Well, we had another really great week this week! Sister Brandley, Sister Golightly, and I were able to teach so many lessons this week! In fact, we taught more lessons this week than I have ever taught in one week in my whole mission! It was crazy! Speaking of missions, on Sunday I reached my 10 month mark! Time has flown by so quickly but I am so grateful for every minute. Also, this is the last week of the transfer, so next week we'll know who goes and who stays. AH!
Highlights of the week:
- We made a brand new friend this week! Her name is Pauline and she actually referred herself though comeuntochrist.org. She wants to be closer to God and to have someone to pray with (good thing we are able to help with both!). She agreed to let us drop off a Book of Mormon at her house and she requested to have one in Fijian! Super cool! We also were able to teach her how to pray and she was so excited that she said we could call back again whenever we wanted!
- We had a great Sunday Service with Ted this week! We invited one of our favorite member families and they helped give talks and say prayers. Ted even volunteered to share one of his favorite scriptures! We are so excited to keep working with Ted. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we are going to have to move his baptismal date back a couple of weeks but things are still looking really bright for Ted! Please keep him in your prayers!
- We had a really awesome member lesson the other day! There is a sister in our ward who is actually from the Philippines so we were able to introduce Sister Golightly to her! They both speak Tagalog and were able to talk with each other! It was pretty awesome, even if I didn't understand a single word of what was being said. But hey! Sister Golightly is teaching me some hymns in Tagalog, so maybe one day I'll be fluent! (haha, probably not)
- Okay, the coolest P-day miracle! I have a great aunt who lived in the Sacramento area and who passed away about ten years before I was born. She is buried in the Fair Oaks Cemetery. Well, turns out, the Fair Oaks Cemetery is actually in my mission boundaries and is about 25 minutes from where I live (it just is in a different zone). So, I ended up calling the mission president and getting permission to leave the zone today and go to Fair Oaks to put flowers on my aunt's grave in honor of Memorial Day! It was one of the most touching moments of my entire mission. But not only was I able to see her headstone, I was able to FaceTime my family so that they could see it too. And (because God is definitely in charge of everything) the exact moment I video called home, my grandma and great-grandma were video chatting with my family too. So I was able to decorate my great-aunt's grave and have my grandma (her sister) and my great-grandmother (her mother) be a part of it too. And yes, I cried. It was great.
There have been so many wonderful tender mercies this week! I am just so grateful for the Lord's hand and for His timing! I absolutely love being here in Sacramento and I can't wait for even more miracles! I love you all so much and I hope you have a fabulous Memorial Day!
Lots of Love,
Sister Ferrin
Our fancy address:
8725 La Riviera Dr. Apt 93
Sacramento CA 95826
United States
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