Hey y'all!!!!
How are y'all doing this week? We
are continuing to be good here in Inman!!!!
Quick rundown of the week:
Monday we got a phone call from President Turner. (Honestly looking at the phone and seeing that it's your mission president calling always strikes a certain amount of fear in your heart). But he was calling to tell us that we had to be out of our current housing by August 9th and they didn't have anywhere for us to go so we became in charge of finding a new apartment for us. We didn't know we were going to have to be moving at all until that moment, haha! So that was an adventure. In the evening we saw S. and had a good lesson with her on the restoration! Then we saw Sister K. and shared 1 Nephi 3:7.
Monday we got a phone call from President Turner. (Honestly looking at the phone and seeing that it's your mission president calling always strikes a certain amount of fear in your heart). But he was calling to tell us that we had to be out of our current housing by August 9th and they didn't have anywhere for us to go so we became in charge of finding a new apartment for us. We didn't know we were going to have to be moving at all until that moment, haha! So that was an adventure. In the evening we saw S. and had a good lesson with her on the restoration! Then we saw Sister K. and shared 1 Nephi 3:7.
Tuesday: We had a fantastic district meeting! Then we had to go
house hunting for a little while. We later went and saw R.! We talked about
Word of Wisdom and how God will always be there to help us keep the
commandments! Then we sang at Golden Age! In the evening we were walking around
to our appointments (which all fell through) but it was okay because as we were
walking V. (a less active) drove by and pulled over and talked with us and we
were able to have a quick lesson with her right there on the side of the
road! It was awesome! God really helps to inspire us in our timing!!
Wednesday we worked at the Soup Kitchen! Wahoo!!! Then we went and saw
K.! She's really exciting because she's getting a new job that will most likely
give her Sundays off and then she'll be able to come to church! Yay!!! In the
evening we went and saw H. and finished teaching her the Restoration!
Thursday we had yoga Day!!! Then we had a good lesson with B.!
Brother R. came along with us. We taught him the Gospel of Jesus Christ (faith,
repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the
end). Then more house hunting. We actually found a place that day
that was nice and had an opening!! Then we went to dinner
with the M. family at a fish camp! It was exciting because I actually thought
the fish tasted good! phew! Then we went and helped them start setting up for
their wedding on Saturday!!!
Friday we had our weekly planning!! Then we spent all afternoon
with the M. Family helping them set up their wedding!! Then we had to go back
to the apartment complex from Thursday to start the application process! In the
evening we had a final Boiling Springs ward activity where we ate banana splits
to honor the ward split haha! Then we had a good lesson with K. where we talked
about peer pressure.
Saturday was awesome!!! We were able to see T. and her son E. (a
part member family). Then see a less active sister, Sister N.. Then we had K.
and D's wedding! That was awesome! I got to play the piano for them which was
really cool, haha! It was the cutest, most Southern wedding ever! Then we
helped them clean up! And in the evening we saw a man named B.!!!
Sunday we had church, but only sacrament meeting (since there is
still minimal organization for the new ward). B., the M. Family, and J. and K.
came!! yay!! We then were tracting and we met a man named J. who is a less
active and moved here a little bit ago. Immediately upon meeting us invited us
to come back today and said he'd be coming to church on Sunday! So that was
awesome!!! In the evening we saw a less active family, the A.s. We read Alma 32
and talked about faith. We had a super good lesson with them! It was
awesome!!!! Then we saw V. (same one from earlier in the week) and taught her
the plan of Salvation!
So it was another crazy and busy and
productive week! Weeks like that are the best!!! Well maybe minus the house
hunting, but it keeps things interesting hahah ;) The next job will be packing
and moving! Wahoo!! Also transfer calls went out today and Sister Coleman and I
will be staying together! Not surprising since I am halfway through training
her. But still just as exciting!! I love her! She's so awesome so I'm exciting
to have these next 6 weeks with her :)
Spiritual thought for this week is
actually the first verse of the hymn "Come, Come, Ye Saints":
"Come, come, ye Saints, no toil
nor labor fear; But with joy wend your way. Though hard to you this journey may
appear, grace shall be as your day. 'Tis better far for us to strive our
useless cares from us to drive; do this, and joy your hearts will swell- All is
well! All is well!"
I love that because of Jesus Christ
that no matter what hardship we go through, whether it's having to uproot and
walk across the plains, or a financial struggle, the death of a loved one, or whatever,
Christ has already walked that path. Because of Christ we can find joy in
trying times and like this hymn we can say "All is well."
I love y'all so much and I hope
y'all have a blessed week!!!!
Love always,
Sister Amy Bennett :)
Sister Bennett at the wedding
The beautiful family
The wonderful bride and groom with the missionaries
The sloth card handmade for the wedding
The lovely wedding decorations
