Chapter 41: It's Actually Really Hot In Oregon

Happy Tuesday everyone! 

This week we were able to meet with our friend Jenny. She got a job that makes it so she works on Sunday which is sad. However, she told us yesterday that she needs to put God first, and now she should be able to come to sacrament meeting on Sunday! It is so exciting! We also had a really good lesson with her about keeping the commandments and she told us she would pray to God to receive the answer for herself. We will hopefully be able to schedule her baptism soon! 

On Saturday, Sister Williams and I decided to talk to everyone we saw and invite them to church the next day. It was kind of awkward at some parts, but we also met some really cool people! It was amazing to see how we were able to accomplish our goal with help from the Savior. 

Yesterday, we had dinner with a member of our ward, Sharon, who is recently coming back to church. She is the sweetest, and she has such a desire to go to the temple. She is also hilarious and invited our waitress to come to church with us, but it is so amazing to hear how the Gospel has brought so much light back into her life. 

Spiritual Thought: I have been studying grace recently, and I really loved this scripture from The Book of Mormon. 

"Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God (Moroni 10:32)."

Have a fabulous week everyone! I love you all! 

Love, 
- Sister Willie

Pictures: 
- Dinner with Sharon 
- Walking the streets= inviting everyone to church 
- Elder Brooksby manning the grill 
- Sister Rodriguez, me, and Sister Botchway
- Temple Tour!! 




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