Saturday, October 20, 2012
September 17, 2012
Hey Family and Friends!!
Well how is everyone? Getting back into the swing of school things? Well things up here in Canada are pretty great. But this week wasn't very eventful. But it was fun. So I will tell you all about it.
So Monday was p-day...we didn't really do anything exciting this week...all we did was the normal stuff. But I did finally talk Sister Batty into getting her ears pierced. They turned out really cute! Then we didn't really have anything important to do so we decided to stop by the Mission Office and say hello to the Sisters that work there. They reminded me of Grandma Wayment! I love the sisters that work in the office. I mean we stopped by there because we missed them...since we hadn't seen them for about 2 weeks. Then that evening, we had supper with the Johnson family. Sister Johnson is the RS pres in one of our wards. They have a family full of boys...so needless to say dinner was entertaining. Then we had a correlation with one of our WML's, Bro. Loewer. We have great leadership in these wards and things actually get done! It is great!
Tuesday comes next...we started off my doing service for Jennie...the really rich Indian lady. We cleaned out her garage...which is the cleanest garage I have ever seen...and then we basically put everything back where it was. It was kind of ridiculous, but it made her happy. Then she took us out for lunch afterwards. Then we had a lesson with Tammy about the Doctrine of Christ and encouraged her to be a missionary and invite people to the temple open house. Then we delivered some temple invites...we are running out of time...it starts in just under 2 weeks, but we only have this week left to proselyte...That evening we had supper with the Allred family. They live on a golf course that they own...oh and Bro Allred is a professional golfer. They were a fun family and we had really yummy tacos! That night we had ESL...not as many students as last week, but there was a good turn out still. After that we met quickly with Bishop Higham and the RS pres to discuss the ward lists...basically to find out who is LA and who we should focus on giving temple invites to. So that was successful and we definitely have our work cut out for us!
Wednesday...busy day...first we had a lesson with Sister Baptiste. She told us she was going to read the BOM las week, but she didn't. So we read with her. We started at the beginning and read about Nephi. I love the beginning of the Book of Mormon. It has so many great stories! Then we met with Sister Jiang. We watched 'Finding Faith in Christ' with her. She really loved it. She loved watching some of the miracles Christ performed and just about His life. It really is a good movie...despite being a corny church made movie. After that we helped Carmen. We are really trying to finish the book! And we are definitely getting closer. That night we had supper with the Reil family. They are really nice. And to finish our night, we had a lesson with Christy. She is still doing good. She is kind of slipping on doing some of the basic things...like praying and reading the scriptures, so we had a lesson about applying the scriptures to our lives. It was good and I think she learned some things that can help her.
Thursday...it was Weekly planning...but we just hurried to get it done so we could move on with our day. After we finished our planning, we had to clean our car because we had car inspections the next day. Then we got a call from Jennie. She asked us if we had time to go help her again for about an hour. So we made some time for her...when we got there she wanted us to organize her office. It was also a little bit ridiculous...I feel that we basically combined lots of piles into one big pile...but it made her happy. So we will keep doing what we can for her. That evening we had supper with the Wieb family...they also are a family of boys which made for another exciting dinner. Then we had a lesson with the Ford boys. We told them that we will make one lesson a week really fun...so we decided to play my made up game of "Stay on the Path". They absolutely loved it...maybe because it consisted of eating candy...
Friday we had our Specialized Training/ZTM/Car Inspections...we got 100% on our car inspection...we had a great training about setting goals and being accountable to them. It was great. Then after the training, President Nicholas took our entire zone out for lunch at Tony Romas. It was really nice of him to do that. And we all had a great time together! On our way home, we had to drop something off at the Mission Office so we got to visit with the missionaries there for a minute. After that we went and contacted a referral we got. He is pretty solid...but he lives in the middle of nowhere, and he is YSA...but he is pretty interested. Then we had a ward party to go to. It was the Anual Corn Bust at Edworthy Park. It is just a time to get together and eat corn...at a park in downtown Calgary. It was lots of fun and I met so many of the ward members which was great!!
