It has been a cold week but we are doing well!
right now I feel like each week is about a month... time is such a strange concept on the mission.
Monday was a horrible cold day, it was in the negatives and I tried to stay bundled up as much as I could. it's funny because now it is back to the manageable 45-50 degree weather that I don't mind much at all! We spent most of those days inside as much as possible. on tuesday we were worried that we wouldn't be able to drive becasue school was canceled everywhere in the east, but it turned out that it wasn't as bad as we thought it would be.
on Wednesday we taught a lesson to lilly's best friend sara pearl! it was one of the most amazing lessons that I have ever taught. She wasn't expecting to feel anything but when we started talking to her about the restoration she felt so overwhelmed especially becasue she wasn't planning on feeling what she did. It was amazing to be able to watch someone change and feel so much so drastically! we are really excited to meet with her again!
On thursday we went to the Temple in Atlanta, it was so great to be there in the house of the Lord! I am so grateful that I was able to feel that spirit because it has been awhile! When I get home from my mission, I am going to make a goal to go to the temple every week. Life is so much easier for me when I can go to the Temple. I know it is the house of the Lord. later that afternoon we had zone training where we talked a lot about how to be better at talking to people on the streets and also how to be better at talking to the members. I learned a lot!
Friday night we taught another one of our newer investigators- Teah! we talked about God and how he listens to prayers. she doesn't have a very strong relationship with God and she doesn't usually pray. I was able to invite her to ask God if the things we had talked about are true, I told her she could trust in me that she would get an answer from him. I have never straight up told someone that they could trust in me that they would get an answer from God, it was scary but it was also so wonderful!
Saturday we had dinner with one of our members... his name is Manti and he is a cherokee indian! It was so crazy to hear all of his stories and learn more about him. He is one of the craziest people I have ever met! I would really love to study the american indians in more depth. He told us a ton of stories about his ancestors that correlate exactly with the Book of Mormon!
Last night we got to watch the CES fireside, it was Tad r. Callister. the exact talk he gave last night was the same one he gave when I was in the MTC (the one in the MTC was in a little bit more depth with more scripture refrences) it was really cool and I felt like there was a reason I was learning about the structure of Christ' church! That stuff applies in the south a lot!
This coming week is going to be a very busy miracle filled week! We are excited for everything that will happen:)
I know that this Church is true. I can say that will my whole heart. I have recieved that answer from God and I want everyone to know it! I know that Jesus is the Christ and I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God.
The Bristols have a saying that they always say. whenever someone says it everyone else has to say it back!
"love my family"
I am taking this tradition and I am going to use it.
Have a wonderful week! Love my family :)
xoxoxoxo
Sister Em Barnett
right now I feel like each week is about a month... time is such a strange concept on the mission.
Monday was a horrible cold day, it was in the negatives and I tried to stay bundled up as much as I could. it's funny because now it is back to the manageable 45-50 degree weather that I don't mind much at all! We spent most of those days inside as much as possible. on tuesday we were worried that we wouldn't be able to drive becasue school was canceled everywhere in the east, but it turned out that it wasn't as bad as we thought it would be.
on Wednesday we taught a lesson to lilly's best friend sara pearl! it was one of the most amazing lessons that I have ever taught. She wasn't expecting to feel anything but when we started talking to her about the restoration she felt so overwhelmed especially becasue she wasn't planning on feeling what she did. It was amazing to be able to watch someone change and feel so much so drastically! we are really excited to meet with her again!
On thursday we went to the Temple in Atlanta, it was so great to be there in the house of the Lord! I am so grateful that I was able to feel that spirit because it has been awhile! When I get home from my mission, I am going to make a goal to go to the temple every week. Life is so much easier for me when I can go to the Temple. I know it is the house of the Lord. later that afternoon we had zone training where we talked a lot about how to be better at talking to people on the streets and also how to be better at talking to the members. I learned a lot!
Friday night we taught another one of our newer investigators- Teah! we talked about God and how he listens to prayers. she doesn't have a very strong relationship with God and she doesn't usually pray. I was able to invite her to ask God if the things we had talked about are true, I told her she could trust in me that she would get an answer from him. I have never straight up told someone that they could trust in me that they would get an answer from God, it was scary but it was also so wonderful!
Saturday we had dinner with one of our members... his name is Manti and he is a cherokee indian! It was so crazy to hear all of his stories and learn more about him. He is one of the craziest people I have ever met! I would really love to study the american indians in more depth. He told us a ton of stories about his ancestors that correlate exactly with the Book of Mormon!
Last night we got to watch the CES fireside, it was Tad r. Callister. the exact talk he gave last night was the same one he gave when I was in the MTC (the one in the MTC was in a little bit more depth with more scripture refrences) it was really cool and I felt like there was a reason I was learning about the structure of Christ' church! That stuff applies in the south a lot!
This coming week is going to be a very busy miracle filled week! We are excited for everything that will happen:)
I know that this Church is true. I can say that will my whole heart. I have recieved that answer from God and I want everyone to know it! I know that Jesus is the Christ and I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God.
The Bristols have a saying that they always say. whenever someone says it everyone else has to say it back!
"love my family"
I am taking this tradition and I am going to use it.
Have a wonderful week! Love my family :)
xoxoxoxo
Sister Em Barnett
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