Another week and a half gone by....but what a great week it's been.
Happy 3 months to me; didn't I just say happy 2 months?? I can't believe I've been out for 3 months already. Time really does go by fast when you're having fun! We got our transfer call....DRUM ROLL PLEASE....I will be staying in Fairborn but Sister Wolf will be transferred. I am so excited to be able to stay in Fairborn but I am so sad to say goodbye to Sister Wolf. We have had so much fun together and become so close. The weather has been so weird....we had three days in the 70s last week AND ITS DECEMBER. It's been so fun to be a missionary during this time of the year. I love that we get to share "A Savior is Born" with all that we come in contact with. If you have not watch it, please go to christmas.mormon.org and watch it.
Tuesday...every single lesson we had planned was canceled. We were pretty down but we didn't give up. We decided that we would go see M Webb and her children because it's been about three weeks. We weren't going to go back until they came to church but we had a feeling to go back. When we showed up M said we were an answer to her prayer. She will now be M Hughes and the Webbs no longer live there. It is only her, her three kids, and her mom. She is going through a lot at this time and has turned to the Lord to help her. She received a priesthood blessing on Thursday and it was an incredible experience for her. During this time, she truly has turned to the Lord and relied on Him. I read her Mosiah 24:14 and put her name in it as I read it. Tears came rolling down her eyes as she explained to us that it was exactly what she needed to her. We had a lesson on missionary work and how it has played a role in her life. With tears in her eyes she said, "it has changed everything in my life. You two truly have changed my life. I want to thank you both for everything you've done.
With everything that is going on...I can't deny that this is true. I know that this is all true." I have seen a change in M from when we first taught her. She has had a change of heart. We have three lessons left and she needs to go to church twice then she can get baptized. We are going to plan for January 9th to be her baptism date.
Her sweet mom has decided to sit in lessons and we are hoping to help her come to know what we know and help her receive the restored gospel. She was able to attend E and C’s baptism.
We are not teaching the family with the two 9 yr old twins anymore....
Family stuff has come up but we hope to get in contact with them and discuss the matter.
We had zone conference on Thursday which was amazing. We focused on the importance of sacrament and the Sabbath day. My testimony on the Sabbath day, particularly the sacrament, was strengthened. I challenge you all to watch the Mormon message "Always Remember Him", it truly strengthened my testimony on the sacrament.
E and C were baptized on Saturday! It was one of the most memorable days of my mission. My heart was filled with joy and love as E as well as her 8 yr brother C entered the baptismal font to covenant with our dear Father in Heaven. It was one of the most emotional experience I have had as a missionary. It makes all the ups and downs completely worth it. It's so special to help others enter the waters of baptism and make special covenants with our Father in Heaven. I can't being to explain the feelings I felt; it was absolutely beautiful.
K, D, and B are fantastic as ever. They progress every single day and the growth they've taken has amazed me. They said that whenever they feel troubled, they immediately open the Book of Mormon to find comfort. K wants to teach her family that instead of wasting time on their phones, video games, etc., they need to open the Book of Mormon regularly. They were able to go to E and C’s baptism; it was sweet and spiritual experience for them. They said that the spirit was so strong and they felt like they found home.
Every time we see them they tell us how many days until their baptism.
They were at church again and I don't see them as investigators anymore, they are just like members in my eyes. We made cookies with them on Monday and had a lesson. B went to scouts for the first time ever yesterday. Sister Wolf and I went to the pack meeting to give him support. They were playing a game were they deliver presents...B starts dancing and goes, "WOOT WOOT, WE GET TO BE SANTA." K, Sister Wolf, and I couldn't stop laughing...we were laughing to the point of tears. this sweet family has become so special to me. Every day they come closer and closer to our Father in Heaven and Savior.
T is awesome. We read the Book of Mormon with her the other day and she said she received an answer to her prayer by reading. She has to come to church one more time and then she can be baptized. The struggle is she has medical problems holding her from church. We hope to see her on Sunday and then she can be baptized Dec 26th.
D is doing better. She is starting to progress more again. We had her at church on Sunday with her two yr old which was pretty nice. We read the Book of Mormon with her yesterday and she said that she felt like Heavenly Father was talking to her.
We haven't seen J and B is a long time...we may have to drop them
We had our Christmas party on Saturday which was so much fun! We had K, D, B, Riley (B's baby sister), D, her fiancé, her two yr old, her soon to be mother-in-law, and her soon to be niece all there. It was so much fun to visit with investigators and help them mingle with the ward.
Being a missionary is one of the most incredible experiences. I've grown so much in the past 3 months and I've definitely come closer to my Savior. I've come to learn that the restored gospel is from our Father in Heaven for EVERY one of His children. I know that through the Saviors atonement we can make our weaknesses become strengthens.
President Uchtdorf said, "If our weaknesses and shortcomings remain obscured in the shadows then the redeeming power of the Savior cannot heal them and make them strengths. Ironically, our blindness toward our human weaknesses will also make us blind to the divine potential that our Father yearns to nurture within each of us." I know that each of us have a divine potential that we can all strive for through the atonement of our Savior. Access His atonement and become the son or daughter God wants and desires you to become. Thank you for all the love and support.
With all the love I have
XOXO,
Sister Detamore
Highlights:
First Baptism!
First Christmas ward party away home
Bringing investigators to the ward party
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