Whelp, I've said it once and I'll say it again, the church
is true! Monday after p-day we went and saw Amanda. We haven't been able to
catch her for over a month and so we thought that she wasn't keen and that she
was avoiding us. Boy were we wrong! We taught the Plan of Salvation and she
LOVED it. She accepted to be baptized next month! Miracles happen ladies and
gents, and I'll tell you a bit more about them.
Tuesday was great. We went and saw a less active sister and
did some service for her. That was pretty fun. We did some gardening and tried
experimenting with what we picked.... We were successful for the most part.
Then we went and saw another sister in the ward and that was a lot of fun. It
was basically a million degrees so people were more than glad to let us in. :)
Sister Seumalu had her baby and Sister Howe was still in the hospital, so we
spent some time with them as well.
Wednesday Sister Van Zyl had us back over. It was a really
fun appointment and we learned a lot about different African countries. After
Sister Van Zyl's we went and saw Rosy that we used to teach a few months ago.
She was really excited to see us but still not ready to change. After Rosy's,
we went and saw Sister Barron! She is the best! It was such a great appointment
and that woman loves missionary work almost as much as we do. Then we went and
did some service for a member in another ward and it was really fun. Then
Sister Swan shaved Buddy, Nana Julie's dog. Well.... Buddy bit me. So that was
interesting. I've never been bit by a dog before. But I only bled a little and
I know what he eats and where he goes on his walks, so I don't think I'll die
or anything. hahaha.
Thursday was full of service again, which was really
actually a lot of fun. Service makes me happy and gives me time to just get
down and work and forget the headaches of the world. Thursday night was so fun.
We went to the Taisenis again. I just adore them! They had so many questions
prepared and they were actually thirsting after answers, which has never
happened with them before!
Friday we had our district meeting as usual which was really
nice. Then we spent the afternoon in the doctor's office. Please pray for
Sister Swan! She's struggling and could really use your prayers. My faith alone
isn't sufficient for everything that's going down. haha. But after that, we
went and saw Amanda again with Emily! And wow, they hit it off! Amanda is
getting really excited for her baptism! She's had a mighty change of heart and
it's really cool to be able to witness it.
Saturday was great. We showed up at Anna's at the right time
again and we were able to help her and Rosa when they really needed us. Then we
went and did heaps of service, I suppose that's the theme of this week. That
evening we had dinner with the Clark family and they invited Amanda over as
well. It was a really nice evening and they developed a really nice friendship.
Having members involved in missionary work is so important! And I'm so grateful
that Woden realizes that.
Sunday, WHOA. Let me tell you about a sweet girl named
Yvette. Remember how we did service a few times for a member from another ward?
Well, she is one killer missionary! She works with young indigenous people that
come to Canberra for a better shot, and one of them is Yvette! She came to
church, then she came back for the missionary fireside! She spent 5 hours with
us learning about the church yesterday, and then took a Book of Mormon and
Gospel Principles book home because she couldn't get enough. We're going back
tonight and hopefully she's as prepared as she seemed to be yesterday!
I mentioned firsts of things you'd least expect.... Well, I
mentioned I got bit by a dog for the first time.... I also ran every day this
week. So you know, #miracleshappen. Haha. But really, I've gained a huge
testimony of taking care of yourself out on my mission. We all need to take
care of our physical well being and our spiritually well being. If you want to
feed yourself physically, you'd best be feeding yourself spiritually. And if you
exercise your body, you can better exercise your faith. :) There are my words
of wisdom for the week.
Thank you for your prayers,
Sister Danielle Laree Stott
Picture: My beloved Sister Teahe goes back to Tahiti in 2
weeks, so I tried sneaking in her luggage. :)
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