Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." MLK Hope my friends and family are also having a nice day off from school:)
Busy Monday
We
had to drive all the way to beautiful Santa Maria today to email since it is a holiday and the libraries are closed. We used the church computer there. So it's
been a crazy Monday like always, but lots of fun to see more of CA. Plus we just had lunch at a
Greek restaurant which was delicious. Probably one of the best ones
I've been to. (You'll have to try it when I come back and visit my
mission Papa!:)
Exchanges
We had exchanges again this week!
(That's when you switch mission companions for a day.) I went with Sister Collings. She is beautiful, wonderful and what a
great example to me. It's amazing how many sister missionaries are out here giving of their time and talents and who love The Lord so much. That's why they are doing what they are doing. So our goal was to have meaningful prayers with
everyone. It was a great thing to focus on because it really made us
think about those we were teaching and their situations. These type of prayers really helped to bring the Spirit around us.
Finding Others to Teach
Sister Clark and I had a great week for finding new investigators. We met (E) and (L) on Thursday
and will hopefully see them again this week. They both have great
potential and you can tell this because they had great questions as we taught about the Restoration. They are really seeking answers and it's nice when the people you are talking to keep asking questions, because then you get to keep answering:) We were also thankful for prayer that helps us to have answers.
Off to Alaska
We also
met a man named (T) as we were walking around early Friday
night. We stopped to talk to him and had a great conversation and we
asked if we could come back sometime. He said he is moving to Alaska
this next week so we met with him the next day. We went over the
Restoration and he had great insights and questions. We invited him to
church and he came yesterday! He even stayed for Sunday
school!
We are blessed that our ward does a great job with the Gospel Principles class. There
is such a great environment there and everyone feels comfortable. I look forward to going to that class each Sunday. The people
who talk the most are actually the investigators and visitors, which is so cool!
They always have great insights. (T) loved sharing his ideas in class
as we discussed the Word of Wisdom. It was great! We will get to meet with him again this week before he moves. Even though we can only teach him
briefly, I really feel there are missionaries up there in Alaska right now who are ready to teach
him:)
Jump for Joy Service Project:) (at least help kids jump:)
We were able to do service for a lady who isn't a member of our faith this week by helping her build a trampoline and net, for her
grandchildren. It was lots of fun! And her grandchildren are sweet. I am so glad we could help her and let her know we care about her and her family:)
Old Befana - Wonderful Italian Traditions
We went to Sister Bake's house for a fun Italian January 6th celebration (Epiphany) and she read us the story Old Befana. It's about this little
old lady who followed the Wise Men and now brings gifts to the children
after Christmas. There were lots of friendly people there and everyone at the party got a present from Old Befana,
even the missionaries! :)
Helping Teach About Prayer in RS
This week for Relief Society, Sister
MacClain asked us to help her with her lesson. The topic was prayer. We
used the 'Preach My Gospel' activity which has you evaluate your prayers and find ways
you can improve them. It is sometimes easy to get into the same routine, so we must rely on
the Spirit to know what we should say.
Also sometimes it helps to ponder the things in
our heart before we address Heavenly Father. It was good to teach about prayer, because I have always felt that being able to Pray at any time is a gift. It can help in so many ways. Just as our physical bodies need food at least
three times a day so does our spirit. So we should pray at least three
times a day, or even more. We can snack a
little here and there as we need it :)
One of the friendly sisters in Relief Society also talked about how she had just watched the 7th Harry Potter movie
recently. She said she always gets emotional at the part when everyone
raises their wands and a protection goes around Hogwarts because she
sees it as prayer. I loved that visual! Prayer really is a protection. I
have a testimony of prayer. I have seen how it blesses my own personal life. I know
Heavenly Father hears and answers us. May we keep having daily
prayers protect, help and uplift us.
I love you all! Have a wonderful week!
Keep praying for Missionaries:)
Sister Karissa S-K:)
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