Well it's been a pretty good week!! It's Monday again!??! I feel like I was just writing to you guys... haha but here we are again!! :)
Tuesday was a good day for us! We went to the soup kitchen and then to the library to watch Mormon messages! Those always make me so happy and really just give me an extra boost! So if you ever need a little pick me up or anything watch the Mormon messages... the ones for youth are super good! just don't watch the ones about missionary work...unless you want to bawl your eyes out... haha Sister Sowards and I sat here in the library just crying watching ones about missionaries haha but actually do watch them. They're really awesome :) After that we went and saw the Hersoms! They are so cute :) Still working towards the temple and we're just going through the lessons and helping them get closer! Then we had lots of studying to do! So that was super fun.....
Wednesday we had district meeting then more studying... then we went and saw Brother Eldredge! Oh my goodness he is just amazing!! We were going to read through the temple book with him but got there and he had it sitting on his table and said he's already read through it...twice. pfft! there goes our lesson! so we thought we talk about tithing but he brought it up and said he's already been doing that! haha so basically he's ready and we have nothing to even teach him! But we still go every week and try to think of something that can help him! Ahh!! he's just so great! He's also our faithful Book of Mormon class attendee! Sometimes nobody else comes but we can always count on Brother Eldredge to be there! :)
Thursday we went to the hospital and did service there! We tried to go and see Pat and Ken but they have been out of town! So that didn't work out... we tried to visit some former investigators and some potentials but not much luck.... we did lots of walking! but then we switched the car with the elders so Friday was a good day to get lots done!
Friday it was super rainy. Like so much rain. It was dumping on us! Finally got to break out my rain coat though :) haha and thank goodness we had the car! We went a saw a potential investigator who lives across from the Smiths! Oh I love the Smiths!! We were going to drop off some of their dishes that we had but just left them in the door because we never actually leave the dishes there...we always come back with them full of more food! haha but our plan didn't work...When we got back to the car there was a note on our windshield that said "Don't leave! Come visit the Smiths!" So we went and saw them and Brother Smith gave us some delicious chocolate cake :) haha they're just the greatest :) That night we also saw Sister Wallace and she is getting oh so close to the temple!! We're just going through all of the pamphlets with her to refresh her memory and make sure she's got all the basics!
On Saturday we went to the hospital to visit our new investigator Alex! :) He just had surgery on his foot but should be out today! and then we'll be able to meet with him and get him back on track for baptism! :) The rest of Saturday was super slow........ we went to Lisbon and saw a few less actives and then tried to contact some formers..... no luck with any formers! but hey we did find the street faith, hope and charity! Pretty awesome! So we took pictures :) Oh! and then we had this referral that we got so we called the number and it wasn't the right person... so Saturday we went to go find the house! So we drove to the address we had and it was not the right person either!! Weird.... but the lady who answered the door was really nice and we gave her a Book of Mormon and she said we could come back! So we have a potential investigator there! :) Awesome! Then that night we tried Pat and Ken again but they still weren't home... so we just heart-attacked their door! and then heart-attacked some of the members that live by them too :)
Sunday was good! Of course we went to church...then we went and saw Greg! It was an okay lesson...we read the talk "Trial of Your Faith" -Neil L. Anderson and I learned a lot! haha it's a good talk you should read it :) actually I've been reading a lot from the November 2012 ensign with all the conference talks and there's tons of really good ones! read them all :) haha but anyways Greg didn't really participate in the lesson...we just aren't sure what direction to go with him...it's looking like we're just gonna have to keep being patient.... We saw recent convert and went over the same talk with her because she's having some big trials and really struggling right now! But that talk, some Mormon messages, and then singing How Firm A Foundation really helped! It was a super spiritual lesson I just knew we needed to sing that song so I said we were going to and she loved it! :) We also got a new investigator yesterday! He's committed to take the lessons! So we'll meet with him next week! :)
So it's been a really good week! I've learned a lot! and I know i'm gonna keep learning lots... haha but this week I've been working a lot on patience...and faith! And knowing that with God NOTHING is impossible! Missions are not easy but I know that I'm really being able to come closer to my Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ as I rely on them and really put my faith and trust in Christ! I've been thinking a lot about the story of Peter walking on the water... This story can apply to all of us! I think sometimes we get comfortable with where we are but we need to get out of the boat. Peter had to have faith to get out of the boat and to walk towards Christ. Of course if he thought he would sink, he would sink! But with the faith to get out of the boat and he was able to walk on the water! I have had to have the faith to get out of the boat and to really trust in Christ! We need to not doubt and to have faith.... and faith to actually try and get out of the boat! Faith is an action word and faith without works is dead! We have to act on faith and actually do something! We have to rely on the Lord but we have to do our part too! There's lots more I want to say about this but I can't think of how I want to word it... haha but there's something to think about....just what I've been thinking about lately and what I'm working on actually applying!! :) things are coming along and going well here! Hope you're all having fun with the last days of summer!! can't believe it's almost over!!! Craziness! Time flies when you're having fun.. :) Love you all!! Have a wonderful week:)
Love,
Sister Tait
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