Can you believe it's already December? Time flies when you're having fun I guess!
Well, it was the most incredible week!! I'm talking super-duper wonderfully incredible! So two weeks ago we didn't teach a single lesson. (which is actually pretty pathetic) We worked so hard and did so much finding but NO ONE wanted to listen. Seriously. We had 22 potential investigator appointments set up throughout the week and every single one dropped us. We taught absolutely 0 lessons to investigators. Total bummer for a missionary. However, this last week we met a girl named Jahleesa while we were street contacting. (she was wearing the cutest boots I've ever seen in my life so I had to compliment them) Anyway, she stopped and talked to us and said we could come stop by her house and talk with her anytime. So on Tuesday we went to meet with her and it was just so amazing! She is searching for the truth and the spirit was so strong! She has two little girls ages 2 1/2 and 7 months and their father was just recently put in jail. She has had a really tough life but she has such a strong spirit. She asked us to come back and we taught the Restoration and she has accepted the commitment to be baptized on December 28th! Now, that is really soon.. and we've only met with her twice so she may have more concerns that need to be addressed but the important thing is that she has the desire! She even told us in her own words that she is so happy that we can finally give her answers and that she knows we were sent from God to help her. She has some doubts about the Book of Mormon that we are working with, but she's agreed to pray about it and come to church. We met with her again on Friday night and she has agreed to meet with us twice each week up to her baptism date. What a miracle! AND she was telling us how she just barely moved back from Halifax about a month ago.. which is when Sister Starkie and I came to New Glasgow. Coincidence? I think NOT! Sister Starkie and I are totally pumped to teach Jahleesa and Jahleesa is totally pumped to learn so we make a great team. I pray so hard she will accept the message. I know it could help her so much in her life!
Another amazing opportunity I had this week was to attend the temple. A young man in the Branch recently received his mission call to Ireland and was going through the temple for the first time. President Leavitt gave us special permission to travel down to Halifax on Saturday and go through the session with him because his parents were unable to be there so both sets of missionaries serving in the branch got to go with him. It was such a great experience. It's amazing the changes I can see within myself as I serve. The temple is a great place to reflect on how I can be more of help in pushing the work of salvation forward. I was just so lucky!
We also got to do exchanges on Thursday in Dartmouth. However, one of the Sisters has major health problems and so we worked in the mission office for most of the day. It was fun though and I learned a lot from her desire to serve, even when she is having such a hard time. I just am so blessed to be healthy and able to do the Lords work the way he wants me to do it! I am so happy it is December. Christmas time just makes everyone a little more receptive and open to discuss religion and it seems to be helping the work progress! We bought some decorations for our apartment but really have no time to put them up.. haha maybe next week. I am so happy to be a missionary I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
Happy First Week of December Everyone! :)
Love,
Sister Burton
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