We had a fantastic week. It's been crazy! We are changing our
p-day to Friday because we are going to the temple! I LOVE being back in the
temple area and getting to go. I'm so excited!
This week kicked off great with multi-zone conference on Tuesday.
We (the Lakeville zone) combined with the Lakeville south and Minneapolis
zones. What was the best part of conference? I GOT TO SEE SISTER KILLPACK!!!
She's an STL in the Minneapolis zone now. I've missed her so much, it was so
great to see her. Unfortunately we didn't get a picture together... I know, I
know. I dropped the ball. Sorry. Next time.
After conference we had exchanges with our STL's Sister Smith and
Sister Clegg.
I went with Sister Smith to the Lake Marion area for the day. It
rained SO HARD. I swear I was jumping rivers the size of the Mississippi
as we tried to get to appointments. We were SOAKED from head to toe and there
was a tornado warning out haha. First one of those I've ever been apart of!
What made this week great is when we exchanged sister Card said
she wanted to try being more exactly obedient with the daily schedule and so we
made a goal together to be exactly obedient this week and test the promise of
blessings out. Man they are real! It felt like we were running from appointment
to appointment this week! We taught 7 lessons to investigators this week, two
of which we just found, and taught 9 lessons to recent converts or less active
members. Man I swear this is the busiest I've been on my mission. It's crazy!
Our two new investigators names are Anthony and Adrian. We found
Anthony by going through our area book. He was a former investigator and we texted
him and asked if he was interested in meeting with missionaries again and he
said yes! So cool! We had our first lesson with him on Saturday and are meeting
with him again tonight! Wish us Luck! Then there's Adrian. We met him by area
book work too! I love the area book. It's a gift from god! Turns out the person
we were trying to stop by no longer lives there but Adrian does. His brother
was baptized a member of the church and he attended the baptism and wants to
learn more. We met with him yesterday and he was full of great questions. He has
a long way to go before he'd be ready for baptism but he's got so much
potential!
Oh also side note. There was a heat advisory out on Sunday. It was
so hot and humid. Bleh. I hate humidity. It makes everything ten times worse.
Also a weather side note. We've had lightning outside our window just about
every night this week. Weather is weird here in Minnesota! Well that's the
update of the week. LOVE YOU ALL!
Shout Out to
my brother Sean who got married this week!
Firsts of
the Week:
While
on exchanges sister smith took me chalking!
Nine months out and i'd never been
before! It was really fun. I've attached a picture :)
Spiritual Thought of the Week:
D&C 64:2 "For
verily I say unto you, I will that ye should overcome the world; wherefore I
will have compassion upon you."
John 16:33
"These things I
have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have
tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
Sorry, I know I've
shared the John scripture before but it's my favorite scripture and I happened
upon the scripture in the doctrine and covenants while I was reading this week.
I thought it was interesting that the scripture in D&C tells us to
overcome the world and that in John it says that Christ overcame
the world. The way to overcome the world is through Christ. To try to emulate
him more and pattern your life after his, but also to use his atonement to help
us. That is another way that he overcame the world. Not only was he sinless but
through his suffering allowed each of us the opportunity to become as it were
sinless as we partake of the sacrament each week. With and through Christ, we
to can overcome the world!
Love, Sister
Richardson
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