Monday, July 24, 2017

Hi from Cali!

Happy Pioneer Day!! [Mormon Pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847.]

I hope everyone does something fun today! My ward actually celebrated Pioneer Day on Saturday with a ward activity. There was dinner and then a bunch of pioneer games and crafts to do. Sister A** and I were in charge of teaching and helping the kids make yarn dolls. I can make a pretty good yarn doll! Hahaha. It was so fun though! AND R** came! This was perfect for him to meet more members and start to feel comfortable around them. We found out that one of the first ever lessons he had with the missionaries, the member that was brought reacted badly to a question/concern that R** brought up and she was kind of offended. Right now, R** says he isn't comfortable with members there because he doesn't want to offend anyone with his questions, so we were so happy when he came to the activity! The ward was great with him as well! Later that night we were on the phone with him and he said he really enjoyed the activity and was very grateful we had invited him. He said he could feel that everyone was full of the love of Christ and he really did have a great time. 

On the subject of R**. We had great lessons with him this past week. We are so excited about him. We are watching his faith grow each time. In one lesson this week he shared with us how he was able to answer a question that he had while he was reading. He was so excited because it was one that he went back to the chapter in Isaiah that it was referencing and was able to understand. The Book of Mormon and the Bible TOGETHER can help understanding!

We had exchanges on Wednesday, which were fun! I was with Sister P**! We had so much fun. It was a totally different day for me. I can see and understand how some missionaries have no problem talking with everybody. My exchange goal was to have more faith and trust, and I worked on that by being impulsive. I have no idea where this comes from, but we say it a lot in the mission- Every thought is inspiration until proven otherwise. So that's what I did. If you saw me that day you would wonder who I was! I've had moments throughout the day where I wasn't second guessing or hesitant, but Wednesday was a whole day of that! It's so hard to explain! I  want to stay like that, though, and get better at it, which is the challenge. I don't want to start over. I know 100% that I had the Lord's help that day and I know that I will continue to have His help as I work on getting better at it. 

It sounds like everyone is doing well and having fun, so that's good! I hope you all continue to do so. Don't forget to take a little bit of time and crack open the scriptures though! I promise it's worth it!!

xoxo,
Sister G
 
So I guess last Monday was National Ice Cream Day. A couple in our ward was so sweet and bought us ice cream! Just because! It was so sweet and we felt so loved! We love our ward!!


Exchanges with Sister P**



Sister and President Nakken
 

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