Hello everyone!
Sunday was such a great day! We had to do a lesson in Young Womens! It was fun being back there for a day! I am so glad that I am not a teenager anymore hehe! It interesting when it is fast Sunday and you are your normal grumpy self who usually uses sleep to make it through fast Sunday but still having to work and go out and see people. You really have to rely on Heavenly Father for strength, but now I love fast Sunday because relying on him makes it turn out way better and you really are more receptive to the Spirit! Take that Natural man!
So we had the afternoon to see people! It was sooo cool! We had one appointment booked with the family that has the 13year old boy for 3pm and we had put some names down to take up the rest of our time. So straight after church (which after we stayed for two wards we get out 1:30) we prayed to confirm who we should go see. We felt we should go see Sarah Jensen who we hadn't seen in ages since our initial contact.. she had cancelled that appointment we set up and didnt know when she could make another one. In that prayer I had the feeling also that we should go and see the Mata family at 7pm. So we went to Sarah Jensen's... They were home!!! She asked us one billion questions and we set up another appointment. Then we had our appoinment and the ward mission leader came! He is a smart man and jsut so good! The mother of Romero really learns from him too! He is inspired. (So get this story right.. The mum of Romero who is Racquel joined the church about 10 years and quickly fell away.. One of her visiting teachers said that she didnt want anyone to go see her so they never did. Then Brother Hartley (WML) and his wife decided that they should go see her as Sister Hartley got given her to Visit teacher. They went and Racquel invites them straight in and came straight back to church. Her visiting teachers came their diligently and now we are teahing her kids!!! Morel of the Story...Do your visitting teaching no matter what you may have heard about the person!) It was a great lesson and then we taught Romero's little brother who is 12 and severely autistic so we just teach him a little bit at a time and give him things to colour and stuff so that he remembers.
Then we had dinner:)
Ok soo after that we were like hmm ok what now.. So we prayed and the Booths came into our head. We went there and knocked three times and no one answered so we were about to leave when I saw a million bubbies!!!! Everyone has puppies, kittens, baby horses and calves etc here at the moment! Its fun! So I was like.. I have to go see them.. so me be my absent minded self walked into their back yard to see the bubbies hehe! Then the person we had come to see came out the back door!!! He had been downstairs and wasnt sure if he had heard knocking! So we got to talk to him too and work out his working hours and stuff for visits!
After that it was about 7ish so we went over to the Mata's house! Who was home also! Had we gone any earlier we would not have caught him cause he had just got home from work!!!! They had been busy but he still wanted to learn more and he has time this week!We set up an appointment and chatted with them for a while
Then we went over to see another guy named Louis and we brought his neighbour who is a member.. whose grandson was over, who is 10 and not baptised and so we will be teaching him so that he can get baptised this Summer! They still have to get written permission from his Dad though so we just have to wait a little bit!
Plus the kids Grandma gave me some enzymes and now food hurts me way less (for the last two days any way)!
Yesterday we had a cool experience where we were praying and random name popped in my head who we have been trying to contact since I got here and hadnt writted down that day but just lived up the street a bit. Went there! They were home!! We are going back sometime this week!
Well folks, it is important that we follow the Spirit because then things actually go good! Plus I am sooo excited now! It makes us happy when we do what he wants done! We are not responsible for any of our success! If we talk to him, he will show us the right path!
I love you all!
Sister Huckfeldt
Monday, June 13, 2011
5 months a missionary
Hello everyone!
What a great week have had! My companion is staying! It's a good thing becuase I don't really know this area well enough! I would have spent alot of the Lords time lost! My mission president is definately inspired hehe! I am glad that she is staying becuase it is very overwhelming having to teach someone such a large area so the work can only progress so much. We spent most of last transfer finding and we were blessed for that but now we are focusing on organising things here so that they run smoother and getting the members more involved! We have met with alot of bishops and ward mission leaders, have given talks the last two Sundays.. we are planning on sharing our testimonies in the other wards that we attend tis Sunday, we are giving talks in two wards on the 12th, we have already planned for a fireside that two of the wards that are farthest away will attend.. probably just for the youth and we will hopefully do one in all the other wards.. hopefully two wards will attend the one fireside. We have created fliers so that people can get to know us! It's fun! I love feeling busy and involved!
