Service, Service, and More Service - Week 32

Hello Everyone!

We made it to the final stretch of the transfer!  Stay tuned for next week when we find out the changes (or not... who knows?)

Highlights of the Week:

-  We have been on a service kick this week!  We got to help the Smith family clean and organize their apartment.  We also were able to this single sister in our ward with packing up and organizing boxes in her garage.  It has been a lot of fun getting to serve our friends and our members and hear all their fun life stories!  (however, I still have a major dislike of roaches *shudder*)

-  Exchanges were this week so I got to spend the day with Sister Knaphus!  We ended up meeting a lot of very... interesting people.  For example, we met James who we talked with and ended up giving a pamphlet to.  He was so grateful that he wanted to give us a gift, which was a little nerve wracking considering that he is really homeless.  He gave us a mini pair of binoculars to help keep us safe and a big hug.  We met a couple of other people with very interesting opinions about religion, politics, and pandemics... all which are major topics in the Sacramento Area.  

-  While we were on exchanges, we had two super awesome lessons!  The first was with Anna (the niece of one of our friends), who had read the introduction to the Book of Mormon.  We were able to give her a personal copy of the Book of Mormon and she is really excited to read it!  The coolest part was how strong the Spirit was during the lesson and we promised that if she read the Book of Mormon everyday, she would be able to be successful in the classes she struggles with in school. She also is interested in coming to church and participating in Young Womens!  The other lesson we had was with this young couple, Chris and Melissa (who is expecting a baby this week!!!).  We ran into them while tracting a few weeks ago and they wanted us to come back.  We were able to answer a lot of their questions about the church as well as introduce the Book of Mormon to them and testify that by reading it everyday, they would be able to come close to Christ and that their home would be filled with peace. 

-  I got to introduce Sister Brandley to her grandma! (excuse the mission lingo)  It was so fun to get to see Hermana Lewis today and give her a big hug!  Running into past companions is so awesome! 

Sister Brandley and I have decided that we are going to focus this week on inviting our friends and less active members to come to church this Sunday.  We are super excited and plus, I'm going to be singing in Sacrament meeting, so we are hoping that will help encourage our friends to come!  We are so blessed to be able to partake of the Sacrament every Sunday and to renew the special promises we made with the Lord when we were baptized.  I love being able to go to church each week and to focus solely upon the Savior and His great atoning sacrifice.  We have so much to be grateful for when it comes to Jesus Christ and what He did for us!  If I had to ask for anything for you all, it would be to pray that our friends will have the desire and make the effort to come to church this week!  That would mean the world to me!     

I love you all so much and I hope you all have a fantastic week!

Lots of Love,

Sister Ferrin

Mailing Info:

8267 Deseret Ave
Fair Oaks CA 95628
United States

   

Pics of the week!

1. Generation Photos! (Ft. Hermana Lewis and Sister Brandley)

2. Chalk Art at the park from last week. We asked people to write or draw things that makes them happy!