From the Letter to the President:
This past week was phenomenal! We were able to find a lot of new people to teach. We saw so many miracles!!!
On Tuesday we were able to have exchanges with the Sister-Training Leaders. I was thrilled to work with my trainer Hermana Brown again. We had a great day of work. We were able to teach many lessons and find some new people to teach. We taught a less-active, A, about the Sacrament. She has not been to church for a while and she told us that she knows that she needs to come back. She wants to be able to partake of the Sacrament. We have been working with her to help her get back to church.
We were also about to teach W. He is an older man who is a Quaker. His mother was a Quaker and his father was an atheist so I think that he is a little confused as to what he believes. We were able to teach him about the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. We committed him to read in the Book of Mormon. We are excited to keep working with him.
On Wednesday we were able to have a lesson with S. We taught him the 10 commandments, obedience, and about studying the scriptures. On Thursday we were able to teach him the law of chastity. S is doing so great and is excited for his baptism on the 26th. S and his whole family came to church again this week! It was such a miracle! His family has been less-active for about 4 years. We were able to have a lesson with the entire family after church yesterday. It was amazing! We are thrilled to be working with this family and help them come back to the church.
Also this week we had the opportunity to teach D and B. We taught them about obedience, the importance of prayer, and about studying the scriptures. We were also able to share some stories about Christ's life. B loves learning about Jesus Christ. Whenever we ask her what she wants to learn about she always says Jesus Christ. We love working with B. We want to help her feel more comfortable at church. It is always so fun teaching B!
We were also able to meet with another less-active named K. K's husband isn't a member. She has a testimony of the Book of Mormon. However, she told us that she was not really sure about Joseph Smith. We thought about how we could help K and decided to watch the Restoration with her. She really liked it. She commented that she liked how Joseph took time to study and find an answer. At the end of the lesson she said that she was beginning to think that Joseph Smith truly was a prophet. It was amazing to see her heart soften. The spirit was so strong during our lesson. It bore witness to me that Joseph Smith truly is a prophet of God. A young boy called to bring back the original church of Jesus Christ. It was an amazing lesson.
On Friday we were able to teach C. She had many questions that we were able to answer. We have not yet covered all the material in the Restoration due to the fact that she has so many questions. However, we love teaching her and answering her questions. C was also at church yesterday. She really liked it. She is planning on coming next week and bringing her 8 year old son J.
We taught a less-active named A. I have never met him before but he was very nice. We were able to have a lesson with him, his 2 daughters, and his parents. He said that he did know that he needs to be coming to church. His daughters are not members but they are going back to live with their mom, who does not live in our area. We are excited to get to know him better and continue working with him.
On Saturday we were able to have a lesson with a woman named J. She is a very sweet lady who has been through a lot. Her 19 year old son died a year ago. Her brother died 2 weeks ago. Now, her sister has been having a problem with aneurysms and seizures. We were able to help comfort her and bring her some peace. She is a really strong lady. She knows that she needs to come to church and wants to. She really has a lot of faith. The missionaries have met with her in the past but she has just been so busy lately that we haven't been able to stop by. It was such a miracle that we were able to talk with her and help comfort her.
Also this week Hermana Newland and Hermana Cannon had the opportunity to visit a less-active. G is 72 and hasn't been to church for some time. A week ago I felt that I should give him a talk to read. We went over to his house. He was there but he did not answer the door so we left the talk for him to read. The talk we gave him is called The Atonement and Journey through Mortality by David A. Bednar. Apparently he loved this talk and read it 3 times. He told the Hermanas that now he finally understand the Atonement. He was so excited! I wish I could have been there. However, I am so excited for him and grateful that I was able to listen to a prompting from the Lord.
Yesterday was a marvelous day. Hermana Newland and I were able to talk in Sacrament meeting. We talked about the importance of members and missionaries working together. Hermana Newland was also able to talk about the Plan of Salvation and I talked about the Atonement. We were thrilled to have 4 investigators at church yesterday.
We are seeing so many miracles here in Santa Paula! This is truly the Lord's work! I love being a missionary! There is absolutely no other way I would rather spend my time! I know that this church is true! It is all true!
Mom! Haha last week I bought a really cute skirt, a shirt, and some cute shoes. At this rate I will have to start sending things home. I am accumulating things on the mission. How much money do I have on my debit card?
Wow, thanks for buying me a camera. I'll be looking for it! Thanks so much! Thanks for the scripture case too!
My legs have been doing better! Lots better. But if I continue to have problems I will take care of it. Thanks for the advice!
Oh you met the Wutkee's! Do you love them?! They are so nice!
Yes, it's crazy that tomorrow is my 6 months. I can't believe it! The other day someone asked me how long that I've been out and I said 6 months and they told me that I don't have much time left. What?! That's crazy! But yes, time is passing so quickly! And a year isn't long at all! It's crazy!
I LOVE my trainer Hermana Brown! We had so much fun together!
She is such a hard worker! It was fun to get to work with her again for a day.
We were able to assemble a dog house for K.
It included some drilling so we had fun. We also ask people if there is anything that we can do for them, and they always say no. We were thrilled that she actually let us serve her!
Yes, I am doing so great! I love all of you so much! Thank you SO much for all your love, support, and prayers! It means the world to me! We talked in church yesterday and it was great! A lot of people came up afterwards and told us good job. It was so fun to talk. 15 minutes just flew by. I remember trying to come up with a 15 minute talk for my farewell and that was a struggle. Haha now, it is no problem at all. Oh I love being a missionary!
Have a great week!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Killpack :)