Chapter 15: Happy New Year!

Hello everyone! Happy New Year! This week has felt so long but so short at the same time. 


On Wednesday, when I was at the Visitors' Center, I met Katie and McKay. They were so sweet, and Katie's parents are the temple president and matron of the Brigham City Temple! Which is the temple I went through for the first time. We had a wonderful discussion about temples and the blessings that they bring into our lives. It was so awesome to meet them, and I know that it wasn't a coincidence. 


We were able to go over to Sean's house this week and have a lesson with him about the temple. It was so awesome because we got to bring a young man from our ward who will be leaving on his mission in a few months. The lesson went really well, and hopefully Sean can get a temple recommend soon. Then a few men from the ward came to give Sean a blessing and it was such an incredible experience. The Spirit was so strong, and he was so grateful. 


On Friday, we had zone conference. Which is when half of our mission gets together and we hear from the mission president, his wife, and other missionaries. It was absolutely incredible, and I learned so much. Then after, we were on a spiritual high and decided to knock on this one door. The young man that answered wasn't interested, but he knows one of the young men from the ward and had gone to Seminary a few times! So, we are planning on going to Seminary sometime this week and talking with the youth about inviting their friends to come more often. 


We were finally able to have another lesson with Lorelai after all the Christmas craziness has died down. We taught her about the restoration, and it went really well! She loves learning, and she told us that she feels the spirit when she reads the Book of Mormon which is incredible!  


Yesterday, Sister Davis wasn't feeling well, so I got to go on a surprise exchange with some of the other sisters. It was really fun, and I got to see what their area was like. We had a really nice lesson with an older couple in their ward who shared their conversion story with us. It was so awesome, and I got to know Sister Winters better which was great! 


Spiritual Thought: One thing I learned at zone conference was- HE>i. Which means that He, Jesus Christ, is greater than me. He can do anything and everything, so we should lean on Him and remember Him. I invite all of you to adopt this thinking into your lives, and I know if you do, it will bless you in so many ways. 


I love you all so much and make some good attainable goals for the New Year! 


Love 
- Sister Willie


Pictures:
- Me and Sister Davis with our late night ice cream
- Zone Hike! 
- Everyone said I looked like a pollen jock
- Sisters Henrichsen, Willie, Larsen, and Davis
- Me and Sister Winters with baby Gretchen 




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chapter 45: Just Living Life

Image
Hi family, friends, and fellow missionaries! I hope you have all had a wonderful week. This week has been crazy and fun all at the same time.  We went to go and visit a man named Omar that the Elders were teaching before we started covering the area. So we knocked and he let us in! We were so excited to talk to him and teach him, and then it kind of went downhill from there haha We didn't get a word in pretty much the whole time, and he just talked all about how there are so many words, including Jesus Christ, that have so much pagan influence to them that he refuses to say them. So half of our conversation, he was just spelling words at us. So.... it was a really interesting conversation, and we were glad to be out of there. His wife also offered us pomegranate juice and smoked salmon, which we politely declined.  I also got to go on exchanges this week! I stayed in my area with Sister Andersen, and it was so much fun! We got to visit a member of one of our wards who hasn't c...
Read more

Chapter 52: Elder Gong And Zoey’s Baptism=Best Saturday Ever!

Image
Hello everyone! This week was really busy, but we saw lots of really cool miracles.  Saturday was literally so crazy, but it was so amazing. We had a mission wide devotional with Elder Gong!! We all had the opportunity to shake his hand and talk with him for just a minute. He is so sweet, and he had such a special spirit about him. He spoke a lot about taking care of each other and that we are called to be here. It was such an amazing experience, and you can tell how much he loves the Lord and this wonderful Gospel.  That same day, just about 1 hour after, Zoey got baptized!! It was so crazy having to drive back to the church building and get everything ready. We quickly found out that we didn't have keys to the closet with the jumpsuit that Zoey needed to wear, or to the font itself. Thank goodness the Elders were there and loaned us their key. It was kind of hectic trying to get everything ready and done, but in the end, it was such a wonderful day. So many people from the w...
Read more

Chapter 53: New Skills Unlocked

Image
Happy Wednesday everyone! We took our turn in the Visitors' Center this Monday, so we get the rest of our P-day today!  Last Wednesday, for our Visitors' Center Training, we had the opportunity to help on the grounds of the temple. With a few other Sisters, we helped plant Vinca, commonly known as Periwinkle, by the reflection pool. It was really fun to be able to help the gardeners make the temple look beautiful. After we were done, the head gardener, Brother Yates, shared his conversion story with us. It was so cool to hear how the Gospel had changed him, and how he had helped others come closer to Christ throughout his life.  This week, we got to go on exchanges! I stayed here in our area, and Hermana Barnes came with me. It was such a fun day, and we saw so many different miracles. We had a lesson with our friend, and she was able to receive a priesthood blessing. It was a very powerful, spiritual experience for her and for us. Then, she came to church on Sunday!! We also ...
Read more