Did
I tell you that you're great!? And did I tell you that I love you?!
And! Even more important - has anyone told you that Heavenly Father
Loves You today!? Well he does. God loves all of his children and he
knows exactly how to help us so that we can progress and become like him
someday. It's a wonderful thing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I just wish
that I could help everyone realize this!
This
week has been great! I had my first experience with Night Tracting.
(For all who don't know: Night Tracting is knocking on peoples doors
whose homes are well lit and bearing simple testimony of the Restoration
of the Gospel in the hopes that they will allow us to come back and
teach them. The true reason it is called Night Tracting is because it is
done after dark. Most of the time we just call it tracting or finding
when it is done during daylight hours.)
So anyways, it is
always terrifying to knock on someones door when it is after dark.
Especially the closer it gets to 9:00p. I strongly dislike it! But we
survived. And it was nice to see so many people concerned for our
safety. We also were able to receive a couple of referrals too which was
nice. None of them were interested, but that's okay.
I think
I told you that we had the opportunity to tract a total of 30 hours or
so. Well we didn't do that. We only tracted about 6. I am actually
really grateful we didn't do more because I don't think my Spirit could
have handled that much rejection all the time. I am so grateful that I
didn't get sent to a mission where all the missionaries do is tract!
But, don't get me wrong - I love tracting! It's great!
We
ate dinner by ourselves quite a bit this week. Families weren't feeling
well, or they had freak emergencies come up that they weren't
expecting. But they all still managed to provide us with a nice meal. I
was grateful. All is well!
So on Valentines
Day, we visited a lot of single sisters that are nursing home/assisted
living bound. It was great fun! They were all so grateful for the
visits. My favorite visit was with Patsy. (I'm sure I've told you all
about her before, but if not.... I LOVE HER!) Anyways, we were talking
with her about the incoming snow storm and she shared her thoughts on
why missionaries need to stay inside, so they don't freeze to death or
get into car accidents. And I was telling her about when Sister Zvirzdin
and I would slide around in Cheyenne, and about Sister Woods and I
walking in the Snow everywhere we went. And then Sister Nolin piped in
that missionaries are expected to work until the weather reaches -40
degrees. This made Patsy very concerned, but we told her that it was a
mission to mission decision made by our mission president. So she said
that President Brown was crazier than a wood tic. It made us all laugh a
great deal.
I am always so grateful when I am able to make someone else's day by helping them smile and laugh.
So I think that is all to share this week. Man! I need to have some more adventures. Hmmm... Any suggestions?
Also!
Have you all read the February 2015 Ensign? If not you totally should.
It's really really good and has some spantastic articles in it. This
morning for companion study, we read the article about Charity. (https://www.lds.org/ensign/2015/02?lang=eng)
Also!
Since I am not serving in Fort Collins anymore and don't have immediate
access to the temple grounds, I have to get my temple updates from
friends. So! Check out the temple! IT HAS WALLS! I'm So excited! The
Lord has truly been blessing this area with better than best weather so
that the temple can be built quickly and the blessings of the temple be
shown forth! I LOVE THE TEMPLE SO MUCH! I can't wait to come back and go
through the Colorado Fort Collins Temple for myself with all those that
I love who I have worked throughout my mission. (https://cameras.liveviewtech.com/network_cameras/public_live_cameras_video/825?url=network_cameras/public_live_cameras_video/825)
I
love you all! I love the LORD! The Church is true! The Book of Mormon
is God's word! The Bible is too! And they work hand in hand to testify
of Jesus Christ! I know that Families CAN BE together
forever! I know that Heavenly Father loves each and every one of us -
sometimes we are just to busy with mortality to remember that. (I know I
am!)
YOU ARE ALL GREAT! AND I LOVE YOU!!!
Love,
Sister Bryans
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