We have just starting teaching the 18 year old boy who was referred by his friend (who is a girl.. hehe its cute to watch) but he is doing it for himself!!! It is so great to see a young boy at that age who for no reason other than he thinks its wrong, hasn't drank or smoked and knows that religion is important! He is such a cool kid... so we gave him a reading assignment after teaching him and the next time we met with him again he was like... so I read what you told me to and then I couldn't help but start reading it from the beginning.... 9 chapters worth! Then he proceeded to accurately explain the whole story line! It was so cool! We are teaching him again tonight so we will see how it goes!
I finished reading the Book Of Mormon for the first time on my mission last week!! What an awesome feeling! I have learnt so much and everything is really starting to come together in it for me. Our mission President has challenged us to read it in three months so I am up 3 Nephi 12 already again! There is so much personal application in the book of Mormon I know that it is meant for us. It is such a blessing in our lives if we just take the time each day to read it! Just 20 minutes a day is all we are asked to do! Thats not that hard, Satan just likes to make us think it is!
We are teaching another 13 year old boy... we are teaching so many boys/men its crazy! He is almost ready for baptism.. we asked him last time and he is feeling it. He has been really prepared though! It's the ones that keep their committments who progress! It is so exciting to watch people gain testimonies! I am so lucky to be part of this!
I have been out 5 months at the end of this week! Weird!
What a great week have had! My companion is staying! It's a good thing becuase I don't really know this area well enough! I would have spent alot of the Lords time lost! My mission president is definately inspired hehe! I am glad that she is staying becuase it is very overwhelming having to teach someone such a large area so the work can only progress so much. We spent most of last transfer finding and we were blessed for that but now we are focusing on organising things here so that they run smoother and getting the members more involved! We have met with alot of bishops and ward mission leaders, have given talks the last two Sundays.. we are planning on sharing our testimonies in the other wards that we attend tis Sunday, we are giving talks in two wards on the 12th, we have already planned for a fireside that two of the wards that are farthest away will attend.. probably just for the youth and we will hopefully do one in all the other wards.. hopefully two wards will attend the one fireside. We have created fliers so that people can get to know us! It's fun! I love feeling busy and involved!
We have just starting teaching the 18 year old boy who was referred by his friend (who is a girl.. hehe its cute to watch) but he is doing it for himself!!! It is so great to see a young boy at that age who for no reason other than he thinks its wrong, hasn't drank or smoked and knows that religion is important! He is such a cool kid... so we gave him a reading assignment after teaching him and the next time we met with him again he was like... so I read what you told me to and then I couldn't help but start reading it from the beginning.... 9 chapters worth! Then he proceeded to accurately explain the whole story line! It was so cool! We are teaching him again tonight so we will see how it goes!
I finished reading the Book Of Mormon for the first time on my mission last week!! What an awesome feeling! I have learnt so much and everything is really starting to come together in it for me. Our mission President has challenged us to read it in three months so I am up 3 Nephi 12 already again! There is so much personal application in the book of Mormon I know that it is meant for us. It is such a blessing in our lives if we just take the time each day to read it! Just 20 minutes a day is all we are asked to do! Thats not that hard, Satan just likes to make us think it is!
We are teaching another 13 year old boy... we are teaching so many boys/men its crazy! He is almost ready for baptism.. we asked him last time and he is feeling it. He has been really prepared though! It's the ones that keep their committments who progress! It is so exciting to watch people gain testimonies! I am so lucky to be part of this!
I have been out 5 months at the end of this week! Weird!
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