Hey fams :)
It's been a great week here in Sitka! Sounds like things
have been great down in Utah as well! Shout out to Alyssa
for the LPN! That's great! Also to Bryce for being ordained a priest! :) Oh and it will be
great to hear about the double date with name removed. ;) hahaha sounds like it's
been a great summer for all ya'll! Have fun with pageant this summer, and don't
forget to wear your bug spray!
So, like I mentioned, it's been a great week for Sister
Hedelius here in Alaska!!! Fun happenings in Juneau included going out to
dinner for the first time with a poly family. I wasn't too hungry so I just
ordered something light, but on top of what I ordered the lady ordered about
four times more food than we needed. hahaha! So grateful for take out boxes. ;)
Also, S told us to visit her sister T while we were
in Juneau, so we did! And it was incredible! The spirit was so strong and we
were talking about the importance of prayer, scripture study, and church
attendance and the blessings that come from it. We also talked to S yesterday when we got back and we were sharing our testimony of the blessings
that come from serving a mission! She would make such an incredible missionary,
and I think she's been thinking about it, so that's great. :)
On the ferry back to Sitka (cool story, listen up) we were
washing our hands in the restroom and a lady named Erica came up and asked us
if we were ministers of Jesus Christ! We said we were and she asked to pray
with us told us she wanted to talk to us more! She gave us her number and we
set up an appointment to see her!
Because Sister Frazier is new to the ward I was introducing
her to everyone on the ward council, and we were leaving an appointment we had
at one of the members homes and there was a man on the side of the road just
standing there. We both felt impressed to stop and talk to him! He said he has
lots of family member that are members and that he read the Book of Mormon and
loves it! His name is S. :) We stopped by and saw him yesterday and taught
him about the restoration! He loved it and we'll be seeing him tomorrow! We
actually just ran into him at the grocery store! He was shocked to see us but
then made the comment, "oh well, I guess everyone needs to eat huh?"
haha :)
Saturday we were going to see a lady in the ward named
L, she's from.. Emery county! woot! And we were originally going to give
the lesson on God's love, but we were inspired to change it to hope! So.. we
did. :) As we were talking to her she mentioned how a really good friend of her
has a husband who had a serious brain injury this week and it was the point
that they were about to take him off medical support and have him pass away
because it seemed like there wasn't enough brain activity, but through a series
of miracles he woke up and now he's still recovering, but he's alive! The
message was perfect for her and what she needed and there was no doubt that
Heavenly Father knew exactly what she was going through!
COOLEST STORY: So yesterday we felt like we needed to see
T at six even though we didn't really have an appointment, so we dropped
by and.. no one was home, BUT his daughter, S2, drove up on her bike
just as we were leaving! She asked if we had a pamphlet and mentioned how she's
seen missionaries before. We gave her a copy of the Book of Mormon and bore our
testimonies about the restoration. We asked her what it would mean to her to
know the restored gospel was on the earth again she said, "That would mean
a lot.. I'm pretty sure it is though, and I'm pretty sure it's the
mormons" We ended up teaching her a good majority of the first lesson (the
restoration) and the spirit was so strong and kept nudging me to invite her to
be baptized next month, so I did and she said yes! I loved another comment she
made how she went to school with some members and how "they seem so
free!" How wonderful that she was able to recognize the truthfulness of
the gospel from the example of her teenage peers! People are always watching
us!
I love Sister Frazier too! I have been so blessed to have
incredible companions. Every single companion has taught me so much and have
been awesome missionaries! Sister Frazier likes to run too so we've been
running every morning. :) We have a goal to run 100 miles this transfer, so wish
me luck. ;) We're going hiking this afternoon too so we'll take some bear spray
and some pictures. :)
I love being a missionary! I know that it is only through
the gospel of Jesus Christ that we'll be able to return to live with God again
and that's why I'm here in Alaska, to share that message, that wonderful good
news that the gospel brings. We have a Savior who atoned for every sin and
sorrow and because of Him we can each be freed from the burden of our fallen
world! That freeing power is visible, just like Sam noticed, and I know that
power is real!
Thank you so much for your support to me! I love you all
lots and pray for you. :)
Love,
Sister Hedelius
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