Hello!!
What a week! It's been
a good one for sure! We went from 0 investigators to 3!!! That's quite a
miracle (well, for me it is...) And it was fun to watch Sister Croese light up
each time we met them!
So first there was
Marco! He's from Honduras, and he's been in DC for 7 years. He really wanted to
hear what we had to say! And we were able to teach him yesterday! It went
well... But I'm not sure how much he really understood. His English is good...
Just not enough to assure me that he understands everything. So we passed him
to the Spanish Elders in our district! They were so excited! Marco is golden!
He just needs to be able to understand what it is he's learning. :)
So that brings us down
to 2 new investigators, but it's still cool! These are friends of a member in
our ward. They're all in a psychology program together at one of the
Universities up here. Jeweleon and Antuan. They're super awesome guys! Our
first meeting, they mostly wanted to get into some deep doctrine, but Sister
Croese and I were still able to invite the spirit :) It was a good meeting
overall and both of these fine gentleman agreed to take the lessons. When we
committed them to read the Book of Mormon, they committed us to read the Bible!
Haha, so we are. Sister Croese and I read the Bible every morning.
It's really interesting. I'm in Genesis 34ish? I'm reading the story where
Joseph is sold into Egypt. He just fled from Potiphars wife... So whatever that
chapter is. We've been keeping our commitment, so hopefully they are keeping
theirs (that's totally how it works right? Ha.)
So what did you think
of those announcements on Sunday?
Missionaries get to use Facebook now? What? That's weird. I'm not sure really
how that works, but I'm sure we'll get details and instruction when our mission
is permitted to start using the internet. We haven't been given the green light
yet... Maybe that will come with the new Mission President? We'll see. Speaking
of which, he comes out here really soon... He officially starts on Monday, and I get to meet him (and hopefully his
wife and kids) on Tuesday!
I'm excited. It's really weird to think the Matsumoris are leaving though! The
mission won't be the same without them, but I'm sure the change will be good
somehow, too? Missions are weird. Everything is always positive! (It's kind of
freaky haha)
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| Sister Bullock hugging President Matsumori goodbye |
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I really love my
mission. I love being out here and meeting people. i love how the gospel can
help all of us- No matter our age, circumstances, past life, or whatever. The
gospel of Jesus Christ will lift and heal us all. I'm so grateful for our
Saviors Atonement. I'm grateful that I have a knowledge of God's Plan for us
His children. And I'm so very grateful for this opportunity I have to share
this wonderful message with my brothers and sisters here in DC. The mission is
the best :)
One more story :) It's
short and cheesy, but I thought I'd share it anyway! A couple weeks ago, our
District Leader handed us pieces of his cut up dress shirts (we was about to go
home) and read us the story of Moroni and the title of Liberty, then he had us
make our own Title (what is it that will inspire us to keep going when the
mission gets hard) so mine is hanging on my wall with my collection of pictures
now :) It says Family: Past. Present. Future. Isn't that what this gospel is
about- Family?
I love you all!
thank you for everything you do! "Shall we not go on in so great a cause?
Go forward and not backward. Courage." Doctrine and Covenants 128:22
22 "Brethren, shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. a Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory! Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Let the earth break forth into b singing. Let the c dead speak forth anthems of eternal praise to the d King Immanuel, who hath ordained, before the world was, that which would enable us to e redeem them out of their f prison; for the prisoners shall go free."
Love, Sister Bullock
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