We found a wopping 6 new investigators this week! Woohoo!
We're so exited! That doesn't include the people we're already teaching! Sister
Vance and I have been so blessed that we were able to find people that were
prepared to hear the gospel. It makes being out here so much more fun when you
have people to teach! One of the new investigators was definitely found with
the help of the Lord; we were tracting through these appartments when Sister
Vance got this feeling about a certain door. She felt like we really needed to
knock on it. We knocked twice, and no one answered, and we almost walked away,
but I had this feeling to knock just one more time and she opened the door! She
let us talk to her a little about the church and she listened to everything we
had to say and she told us we could come back! It was amazing!
One of our investigators, Nickie, is really awesome.
She always asks really good questions and is really open minded to what the
answers are. She really wants her family to get involved with the church as well,
but they don't seem as interested as she is. Her daughter, Susie, sat in and
listened to us talk about the restoration of the gospel, and she asked a few
good questions :) Questions are our favorite! Nickie and Susie are both reading
the Book of Mormon really faithfully! Nickie is especially excited that Susie
has been reading :) She read 5 chapters in one sitting! They both came to
church this Sunday and they seemed to really like it :) Everyone has been so
welcoming and kind to them. The ward has been really awesome member
missionaries :)
Speaking of which, one of the people in our congregation has
been talking to a co-worker named Derek about religion and invited him to
listen to us! It was a really good lesson, and he really liked what we had to say
:) We actually have a meeting with him tonight back at the Visitors Center!
Sister Vance and I are really excited to go back! :)
I still havent't had a chance to use my Spanish; I almost
got to teach a lesson, but they never showed :/ I still pray in Spanish and do
language study, so it's still there. My companion isn't Spanish speaking, but
she knows quite a bit of Spanish :) She could help me teach a lesson if we had
to. It's kinda funny, people ask me all the time if I'm waiting for my Visa,
and I always tell them "Nope, I was called to serve here in the
states." :D
I think you'll like this, mom. We met this family called the
Andersons, who is a very interesing family, but I love them a lot; they remind
me a little of home :) Anyways, the mom is really into photography and
she's really good at it too! She is currently serving a mission for the church,
but a different kind that's really cool! What the church has decided to do
instead of hiring people to do the photography for the church is having members
serve as photographers and donate their pictures to the church! This is pretty
small since their just trying it out, but it's a great idea! What an
awesome calling! I can see you doing that, mom :)
There's this article that a member told me about called
"5 Things This Mormon Wish You Knew" on Facebook and it sounded
really cool. People have been posting it all over and it's struck up some
pretty cool conversations. You guys should check it out!
Sister Vance and I have also come up with this new phrase
(which by the way Kortney, you can feel free to use on my Instagram) that we
like to use. It's #mishprobs. For example: "That awkward moment when you
realize you scheduled two dinner appointments in one night. #mishprobs"
Tell the Elders they can use that whenever they want. It's gonna be a thing.
Sister Vance and I went shopping today at Target and I got a
new bag! The one I got for Christmas is pretty good, but it was just wasn't
quite big enough to fit everything. It's pretty cute :) And I also bought a
dress from the maternity section. I figure if I gain weight on my mission I'll
have plenty of room for growth in this dress :D It's comfy.
Like I told you last week, I got a hair cut. I also donated
it. I just got my certificate from Locks of Love. I'll have to forward the pic
:)
I also want to thank the family for praying on
my behalf. I have felt the influence of your prayers. I have been doing so well
this last week and I know it was because of the faith of my family members. Thank you so much.
Hope you guys are having a good week! Have a Happy Birthday mom!
I can't seem to get my camera to load up pictures to send to you :/ My camera doesn't want to cooperate. I might have to get something that will read my card that I can plug in. That's what I borrowed from my companion and that seems to work really well. Pictures might have to wait awhile. #picsprobs
Hermana Candland
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