It's such a small world! I ran into Spencer Garcia just a moment ago as we walked into the Family History Center to e-mail! It was so nice to talk to someone I know from home. He even served his mission here and has been on exchanges before to the Sugar City Stake!
This Tuesday we had our first district meeting! There are two sets of Elders in my district, as well as the Spanish Sisters. They are all really great! As a district, we spent all of Thursday morning offering service at a food bank. It was such a neat opportunity! All we really did was pack the food into the boxes for people in the community to pick up around mid-morning.
We had a few really great lessons! We taught 15-year-old Tambree at a member's home last night, and it was such a wonderful experience. Her parents are very in-active, but she has a lot of good LDS friends who've invited her to activities and church, and now she wants to take the lessons. I really just love teaching in member's homes and I know it helps the investigators so much to have that support.
We also taught the younger couple we found just a bit ago, and they decided to go to church! As we left after our lesson Saturday, Tiana mentioned that she felt pressured to be baptized and go to church in the past, but that she sincerely now wants to go. Gavin as well said that he at first just thought we were going to try to convince him to reform his ways, but he actually feels that God led us to him and that he thinks Heavenly Father has prepared him over the years to this point, and to go back to the Church. Sister Crandall and I were blown away! He even told us that in the past when missionaries would knock on his door, he would just tell them that he worshiped Satan and would try to invite them to come in and join him in a ritual. It's amazing how Heavenly Father prepares the hearts of people! I'm so glad we met him when we did, and that he didn't try to scare us away like he had in the past with others.
Friday was my exchange with Sister Dodd again, but this time we went to her area at the BYU campus! It was so busy on the roads, since classes start today. We taught a few lessons, and it was just such a neat experience.
Saturday one of the wards called us and asked us to give 10 minute talks the next day. We didn't have a lot of time to work on them that night, but we were both able to write up outlines and scriptures we could use. When we walked into that ward and sat down, we noticed that we were the only speakers! So we sort of both had to get up there and add on 5 or so minutes. I was so terrified at first, but I was amazed that I was able to give my talk without too much of a problem. I know that it was only thanks to Heavenly Father, for words really did just come out. It was just like I was giving a lesson. That would have to be one of the tender mercies I experienced this week.
We also got to teach primary in two different wards! I just loved it. One little girl walked up to us after and told us that she had never seen an actually missionary before, and that she thought we were school volunteers at first because of our name tags. The kids were all really excited and they loved to just come up and give us hugs. I wish we could teach primary every week!
One important thing to mention is that we have a Mission Tour next week, so my P-day will actually be next Wednesday!
One last thing to mention is that I have just fallen in love with Alma 13:24, for I really do think that you can compare members with the angels it mentions. Never underestimate your example to others! I know that many of these people are being prepared through the kindness, examples, and testimonies of the members about them.
Lots of love,
-Sister Cottrell
This Tuesday we had our first district meeting! There are two sets of Elders in my district, as well as the Spanish Sisters. They are all really great! As a district, we spent all of Thursday morning offering service at a food bank. It was such a neat opportunity! All we really did was pack the food into the boxes for people in the community to pick up around mid-morning.
We had a few really great lessons! We taught 15-year-old Tambree at a member's home last night, and it was such a wonderful experience. Her parents are very in-active, but she has a lot of good LDS friends who've invited her to activities and church, and now she wants to take the lessons. I really just love teaching in member's homes and I know it helps the investigators so much to have that support.
We also taught the younger couple we found just a bit ago, and they decided to go to church! As we left after our lesson Saturday, Tiana mentioned that she felt pressured to be baptized and go to church in the past, but that she sincerely now wants to go. Gavin as well said that he at first just thought we were going to try to convince him to reform his ways, but he actually feels that God led us to him and that he thinks Heavenly Father has prepared him over the years to this point, and to go back to the Church. Sister Crandall and I were blown away! He even told us that in the past when missionaries would knock on his door, he would just tell them that he worshiped Satan and would try to invite them to come in and join him in a ritual. It's amazing how Heavenly Father prepares the hearts of people! I'm so glad we met him when we did, and that he didn't try to scare us away like he had in the past with others.
Friday was my exchange with Sister Dodd again, but this time we went to her area at the BYU campus! It was so busy on the roads, since classes start today. We taught a few lessons, and it was just such a neat experience.
Saturday one of the wards called us and asked us to give 10 minute talks the next day. We didn't have a lot of time to work on them that night, but we were both able to write up outlines and scriptures we could use. When we walked into that ward and sat down, we noticed that we were the only speakers! So we sort of both had to get up there and add on 5 or so minutes. I was so terrified at first, but I was amazed that I was able to give my talk without too much of a problem. I know that it was only thanks to Heavenly Father, for words really did just come out. It was just like I was giving a lesson. That would have to be one of the tender mercies I experienced this week.
We also got to teach primary in two different wards! I just loved it. One little girl walked up to us after and told us that she had never seen an actually missionary before, and that she thought we were school volunteers at first because of our name tags. The kids were all really excited and they loved to just come up and give us hugs. I wish we could teach primary every week!
One important thing to mention is that we have a Mission Tour next week, so my P-day will actually be next Wednesday!
One last thing to mention is that I have just fallen in love with Alma 13:24, for I really do think that you can compare members with the angels it mentions. Never underestimate your example to others! I know that many of these people are being prepared through the kindness, examples, and testimonies of the members about them.
Lots of love,
-Sister Cottrell
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