Thou Shalt Not Steal

Such a fun week here in Canada! It was full of miracles! I got my new companion Sister Dayton, Heavenly Father continues to answer prayers (we didn't think he had stopped), I guess I like sushi,  I need to be taught the ten commandments, and I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY. 

I have a wonderful new companion! Her name is Sister Dayton. She has been serving as a missionary in the Canada Toronto Mission for 8 months, she will hit her half way point while we are serving together this transfer. She went to BYU and danced on the Ballroom dance team. She has 6 siblings and they are all married. She is so hilarious, we have been laughing and smiling this entire week. But the things that I love most about her is that she is so positive and she loves everyone that she meets. She has already won over the hearts of Milton. They all love her, and she loves them just as much. I am so excited to serve with her this upcoming transfer! 

This last week we really were having a hard time finding new investigators! We went out tracting, we contacted on the street, we met with members, you name it. If Preach My Gospel suggested it, we did it. We were praying so hard on this particular day that we would be able to recognize the people who were prepared to hear about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sister Dayton and I decided that we would go over to a park near the members home we were going to go for dinner and we would talk to EVERYONE. This is something we always do, as a missionary you talk to everyone and give them the chance to choose if they would like to hear more about the church. We  talked to everyone at the park and every time it went as follows, "We have our own religion. We aren't interested." So we sat down on a park bench and we talked to each other trying to figure out what we needed to do better so we could find these new investigators. All of a sudden this older lady walks up to us and starts talking. For the next thirty minutes we talked about how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints brings true happiness and how this church was restored once again on the earth today, including the priesthood keys to be baptized and perform other sacred ordinances. We found a new investigator. That same night we were visiting a member and teaching the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. A PSW worker was there and happened to be listening. When we asked her if she would like to learn more she said yes. Another new investigator!!! I can testify to all of you that Heavenly Father listens to each of us personally. He knows us, He knows what we need. And he will bless us according to our faith. We just need to be able to listen and recognize him talking to us through the Holy Ghost. 

Well, I love food. And I know you all LOVE hearing about the food here in Canada!! Haha this week was a normal week filled with cheese quesidillas, and peanut butter and nutella ques-not-dillas. Haha but I was able to have sushi this week! I had it on my first preparation day last transfer. I HATED IT. But, I have really started to like it and I actually loved going to an all you can eat sushi place. It is so good. But besides that I am pretty boring with this week and the food. Maybe I will try something crazy and new this week. 

I know that this is not something that is too spiritual, but hey, I think it is pretty funny. :) This week in my training as a new missionary we will be learning how to teach the commandments! That includes the Word of Wisdom, Chastity, the Ten commandments, and so on. Keep this in mind as you read this story. Today I went to Shoppers, a store similar to Walgreens, and I was going to send my family a package of some Canadian candy and some Mothers Day gifts to my mama! (HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO EVERYONE BTW) So I forgot to buy candy before I went to package everything so I just grabbed some candy to buy and then put it in the package and sealed it. Well...I forgot to pay for the candy!!! You know that commandment, Thou Shalt Not Steal? Yeah, I almost broke it!!! But luckily, my wonderful companion Sister Dayton reminded me that I needed to pay for the candy. I was so embarrassed and I felt guilty because I almost stole and broke a commandment. But it all turned out okay. I was able to tell the front desk what happened and all it cost me was a red face and some laughter. :) So moral of the story, THOU SHALT NOT STEAL. I totally will be able to teach that to the wonderful people in Canada now. :) 

Just like I say every week. I love being a missionary. We work really hard here, we wake up at 6:30 and easily are sleeping by 10:31. I am so grateful for the time that I have to teach people about what has brought me the most happiness in my life.Every day I get to tell people that I know that Heavenly Father loves me and that I am a child of God. And that the Gospel truly blesses families. I have been so lucky to be raised in the Church. I know that my parents made the best decision to be sealed in the temple, this has BLESSED my family. And that I know that God loves us and gives us prophets to guide us and help us know where we need to go to find this love. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He did suffer for my sins, and your sins, and everyone's sins. He lives today, and we are promised eternal life if we will have faith in him and follow his example. Joseph Smith is a prophet of God, and he did translate the Book of Mormon. We can draw closer to God by reading the Book of Mormon, and we can know exactly what we need to do to live with God by studying and pondering its words. And best of all, Heavenly Father still gives us a chance to communicate to him. We can talk with him every day. And if we do he will bless us even more than we can understand. I know all of these things are true. I have the best calling in the world, I can't think of a better place to be than right here in Ontario Canada. 

I love you all, know I can feel your love as well.

Sister Chelson