Saturday was another really busy day....which is great...so first we had brunch with the Ivany's and had a lesson with them. Then we delivered a bunch of temple invites. Then we helped Carmen with the book! We only have 12 pgs left...so we are totally going to get it done before the temple!! Then we had supper with Sister Thomas. She is great. Her husband is from Jamaica and is living there until he can get citizenship in Canada...but they are building a house there...so now I am just going to have to go there to visit. Darn...Then we had a lesson with Sister Kamenka...she is a LA recent convert of 3 yrs...she was blessed with an incredible gift of Faith. She just has faith, but doesn't accept many of the basic doctrines of the church...so needless to say lessons with her are interesting. But she is super nice.
Then Sunday we had church! Guess what happened...a lady, Catalina, just walked into the church and wanted to know more! She is from Mexico, but has been here for awhile I believe. She doesn't live in our area though...but we don't have an address for her. Then we had a quick meeting with the other ward to discuss LA's they want us to take temple invites to. We have lots of people we need to see this week! Then we taught Gospel Principles in that ward. We got a call from our WML the night before at 9 pm...so it was kind of just thrown together, but it went well. The wards here are really good at having class discussions...so I think everyone learned something. That evening we had supper with the Gillis family. They are really nice and live in the middle of nowhere. But after our appt with them, we found a new part of our area as we delivered a invite to a LA. It was even more in the middle of nowhere. Then we had a lesson with the Ford boys. They are going through a hard time right now. Their dad is starting to get nasty and it is really sad that they have to go through this!!
Well it sounds like you had a great week! Way to go Sager with all your baseball games...I never thought I would say this, but I never realized how much I actually liked sports until I came on a mission and can't watch them...Don't die because I told you that. Well I hope you all have a great week!! I love and miss you all a whole bunch!! But I love being a missionary and I wouldn't trade this for anything!! Love Ya!!
Love, Sister Kaitlyn Marchant
Friday, October 19, 2012
September 10, 2012
Hey Family and Friends!!
I LOVE being a missionary!! We have had so much fun this week and there is so much work to do!! It is amazing the miracles that are coming to our mission because of the temple being built in Calgary!!! Well I have lots to tell you so here goes!!
We will start with Tuesday. First we had DDM's and then somehow Sister Batty and I convinced the Elders to go to lunch at the Calgary Tower! It was so fun! So you ride all the way to the top and there is a retaurant up there...the coolest thing about the restaurant is that it spins as you eat, so you get to see the entire city during the course of your meal. It was lots of fun! Then we also got to go out on the observation deck. It was lots of fun. Then we had to hurry and do our emails because we had appts to go to...we were late to everything because traffic was super busy because it was the first day of school. But we got everything done we needed to. So then we went to help Carmen with the book and we are still making progress. Then we had supper with the Larson's. They are an adorable older couple. Then we headed to ESL. It was so great!! We had like 7 new students!! It is really fun to help out at that class...but it makes me realize how bad my grammar is. But it is fun. And the students that come are great!
Wednesday we just did a bunch of stop-bys and then helped Carmen a little bit. Then we had supper with the Higham's. He is the bishop of one of the wards. He also gave me a book that he wrote...he gives one to all the Sister Missionaries that serve in his ward...it is called "So I went out with this guy last night..." It is an adorable book and maybe it will come in handy when I get back. On our way home we taught Bill about the Atonement and how to more fully apply it in his life.
