HELLO!
Wow. This has been one of the best weeks, ever.
Tuesday, we updated our area book, as we were SO FAR behind.
So we did that and made phone calls. I ended up having a 45 minute conversation
with Jefferson because he was confused about how church was structured, and had
A LOT of questions. He cancelled on us a bunch this week, and was supposed to
come to church but didn't. So we will hopefully see him tomorrow. Then, a former
investigator called US! Her name is Maya, and she is from Thailand! We were
able to have a little lesson on the phone, and set up a time for her to come
into the visitors centre. She's coming in tonight and we're so excited. :)
Wednesday was Zone Conference and it was INCREDIBLE. The
theme was the Atonement and the spirit was just so strong. We talked about
having the courage to change, but how we don't have to be perfect. We also
talked about how the Atonement fits in with missionary work and how we can
become missionaries after the manner of Christ. It was probably the best zone
conference, I have been to. Weird to think though that it was my last! But it
ended on a good note. :)
Thursday, we visited a member and her husband, the Barkers,
and it was THE BEST. They are the sweetest couple. They welcomed us in, and
immediately you could feel the Spirit. You could also just feel the love they
have to one another. We showed them Mountains to Climb and it was honestly, one
of the best lessons I've had on my mission. I love them so much and we should
be going back this week. :)
Friday, we taught Jane! Well, more like she taught us. We
had given her a lesson 1 pamphlet and committed her to teach us. Well, she
pulled out like 3 pages of detailed notes, and began to explain the restoration
in one of the most eloquent and beautiful ways. It was SO great!! She is also
going to the temple to do baptisms on Wednesday for the first time, and we are
so excited. :)
After ward, we were doing some phone calls and our friend,
Aleksandar, finally picked up the phone! We hadn't heard from him in WEEKS, so
it was a miracle! He told us that he was going to be at the chapel in 10
minutes, with a friend! So they came, and watched Meet the Mormons, and his
friend became a new investigator. :)
Then we taught Charity with some members, Anjum and Jesu! It
was a great lesson! We taught the first lesson, and talked a lot about the Book
of Mormon. The members bore beautiful testimony, and the spirit was strong.
Charity is great, just very committed to her church, but she agreed to come
after Easter. :) She is SO sweet!
Saturday, we had the VC meeting, and we talked about the
Easter Initiative. It's INCREDIBLE. For those who haven't seen the videos, you
need to watch them. #Hallelujah
Then we bought Ben's Cookies and delivered them to some
members, and found a long the way. :)
Sunday, we had ward council! Man, I just really love this
ward! Honestly, the members are just so incredible to work with and so
supportive and willing to help. The area is SO cool, and I just feel very
blessed to be in Hyde Park 1. :) Church was great, and we had a media
referral come! It's actually a pretty funny story. So we got this referral a
week ago, called him and had a lesson on the phone and invited him to church.
He came, loved it, and we taught him after. We should him the new Easter video,
and he got emotional. It was incredible. Then we were talking to the Hyde Park
2 sisters, and they told us how they had an media referral come to church, but
they weren't able to find him. We asked his name and they told us Miguel, just
like ours. So we did some more talking and found out that THEY WERE THE SAME
PERSON. Hahahahahahaha it was hilarious! We're not sure how we both got the
referral, but we must have confused him a lot! But we got it all figured out.
We are referring him to the Portuguese elders anyway because he doesn't speak a
lot of English. :)
After church, we visited a sweet member, Sister Santa. She
is the best and we also shared the new video with her. :)
Then we had dinner at the Larsons! It was GREAT and SO
delicious! Then we watched some Bible Videos, and their little girl knows them all
by heart. It was the sweetest thing ever.
Today is SISTER KERR'S BIRTHDAY! So the zone surpised her
with Chipotle and lunch in Trafalgar Square. After, we took a lot of pictures
and walked to Buckingham Palace! While we were there, Elder Cook noticed that
the police were coming and blocking the road, so we looked over and.... HER
MAGESTY THE QUEEN DROVE BY. NO JOKE. Hahahaha we were like 10 feet from her!
She even smiled at us and Prince Phillip waved. Best. Moment. Ever. We were all
freaking out and made some people from Belgium laugh really hard. But yes, we
are the coolest and saw the Queen. And got pictures. Life complete.
Well! Today I feel in love with London all over again. I
feel SO blessed to be able to serve here, in this area, with these missionaries,
with this companion, in this ward, in this city, in this visitors' centre. I
love it so much. The Gospel is true, and Heavenly Father shows His love in so
many ways, everyday. I'm so grateful for the opportunity I have to serve. :)
Have a great week, everybody! Love you all!
Xx
Sister
Moody
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