Hey everyone!! This week was pretty good! It has been a little weird trying to get used to a new companion. Sister Stokes and I were very used to each others routines/teaching styles so it'll be different to get used to someone else! Sister Knight and I have gotten along great so far though. She is a lot quieter and more reserved than Sister Stokes but she is super nice and down to earth! Plus she has a lot of experience since she has been out for over a year! I am super excited to be able to learn from her.. and she loves to run so she will whip me into shape:) Pretty soon I will be ready for the 2019 marathon;) Shout out to my amazing family for all running it this weekend! And especially my super star mom for making it 20 years and getting into the Hall of Fame. I am so proud!
Not a lot of teaching this week, I had kinda a crazy experience though!.. We knocked on this house and inside was a younger couple. They let us in and were super nice and friendly and open to listening. We talked a little bit about the Book of Mormon and the guy told us about how he had been a drug addict from when he was 16 until he was 23. Finally he was able to quit and get married and have a family. It was cool to hear his story. He has been clean for 4 years! He said someone gave him a book of mormon when he was in jail once but he didnt read too much of it. They were very curious about missions and such but not super interested in reading the book of mormon and having us come back to teach them:( They said that they wouldnt change because their families would look at them weird if they did. Maybe that will change though! So anyway, we were in the middle of talking about what we as missionaries do and the guy looks at me and says, "Is your dad's name Bruce?" I was shocked and said, "Yeah! Do you know my dad?!" (Thinking he has looked at my name tag or something and recognized the last name. Then he told me how some guy that was doing sort of the same thing as us stayed at his house in Roseau, Minnesota when he was a teenager. His name was Bruce and I guess he looks just like me. What are the chances?! I though that was pretty crazy!!! I told him that my dad went on a mission when he was my age but he wouldnt have been in minnesota. It was so weird. Maybe it was the spirit?!
Sister Stokes was telling me about this cool analogy this week. She said how our lives are like a piano. We have white keys and black keys, (good and bad days or times), but all of the keys make music. And when you combine the white and black keys you have a beautiful song! So even though we have trials in our lives, those trials still can make beautiful music. We are are able to learn so much from those hard times even though they aren't always fun! Remember we are NEVER alone! Christ is always inviting us and reaching out his arms. We just have to take that step to Him. He knows how we feel! Love you all and hope you have an awesome week:)
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