Highlights of this week:
There are so many blackberries and
produce growing all over the place here. While we are contacting we have
been eating a lot of blackberries - you would love them mom. We also met some
super nice Lutherans that hooked us up with apples and pears from their trees.
I also have been blessed with the love of watermelon! We volunteer at the food
bank each week and we have gotten watermelon a few times - I am obsessed! So
this week was a produce overload!
Since we are teaching a lot of kids,
we have been doing object lessons. This week we did the "Stacking Cups" -
worked great. I am looking forward to whatever you sent to help teaching
kids.
We have been parking our car and
walking around more. It is great because we have been able to meet a lot more
people. It is starting to feel like fall here - high 60s and rainy. So much for
summer but I don't mind because I got my vitamin D!
This weekend was awesome! We had the
Northwest Women's Devotional. It was broadcast from Bellevue. Speaking were
the area seventies and the 1st counselors of the Primary, Young Womens, and
Relief Society General Presidencies. I was filled with the spirit. So powerful,
I loved it. All the talks were wonderful. Elder Murray talked about how his
favorite song is the Hokie Pokie and how we need to "put our whole
self" in the gospel. The other topics included... being a peacemaker,
pressing forward, participating in the work of salvation, and that angels are
all around us guiding and helping us. I loved it!!!!
I took a lot of notes and after the
conference I was writing in my journal/reflecting. I had such a strong
impression of what things I need to continue when I get home and standards
for my future family. I always knew that I wanted to be a mom but my DESIRE to
be a mom grew. I know that one of my future responsibilities is to raise
children in righteousness.
I am grateful for you mom as well as
both Grandmas and aunts that have been amazing examples and influences in my
life.
Blessings of fast offerings are
real. I paid fast offerings at USU but never much before because I lived at
home. However since paying fast offerings on my mission I have seen so many
blessings. For example, Sister Hollingsworth and I both gave the envelopes to
the bishop at the beginning of sacrament and at the end of Relief Society
Sister Willits told us that she would like to buy our groceries this week. I
love the Willits. They are an awesome missionary family. Her sons are RMs and
all of them help teach or are willing to have lessons in their homes - They are
great.
Also this week some hooligans walked
across our car while we were at a lesson and left a dent in the hood. It was
small but a lady in the neighborhood saw them do it and called the cops and
reported it. So we were grateful for her.
At church yesterday we had our new
investigator Isaac, who is 13, come. We didn't think he was going to because he
told us he had family stuff so when we saw him walk in Sister Hollingsworth and
I got so pumped. He also met the Bishop and the young mens 1st counselor. He
told everyone that next week we was going to be there for all 3 hours!!!
Much Love,
Sister Wynder
I encourage you to read "AlwaysRemember Him" - by Elder Gong!
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