Week 7: Everyone can be a missionary. Be Bold!

It feels like I've been out here for 6 months, but at the same time 2 months flew by!! :)

On Monday we taught a family home evening lesson with a member who's house is MASSIVE. Their home has 8 living rooms and about 3-4 kitchens. So many tv's and dear goodness it's so big! The owner is a convert and is a rockstar member missionary! She invited one of her friends (who isn't of our faith) over to hear the lesson! We taught the plan of salvation, and when we were wrapping up towards the end, I asked if she would be interested in hearing more about the gospel of Jesus Christ. My companion looked at me like, "what are you doing?!" Because later I found out that sister Lewis wasn't planning on that, so she thought I was crazy, butthe woman said, "yeah, I'd like that :)".

Tuesday night we had a lesson with L and J who are very logical and scientific. They struggle with faith, and tend to go off on different subjects during the lesson, but they're way sweet! We decided to have a lesson with them in a member's home, where the husband is also scientific and logical. That was a big help, and the spirit was way strong! :)

We had our last district meeting before transfers (sister Lewis stayed) so we took pictures with our district.

On Saturday we moved a sister into her new home! That meant PANTS ALL DAY!!! So great :)

They had stake conference over here this weekend, and Saturday night

was AMAZING! They talked so much about missionary work, and how

everyone can do it. Whether you are wearing a name tag or not, it is

your duty to share the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It was sweet

though because it was interactive. We got to send a scripture that we

liked (with our thoughts about it) to a certain number or email and

they would appear on the projector so everyone could read them. The

stake president would ask a question and people would be given a

microphone to answer when they raised their hand.

One young woman who is a junior in high school gave a talk and said

that she wrote her testimony in a Book of Mormon and slipped it in her

best friends bag at school one day. She didn't even have to talk to

her friend, and she still did her part in sharing the gospel. EVERYONE

CAN DO IT :)

I am a bold missionary. I do not fear in asking people to read the

Book of Mormon, or pray, or if they're religious or not. I do not

hesitate to share my testimony of Jesus Christ because the restored

gospel is not anything to be ashamed of! We have something precious

and good as members of the church; we mustn't be shy or hesitant to

share it! We are asked to be bold, but loving, because bold without

love doesn't work. I love my savior, Jesus Christ. I know that the

church he established when he was on the earth is yet again restored

to the earth in its fullness because of Joseph Smith. That same power

that Christ used to perform miracles is once again on the earth, and

we DO have a living prophet on the earth TODAY who receives direct

revelation from God to lead His children on the earth in these modern

times. I know this because I have prayed about it, and I invite you to

do the same, to know for yourself. This isn't the Church of Joseph

Smith, or the Church of Thomas S. Monson (the prophet today). This is

The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, because Christ is the

head of our church.

THANKSGIVING plans: 

1. We are making pies with one of our favorite members in

the morning, and eating dinner with a member family at 4, but didn't

really know what to do with the rest of the night.

2. Sometimes you have days where you really don't want to be a missionary

anymore. I've had my fair share of those days, and one day this week

sister Lewis wasn't feeling it. Luckily I was though! I knew we needed

to find someone to talk to that night but didn't know who. We pulled

into the church parking lot, said a prayer, and looked through the

names of potentials/investigators/members. I came across Joe, the boy

we went to visit when I first got in the field and his dad wasn't very

happy at first. Though it's a 30 minute drive, it felt good. So we

went. He wasn't home but we talked to his parents on the doorstep,

just catching up. The dad then asked what we were doing for

thanksgiving! He asked if we got to spend it with our families... No

:( so they invited us to eat with them! That's why we felt the need to

drive all the way out there that night :) Heavenly Father knows best,

and the spirit never leads us astray as long as we listen :)

I am so thankful to be a missionary :)

Fun fact: my sweet companion has a bad habit. Whenever she opens anything (chips, the bread bag, a cupboard, a jar, etc.), she NEVER closes it or puts it away. It doesn't bother me, surprisingly, but I like to point it out to her every time so that one day she will change this habit :) anyway, this morning I left out the syrup because we made pancakes for breakfast, and she thought it would be funny to say something to me about it :) so she did and on her way to put it where it goes, she smacked it against the cupboard door (that she left open)and put a big hole in the bottom of the syrup, and then sat there in shock as it gushed out onto the floor! Good thing we are both pretty laid back people, so we just cracked up laughing. And THEN after she throws it away, so gets a plastic spoon to scoop it up hahah :)I took pictures of the moment for the memory :) we have great fun ;)

Thanks for the updates! I love emails and letters! 

Love,

Sister Chandler :)

Ps. Christmas lights are my FAVORITE and they are already being out up

on trees, so this made me happy :)