So this week was the big move! We arrived at our flat Tuesday evening and it is huge! The kitchen is so big as well and has a gas stove! Yay! All the members were asking how the flat was and if the elders tidied up, and we just had to say, "Well it was elder clean, but we're making it sister clean. They did a pretty good job." :) I love it, absolutely love it. Not just the flat though, the whole area is great. Salisbury is such an exciting place! There is so much hustle and bustle which is great for contacting, and there are some great things in Salisbury that make it a fun place to live. We have a huge cathedral in the center of town that has one of the highest spires in England (is what I heard...? Don't quote me on that :) and we have a beautiful view of it from our flat. Also, Stonehenge is in our area now so we may have to pay a visit for P-day!
The branch is amazing here! They haven't had sisters in 32 years so we feel very blessed and privileged to be here! We hope to strengthen the branch the best we can because they had a chapel groundbreaking just a few months ago and it should be finished in a year! The branch is very excited and eager to grow into a ward. There's lots of work to be done and they are so willing to help us. I'm so grateful for the optimism of the members here and their faith in the Lord and His church. They are a great example to me.
This past Saturday I hit my 9 month benchmark. I can't believe it! So many experiences have helped me learn and grow over the past few months and I can't believe I'm on to the second half of my mission. It doesn't change anything about the work, it just makes me sad that my mission actually has to come to an end at some point. Who would've thought right? :) It doesn't seem like it's ever going to end when you first come out and then you get goin', and the time just slips through your fingers. I'm pretty sure everyone says that, but it's true! What a blessing it is to serve the Lord and His people here in England. I'm so grateful and feel so blessed to be a missionary. I'm happy I still have 9 months left to continue learning and developing my testimony and faith in the Lord. Good things to come. :)
This past week we met some great people street contacting and plan to meet with them again this week. One in particular is named Michalina from Poland! She is 20 and she basically asked us for a return appointment! She's really curious and eager to learn more about the Book of Mormon! :) It's going to be fun teaching her.
Scripture of the week:
"And it came to pass that they journeyed many days in the wilderness, and they fasted much and rayed much that the Lord would grant unto them a portion of his Spirit to go with them, and abide with them, that they might be an instrument in the hands of God to bring, if it were possible, their brethren, the Lamanites, to the knowledge of the truth, to the knowledge of the baseness of the traditions of their fathers, which were not correct...And it came to pass that the Lord did visit them with his Spirit, and said unto them: Be comforted. And they were comforted." -Alma 17:9-10
The view from the flat (zoomed and cropped a little bit) - Salisbury Cathedral
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