Hello all! :)
This week has been pretty great!
Sister Wai is really fantastic! I'm excited to be able to serve with her for
this upcoming transfer. :) She was also in marching band and loves a lot of the
same things I do, so we geek out on that a lot. It's fine.
Wednesday we were able to go see a
less-active, Sandra, with Brother Carmichael (counsellor in the Bishopric) and
it was really great! Her son was there, and he was the most responsive we have
ever seen. It was really wonderful to have Brother Carmichael there! His
testimony and friendliness to them, was just what they needed. I'm excited to
continue seeing her. :)
Thursday was weekly planning,
because Friday was zone meeting!
On Friday we had zone meeting! That
was really great. The ZL's gave a great training about charity and love, and
the STL's gave one on getting people to church! It was really great. :) Then
afterward, we went and saw a former investigator, Reza. He is really good, but
lacks commitment. We're still unsure if we are going to try and keep teaching
him or give him more time. Later, we had a dinner appointment with Rose and
Michael! Rose wanted to celebrate my birthday so she made an AMAZING banana
cake. Man, I love banana cake haha! Then we had a great lesson on tithing. Rose
bore a POWERFUL testimony and so did Michael. I really love them!! They have
strengthened my testimony so much.
Saturday we had the VC meeting!
Sister Lung and I gave a training on Standards of Excellences, and what they
are. I think it went well! Sister Dabrowska gave a beautiful spiritual thought
at the beginning, in which she defined standards and talked about their
important in motivation. I loved it. It's so true, too! No, everything we do is
NOT about the numbers, but when we have standards, then we know what we can
achieve and go above. It helps us know what the Lord expects of us. We are
capable of so much, and these helps us see our potential, and reach it. :)
Afterward, Sister Wai and I stopped
by a bunch of potentials in Pimlico and that was fun! We rode on so many
sketchy lifts. So this one, we walk into the building and it is SO posh. We
were pretty happy, because it seems that usually missionaries go to the dodgy
places. There was a sign that said "4th Floor: Flats 141-150" We were
looking for 141, so that's where we went. Logical, right? WRONG. We got to the
floor and there was no 141. We asked someone, and they had no clue. Strange. So
we got back on the lift to check the 3rd floor. We get on, and press the button
and it doesn't move. Then it goes to the 5th floor. Then the ground floor. But
the door doesn't open until we press the button tons of times. So we ran out.
I'm not saying it's haunted but......
Then we went to this estate where we
had quite a few potentials, and we stopped by them. SO MANY SKETCHY LIFTS.
Doors only opening half way, weird smells, broken buttons, stuck buttons,
etc...It was an adventure. But then, we looked at the time and realised we had
barely enough time to stop by one potential. So we knocked, and she didn't
remember missionaries, but was okay with us coming back! So we will see her
tonight. :)
Also, Saturday was my birthday! I
can't believe I'm 20 though! I loved celebrating my birthday here. For
breakfast in the morning, the sisters surprised me with muffins, raspberry
apple juice, and...BACON!! My favourite things! And then at shift change, the
senior couples are amazing and had banana cake and ice cream. I just LOVE
everyone here. This is my family, and my best friends for life. :) I was just
overwhelmed with gratitude the whole day! Elder Francis and Elder Tamilarason
(The elders in our ward) gave us a great gift, too. They called us and told us
that they had talked to a member whose fiancee isn't a member, but we have been
trying for AGES to get in contact with. Well, the elders had set up an
appointment for us before church! It was great! So the next day we met with
them and committed Chioma to be baptised on the 26th of September. It was a
really great lesson! She is SO sweet. :)
Angela and Kemi are both doing
pretty good. They've been busy or sick this week so we haven't been able to see
them, but have stayed in contact.
So the reason our P-Day is on
Tuesday, is because we had a mission conference yesterday, with Clayton and
Christine Christensen! (For you missionaries out there, he helped with the
Susan Fulcher case study) It was amazing!! He gave great insights on working
with members, creating venues of conversion, helping investigators get to
baptism, etc... I loved it so much. And what a privilege it was to be taught by
him! He is an amazing man.
Well! I love Whitechapel and am
grateful to be here for one more transfer. :) Thank you all for everything!!
Love, Sister Moody
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