It was an AWESOME week! So many tender mercies and miracles went down these past few days! Here we go!
Highlights!
- We were able to have a Sunday Service with our friend Wayne... (wait for it)... IN PERSON! I hadn't seen Wayne in person since March and it was Sister Golightly's first time meeting him. It was so awesome! We sang some hymns with him, read from the scriptures, and shared our testimonies of God's love with him. Afterwards he told us that he has been able to recognize the presence of God more in his life since meeting with us and that he was so grateful for that!
- Our friend Pauline has been reading from the Book of Mormon and praying about Joseph Smith! We had a lesson with her on Saturday over video call and when we asked her if she believed that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, she basically said, "well yeah! duh!" She is loving reading the Book of Mormon and we were able to get her started on the first chapter of 1 Nephi! We are also working on getting some members in the area who speak Fijian to join in on a lesson with us!
- We got back in contact with our brand new friend Curina and had a lesson with her this week! It was honestly one of the most Spirit-led lessons I have ever been in! She really opened up on some of the things that she and her daughter have been going through and half way through the lesson, she paused and said, "I want you to know that I wouldn't normally tell all this stuff to anyone but I for some reason really trust you. I can tell that you two are vessels of God." It was so incredible! She is going to be reading the Book of Mormon with her daughter this week! After the lesson, Sister Golightly and I just fell on our knees and thanked Heavenly Father for the Spirit in the lesson!
- So... I may have turned 20 this past Thursday (weird). That was a big highlight! Thank you all for the awesome birthday emails and messages! It really made my day! Also, a huge shout out and thank you to my amazing companion, past companions, and members who reached out and made my birthday super special! It was a great day! (and we are still eating cake)
- Sister Golightly and I made a new friend this week! He is an older gentleman who had been taught by elders in the past. He was super surprised to find out that sister missionaries exist. We got to go over to his house and have a lesson with him in person too (with social distancing and masks of course). He is a sweetheart and a talker so it was a pretty interesting lesson!
- We said goodbye to President and Sister Hymas over zoom last night. That was a bittersweet experience for sure. They go home on July 1st so this week we will be welcoming in the new mission president and wife.
- 11 MONTHS! Whoohoo!
So yes! It was a crazy, busy, awesome, spirit-filled week this past week! Sister Golightly and I are doing great and staying busy! Thank you for all of your prayers and support! Before I go, I just want to share with you a quick scripture that I found this week that I fell in love with! It is Alma 37:36 and it says,
"Yea, and cry unto God for all thy support; yea, leat all thy doings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever."
I LOVE THIS SCRIPTURE SO MUCH! It is so beautiful! As we rely on and trust in the Lord in all things, He promises that He will guide our paths and support us each and everyday! Our Heavenly Father loves us so much and wants to be in our lives! We just have to open our hearts and trust in Him!
I love you all very much! I wish I could describe how much you all mean to me! I hope you all have an amazing day and an even more wonderful week! Love ya!
Lots of Love,
Sister Ferrin
Our fancy address:
8725 La Riviera Dr. Apt 93
Sacramento CA 95826
United States
Pics of the week:
1. Yummy Tres Leches birthday cake! I feel so old
2. Birthday burritos
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