Hello one and all!
LA LOVE:
This week's district council marked fifteen days with corona for Sister Allred and twenty days for me. As we discussed and celebrated this fact, our fearless district leader Elder Judd said, "I never thought anyone in my district would get corona. I'm so proud." On that note, Sister Allred and I are improving very well. It just takes a lot of rest and diligence.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK:
A blessed rest p-day.
We had a great district council this week where we had the privilege of learning about developing the faith to find people to teach! The truth of missionary work is that it will all be successful if we just rely on the Lord. So we worked really hard this week at relying on Him to find, and as a result, as Elder Jones noted on the Congratulations Call, we found!
We hosted a watch party for the youth music festival! It was so awesome! The theme was "Hear the Voice of the Lord" and it was so beautiful to hear and see children in the Lord's youth battalion from all over the world praise Him in song, including some from the Palos Verdes ward! I love the youth of the world, and I loved getting to participate in this festival with them in even just a small way.
We hosted our first Bible storytime for children this week! It was really successful and Sister Allred is a natural at this sort of thing. We already have a lot of people interested in coming to the next one.
This week we had a great mission prep and Sister Allred and I had the honors of teaching the class! We talked about repentance and addiction and developing the faith to find!
We had a Breakfast at Tiffany's themed Makeup with the Sisters this week! It's my favorite look I've designed for the class so far.
The elders of the Redondo 2nd ward hosted an interview with Brother Compton! He is a recently returned member of the ward with a very strong faith, and he is a stuntman for films, so it was super cool!
FRIENDS:
We had some great lessons with Beverly this week! We read the parable of the wicked husbandmen (my favorite of Jesus's parables) and the story of Jesus inviting Peter to feed His sheep. She loved them both; in her own words, she loves any story that reminds her of Christ.
Tomm is doing so great! He is understanding more than ever before. This week we learned the difference between godly sorrow and worldly sorrow and how our hope comes from Jesus Christ. He is truly repenting! He sees that repentance is lowkey the answer to everything haha. He is starting to get a better understanding of who God really is and how the priesthood works.
We made a new friend, Kris! It is ridiculous. The minute we heard about him Sister Allred and I knew he was so prepared, and he really is. He is such a spiritually insightful person. His friend Riley had converted to the church about three years ago, and Kris saw the good it did for him in his life, so when Kris started going through a hard time he reached out to Riley for help. He started learning more about the gospel from Riley and Elder Shoff (a missionary friend from the Palos Verdes ward currently serving in the Kansas Wicheta Mission) and now he is meeting with us! We talked about how the gospel of Jesus Christ is the way to happiness. God loves us, so He provided a Savior to help us along the way!
In December, during my first transfer in Palos Verdes, we found a friend named Lupe who didn't have a record in Area Book but had been learning the gospel with her late son. I had bee thinking of her for a few days but have had trouble contacting her by phone in the past, so I didn't do anything about it. This week Lupe called us. I was shocked to hear from her but so happy! She said she just found our phone number in a journal that she hasn't touched since her son died. We have enjoyed talking about God's love for us and the healing power of Jesus Christ together.
We had an incredibly spiritual lesson with Craig this week. After a lot of discussion on the matter, Craig decided he would be willing to give the Word of Wisdom a try, especially if it meant getting to be with his son forever. We promised the boldest of blessings, which is always such an exhilarating feeling, because we could give the most specific promise in the world and have no fear, because we know the Lord will fulfill anything we say led by the Spirit. We are excited to see what progress he has made.
We taught Raquel about the Plan of Salvation! Wow let me tell you this girl is so cool. She understood so well God's love behind this plan and how He gave everyone a chance to be happy and saved.
Everyone, this week was so full of miracles. I love being here, I love serving the Lord and preaching His gospel, and I love the people I get to serve around. I testify that missionaries do have spiritual power given to them from God. You would not believe what these young men and women are able to do--honestly, sometimes we can't believe it either, but that's because it all comes from God. One of my favorite quotes from the first chapter of Preach My Gospel is as follows:
"Do not be afraid or shy about fulfilling this commission. Just as the sons of Mosiah, you are to teach with the power and authority of God.... Your power and authority should be evident as you work and teach. Power may be manifest in many things you do, such as... expressing love for the Lord, your family, fellow missionaries, and the people you serve."
It is so true. Everything we do as missionaries is about love. I have learned more about that than perhaps anything else on my mission.
Thanks and much love!