Thursday we had our weekly plannin session and then we did a bunch of stop-bys. So all of the companionships in our mission were given 400 temple invitations to give out...well now we have under 2 weeks until all the sisters start training...and our goal is to give out all of them. So we definitely have our work cut out for us!! Then we had dinner with the Penner's! Oh, my! Funniest Story...So we have a man in our ward who is deathly allergic to fragrances. No one in our ward is supposed to wear anything with any type of fragrance. That's just common courtesy, since there are a lot of people, especially in this ward, that are this way. Brother Penner, though, had to move here from his last town because the air was effecting him so drastically. Needless to say, we don't wear much of anything in the way of smell-good-stuff on the day that we have dinner with his family. We were so careful all day not to put on lotion or anything else. We are about 3 minutes from their house, on the way to dinner when I realized what a horrible headache I had. So I asked Sister Batty if she thought I should put Peppermint Oil on, which is an Essential Oil which works amazingly well. I couldn't understand why I shouldn't, and neither could she. So I did. A lot of it. And just as we started to smell it, I said, "ooh, it smells so good--OH NO!!!" We were sitting in the car at a stoplight, 15 minutes from our house and 10 from the church. I got the brilliant plan to wipe it off with my hands, but that just meant it moved from my forehead to my hands. So then I was going to wipe it on my sweater, but then it was still on my clothes. We were panicking, searching for anything to get the stuff off with. We were about to kill one of our high councilmen! Luckily we haven't had car inspections lately, so Sister Batty had a sweater in the backseat. I grabbed it and started to scrub my forehead with it. We tried to go to our WML's house so we could wash my face, but he wasn't home, and we were out of time. We go to the house and decide that I will just immediately ask to use the washroom. Before we get out of the car, I leaned over and asked if Sister Batty could smell it on me still. Well, what's a good companion to do? Sister Batty sniffed my forehead! Yep, she could still smell it. We get out of the car and realize that maybe it's just the car that is super strong, so as we are walking across the street, I asked again, and yep, she sniffed my forehead again. It wasn't too bad. Maybe we would just send him to the hospital...less worries. We get to the door, knock, and go in...and guess what? Brother Penner wasn't even there! He was out passing out food drive bags and would be gone all night. So there I sit, with a red, raw forehead, and a headache...yep, we just about died laughing. We decided if you look up the phrase "Gongshow" in a dictionary, our pictures would be next to it, probably holding a vial of Peppermint Oil and black sweater. Then we had a great lesson with the Ford boys. We had a lesson about judging people so we did a little object lesson with them. Have you ever seen the one they do in seminary a lot where there is a picture of Christ behind a paper on a dart board and when you take it off after throwing darts at it you realize you did it to Christ? Well we did something similar to that and it was really effective and of course the boys liked it.
Friday was a crazy busy day!! We had back-to-back appts which is great!! First we started with Sister Braithwaite. She is a widow that lives in a care center. She is really nice and appreciated our visit. Then we kept going with Sister Jiang and we taught her the Doctrine of Christ/Atonement. She is totally taught by the spirit and it is so neat to watch her learn and have things just finally click. Then we helped Sister Hobbs again. She is great and can really use our help! Then we taught Tammy about the importance of taking the Sacrament and keeping the Sabbath Day Holy because she hasn't come to church for a few weeks...she didn't come this week either...but hopefully she will come next week. Then we had supper with a new family that just moved into the ward from Sasketchwan, the Flecks. They had lots of stories from their last branch. I can't imagine living in a place where the chuch is basically non existent. They have adaorable children so we had lots of fun there. Then last but not least, we had a lesson with Sister Baptiste. She has been really busy with visiting her children, but we had a quick lesson about reading the scriptures and committed her to read everyday!
Saturday we had a GREAT day! We were busy delivering temple invitations when the Elders called and told us to come help out with the Food Drive! It brought back lots of memories, because the last time I helped with the food drive, it was my first Saturday in Canada. It was so much fun though. The goal was to set a Guiness World Record...but we fell a little short. We collected 520,000 pounds of food!! It is a fun service project. The Mayor of Calgary even stopped by where we were helping. Then we continued delivering a few temple invitations...because we have to get to work if we are going to deliver all of them. Then we helped Carmen. We have to finish editing the book before we go to the temple. We are really close! She has such an incredible story and is such an amazing woman! Then we had supper and a lesson with Sister Ford. She is great!
