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| Prince Albert Bridge at night. |
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| One more week! |
Monday we had a party in the morning! Sister Hannig and I, Elder Burgess and Elder Lindsey, Kasper, Patrick, and Wei Wei (Yuxin joined us a bit later) all went to My Old Dutch and had pancakes, and then went to the chapel and watched the Joseph Smith Movie. It was SO much
fun, and so great to talk after and hear each of their testimonies of the Restoration. Then that night we spent in Camden Town and Tottenham Court Road, and upended up running into our investigator, Boya! So that was fun. :)
Tuesday was a pretty typical day. We did have an amazing online miracle. This man named Paul came on Mormon.org and we started talking to him. He had some concerns and struggles and we talked about how the gospel was the answer he was looking for. We invited him to meet with missionaries (he lives in Ireland) and he agreed! We sent the referral, and then he seemed to disappear from the chat. We had to go, so we sent a message with our Facebook name and left. An hour later, he added us! We've been in contact ever since and he has been meeting with the missionaries and just loving it! He's amazing!!
Then that night we had a lesson with Simon, our recent convert, and he's the best. He is preparing for the Melchizedek press third and so we read a talk and talked about how to honour it and prepare to receive it.
Wednesday consisted of district meeting/my funeral. I gave the gap (2 minute teaching drill) by myself, gave a training, AND a departing testimony. Haha but it was honestly a really good district meeting! Elder Burgess showed us this video where they asked people from different religions questions about Christ, but they had to answer without saying anything. It was BEAUTIFUL. After, we blitzed Exhibition Road and found a new investigator, then had lunch with the elders. (Whoever found a new investigator had to buy the other lunch. So they bought it for us. :))
And then THE best VC miracles happened. We were online, checking on referrals we had sent. So when we send a referral. We then try and keep in contact with them and help encourage as they meet with the missionaries. We also have the ability to text from the computer, so I sent a text to someone I had been in contact with previously, but hadn't answered lately. He texted right back and told me how much he LOVED the gospel and missionaries and knew it was all true! I asked him about baptism and he told me that he had just been baptised that previous Saturday!!!! It was amazing!!! He then just bore his testimony to us and you could truly feel the Spirit so strongly. Then Sister Hannig also found another referral she had sent who had been baptised. So it was a pretty great day. :)
Thursday before institute we had a lesson with Boya. She is the sweetest. We watched the Restoration before we taught her, and after she said "So, I'm a Mormon now?" We told her that she was well on her way and she just got so happy and said "Yay!! I'm going to become a Mormon!!" Then we taught her lesson 1, and she loved it. She accepted a baptismal date of the 22 of May. And she stayed an additional 3 hours for institute and dinner. She's amazing!!
We also gave so many tours to Italians that day. Literally, it was just one after the other ate another. I have never spoken to that many in a row!! Haha it was so funny.
Friday, we taught Spike, and also talked about the Melchizedik Priesthood, and he is also preparing. :) Then we went into the Holborn/Kings Cross area to find and that was so much fun. I haven't been in that area since I was in Whitchapel and it was kinda like going home. I loved it! And we were able to talk to some really cool people. Hopefully the seeds we planted will be harvested later on. :)
Also, way over in the London South mission, our dear friend Ada was baptised!! Ada came into the VC when Sister Kerr and I were companions had is just incredible. It's been amazing to stay in touch and see her progress!! We love her. :)
Saturday was one of the craziest VC days of my life. I stepped into the bathroom for 2 minutes and when I came out there were at least 5 tours, more people coming in, and it was just crazy!! So much fun and we were way busy for an hour or two. I loved it!!
Then over in Stratford, our dear friend Maria was baptised!! Maria also came into the VC and Sister Kerr and I taught her before referring her on. She is INCREDIBLE and we love her. :)
Sunday was full of miracles! First, our new friend Athena came to church, as well as Roger and Qian!! Roger is back and so ready to be baptised. He has a date of May 22nd and is SO committed. We taught him with Kasper, and the spirit was strong, he's the best. :) It was also wonderful to see Qian again!! We love her lots. She is still reading and praying every day, and is progressing beautifully. I love her!! Then later, Sister Hulet introduced us to a new friend named Camilla! Turns out she was taught by missionaries in York, and just moved here. She came to church looking for missionaries to teach her, so we set up a time to see her on Tuesday. :)
Well! So many good things are happening here. While sometimes it saddens me to know that I might not be here to see all of the fruits, I am SO grateful for the opportunity I have to serve and to plant these seeds. As my last week approaches, I'm planning on working my tail off to set everything up so the next sisters can just baptise like crazy. I truly love England with all of my heart. I love the people, the culture, just everything. But most importantly, I love the Saviour and am grateful for the opportunity I have had for 18 months to wear His name and testify of His Gospel. :)
Love you all!
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