September 15, 2013

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Ghost:"

Matthew 28:19

Well hello!!!! I so look forward to Monday's because I miss getting letters, but I know every time that I open my email that I have a lot of emails to read and catch up on :)

So this week was great! We had some really cool experiences. 

The Elders in our area and me; Elder Peterson (closest to Erin) was in Erin's MTC District, and he and his companion are serving in the same ward with Erin and her companion.

We have been teaching a lady named Emerald who is from the Caribbean. She was a former investigator but was dropped, so I told my companion that we should start that again. We have an appointment with her tomorrow, and we are going to be teaching her about the Plan of Salvation. I think that she is going to be very receptive to it! :) I'm excited! 

Another cool experience was with a lady named Sherri. Now, she is on date to get baptized next Saturday, and she has been taught for about 6 months by the Elders. She is the lady that we took to the baptism last week, and when she was at the baptism, she asked to get the date moved up because she knew that this was the right thing for her to do. Last Saturday my companion and I were driving to our next appointment, and I was like: "I need to use the restroom now. Let's go to Sherri's". So we walked in, and after I used the restroom, we stayed to visit for a little, and she told me that she had prayed just earlier that morning that we would stop by because she wanted to see us and ask us some questions about baptism. It was such a humbling experience to know that she had been wanting to see us all day and that when we got there, she was super happy. We were able to answer some questions of hers and teach her. She had questions about a still-born son of her's and what happened to him. When we told her that he was in God's presence, she got all teary-eyed and was super happy. It is times like that when I just want people to know that this Gospel is so true and that there is a God. It was a precious moment. 

Everyone in my MTC District is going to Ohio

Last Saturday, we spent most of the day feeding the homeless. There is a lady in the ward that goes out with a group of her friends and visits homeless people sites and gives them clothes and a hot meal. We were lucky enough to go out with her and talk with the people and see what all they go through. It was a fantastic experience! The Elders tagged along too. But we were able to get a potential investigator out of it. Her name is Roshay, and she basically lives with this member family. The Elder's have met her a couple of times, but she was really receptive to us sisters so we get to teach her :) 

All the sisters in the van heading to the Mission Presidents' house in Ohio

Yesterday, (Sunday)... there was a stake conference, and all the full-time missionaries were singing the medley of 'Called to Serve' and 'Bring the World His Truth.' It was great, and we got to meet the 3 Amish families that converted to the gospel. They are SOOOO cool and SOOOO cute! I just wanted to pinch their cheeks! The stake conference was super good and made me just want to get out and work and teach people. All day we had been knocking on doors and people just weren't answering, saying no thank you, or shutting the door in our faces. So, I was getting frustrated and was saying (in my head), "I have been called to bring people unto God, and NO ONE is listening to us. Heavenly Father, I will teach anybody that you will put in front of me." After saying this, 10 minutes later, we met some people from Indiana, named Sweeta and Augustya. They soaked up all the information that we gave them, and we have an appointment to meet with them on Saturday. Sweeta lives in Indiana but flies down here every weekend to be with Augustya. So we are going to teach them together, and I invited them to church. They said that they wanted to come, so hopefully that works out! I have high hopes for them! :) 

Us on the plane heading to Ohio. All these guys ended up in my Zone

All in all, it was a great week! I love this area. Even though the people are filthy rich and not really receptive to the Gospel, we are still moving strong and talking to everybody and anybody that will hear the Gospel. I hear many conversion stories, and I get the opportunity to bear my testimony everyday... I feel myself growing and I know, in turn, I will be able to guide more people unto God through the Holy Ghost. Thank you for all the support and help! I love hearing from you guys! :) 

--Sister Gale





Question/Answers with Sister Gale






What is your companion's name, and where is she from? 



My companions name is Sister Hyer, and she is from Washington. The little town she is from is called 9 Mile Falls.







Do you need anything?



I don't think I need anything... you might want to send the winter stuff a little bit earlier than you might be planning... it is starting to get cold, and today I am going shopping for a jacket.

Do you have time for exercise? 



I do a lot of running and crunches. All the sisters are doing a fitness challenge; I think I'm going to win ;) 







What kind of food are the members feeding you? 



The members feed us all kinds of food: soup, chicken and rice, spaghetti, meatloaf, Mexican food... it varies, but they always send us home with the extras :D Our schedule is filled for both lunch and dinner for the next month. I feel very blessed!







What are the names of your Bishop, RS Pres, and Ward Mission leader in your area? 



Bishop Griffiths- he is retired and has served a mission in Germany and then a couples mission with is wife in Germany as well. Sis Reffitt is the relief society president and is AWESOME!!! She is a police sergeant, so she gets the work done haha!... and then Bro. Jacobs is the ward mission leader. He is super awesome and so helpful with missionary work. He is actually meeting with an investigator with us next Saturday.







What is the coolest experience you had this week? 



This week I will send in my letter ;)







What was the worst? 



2 doors slammed in the face and probably the funniest is when one guy was telling us what he believed (which was exactly what we believed) and then called Sis. Hyer a liar. That was pretty funny.