Sunday was incredible as always! It was also another busy day. But the busy days are always the best! So we had church. Funny story about church...there was a new Spanish speaking student at ESL and she came to church as well...so the Spanish Elders were there and they translated for her...but the best part was that they had to stay for Relief Society as well. It was funny...they said it was their first experience there. After church we had a correlation with our WML and WM's. Then we were off to our dinner appt. with Sister Larsen. She is a single sister and is really sweet. Then we had an incredible opportunity to teach a potential investigator. Her name is Jianni and she is from Brasil. She has been coming to church the last few weeks with one of the members in our ward and her and her children are interested in the church. So we taught them. Hopefully we will be able to continue teaching them! I will keep you posted! Then we had another lesson with the Ford boys about the Priesthood! It was great!
Being a missionary is great!! I LOVE it!! I am so happy everything is good in good old Utah! I can't wait to see the Brigham City Temple! I am sure it is beautiful! CONGRATS Grandma!! I am so happy for you to be able to serve a mission!! I was really hoping you would come to Calgary Canada...but St. Louis is great too!! The people there will definitely be blessed by your service!! Sage...you are a stud! Keep rockin' the baseball field! I Love and miss you all! You are the BEST!!
Love, Sister Kaitlyn Marchant
Thursday, September 6, 2012
September 3, 2012
Hey Family and Friends!!!
Oh my goodness!! I love being a missionary!! And I absolutely LOVE Sister Batty!! We have had so much fun in the last few days!! I can't wait to tell you all about it!!
Ok...well last p-day...my email might have seemed rushed....because it was!! We went to the Calgary Zoo!!! It was so much fun!! I haven't been to a zoo forever! We went with the other sisters in our Zone and also 2 companionships of Elders...so there were 9 of us total. We had so much fun looking at all the animals. They had adorable baby tigers and some neat penguins. It sure was fun. Then that evening we had supper with the Rodelas family. They are from the Philippines and are converts. They joined the church when they moved to Canada. So it was fun to hear their conversion story. That evening we had a lesson with Christy as well. She is doing well. At this point, her cat was still missing, but it came back. She gained a testimony of prayer that week.
Tuesday we had our DDM's. It was actually not a gongshow...I guess that is what happens when the AP's are in your district. On our way home we stopped and had a lesson with a LA, Bill. He is a recovering Alcoholic that wants to make it back to church. We had a good lesson about the love of God. After that we did a little bit of study to pepare for some lessons, and then we headed to our dinner appt. with Tammy. She is a RC and has 2 cute little kids. We taught her about temples and what goes on in them. Everyone here is so excited for the Calgary Temple Open house and we finally got invitations to give to people. All the companionships in the city got 400 invites...our goal is to give all of them out by the time we get moved into the temple and start our training...that is only like 2 ish weeks away!! Anyways then that night we went to ESL class. We get to go everyweek and help out and give the students speaking opportunities. It is really fun. It was also Sister Ford's birthday that day, so we made her a candy bar poster and took it to her! She is so great!
Wednesday was a bit of a gongshow. We spent a lot of time driving trying to find the doctor we were supposed to go to. Sister Batty needed to get her blood drawn and so we were trying to find the place we were supposed to go...which was on the entire opposite side of the city...and then when we got there it was a 1 1/2 hr wait. It was fun! It sure was quite the adventure. On our way home we did have a lesson with Sister Jiang about the prophet and the purpose of prophets. And then we helped Carmen with her book. She has an incredible story!!!
Here are some pictures from the Zoo!!
Thursday was our weekly planning day and then after we were done, we just did a bunch of stop-bys....we need to find more investigators. That evening we had supper with the Gossling family. They are such a missionary minded family!! We challenged them to make a family mission plan....and they told us at church that they did!! Then that evening we had a lesson with Lorenzo and Daniel about service. They are so ready for baptism!!
Friday was my 1 year mark of entering the MTC!!! That was a big day! Can you believe it has already been that long? It is so crazy!! Well first we helped Carmen more with her book. We are so almost finished and hopefully we will be done by the time we are working at the temple. Then we had to celebrate because it was also Sister Batty's 1 year mark of getting her mission call...so we got fun cupcakes at a gourmet cupcake store called Crave. They were delicious! Then we got to do some more service for Sister Hobbs. She is having lots of health challenges and just can't do very much. But she is great. She has a son serving a mission in Jamacia. And she decided that if he is serving a mission, so is she. So she prays about who she should give a Book of Mormon to! She is a great missionary!! So we got to vaccum and mop her floors. It was actually really fun. Then we had supper with Sister Carter. She is also a single mom who is a convert and her son is adorable. And last but not least, we had a lesson with Sister Baptiste. She might get a new house this week so she can get her kids back which is so exciting!!
