Sister Walker and me with our bikes. :) The flash went off on my camera - that's why the reflectors are so bright.
the subject line doesn't have much to do with the week... it's just
a funny quote from one of the sisters in my district. ;)
Hey y'all!
This week has been absolutely amazing! With the ward split and
reorganization and such, it almost seems like I'm serving in a different ward,
but without nearly as many goodbyes. It's nice. We have a good,
solid foundation to work off of, along with a lot of new to work with. So
far it's been good. :)
When the ward split last week, we lost a few neighborhoods, but we
also gained a few as well. Sister Walker and I have been working a lot in
that new area, getting to know the members there as well as the layout of the
streets so we feel comfortable walking around without our nose in our map all
day. There is SO much potential up there - I am really excited to see
what happens as we continue to work hard! The members that we gained are
awesome, and I'm excited to get to know them better. And a lot of them
are really missionary-minded - when we stopped by to meet them, there were a
few that were telling us all about the less actives that live near them, and
their friends down the street, and their co workers... it's great. :)
Like I said - the new addition to Memorial Springs is awesome! I
can feel good things are going to happen soon! :)
Sister Walker and I were invited to go to seminary on Tuesday this
week, and although it was super early, it was fun. :) They were learning
about baptism, and the teacher had asked us to help by explaining what we teach
an investigator about that sacred ordinance. We had a great lesson, and
the students were getting involved, which was good. We helped them do
some role play, and before we knew it, class was over. It was a neat
experience - I love working with the youth and helping them prepare for
missions.
We were able to teach Karen and Candy this week - we taught the
restoration, and it went well. They're also meeting with the Jehovah's
Witnesses, but they said they won't join their church because there are some
things that they don't agree with. They both want to develop their
relationship with God, and they are searching for the truth. We're
meeting with them again tomorrow - I hope it goes well and that we'll be able
to answer their questions and resolve their concerns!
Awesome miracle - Sister Walker and I were walking down to the
apartment office to pick up a package in the morning one day, and a guy (named
Harold) stopped us and told us how he had got a copy of the Book of Mormon from
the trio of sisters that was here a while ago. He'd been reading it, but
somehow he had lost his copy when he was somewhere in the war chapters.
(he's convinced that someone stole it, because it's an awesome book ;) )
So he saw us and asked us for a copy and said he'd love to have us come over to
teach him more. We gave him our number (he'd just moved to a new place,
so he didn't have his number or address memorized yet...) but he said he'd
contact us. I hope he will soon!
Second awesome miracle that involves us walking down our apartment
stairs in the morning - Sister Walker and I decided that we need to do our
companion study outside from now on! - A guy came running up to us, and started
talking, and then paused to say "I'm a Mormon" and then continued.
His name is Gannon, and he's here for the summer selling pest control.
(Side note, pest control guys are awesome! Most of them are return
missionaries going to BYU that came out here for the summer to make money.
Talking to other missionaries in the area, we've found that these new
additions to the ward REALLY like to help with missionary work... gotta love
those RMs. :) We've already had a few referrals from them - it's
awesome.) Anyway, Gannon was out selling pest control, and his bike broke down,
and a guy named Wes helped him to fix it. They got talking, and somehow
Wes found out that Gannon is from Utah. He asked if he was Mormon, Gannon
said yes, and Wes said that his wife was a member, but hadn't been to church in
a really long time. He wanted her to start going back, and he's looking
for a church to raise his family in. Long story short, Gannon worked it
out to introduce us to them, and we all went over there yesterday night.
Wes is SUPER interested - and his wife Kelly is interested in coming back
too - she's just a little nervous because she doesn't want to be judged and all
that. But right now, with the ward being reorganized, it's the PERFECT
time to come back, and simply fall right into place. So yeah, they're
golden. We're meeting with them again on Wednesday, and they've already
agreed to come to church on Sunday, and Gannon said he'd come to our ward with
them (he's in the singles ward) so they'd have a familiar face to sit with.
I'm SO excited to keep teaching them! Kelly seems perfectly active
- there's even a picture of the temple in their home, with the date that Kelly
was sealed to her parents on it. She definitely has a testimony.
And Wes has some questions that the church can answer. Like I
said... GOLDEN! :)
I've just got to say - I love this work! The church is true,
y'all! And I love finding people that are prepared to hear our message!
It's great - I couldn't imagine doing anything else with my time right now. :)
I love you all so much! Thanks as always for all the love and support and
friendship! I hope y'all have a great week!
Sister Ririe
Alma 26:12
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