Hello my friends!
It's another beautiful day in Edmonton! The sun is shinning, people are out riding bikes and going for walks with family and the best part is there's no snow in sight! haha well it's been an exciting time here in the Kingsway YSA ward!! The missionary work has been so busy! we are working with many people who are really investigating the church and we do everything we can to teach, support them and answer their questions! We currently have six people who have set a date for baptism in the next two months and we are so excited for them to receive those blessings in their life!
On the other hand we have also lost some good friends. Something i've really learned this week is how much i love people even if they arn't open to learning about our church! There are so many wonderful people in this world because they are all God's children and i really feel like everyone goes at their own pace and yet Heavenly Father never gives up on us! so awesome.... i just love serving people and getting to know them for who they really are. i can't help but think sometime though that people just see the missionary tag but that's ok! if that's what it takes :P haha just kidding!
Happy Mothers Day to everyone! it was my favourite mothers day ever and i bett you can guess why.... sunday i got to skype with my family including my nana and grandpa harvey! it was amazing! it feels like i've been out on the mission for years yet like no time has passed at all! the family is doing good and parker is sure growing! so much has changed back home but i think that's great because i'm sure changing too ... i've learned so much! i would say the biggest lesson so far is just to be humble! to know of your role as the instrument of god and letting him direct you through the spirit instead of just doing everything by logic... it's amazing the miracles that have happened because of that decision to be humble, me and my companions are so insync*! haha when we are all choosing to be humble.
well i've heard so much has been going on in the world with the royal wedding and tornados and everything it's so weird to really have no idea what is happening in the world!
Some fun random things:
i ate moose! for the first time every this week thanks to the Stonehawkers for that crazy experience. it's always been a goal of mine in life to see a moose..... and i guess i have now, it was just dead and bbq'd with bbq sauce haha o my.... only in cananda eh? thanks to my talents of persuasion i have acheived my goal and officially have a supper appointment for every night in the month of may. it's sounds crazy but i just love meeting with members of the church! i really feel that it's through meeting and eating with the members that we get to know them and gain their trust to teach their friends and give us referals. dinner apointments are definitely some of the most fun times on the mission :D
it's hard to think of crazy fun stories off the top of my head but just so you know we are seeing miracles galore! we had an investigator the other day who had dropped us weeks ago call us back and set up an apointment and come to church... he's been reading the book of mormon and loves it! our investigator who is heading to china for a month let us know, through texting!, that he's still reading the book of mormon and loves it too! i know can you believe it, we have texting now, 2500 texts a month! it's crazy, and yes i'm even more excited that our investigator is still reading the Bof M i know it brings so much peace into our lives.
here's a fun joke that i heard on sunday.... well i think it's funny anyways!
"Laman and Lemuel walk into a bar..... Nephi ducks" haha, it definitely took me a minute to get it but i hope you all enjoy it!
well the mission is doing fantastic, i love my companions so much we get along so great and are having the time of our lives. we got to go to the edmonton temple today and it was fabulous! it feels like forever since i've been and it just gives me such strength and eternal prospective everytime i go! me and the sisters then went to china town and walked around looking at all the cool shops and ate some chinese food of course for lunch! it was amazingly delicious but i probably won't be eating dinner if you know what i mean! crazy enough we've been running every morning now which is so fun! the sun rises before 6am now and sets at 10pm so it's so nice out when we go running at 6:15am. we are up to 3.6 km and hope to run 5k by the end of the transfer! love it! sister wilcox only has 3 more weeks left on the mission and becuase she's been my companion this whole time i keep thinking that i'm going home too hahaha but no.... i'm almost three months in it's crazy!
I hope everyone is doing well and please feel free to write me anytime! i respond very quickly and love to hear the exciting things that are going on in your lives, to all those who are writing me your letter is in the mail ;)
love to all!
sister wotherspoon