Saturday was a great day!! It was also a really busy day! First we had breakfast with a LA family, the Ivany's. They are great. And then we headed to Bragg Creek. It is BEAUTIFUL!! It is kind of out in the middle of nowhere so we were kind of in the mountains and it was nice...I never thought I would actually say that I miss the mountains and camping...but I kind of do. We first had a lesson with Bro. Brisson, a LA member that is also trying to come back to church. Then we had a lesson with a new family that just moved in, the Walters. They have 6 adorable little kids. Bro Walters is an institute teacher and when we called and set up the appt with him the night before he asked us something that no other member has ever asked me..."What can we do to prepare for your visit?" We were shocked and didn't know what to say so we just told them to be there. So it was lots of fun visiting with them. Then we had supper with the Nicholson's. Bro. Nicholson is basically a dry mormon....and just needs to be baptized. But they have a beautiful home in the middle of nowhere. And there is lots of wildlife. They even have a salt lick for the moose that come to visit them.
Then Sunday was great!! It was fast Sunday and I swear all the testimonies were about missionary work! It was great! That evening we had supper with the Hyde family and they have a son that might get his mission call this week. So they asked us lots of questions...it brought back good memories. That evening we had a lesson with Lorenzo and Daniel as well. We taught about the parable of the talents and it was great at the end of the lesson when they said, "Oh I think I get it!" We also set a tentative baptismal date for Sept 27!
Monday was p-day...as well as a holiday...so we just did what we do best...went shopping...but we didn't really find anything worth buying. But we had fun. Then we had supper at the Copithorne's. He is our bishop in one of the wards. It was great. And we also had a lesson with Christy.
We had so much fun!! I am going to try to send some pictures, but the computer is being really dumb...Just know that I love you all!! Have such a great week!! I love and miss you all!!
Love, Sister Kaitlyn Marchant
August 27, 2012
Hey Family and Friends!!
So like I mentioned before I got transferred at the last minute...I really didn't even know I was getting transfered until I went to report our numbers for the week and it had a different area and companion on it. I sure am going to miss Chestermere and all the wonderful people there, but I am really excited for my new area and new companion!! My new companion is Sister Batty. She is from Vernal, Utah!! I finally have a companion from Utah!! After 1 year it is about time!! But she is seriously AMAZING!! She came out with Sister Brower and was trained by my favorite Sister Newby! So she is a stellar missionary!! We have so much going on in our area and I can't wait to tell you all about it!!
So Tuesday was p-day and we spent the entire day saying goodbye to some of my most favorite people! Lots of members gave me stuff which meant I had to find room in my suitcases. But I love all the people there!! The only bummer thing was that I didn't get to say goodbye to Kenzie and her family because they were out of town...but somehow I will find a way to talk to them! Then we/I had a really late night full of packing everything I have accumulated into just a few suitcases!!! It keeps getting harder and harder! But we can make it work.
Wednesday was transfers!! I think all of the sisters were excited for transfers...all but 6 companionships in our entire mission changed. So it was a very big transfer. I am now serving in the 4th and Richmond wards in the Calgary stake. It is in the south west quadrant of the city...it is beautiful out here! I can finally see the Rocky Mountains and it is more like home. So I thought our area in Chestermere was big...well it doesn't even compare to how big my new area is! And it is a very affluent area. One of the richest neighborhoods in Canada is in our area...so there are lots of big, beautiful houses...but they are very intimidating to knock on...so to answer your question mom...I think I am pretty safe! Well for most of the day we spent time getting me all setteled in and unpacked and did some shopping. Then we had a full afternoon and evening of lessons. So first we met with Elise. She is LA and is technically YSA, but doesn't want to go to the YSA ward. So we get to meet with her. Then we had supper with a sweet single sister from Brasil. Her name is Lucy and she is just adorable. And then we had a lesson with Christy. She is a recent convert and is less accoutable. But she is really sweet. We have to teach really simply...which can sometimes prove to be difficult.
