This is a great group of people that I love. From left to right: Carly, myself, Sister Nelson, Julie, Shelby, Elder Onedo, Elder Robinson, Dan, and Sam.
Monday, July 7, 2014
Happy 4th of July!!!
Good Times in Bournemouth
I love Salisbury. It's no secret. The members, nonmembers, and missionaries that I get to serve with here are absolutely incredible. I don't know if missionary life could get much better than it is here, but transfers are next week. We're all on the edge of our seat, waiting to find out (hopefully on Saturday) where we'll go. I'd love to stay, but my say doesn't matter much. The great thing about being a missionary is knowing that no matter where I go or how long I stay, it's in the Lord's hands and He'll put me where He needs me.
This week we got to teach Wayne again after a week of not seeing him! We're so happy to be teaching him again and he's excited to be baptized. We really admire his desire to change and turn his life around. He's a regular at church now and the branch loves him. :)
We got to go on exchange with the Bournemouth sisters this week: Sister McLeod & Sister Sargsyan. I went down to Bournemouth and Sister McLeod came here to Salisbury. We both saw lots of miracles in our areas! I forgot how small Salisbury is until I went to Bournemouth because it's a proper tourist destination right on the coast. There were so many people!! And they were from so many different places. It was incredible because we'd be walking down the street and someone would be talking in a different language that'd I'd never heard before and Sister Sargsyan would just start talking with them because she knows about 6 languages! She's amazing! The best part about being in Bournemouth was learning and working with Sister Sargsyan (who's apparently Miss Armenia!! which is amazing!!) but also that we met a lost sheep!! His name is Cliff and on Friday morning we felt like we needed to stop him as we walked toward the beach. We told him who we were and he said, "Yeah, I was baptized in to that church when I was 10!" I love it when this happens. Honestly, it's my favorite thing. We talked with him for about 5 minutes and he committed to come to church on Sunday!! We were so happy and I know Heavenly Father places people in our path for a reason. This is definitely an inspired work and I'm grateful to be a small part of it.
Scripture of the week: "And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—" -Moroni 7:45-46
Getting waffle desserts for dinner in Bournemouth. #healthy
Monday, June 30, 2014
Nice People
It has been a crazy week. Sister Nelson and I have been working to find more people to teach and rebuild our teaching pool. It has been a bit of a challenge, but people have been especially nice and polite this week. Sunday evening was really great because we went up to Old Sarum, where the chapel is being built. It should be finished by February and we're so excited...
We knocked around that area and to our surprise most people recognized that we were from "the new church being built." We had only knocked two doors when a young father opened the door and not only listened to what we had to say but took the Book of Mormon and gave us his number. He told us he'd be gone for the next 3 weeks but he will be a great one to stop back by again. We also stopped by a potential investigator family who is Fijian. I think I'm convinced that Fijians are some of the nicest people on the planet. She invited us in and we got to teach her about the Book of Mormon as well. She also said she was leaving to go to Canada with the army but committed to read the Book of Mormon. Her husband (who had left a couple weeks ago) had taken the Book of Mormon that we'd left him a few weeks ago. We were so happy to hear about that! We'll stop by them again soon.
I know that as we continue to do our best, the Lord will help us find new people to teach. We know that Heavenly Father will answer our prayers as we are faithful and patient with His timing. I'm grateful to be serving here amongst so many "nice people."
Scripture of the week: "Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come; and your tongue shall be loosed, and you shall declare glad tidings of great joy unto this generation...Yea, I will open the hearts of the people, and they will receive you...Be patient in afflictions...Be faithful unto the end, and lo, I am with you. These words are not of man nor of men, but of me, even Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, by the will of the Father. Amen." -D&C 31 
P-day at Wilton House today - Earl and Countess of Pembroke live here. The grounds are amazing!
Monday, June 23, 2014
After Party: Nando's!!!
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