witness. For the first time in years she feels peace and warmth. We helped her to know that what she was feeling is the spirit. She started asking us questions about God, and what happens after we die, and then she asks the golden question.... she asked us how long it takes people to get baptized. Lucky for her there was a baptism after church that she stayed for :) During the intermission Sister Taylor and I did a little presentation on the Book of Mormon and then we invited people to bear their testimonies. I looked Will dead in the eyes and he got the point. He got up and started to talk about how he never liked church growing up and even when he came out to Kingston but then 2 sister missionaries started coming around... thats when he started to choke up. I feel SO blessed to have the privilege of watching Will grow and now he is bringing someone else into the gospel! Later that day we went over to Will's place to teach Shelby. We taught her the plan of salvation and invited her to be baptized on March 9th. She accepted and is so excited! I love her SO much! She is so special and I can feel how much Heavenly Father loves her!

We have been texting with Ian this past week as he has been away and things have been going good. He has continued to read his scriptures and has been having good experiences. The next time we see him is on Wednesday. I am very eager to talk with him. Sister Taylor and I have this feeling that everything is going to work out :)

We have been able to see Nick twice this week. If I have already said this I'll say it again, Nick has the biggest heart I have ever seen! I want him to come to know God SO bad! He is having trouble with faith right now. He wants proof that God is there and I know the proof he is looking for is the kind that he wont be getting anytime soon. I wish that it was easier for people to develop faith but I guess we all have our different trials....

This week I have been blessed in even greater abundance. Heavenly Father really is too kind :)

I love you all! Go and share a mormon message over facebook with a friend who doesnt have the gospel!

Line of the Week: Will introducing us to his friends

Will: "Oh hey yo, this is Lauren and ah..."

Me in a frantic whisper: "I'm Sister Hall!! Dont introduce me as Lauren! I knew I shouldn't have told you my name!"

Scripture of the week: John 14: 27

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

A Hiaku for you

confession

check the hobbit cup

laugh out loud

Y.O.S.O

Sister Hall

Happy belated valintines to everyone who reads the blog! Love sister Hall and Taylor

Our food for the week haha!.... #lastweekofthemonth #0.21centsleft #missionlife

D&D

D&D

It's been a while, but there are a few Shout Outs I need to get Out (hahaha)

Thank you mom for the package! We have already eaten ALL the fishy crackers haha!

Congratulations to AMY whom I love and adore! You are going to be the most amazing missionary!!!

What the heck Derek.... you are only a missionary for like another week! CRAZY!

So this week has been a little slower due to reading week and exams but thats alright!

We had been fighting to try and see Ian this past week. He had been swamped with projects AND was going back home for reading week which would have meant that we would be going 2 weeks without seeing him which wasnt ok. Thankfully we were persistent enough and on thursday he met us at a street corner on campus so that we could give him a movie to watch over the break and a letter we wrote him. While talking to him on the sidewalk I informed him that when he got back from reading week he would only have one more week before his baptism so he should start thinking of who he wants to baptism him etc.... As soon as I mentioned that, Ian started to get scared. He told me that March 1st wasnt for sure yet. I reminded him of his prayer and asked if he has felt that God is guiding him towards baptism. He told us that one of the reasons he said that prayer was cause we asked him to and then brought up some science stuff.... I feel that he has concerns that run deeper than what he tells us. I feel like all the stuff about science is just a cover for something, but Im not sure what and the spirit hasnt enlightened us yet... Keep praying for him it is all in the Lords time :)

This week Winnie gave her first talk, or she calls it speech, in church! We challenged her to invite a friend so she invited Jake's housemate Nick and he ended up coming! She did such an amazing job! I feel like a proud mother haha!

Sister Hall getting her hair cut by Jake! Thanks Winnie:) -J

Nick, the guy who came to church, is absolutely amazing. He is also the housemate of Jakes who told him to just get baptized that one lesson a few moths ago. It was a sign that Jake was looking for! Nick is a sweetheart and has always supported Jake in joining the church. He even came to both his baptism AND his confirmation. When ever we come over he always comes out to say hi to us and will sit in and listen but is still adamant that there is no God. Well we finally convinced Nick to do the stop smoking workshop the other night so last night we went over to do it with him but ended up just talking about his life and why he doesn't believe in God. It was almost an hour long! Near the end we invited him to hear the message we share and see why we are always so happy. He accepted the invitation and we are SO excited to start teaching him! He is SO cool! I just pray the Heavenly Father will soften his heart so that he will be open to the message :)

Line of the Week: Talking to Jay our YSA sunday school teacher

Me: "Hey do you think that you could invite Ian to your next D&D night?"

