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| Saying Good-bye to Sister Logan on Transfer Day! |
Dear friends and family,
Tuesday-TRANSFER DAY- Had ups and downs. I was so down in the dumps
because Sister Logan was leaving. I helped her pack, and everything was going good-
but I have to say the highlight of that day wasn't getting a HUG from
her- it was her freaking out about a huge spider! ha ha. I love her! I'll
miss killing spiders for her. ;/ I was exhausted by the end of the
night. Sister Davis is my new companion. We had dinner with the Farrington's. Sister Farrington is one of the sweetest people I have met.
She is married. She is so strong. When I left I made a mental note to bring chocolate ice cream for her birthday tomorrow. I love her.
Wednesday-Was good. Studied. Went and saw Dana and Kayla and
Jason and his wife so they could meet Sister Davis. Went to
the Bishop's house to introduce Sister Davis.
Thursday-We went and saw a lady named Jane. I thought she wanted to learn about the restoration - boy we were in for a suprise. Jane really just wanted to compare religions. We did our best, and Sister Davis made her realize
that we weren't going to join her church. Sister Davis kindly said that if she took our invitation to read the Book of Mormon
and had questions to give us a call. That was a moment I will never forget-Eye opening for me.
Friday-Went to Dana and Kayla's to teach the whole
family the plan of salvation. Went really well. They had questions at
the end and we are going back very soon to answer those questions the best
we can. Tried to set up appointment with a girl named Amber she was asleep. We'll try to get her again later.
Saturday-
Was a good day. We called Ted a new new contact to see when
he wanted to go to the Family History Center to do genealogy work
for his family. Had dinner with Leslie- I love her. Sister Davis loved
her too. Shared a message about being in tune with the spirit. ( At district meeting we learned about being in
tune and removing the radio's and walls so you can always have the
spirit with you.) She loved it. Took pizza home. I have ranch waiting at
home so I was happy.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE WHOLE WEEK!!!! you ready?! I hope you are!
SUNDAY August 25th- Meetings
went good. Austin and Andrew and Alexis ( there mom is Alexis.) came to
church!!! Alexis hasn't been able to get a Sunday
off to come to church because she works at a hospital. I was so happy
to see them there. I talked with her for a long time. Ping
and John's last Sunday was today. I was so sad, but so inspired and spiritually
lifted up at their talks. Ping recent convert (July) is from China and its hard for her to speak English. When she
bore her testimony I could hear and understand her completely. I was so
grateful for her willingness to stand up, I knew how scared she was. John,
her husband, spoke about spiritual nourishment how we can nourish our
bodies. nourish means to constantly keep going. keep reading scriptures,
pray with quality not quantity! I loved that "Pray with quality not,
quantity." That stuck out to me. I want to INVITE you to look in your life and see where you can improve. Don't just plan. Make a plan then ACT on it! Easier said than done? I
know. Get down on your knees and ask sincerely and tell your heavenly
father your desires what you want to change, what you can do better. I
promise he will answer. He has answered me in ways I didn't expect.
The BEST part!
Sister Davis and I studied after church till 2:45 then went to dinner to the Taylor's (that is an awesome family) Around 4:30
we went to see Kerri. For those of you who don't know, Kerri has been
investigating the church since this last February, I think. She comes to
church every Sunday.
attends the activities. When we were talking small talk and there was a
pause, Sister Davis said " Kerri have you thought more about baptism."
she said "yes". I felt prompted and reminded to ask Kerri how the reading the assignment Sister Logan and I gave her was going. I was scared to ask but, I wanted to know if she had read so I asked her " Kerri did you read?" She hesitated. " I couldn't read all of it. I read some
if it. I read 1 Nephi chapters 1-5." She said that she noticed a change in her life. Things were going better for her. I said. " Kerri Heavenly Father wants
to continually bless you. I am so proud of you reading and seeing that
you are receiving blessings." she smiled and nodded. We asked what she
thought about setting a date to be baptized. Kerri is On-Date for September 1st!!! This next Sunday! I
didn't start with her but I'm one of MANY missionaries that helped get her where she is. I am so grateful to Heavenly Father to help her
realize that the time is now to be BAPTIZED!
Highlights of this last week!
I am so grateful to my Father in Heaven!
"You
need to show the lord how much you are willing to work before he will
help you and help the people realize when they are ready to be baptized
into the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints."
I hope all of you had a great week last week!
I hope you have a great week this week!
love,
Sister Fabis
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