--Sister Day
LA LOVE:
This week's district council marked fifteen days with corona for Sister Allred and twenty days for me. As we discussed and celebrated this fact, our fearless district leader Elder Judd said, "I never thought anyone in my district would get corona. I'm so proud." On that note, Sister Allred and I are improving very well. It just takes a lot of rest and diligence.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK:
A blessed rest p-day.
We had a great district council this week where we had the privilege of learning about developing the faith to find people to teach! The truth of missionary work is that it will all be successful if we just rely on the Lord. So we worked really hard this week at relying on Him to find, and as a result, as Elder Jones noted on the Congratulations Call, we found!
We hosted a watch party for the youth music festival! It was so awesome! The theme was "Hear the Voice of the Lord" and it was so beautiful to hear and see children in the Lord's youth battalion from all over the world praise Him in song, including some from the Palos Verdes ward! I love the youth of the world, and I loved getting to participate in this festival with them in even just a small way.
We hosted our first Bible storytime for children this week! It was really successful and Sister Allred is a natural at this sort of thing. We already have a lot of people interested in coming to the next one.
This week we had a great mission prep and Sister Allred and I had the honors of teaching the class! We talked about repentance and addiction and developing the faith to find!
We had a Breakfast at Tiffany's themed Makeup with the Sisters this week! It's my favorite look I've designed for the class so far.
The elders of the Redondo 2nd ward hosted an interview with Brother Compton! He is a recently returned member of the ward with a very strong faith, and he is a stuntman for films, so it was super cool!
FRIENDS:
We had some great lessons with Beverly this week! We read the parable of the wicked husbandmen (my favorite of Jesus's parables) and the story of Jesus inviting Peter to feed His sheep. She loved them both; in her own words, she loves any story that reminds her of Christ.
Tomm is doing so great! He is understanding more than ever before. This week we learned the difference between godly sorrow and worldly sorrow and how our hope comes from Jesus Christ. He is truly repenting! He sees that repentance is lowkey the answer to everything haha. He is starting to get a better understanding of who God really is and how the priesthood works.
We made a new friend, Kris! It is ridiculous. The minute we heard about him Sister Allred and I knew he was so prepared, and he really is. He is such a spiritually insightful person. His friend Riley had converted to the church about three years ago, and Kris saw the good it did for him in his life, so when Kris started going through a hard time he reached out to Riley for help. He started learning more about the gospel from Riley and Elder Shoff (a missionary friend from the Palos Verdes ward currently serving in the Kansas Wicheta Mission) and now he is meeting with us! We talked about how the gospel of Jesus Christ is the way to happiness. God loves us, so He provided a Savior to help us along the way!
In December, during my first transfer in Palos Verdes, we found a friend named Lupe who didn't have a record in Area Book but had been learning the gospel with her late son. I had bee thinking of her for a few days but have had trouble contacting her by phone in the past, so I didn't do anything about it. This week Lupe called us. I was shocked to hear from her but so happy! She said she just found our phone number in a journal that she hasn't touched since her son died. We have enjoyed talking about God's love for us and the healing power of Jesus Christ together.
We had an incredibly spiritual lesson with Craig this week. After a lot of discussion on the matter, Craig decided he would be willing to give the Word of Wisdom a try, especially if it meant getting to be with his son forever. We promised the boldest of blessings, which is always such an exhilarating feeling, because we could give the most specific promise in the world and have no fear, because we know the Lord will fulfill anything we say led by the Spirit. We are excited to see what progress he has made.
We taught Raquel about the Plan of Salvation! Wow let me tell you this girl is so cool. She understood so well God's love behind this plan and how He gave everyone a chance to be happy and saved.
Everyone, this week was so full of miracles. I love being here, I love serving the Lord and preaching His gospel, and I love the people I get to serve around. I testify that missionaries do have spiritual power given to them from God. You would not believe what these young men and women are able to do--honestly, sometimes we can't believe it either, but that's because it all comes from God. One of my favorite quotes from the first chapter of Preach My Gospel is as follows:
"Do not be afraid or shy about fulfilling this commission. Just as the sons of Mosiah, you are to teach with the power and authority of God.... Your power and authority should be evident as you work and teach. Power may be manifest in many things you do, such as... expressing love for the Lord, your family, fellow missionaries, and the people you serve."
It is so true. Everything we do as missionaries is about love. I have learned more about that than perhaps anything else on my mission.
Thanks and much love!
--Sister Day
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