Jay: "Ya for sure, I'll just have to check with my dungeon master first."

Me: "Bahahahah! yaaa ok ;)"

Jay: "No, seriously I'd have to check."

Me: "...oh... ya, if you could do that that would be awesome!"

Scripture of the week: 2 Nephi 9:7

"Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement- save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man must needs have remained to an endless duration. And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise more."

A Haiku for you

infinite

broke the bands of death

eternal

Love you all! Stay good and invite a friend to church!

Y.O.S.O

Transfer day picking up the new sisters... I was literally on top of Sister Taylor with all the luggage!

My Indian pants! They are HEAVEN!

Thats Will and I on our way to a teaching appointment. He is freaking awesome! Will had an interview with the president this past sunday AND he will be getting his temple recommend in a few weeks as well as a recommend for his patriarchal blessing :) He is also considering going on a mission :) I think we will keep him :)

Revelation From Above

Revelation From Above

First off sorry for no pictures! I have a ton I want to put up but Sister Waal left with the magic device that got them onto the computer.... I'll have to go and look for one of my own. Dad do you know what I need?

So we finally got a car this week! Actually scratch that we got an SUV WHAT WHAT! Yup a brand new 2014 Chevy trax or something like that. It is beautiful and we feel like soccer moms and it's awesome!

On an even better note...... Winnie went down to Palmyra this weekend and got to go do baptisms for the first time AND went to the sacred grove! Ah! It was so exciting! I wish with all my heart that I could have been there with her, but I think there is something in the white handbook about not being aloud to leave your mission boundaries.... She had a wonderful time and felt the spirit strong in the temple :)

Now on to Ian. So we had the privilege have having a truly wonderful experience with Ian this week. Ian has been investigating the church for sometime and over those months has made great progress. There was however a good chunk of time when his progression stopped and he felt like he was in a limbo of sorts, that is until he started reading and praying everyday about 2 weeks ago which started him on an upward progression. Missionaries have been having a hard time helping Ian to overcome his skepticism and last time we meet with Ian we talked to him about asking for specific answers to his prayers to find his answers. I left that lesson feeling uneasy.... I pondered on the commitment we left with him and tried to figure out what we did wrong. That was when the thought occurred to me that Ian has time and time again received his answer from Heavenly Father and that He wasn't going to be giving Ian any out of the ordinary signs. Heavenly Father wants Ian to walk by faith, He wants him to get baptized on the little amount of faith that he does have, 30%, and as a consequence of exercising that faith, he will be boosted up to 50%.

Ether 12:6 "...For you receive no witness until after the trial of your faith."

I was excited and nervous to meet with Ian again but I knew that we really needed the spirit in order for this lesson to go well so before the lesson I prayed that Heavenly Father would put into my mouth the words he would have me speak. The lesson was going very good. Ian understood what we were telling him about how he has received his answer and even asked our opinion if being baptized on a 30% belief that there is a God would be ok, but I still felt like there was more Heavenly Father needed us to say. That's when, by the grace of God I received some revelation. I realized that Heavenly Father wasn't going to answer Ian's prayers until he made a choice so I told Ian that he had to commit to Heavenly Father right here in prayer that he will be baptized on March 1st. I then explained that Heavenly Father will confirm to him in these next few weeks if this is the right choice to make because He will never lead us astray. A light bulb turned on in his head and it made complete sense to him so we got down on our knees and listened as Ian offered a sincere heartfelt prayer, committing to our Father that he would be baptized on March 1st. The spirit was incredibly strong and after the prayer Ian said he finally felt he was on a path and had the biggest smile on his face :D

Next thing we are going to talk with Ian about is how there is opposition in all things and how to be able to discern between Heavenly Father and Satan and while at church. I felt prompted that I should share this with Ian. Soooooo I walked up to Ian after church to let him know and as I told him his face light up yet again. He looked at me and said, "You will never believe this! I was thinking about that just last night while I was reading the BoM and now YOU are bringing it up! I am beginning to see how things are starting to connect." :D

BAH! SO cool! Ian is associating positive things with Heavenly Father confirming his choice to get baptized :) 

Please keep Ian in your prayers for these next few weeks! We know that these weeks may very well be the hardest and most confusing of his journey!

