October 13, 2014
Oh how this time is
flying. I feel like I was just emailing you. And I probably say that every
week... Sorry. But it's true. This time is flying by! But the end is surreal.
It won't ever actually end... This is my life. And that's fine.
Broomall is turning
out to be a pretty good area.
Our investigator John
is doing wonderfully! His dad came to church with him this week and then they
stayed for the ward potluck. After the potluck John had his baptismal interview
and we got to talk with his father which was awesome! We talked with him about
the Temple, we gave him a Book of Mormon and shared some scriptures with him.
Then I invited him to come and be a part of the reteaching, when after John is
baptized we teach him the lessons again so he can learn more and feel more
comfortable with the doctrine.
This will be a great
opportunity for him to learn and understand the things that John is learning
and experiencing.
So that's great! We
have been able to meet some interesting people, and we have had some really
nice people. The people here are pretty receptive and open to the messages we
share which is nice!
This week we had ZONE
CONFERENCES! It was awesome because we got to view 'meet the mormons' movie
before it was in theaters! Which was sweet. That was requested by the first
presidency so that we can encourage our investigators and members to watch it,
and we aren't allowed to go with them. But it was really good! I am not sure
how many of you got to see it, or how long it will. Be in Oregon, but if you
get the chance to! It was neat to see the members in Costa Rica and in Nepal
and how religion influenced their lives! It was really neat. I enjoyed it. I
hope you get to take ode friends to see it, they will enjoy it I am sure. It
was really well done.
Then I got to bare my
dying testimony... They have all of the departing missionaries bare their
testimony at the end of Zone Conferences and it was harder than I thought it
would be! But it was neat. I was grateful I was able to share about the change
of heart I have experienced from being on my mission and seeing the Lord work
in my life.
I am so grateful for
His hand in this experience of mine! I would not have been able to make it this
far, and I would not make it to the end without my Father in Heaven! But I
have, and I will because I know that God has given me everything that I have,
and the time that I have to dedicate my life to Him wholly is little
remaining.
We had a lesson with a
man who is schizophrenic and it was a hard lesson. He said that he wants to be
in agreement with himself before he is baptized. It's rather heart breaking and
hard to witness. But it was nice to be able to teach him and help him see how
the gospel will bless his life. He comes to church every week! Which is
commendable and a lot more than others give so he is doing pretty well all this
considered.
Oh on Wednesday we
woke up after the alarm was supposed to go off, and we had no power. And we had
a meeting we had to be at, so we showered and did makeup by candle light... It
would have been quite romantic if we hadn't been two sister missionaries trying
to get out the door and praying that the fire truck who showed up in the
parking lot was not going to come and pound our door since the fire alarm likes
to go off from the shower steam... It had gone off three or four times. But
it's always an adventure!
We went and volunteered
at bingo this week again and there was a swearing match between two
Residents which was
lovely. But the people I was sitting with won several rounds so they were
happy.
We had a lesson with a
less active named Andrew, he was wearing a sword on his back when we showed up.
It was kinda funny, the member asked him why and he said for personal
protection. But we had a great lesson with him about Christ and repentance and
the gospel of Jesus Christ. We talked about how we are each able to return to
live with Heavenly Father because of Jesus Christ but that we are the ones who
must take the action. We are the ones who must accept His sacrifice and then
act on it.
Repentance changes us.
It helps us to live life on a higher plane and to know and become what God
wants us to become.
Well that's all for
this week. Not a ton of exciting things, mostly just still living the life! We
are hanging out in the mission office today emails since the libraries are
celebrating Columbus Day like the post offices and no one else. So it's fun :)
we are here with the Jones and the Ballards and the assistants and the service
elders. It's a fun time.
But I must go. Loves
to all!
Also there is a frog
that lives in our parking lot and comes out at night. He's rather large more
like a toad, and we are friends :) he doesn't know it but I help him not get
run over by cars!
Love you guys!
Sister Kindra
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Mission
721 Paxon Hollow Road
suite B
Broomall PA 19008
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