Thursday was weekly planning. It took some time with me just arriving to the area...we had to pray over ward lists and make lots of plans for the coming weeks!! It is going to be so much fun! There is a lot of potential in this area!! Then we had to make a little trip to the mission office because they needed a baptismal record that we had. So that took a little bit of time...but we got to visit with some of the missionaries there. I love the Senior Couple missionaries in our mission!! Senior missionaries are the best and they are like your grandparents away from home!! I just love them! Then we did a few stop-bys so I could meet some of the members. Then we had supper with the Goodman family. They are really nice...everyone is really nice in Canada...and then we had a lesson with the Ford's. So Lorenzo and Daniel Ford are our investigators...they are totally ready to be baptized...we just need to work out some of the logistics...and then their Mom is/was LA but is coming back...she has quite a few health issues...but is so great!! They are a great family! They are one of those families that I know I was destined to meet! So I got to meet them and that was great!
Then Friday we started off doing service. It is nice to have some service opportunites here in this area...So every couple of weeks we clean a lady's gigantic house...I don't really think it is dirty...but she is not a member of the church, but has siblings that are. She is East Indian and we think she is having us do this for her in hopes that it will soften the hearts of her family members, so that maybe one day she will be able to joint the church! Then we had a lesson with sister Jiang...she is also LA and is originally from China. She is great, but her husband is really anti towards the church. Then we spent a little bit of time getting our planners all organized. That evening we had supper with Sister Niznik. She just recently moved into the ward as well from Regina,Sasketchwan...and then to end our evening we had a lesson with Sister Baptiste...she is also LA. She is native and her children are in foster care, but she should be getting them back very soon. We had a really good lesson with her about the role of the Holy Ghost.
Saturday was a GREAT day!! Guess what!! Laurie got baptized! Do you remember her?? She is the sister-in-law of the Fremstads in Chestermere...so I got to see them there too!! I was so happy that I was given permission to go! It was such a special day! And I was lucky to be apart of it!! So then we had a lesson/service with Carmen. Carmen is an AMAZING lady. 33 yrs ago she was in an accident that left her a quadrapeligic...and she had written a book of her story and conversion to the church. Before the accident she was a very good painter, but after, doctors told her that she would never paint again and that she shouldn't even try because she is missing a big chunck of her brain. But she didn't let that stop her. She can paint and she is seriously incredible. So a few times a week we read her book to her and we basically editing it for her. She is great!! And then we had a quick lesson with Sister Ford.
Sunday was a great day. Since we had 2 wards we get to go to lots of church. I love it!! We did make it to one ward council as well. Then after chruch Christy was really upset because one of her cats was missing...so for a few minutes we helped her look for it...we didn't have any luck...We had a dinner appt with the Loewer family and then a lesson with the Ford boys where we watched the Testaments!!
I hope school is going great for everyone!! The kids in Canada still have one more week of summer!! Well I sure do love and miss you all!! Have a great week!!!
Love, Sister Kaitlyn Marchant
Just Kidding! August 21, 2012
Here are some pictures!!
Yes the bird is eating my hair...it is Kenzie's bird
And then some of the wonderful fiesta!!
Just kidding...I am getting tranferred...I just got the email late...I am getting transferred to 4th and Richmond...it is in the Calgary South zone. It is in the South west part of the city and it is by the Calgary Olympic Park...I am excited it will be fun!!
Love ya!!
Sister Marchant
August 20, 2012
Hey Family and Friends!!
Well guess what you will never believe it...I am not getting transferred...I am staying in Chestermere...I don't know if they did any transfers with the sisters, because in just a few weeks we will all be moved to the temple area. I am happy I am still here. I love the people here. That is what happens when you serve in an area for so long. Well anyways I had a pretty great week so I will tell you all about it!