 

Line of the Week: In the middle of Ian's lesson I throw my hands in the air and proclaim to everyone this statement..

Me: "Ian! I've just received revelation for you!"

It was so cute too cause in his prayer Ian thanked Heavenly Father that I was able to receive revelation for him to help him out!

Scripture of the Week: D&C 63: 9-10

"But, behold, faith cometh not by signs, but signs follow those that believe.

Yea, signs come by faith, not by the will of men, nor as they please, but by the will of God."

A haiku for you

light of Christ

humble prayer answered

on a path

Sister Hall

Y.O.S.O

Herding Sheep and Testimonies

Herding Sheep and Testimonies

Alright! So lots have happened this week as it has been the first week we have been able to work in our area full time in about a transfer. It has been Wonderful :)

Sister Taylor is the bread to my butter (except she is gluten free..) She is pretty much my twin. We are both loud and a little crazy and I think we will be getting along just fine :) Sister Taylor just came from downtown Toronto a.k.a TONS of people on the street, buses, street cars, and subways. In other words contacting is her thing haha. She is so much fun to go out with cause she is absolutely fearless! We have done a lot more bus contacting this past week which I didn't care for at first but have grown to appreciate.

We have an new/old investigator named Ian. He is freaking awesome! So the reason why he is new/old is because before the elders were teaching him but since they left, they handed him over to us. He goes to Queens and is a YSA so I'm not sure why we weren't teaching him from the start... anyways, Ian is very logical and sceptical. He is an engineer and takes physics on the side. OMPH! Since the elders have started teaching him he has made a TON of progress! He is now at 32% that he believes in God and he said once he reaches 50.0001% he will get baptized. I think Ian will really test my skills as a missionary and I am excited to work with him!

Will hasn't been to church for a little over a month so this week we really hit home that he needed to not only come to church BUT that he also wasn't aloud to sit at the back and that he had to sit up in the front with us. So Sunday roles around and Sister Taylor and I are waiting patiently for him to show up. He walks in late and was about to sit down in the back but I threw a couple daggers at him with my eyes and he made his way up to sit with us (hahaha) then Mavric, one of the members we are working with, came and sat next to Will!!!!! Score! :) It was fast and testimony meeting and we were all sitting there when I leaned over to Will and told him to go up and share his testimony. He laughed and said no way. I told him that if he went up I would.... This intrigued him. He considered the offer and accepted. In order for me to get to the pulpit I had to pass over both Will and Mavric so I stood up looked at both of them and ushered them out of the bench haha! I walk behind both of them as we made our way up to the front (it must have looked so funny, this little white girl herding these 2 men up to bear their testimonies). When we got on the stand I thumped Will's back to encourage him to go to the stand and then he said in a loud voice, "Nah women first." The congregation laughed so I went to bear my testimony. After I was all finished and sitting down there was a pause as Will and Mavric debated on who would go first. Finally Will got up. He bore a sweet testimony about the peace he feels from reading the scriptures, testified that Joseph Smith was a prophet and then sat down, all without looking up once :) It was so sweet my heart melted a little.

I have a really good feeling about this transfer. I know the Lord has a lot in store for little old Kingston and I am excited to learn all I can :)

Scripture of the Week: Jacob 4: 14

"But behold, the Jews were a stiffnecked people; and they despised the words of plainness, and killed the prophets, and sought for things that they could not understand. Wherefore, because of their blindness, which blindness came by looking beyond the mark, they must needs fall; for God heath taken away his plainness from them, and delivered unto them many things which they cannot understand, because they desired it. And because they desired it God hath done it, that they may stumble."

A haiku For YOU:

Toronto

coldest in 20 years

what the heck

Y.O.S.O