Reasons why this week was super duper great:
- We got to go to a fireside for single adults in Boston last night where Elder and Sister Anderson (of the 12) were the main speakers. It was very uplifting and I learned lots of things. The biggest thing I learned is that it is so important to look outside ourselves as we seek revelation. When we seek for revelation for how to help and bless the lives of others we will be blessed with revelation more quickly and more frequently
- I got to see Maria Rudas and Carolina Soto from the Lynn branch last night! Carolina's mom, Bianela (our investigator who has been investigating for 4 years) is getting baptized this weekend! Woohoo!
- We had lessons with all of our Chinese investigators this week - with members too :) It makes a lot of a difference to have members there to testify about their recent life experiences that help them to know the truthfulness of the gospel. Our investigators are all so great - they have sincere desires to study out the things we teach. The problems have been that they now need to feel that what they are learning about is true. Alma 32 they need to have that particle of faith and a desire to believe. It takes so much patience. Hopefully it's something they are all willing to exercise in order to receive their answers
- Forgot to mention above - Alex, Romney campaign investigator, came with her friend Jake to the fireside last night. It was awesome! We even drug her into the hallway just as Elder Anderson was leaving so we all got to shake his hand! Woot! She was kind of embarrassed but it was really cool - he complimented her smile and said she has a great spirit about her.
- We've been visiting the AP's investigator, Theresa (who reminds me a ton of Lynn Theresa...) because they're super busy and she's in a nursing home pretty close to where we live. We've just been reading the Book of Mormon with her but this week decided to teach lesson 3 about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and felt prompted to commit her to quit smoking and extend a baptismal date. She's gone cold turkey - going strong! and has a baptismal date for November 11th. Awesome!
- We have had lots of homemade food adventures - Sister Khaled is very handy in the kitchen. She can use anything to throw together a pretty good meal. She made us some delicious vegetable soup and some pasta with veggies. Sister Williams got creative and made us a Kish and I got to make some Tostadas. Luckily this week we are having lots of member dinners :)
- We witnessed a miracle - Sister Williams had misplaced her planner so we called around to the members we were with the night before to see if we'd left it in a car or in someone's apartment. We had left a message on Tin-tin's phone. She called us back without listening to the message and told us she'd found something of ours. She was walking down her street and saw something in the gutter and almost passed it but did a double take. It was her planner!! It was her planner from two transfers ago so she mostly just needed her T-pass (subway/bus pass) out of it. It was a total miracle. Minutes before she called us Sister Khaled told us to kneel down and pray. Once it had been located we knelt down and offered a prayer of gratitude.
- Sister Edwards had her birthday on Tuesday - it was lots of fun decorating, watching her open presents, and making a cake and eating a cake...all the normal birthday goodness. We had a great time!
- Sister Khaled says the cutest things! My very favorite phrase of hers is "keep calm!" which she uses when anyone gets excited or jumpy or antsy about something. I love that girl. I seriously have the two best companions ever
- Today I had a croissant from a bakery near our apartment - life is good!
Sister Palmer
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