Monday was p-day and it was a good day. Sister Stockwell and I didn't want to spend a lot of time with the Elders so we decided to go shopping...not that we bought anything, but it was still fun. Then we ended up at the church...and somehow the Elders talked us into playing basketball with them. It was pretty comical I am sure and we were their entertainment for the day...when everyone was getting tired, the Elders said that the next basket wins....but one of the sisters has to make the shot. So with the help of the Elders Sister Stockwell and I were going against each other...eventually I finally made a basket and won the game! It was lots of fun. Then that evening we had supper with the Root's and then a lesson with Sister Chase. So it was a great, busy day!
Tuesday we had the last DDM of the transfer...and then we went to lunch. Then we had to be at our appartment so the maintenance people could come...there has been a bird stuck in the vents and they could only access it from our suite so they came and broke the bird out. Then for the rest of the day we just did some stop-bys and tracting. And then we had supper with Kenzie's family. They are so great!
Wednesday we did a lot of tracting and stop-bys and NOBODY was home... no joke! I am kind of happy for summer to be over so that people will be home. And then we ran into the same thing that afternoon after lunch. So it made for a long day. Then we stopped by to see the Clarks and check and see how they were doing. We had a nice little visit with them. And then that night we had a lesson with the Oduneye's. It was another great lesson. They didn't tell us anything they wanted us to teach, so we prayed to know what we should share with them. We ended up teaching them the Plan of Salvation. It was perfect. Her mom was in the hospital and she is going to pass away soon...but after the lesson, they had a deeper understanding of the plan and were at peace. It was so neat to see the spirit teach them and help them come to an understanding of the Plan Heavenly Father has for us! I am so grateful for the plan of Happiness and it is one of my favorite things to teach people!!
Thursday we had our weekly planning and it went well. Then we helped Shanita and Scott do some last minute packing and said goodbye to them. They are moving back to Texas. It will be good for them. Then we had a lesson with Cristina and her family...and I think half of the neighborhood kids were there as well....so it was kind of a gongshow. There were lots of kids there and nobody could focus. But it was still a good lesson...we talked about the gifts of the gospel and how to share them with others! That evening we had an AMAZING dinner! We were at the Hernandez family's home! It was so much fun. They wanted Sister Stockwell and I to teach them how to make kabobs and then they showed how to make some delicous Mexican food!! So we had a really fun fiesta!! It was and evening filled with amazing food and great company! It was so much fun!
On Friday and Saturday Sister Stockwell was sick...so we were in the apartment a lot. While she wasn't feeling good, it gave me lots of extra time to study!! I started to tackle the Old Testament. Why have I not read that before this?? It has so much information and great lessons to be learned! Studying is so great and I love being taught by the spirit every single day!!
Sunday we had church! It was great despite there not being any investigators there...but it was still a great day at church. Some members of the ward told us of some missionary experiences they are having and it was so great! I love it when members do missionary work!! Then that afternoon we had a lesson with Sister Sonnenberg...she is the same as usual. And then after that we went to see Rachel and the baby because we hadn't seen them for awhile. When we got there Bro. Williams was starting to put together a new grill, but he was struggling so Sister Stockwell and I offered to do it. We put it together in less than 30 min! I am becoming so handy on my mission...dad you would be really proud of me!! Then that evening we had supper with the Low family. They are involved with the youth celebration for the temple and they told us lots about it! It is going to be spectacular!! That evening we just did some stop-bys.
Then it was Monday again...but it wasn't p-day...since it was potentially my last day in this ward we decided to visit some of my favorite people!! And Bro. Williams invited us over for lunch to have something cooked on his new BBQ since we put it together. And then we had supper with the Trim's. They are my Canadian grandparents. I sure do love them!!
Well that was my week!! I hope you all have a great week! Good luck with school starting! Are you going to go to the Brigham City Temple Open house?? Well I love and miss you all!
Love, Sister Kaitlyn Marchant
August 13, 2012
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