So Full Of Love

So Full Of Love

Where to even begin!???

Shout Outsssssss

First of all............ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST MOM EEEEVVVVEEEERRRRR!!!!!!!!! She is the salt of the earth and the peanut butter to my jelly! I should also apologize that you havent gotten my letter yet! I wanted to include something in it and we just havent had time to actually get it done so I wasn't able to send it out to you in time to get to you today (did that make any sense?) Anyways rest assured that it is on its way WITH the surprise :)

I am spiritually exhausted from this week and I wouldnt have it any other way :)

I've told you about the two girls we are teaching, Jane and Jenny from the Philippines- we taught them a few more times this week. It was such a treat being able to get to know them because they have begun to open up to us and we can see them beginning to trust us. We had a cool experience with Jane, who normally tries not to speak. It was near the end of the lesson and we were trying to wrap up so we can get out on time. I noticed that Jane was about to share something, but the member we brought interrupted (not on purpose) her. I stayed quiet and was interested to see if Jane would just let it go or if she would attempt to talk again. After our member had finished talking Jane piped up and asked if she could share a story. We all listened as she explained how they only went to church 2 x a year back home and how she liked being able to go to church every week with us. She explained that at church she felt good and at home. It was sweet to see her take the time to express that to us. A little tender mercy from God :)

So Rogers and I are out tracting around a referral that we had gotten from HQ (head quarters) and we knocked on the door of a nice woman. She was all done up with make-up and the works but she took the time to talk with us and asked us if she could have a copy of the Book of Mormon. SCORE! We give her a copy and told her that we will come back on friday to see how things are going. 

So we go back and knock on the door and this guy answers the door. He has on a leather jacket, has tattoos, has a really nice flow going on (reminds me of taylor kitch), a square jaw... he just looks like a guy that you wouldnt want to mess with. Anyways we ask if Fiona is home and he goes and gets her. She apologizes and tells us that he was supposed to be away on a bicker trip with his friends this weekend but he came home due to the weather. She said we should probably come back another time when he wasnt home. We said no problem and chatted with her a little more. THEN she invited us in to have some home made apple pie. 

->side note. Coolest thing about being a missionary is the people that you get to meet. I mean who would invite complete strangers into their home to give them pie?!

Anyways we start talking with Fiona about her week and then her husband, whose name happens to be Taylor, sits down on the couch and starts asking us questions. We end up talking with them for a good hour. You really should never judge a book by its cover. Taylor turned out to be a super open and God loving man. He told us about his grandpa who served in the war; he killed 4 men and with each of those men he took their ID and after the war, every year he would send flowers to their families. I talked with him about how God will always win and compared it to being in a dark cave and then lighting a single match. That little match can illuminate this cave. Light will always over come darkness. He really liked that analogy and even refereed back to it several times throughout the discussion.

Anyways we left them and Fiona gave us her number so we could figure out a time to come back. That night she sent us a text to thank us for coming over and told us that Taylor was also interested in sitting in on the discussions. SWEEEEEET!

Sam was confirmed a member of the church today and was given the gift of the Holy Ghost. I'd have to say that that was one of the highlights of my mission. In sunday school Jordan opened up about how the missionaries have helped him to have a change of heart. He said that at first he thought that we were just weird preacher girls trying to convert his mom, but as he got to know us (or in other words as he felt the spirit) his heart began to change and that he felt the love that we had for his mom. He realized that there was something different about us etc... That night Sam had us over for dinner and she made us perogies! Then we had our little discussion with Jordan. From when we first met Jordan to now, the change that has taken place is incredible. He has a different light about him. He smiles more and laughs more and just looks happier. We asked him if he has noticed a difference in his life since he started coming to church and reading and praying and he says he has. This is big for him because Jordan's natural instinct is to fight everything we say. Teaching him that night, he didn't argue with us once. At the end of the lesson we invited him to be baptized on October 13th. We could see that there was some inner conflict going on inside him so Sister Rogers asked what would be keeping him from being baptized. I cant remember what he said, but then we asked the question, "What if the Saviour was standing in front of you... what would He say?" and Jordan said "He'd say I was ready......" BAH! We left it to him to pray over and are excited to see him on friday!

I came out on a mission as a way to give thanks to God for all that He has given me, but now I'll be thanking God for giving me the opportunity to serve for the rest of my life!(I dont know if that made any sense but eh thats alright!)

Line of the week: Our zone leaders sent out a text asking everyone for ideas on how to get members to fellowship. This is the text we sent back:

Oakville sisters: "Have all the single males ordered Filipino brides!? That way you get a convert baptism AND help them receive an ordinance!"

Scripture of the week: D&C 58: 37

"And it is wisdom also that there should be lands purchased in Independence, for the place of the storehouse, and also for the house of printing." (Hmmm.....?? -J)

A Haiku For You

Never Fear

Love you to the moon

Mom Is Here

Sister Hall

We stopped by to say Hi to Sammy and left with gifts haha! Sammy bought me that pretty jacket, that wonderful purse (which I used all day while tracting hahahaha!) AND that awesome orange travel bag!