Hey everyone! This week was great! We did SO much service! We met a lady in a town called Roseau that's about 30 min away from Warroad where we stay. We go there about once a week. Anyway, we met a lady who let us help her pick raspberries. That was fun and it was shaded so that was nice. It has been sooo hot here! The humidity is awful. But we are pushing through:) It's crazy how it can get so hot then you hear how cold it gets too. We met another lady and her mom in Roseau when we were tracting one day. They were getting the house ready to sell and said we could help them! So we helped them clean and stuff. Neither of those service opportunities turned into teaching opportunities but that's okay. At least we are helping people right? Everytime we tried to bring up the church they would change the subject really fast haha. We also helped one of the less active families with 10 children in our branch. They were tearing out the walls in their attic so we went over and got super dirty and helped with that. Originally we were supposed to be teaching them a lesson but we ended up doing that instead. Someday we will teach them lessons though:)
We had success tracting this week! We knocked on this Native guys door one day and he let us come back and teach him and his sister! Hopefully we see more success with that this week!
We also ran into an 18 year old girl who let us come in and teach her yesterday! We taught a quick restoration lesson and will hopefully get to go back and have a lesson with her this week! It is truly amazing how we can see miracles if we put our faith and trust in God. I am seeing miracles everyday here and it is awesome!!
We also had a branch picnic on saturday which was fun! It was a potluck and there was lots of good food. There are a few Phillipino ladies in our branch and they made really good (and really greasy) food! There was also some investigators, potential investigators, and less actives that came to the picnic so that was super exciting!!! Hopefully we will be able to teach them soon!!
Saturday night after the picnic we went tracting in another town outside of Warroad. We ran into a guy who told us how we better repent soon so we dont go to hell because joseph smith was wrong. So that was exciting;)
After that we had interviews with our mission President! He was driving home from all of the outlying areas that are in our district and got to us last. That was cool to see him and have interviews with him even though its only been a couple weeks! Other than that nothing too exciting happened. I am beginning to adjust to the missionary life and really like helping people all that I can!
I read this scripture this week and liked it.. Mostly the last line
Helaman 12:3
Don't just turn to Christ and Heavenly Father when we are having hard times. Turn to him ALWAYS and EVERYDAY and then when we do have hard times they will be more willing to help us. The Atonement is always there and it's how we get back to our Heavenly Father.
Love you all and this gospel so much!!!
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I had a cool experience this week thanks to you guys.. Well maybe just dad I am not sure:) So when I got that package there was some money in it to give to someone that needed it. Then dad sent me more money a week later. (Stop doing that dad). Anyway, I have been trying to find someone that I can give it to. This week we were at a less actives house and the lady was saying that they had been having some hard times lately. The next day we went back over to return a tuperware because she sent us home with food. I decided to give her the money dad sent but i didnt want her to know so we stuck it in her car door. We saw her a couple days later and she told us how they had a knock on their door the night before and a guy that lived next to them handed them the envelope with the money in it. I guess she didnt see in in the car door and it dropped on the ground. So it is a miracle that the guy gave it to them and that I wrote there name on it.. Anyway, I just wanted to share with all of you that story because it was a miracle that happened not because of me. You all say that you are getting blessed because of my efforts but I am the one who is blessed by your efforts and prayers! I am truly grateful to have such an amazing family. Some of the situations I have seen here are really sad and have just put into perspective how lucky I really am to have such an awesome family! I love you guys and am so grateful for the support and prayers that you send my way. I am grateful to be serving a mission and know that through christ anything is possible!! LOVE YOU
PS.. I was reading in my scriptures and found these verses.. 2 Nephi 17:15, 22 LOOK THEM UP!!
(my new favorite scriptures.. it just needs to add rolls to it;)
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