Hey ya'll :)
This week has been really great! So
currently the big focus in the ward is cleaning up the ward list. We have
a little under 400 names, but more than half we don't know. So we are
stopping by/calling them all to see who has moved, who is still
interested, etc... So it's been quite the adventure!! We've stopped by a
lot of people, rang a lot of buzzers, and had a lot of fun. :)
Tuesday to Wednesday we went on an
exchange! So I stayed in Whitechapel with Sister Grant from Finland. :)
And we had some miracles! When we were chatting online, there was so, some
who came on who could only speak Swedish...but Sister Grant speaks Swedish
too!! So that was awesome. :) We also had two people come online who
are really interested and excited to learn more. Gary (one of them) is
so wonderful. We have been teaching him via email while he waits for
the missionaries in his area to contact him. He sent one email that
simply said he had learned about the Word of Wisdom and decided he should live
it, and he wanted to know of any other commitments he could make!! :) He
is wonderful. :)
Then Wednesday night we had a
wonderful lesson with a less active. She is so sweet! During weekly
planning last week, we just had he sudden impression to call her, and we
set up this appointment. When we got there, it was a little awkward at
first. But then we started and the spirit really took over. She opened up,
and we were able to begin to form a nice friendship with her. Then we saw her
again on Sunday and committed her to read every day, and come to church! She
really opened up again. It was amazing to see how the Spirit really guided the
lessons too. :) She is so sweet! And we are so excited to get to know her even
better. :)
Thursday we had....quite the
tour...oh my days. So this guy came into the VC and said he wanted to talk and
so we showed him Because He lives (He asked who Christ is to us) and then we
began to talk about it. Every ounce of my patience was tested as we sat and
talked. He asked questions, then wouldn't let us answer because he would
interrupt with another question, and then get upset because we didn't answer
his first question! And when we did, he wouldn't listen. All he wanted to do
was debate, and he wasn't very nice about it either. I was so....worked up that
I literally had to bite my tongue to keep from getting so angry at
him. Sister Griffeth was amazing though! She explained that there were 5
things we needed to make it back to God, Faith, Repentance, Baptism, the Holy
Ghost, and Enduring to the End! (He asked) He said that didn't seem fair, so
she just looked at him and said "Do you normally get rewarded for things
you don't do?" BAM! So good. :) We were finally able to get him out, but
before he left, we still extended the commitment to read and pray
about the Book of Mormon, and bear our testimony of it. He then asked us
to read the Satanic Bible and pray to Satan. So then we made him leave. It
was...wow. Haha But looking back, it was definitely a
learning experience!
WE SAW THE CRAZIEST THING. So we
were just in the VC when we heard something hit the window. We looked over and
saw that a pigeon and flown into the window! Pretty funny, right? WRONG.
Because then a seagull flew down, began to attack it, and then KILLED it, and
ATE it. Right in front of us. It was crazy.
The next few days were filled with a
lot of calls, contacting, stopping people, ringing buzzers, etc... with no
success. But the important thing is that we kept trying our hardest, and we did
it with a smile on our face, and boldness in our voice! :) But then on Sunday,
we had the craziest experience. We got a phone call from a number we
didn't know, and it was a friend of a member! We had tried calling a lot of
potentials that day, and her number must have been one of them. Her accent was
SUPER thick and so we couldn't understand anything she was saying. I just said
"Yeah!" a bunch. Turns out I was saying yes to her idea of setting up
an appointment with the member friend and us in the coming weeks. :) So that
was such a tender mercy. Sister Griffeth and I talked a lot about how hard we
were working, but didn't feel like anything was happening. But what we found
was that we need to keep working, and show the Lord our dedication, and then in
his time, he will send us the blessings. :)
Man though, this week has just been
tons of fun. Sister Griffeth is the funnest person and we get along so well. We
also think too much alike sometimes haha. :) We are definitely the
best at cooking....... ;) I just love her!
Today for p-day we ate crepes and
then walked around Harrods. I even bought something....... :O (Harrods is this
CRAZY expensive store. Like, 4,000+ pounds for a dress. (I found a really cheap
little teddy bear that says Harrods on it. :)) And then we walked through the
V&A for a bit. :)
Well! I just love London and I love
being a missionary. As we were walking around yesterday I was
just overwhelmed with love. Love for the place, people, work, and the
Lord. I am so happy to be a missionary at this time. I love it! :)
Have a great week! :)
Xx
-Sister Moody
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