I am staying in Toronto! YAY! This will be the area I will serve the longest in. I love this ward and this area and I am excited to labor here for at least another six weeks.
This week was a really crazy week for Sister Wilson and I. We hadn't had much time to find new investigators because of appointments and meetings so we knew that yesterday we were going to have to do all that we could and more to find people to teach. While we were getting ready to leave church a family walked in. Some all sisters who are going home this week started talking to them and quickly called us over to talk with them. We asked them all their ages and they were all above 8! Sister Wilson and I showed them around the church and talked about the sacrament in the chapel. As we were asking them if they would be interested in learning more they kindly told us that their mom did not speak very much English and that they didn't have a number for us to contact them at. We gave them our card and told them to come to church next week. As we were leaving my wonderful companion Sister Wilson said that we should run after them and give them a Book of Mormon and get their address. We did and as we talked with them we were able to find out where they lived and set up an appointment to teach them. I am so grateful for Heavenly Father constantly placing people in our path who are ready to hear the gospel. What makes this situation better was that the people in the family was the exact number of people we had planned to find that week.
I love family history! In MLC this month we were instructed by President and Sister Clayton on how to teach temples and family history more simply and clearly so our investigators can understand the doctrines and gain the desire to do it. I loved it. It all made so much sense as we connected point to point of restored truth. After the meeting the Zone Leaders asked Sister Wilson and I to instruct the zone on the exact topic the next day. As Sister Wilson and I role played we found out that the new way to teach wasn't as easy as we thought it would be. We continued to choke on our words and had a hard time teaching in unity. But we continued to practice. When we instructed everything ran smoothly. I am so grateful for practicing things to become better. I remember in grade 9 a teacher told me that I was shooting a basketball wrong. I of course was to prideful to admit it but when I tried to do it the other way I became a little better at shooting. I have seen how practicing simple things over and over and over has been able to help me see a better and successful outcome. I think the same principles can be applied for daily prayer and scripture study. As we begin it may be hard, but as we continue we will be able to receive a better outcome. I know that daily scripture study and prayer is what allows us to joyfully endure to the end. I wanted to invite everyone who reads this to take time and make a plan about how you can become better at practicing daily prayer and scripture study. Then I want to invite you to do it! I know that as you take that time you will be able to be at peace. Every on of you has something different going on in your life but the gospel is what we all need and the gospel is taught in scriptures and understood in prayer. I love you all! I hope you have a great week!
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