Hello All,
Here I am bringing you more exciting news from the Life and Times of a Sister Missionary serving in LONGMONT. Do-do-do-doo!
Oh Good Heavens, what can I tell you this time?
First, I can tell you that I am alive and well.
Second,
I can tell you that I will miss serving in the wonderful Fort Collins
area. The Timberline ward treated me well and serving there taught me a
lot. I will miss many great families that will stay in my heart for a
lifetime!
But, the Lord has better plans and other things to teach me.
Third, I can tell you that I successfully survived my first week in the Longmont area.
But really what can I tell you?
From
my beloved time in Fort Collins, I can say that Monday I said goodbye
to dear sweet Sister C. McClure just as big and exciting steps were
being taken in helping her to feel the Spirit and use the Atonement more
fully in her life. She asked the Sisters to read the scriptures to her.
She also requested that we never leave her home without a prayer. HUGE
MIRACLES!!! Oh how much I love her and miss her.
I also said
goodbye to the McCaw family. They are so great! I love how real they
are. How much they are not afraid to stand out - in a good way of
course. They love the gospel and they love each other. They are such
amazing missionaries and have taught me so much. They too are well loved
and greatly missed!
Upon departure from Fort Collins and arrival into Longmont. Let me tell you...that was an adventure.
The
Sisters in Longmont were moving houses, so I got to help in that
process. We now live with a cute old couple by the name of Mullen. We
live in their basement in a bedroom made out of bookcases. Also known
as, the main room with a bookcase divider in it. It's a party!
The
highlight of our move was when I fell gracefully down the stairs while
hefting a 50lb suitcase. It was a grand adventure. And I am happy to say
that no missionary was harmed in the making of that fall. I LIVED!!!
#DidSomeoneCallForAngels?
Other than that, our transfer rolled smoothly.
This
week has been a long adventure of knocking on doors and finding no one
home that would answer. We have been trying to contact a lot of the less
actives on our ward list. Some answer and some do not. Some have moved
and some have not. It's a great adventure.
We also are working
with some really great investigators. My favorite is 17 year old
Dillon. He is great! He has an amazing testimony and a firm faith in the
gospel of Jesus Christ. Upon asking him what his favorite part of the
gospel is, he responded, "The Plan of Salvation." And when I asked what
his favorite part of the Book of Mormon was, he said, "Jacob 5." WHO
DOES THAT?!?! He is amazing.
I think the most exciting
part of the week was Friday. The day we had a special Mission Conference
with Elder David A. Bednar, Elder Craig C. Christiansen and Elder James
B. Martino. It was a really good conference. As part of our preparation
for the conference, we read:
Seek Learning by Faith -
https://www.lds.org/liahona/2007/09/seek-learning-by-faith?lang=eng Ask in Faith -
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/ask-in-faith?lang=eng Converted Unto the Lord -
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/converted-unto-the-lord?lang=eng
all
talks by Elder Bednar. And then we discussed them for the first hour -
ish of the conference. Then we had a Q&A session with him. It was a
great experience. And I learned a lot. #ShareGoodness #ModernProphet
Other than the above though, I don't know what else to share with you.
Oh!
My new companion is Sister Nolin. She is from New Jersey and is the
youngest of 4 kids. She was home schooled. She liked watching movies in
her past life, and from what I have observed, she likes sleeping in this
life. She doesn't talk much, so that's really all I have learned about
her so far. Anything y'all would like to learn about her?
Umm...
another thing to share with you because I don't think I have
recently... My goal is to read all of the standard works by June 4th. So
far I am in the middle of Job in the Old Testament. I am in the middle
of 1st Corinthians in the New Testament. I am almost done with Alma in
the Book of Mormon and I am somewhere around 50 in the Doctrine and
Covenants. I love the SCRIPTURES!!! I could read them all the time. They
are so powerful and direct in teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.
#ScripturePower
Let the adventures roll forth.
Love,
Sister Bryans
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