Picture drawn by Sister Peyton's sister for my birthday!
Greetings all!
As of today, I can no longer say I am a teenager! (P-Day birthdays are the best) But I know that I have so many more things to learn.
This week has been really good. Many appointments fell through and there have been a lot of stumbling blocks but we were able to work out a lot of them anyway and meet so many cool investigators.
A few days ago, we needed a place to tract and we ended up picking a random street to knock doors on. The second door we knocked on, a family answered and it was one of the most bizarre but cool experiences I've ever found myself in. The mom, Kelly, has a really strong testimony in God. We stood on her doorstep for over an hour, just listening to her tell her story. They are going through a really hard time right now. A lot of bad and crazlegal dark valleys as well. She was also very open about her story and I just found myself blown away at how incredible she has been through it all.y things are shaking up their lives but they are working their way through these many trials, by focusing on Christ. They were actually a former investigator who were dropped a long time ago and we were able to restore them because they're letting us "practice" teaching, with them. They have a giant pig in their house too:)
Later in the week, we met with Ashley, a member in our Bellevue ward, who is going through a lot of familial and
The strong character Ashley and Kelly have, has strengthened my testimony and made me so grateful to have the family I have.
Last Monday, we had an appointment with a mom named Tabitha. She is so prepared to hear and accept the gospel! I'm very excited to teach her. When we presented the Restoration pamphlet to her, she commented that it looked like Christ was holding the lamb like she'd hold her kids. That comment made an impact on me and just reinforced how much Heavenly Father and Christ love us.
Yesterday, we also got to meet a teenager named Alicia face to face for the first time. She's the granddaughter of the grandma, Pauline, I've mentioned in I think, the first email. We've kept missing her for the past couple of weeks and we almost did this time too but her work let her off so we were able to visit with her. Turns out, her mom is also interested in learning about the gospel. When we asked the two about a time when their prayers were answered, Alicia talked about two times when she'd pray for her friends to be safe or to keep having faith through tough times. Sister Peyton and I were both touched that when she prayed, she prayed for others.
Sister Peyton and I had the awesome opportunity to teach the lesson in Young Womens to four Laurels and a Mia Maid. The lesson was a little scatterbrained but the discussion went well and the Spirit was definitely there. Next week, we'll be teaching the Beehives. Young Women are so great!
I am learning so much from the people here in Bellevue!
When I started researching Tennessee before I came out on my mission, I started falling in love with the state and the people. Now that I'm here, I'm getting to understand why.
Love y'all!
Sister Ririe
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