This week Sister Hurst and I rode around on our bikes almost
everywhere! We now share our car with the Level Creek sisters and it's
been a blessing! One night it was quite cold and rainy and we started
singing carols as we rode. It lifted our spirits big time.
Our most exciting day was Friday. We went to lunch with a member and
got food poisoning. It wasn't pretty. We had an appointment that night
that we really didn't want to cancel. Our mission nurse told us she
suggested we stay in but it was up to us. So we called around until we
found a member to come to this lesson with us. As we were setting this
up Sarah, one of our new investigators that we met a few weeks ago,
texted us and said she wanted to meet with us. Yay! As we were driving
up to our original appointment they called and cancelled on us.
Bummer. But we had Sarah! She met us at the church and we had a
wonderful lesson. She told us her mom forbade her two younger sisters
from meeting with us but she wanted to know more about the Book of
Mormon. I asked her how she felt the first couple times we met her and
she thought for a few moments and then said "I dont know how to
explain it. It felt a lot like how I feel now.... kind of like I'm
home." That blew my mind! I have heard people say that about coming
into the chapel but I'd never thought about how we bring the love of
our Heavenly Father to these people wherever they are. Of course His
love would make us feel that way! We shared the #LightTheWorldvideo
with her and she loved it! The member with us was able to share her
mom's conversion story which is very similar to what Sarah is going
through. She hadn't read the Book of a Mormon yet which made us sad...
But she agreed to read it starting that night and praying to know if
it was true! We texted her at the end of the night and thanked her for
meeting us with and reminded her to read. She responded letting us
know she just about to read chapter 11 of 3rd Nephi! We were so
excited! Heavenly Father and our Savior are in every aspect of this
work! He gave us the strength we needed and brought the member out
with us that needed to be there! I love being able to witness such
miracles. Sarah is joining us for dinner at this members house
Thursday :).
Saturday our food poisoning caught up to us...
Sunday we felt a little better. Sister Hurst was asked to speak in
church and did such an amazing job! Then we were asked to help teach a
primary class second hour. And we taught half the lesson in Relief
Society! She's done more in one Sunday at church than I've done my
entire mission almost haha. The Suwanee Ward knows how to break in a
new missionary!
I hope all y'all are finding the joy of this Christmas season! I know
that Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer! I am so thankful for a
loving and all knowing Father in Heaven. I am also very thankful for a
loving family that I know I can be with forever thanks to the restored
Gospel of Jesus Christ!
All my heart
❤️
Sister Christensen
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| Our ward mission leader brought us some goodies to help us. He's the best! |
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Still blooming 😍🌹 |
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