Hey all ya'll!
First things first, happy birthday Dad! Six years till sixty! How
exciting! I think I'm speaking on behalf of all of us when I say, I'm
sure glad you're my dad! Thanks for all you do for us!
So you know how when you go to Disneyland how you come home every
night so exhausted because you've been so busy, but so happy because
things have been so great? That's how this week has been! I love it!
We've been so crazy busy, but I've never been happier, lots and lots of
miracles are happening!
Being in a trio has been a blast-we're the dream team! Both Sister
Dill and Morrison are just amazing and I've learned so much from them
both already! Both are hard workers and things are happening here in
Inlet View! So exciting!
Some of the cool experiences for the week:
Lots of less active members were at church this week! Like two
benches! I can't say it was the most reverant sacrament meeting.. like
they were all talking to each other during the sacrament, I glanced up
at bishop and he was just laughing, I think he was just thrilled that
they were there :) Of course we were sitting by them all so we were
trying not to laugh as they all got to know each other, but it's great
they were there!
The As was a family we've stopped by before and one of the
families that were there. Sister As daughter came out while we were
talking about the gospel and coming back to church and she mentioned
she's been wanting to finally make it to the temple! They hadn't been to
church for a long time so we were so excited to see them walk through
the doors on Sunday.She met with bishop to talk about the steps to get
there on Sunday! They're great! A fun polynesian family that just loves
missionaries. The little girl (she's like four) smiled so much when they
saw us and ran and gave me a huge hug yesterday! They're going to be a
great eternal family!
We were thrilled that the Seahawks weren't playing Sunday so Sister
L made it to church! haha! She still wore her blue and green hand
bands to still show her support for her team! We did hear the Seahawks
won their game Saturday which will result in more games so that was a
little disappointing, what's the big deal about football again? haha I
suppose I just don't get it.
Sister McG is the sister that moved from Dutch Harbor, she came
yesterday and it was the first time since August! She mentioned how big
the church is compared where they met in Dutch Harbor, but I think she
really liked it and made a lot of friends!
The Ts are a family that have now come two times in a row!
Sister T made us all matching braclets with these cool rubber
band things :) Brother T just was baptized like in August, it's
good to see them coming to church and the difference it makes in their
life!
Another cool experience, we really felt like we needed to stop by
an older brother, Brother Ta's, this week. We stopped by and his wife
had just passed away the day before. He was really in need of a visit
and we were able to pray with him and be there to listen. It was a good
reminder of how mindful the Lord is of each of His children. Brother
Ta also made it to church this week and it's been several months since
he's been able to come.
Wow. So, Saturday night! We were stopping by to see a family that
could only be visited in the apartment lobby, so we went in and everyone
in the lobby wanted to know who we were, and we were passing out
invitations to church and
mormon.org
cards left and right! When it got time to share the thought, they muted
the tv and all 20 people in the lobby were listening to the message.
Many tears were shead among the people there, and I know that they were
in need of the reminder that we have a Heavenly Father that loves us.
Many of the people in the apartment complex were struggling making ends
meet and keep tummys full, but for that instance, we were all God's
children, and He wanted each of us to remember He loves us. It was
amazing. We'll be going back this Saturday night again. :)
Also Saturday night, we'd just gotten out of a lesson at 8:15, and
we'd had a lot of lessons Saturday so we were pretty tired, and we tried
knocking on a couple empty doors, it was about 8:45 and we were pretty
far from our apartment so we were trying to decide if we had time to
knock on one more door, we decided we did, and so we tried stopping by
Sister R. She let us right in and then told us about several really
spiritually challenging experiences she had gone though the past week,
several friends that were really anti and had been challenging her. We
were able to share a message and bear pure testimony of the true in the
gospel, and I could feel the light fill the room and chase away all the
negative! So grateful for the peace the gospel brings!
We really had just an amazing week! I wish I could just stick a
jumpdrive into my brain and record everything that happens thoughout the
week and then upload it Mondays so I wouldn't miss any of the details! I
just love being a missionary! I love my Savior, He's the reason I'm
here, the reason I live, and why I love this work. I wish I could share
this with all 6-700 thousand people here in Alaska, I'm trying! One at a
time I suppose :) Don't ever foget the Savior's great love for you.
I love you all so much, don't forget to pray and read your scriptures!
Love,
Sister Hedelius
