Hey Yous.
Well flip. It was
sooooo good to see all of you yesterday on Skype!! Still super weird that that
was the last time I will see you guys until we get to see each other in person
at the airport!!! CRAZY. So I have basically told yous everything yesterday,
but I will go over some of the miracles we saw this last week so everyone else
can hear them too. (:
Exchanges were so great this week! Whenever we go on exchange so
many miracles always happen... It is all because of these incredible sisters.
They are the ones that bring the miracles to our area! For instance, with the
sisters’ help we were able to find 6 NEW INVESTIGATORS THIS WEEK!! They found a
family! So cool. I just love these sisters so much. I have learned a ton of
things from them this transfer.
So funny story... I
forgot to tell yous this over skype! I was on an exchange this week with Sister
Tonga. (that is her in the pic) And we had decided to go contact in Trenton
which is a sketchy area... And we all know I LOVE those kinds of areas... (: We
found a lot of people there who were interested in learning about the gospel
and when we were headed back to our car there was this black guy who told us
Happy Mother's Day. Sister Tonga turned to him and said, without thinking,
Happy Mother's Day to you too. Right after she said that this guy turned to
face us and said, "Happy Mother's Day? I am a Father. Matter fact, I AM YO
FATHER." hahahahahahahahahahahahaha We just kept walking, but I really
wanted to turn around and say, ummm.... No sir no you're not. This girl is
Togan, are you crazy?! But we didn't so don't worry. haha We just laughed and
laughed and laughed about it the rest of the day! People are so fun. That is
why I love the sketchier areas so much! You just never know what to
expect!
But on Sunday after
church we got to meet with this 26 year old who really wants to come back to
church. His older sister came out with us and we were talking with him about
the Atonement. As we were talking he told us that when he got up to bear his
testimony in church last week he saw his sister sitting in the congregation
smiling at him and it helped calm his nerves and he was able to realize that he
is loved and he is exactly where he needs to be. Him and his sister started to
cry and then he asked his sister if they could hug... OH MY HEART. Here we are,
sitting in a tiny little motel room with this man who has made some really poor
decisions in his life, he barely has anything right now, and we get the
INCREDIBLE opportunity to be there and feel the love that our Savior has for
him. I wish I could describe the feeling I felt in that small, humble, motel
room that Sunday afternoon. Words just can't even begin to describe how
grateful I am to have the opportunity to be a part of this man's process to
come back into God's Kingdom! I got a little glimpse that day of just how
excited and happy the Savior must feel and be when he sees us use His
Atonement. Definitely something I will never forget.
I love being a
missionary. I love serving my brothers and sisters every minute of every day. I
am so grateful for the opportunity I have to be out here. I just want yous to
know that I KNOW Jesus Christ lives. I KNOW that He loves each one of us perfectly.
I KNOW that this is truly His Restored Gospel. The Savior really does stand at
the head of this Church. I am so grateful for my Savior. (:
Thanks for
absolutely everything you guys do for me. I know I say it all the time, but I
really couldn't do it without yous. I hope that you have a great week!!!
LOVE YOUS
TO THE MOON & BACK!! WE GOT THIS!
Love,
Sister Woodland
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