Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Just a Spoonfull of Sugar makes the Medicine go down and other magical moments from the missionary adventures of Sister Bryans



Hello All,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (How many exclamation points can I put next to that phrase?)
I hope you all had a safe New Years Eve. I know Sister Woods and I did. The mission curfew was 6:30p that night, and since we ate dinner at home that night, it felt like we were at home forever. Oh well. It all worked out in the end. Plus we ate pancakes and what sister missionary doesn't love pancakes?! =D 
Monday and Tuesday, I wasn't feeling super great, so we stayed home for the greater part of the two days. It was nothing major. Just a sore throat and I was super cold. Eventually, I pulled myself out of bed and we went out and worked, but it was really good that I rested - and ate a ton of garlic and honey (both natural antibiotics). It was an adventure. 
It was a blessing that I followed my own advice to: "Suck it up, Buttercup!" and get out of bed because we had an important dinner/lesson with a non-member named Dave. And I needed to be there to help my companion teach. 
It was a phenomenal visit. We had a very tasty dinner and then we taught the Restoration of the Gospel. Dave has such great questions and I think he is genuinely interested. He was most interested in the Book of Mormon. And he talked a lot which was fantastic! It helped us learn so much about what his thoughts were in regard to what we were teaching him. (Most people we teach are super silent and just absorb...maybe...what we say but don't give us any feedback on how they are understanding what we teach.) So, the end result of our visit was that Dave is now our newest investigator. HUZZAH! 
Just in time for me to leave! 
That's right ladies and gentleman, I'm being transferred. I am needed in Longmont to share the gospel with the good people in the Mountain View ward. And my new companion will be Sister Nolan. I'm kind of excited! 
Well.... I'm excited to move. I'm not super excited to pack and clean for an eternity. YIKES! 
So do you want to know my favorite chapter in the New Testament is? It's Roman's chapter 8. I just love it SOOOOOO much! You should all read it. 
Did I tell you that you are all super great?! You are! 
I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and all that it does to bless my life. I love the scriptures. They are probably my most favorite part of the gospel. I learn so much when I open their pages and read the words that have been carefully prepared to help me learn about my Savior and the love that our Heavenly Father has for each of his children. 
I wish you all the best this year of 2015! I hope you all pondered some goals that you can accomplish this year. 
Love you all,
Sister Bryans 
  

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