Man, so this week is the opposite of last week-I don't know
even were to begin! It's been the most incredible week ever and I hope I can
share a small fraction of all the incredible experiences of the week!!! :)
So we are teaching three new people this week, all super
solid and wanting to learn and be better!
1. We started teaching "N" on Wednesday! Before we got
started I asked her if she had any questions. Her question was what it took to
be baptized and what the fastest that she could get baptized! WHAT! She is
incredible and very smart, she has the most incredible questions and I have
learned so much from teaching her. She and her husband (her husband is a
member) actually graduated the same year as me so it's been fun teaching
them since we're very similar in a lot of ways, and seeing her make the
connections to truths she already knows has been incredible. So she is getting
baptized next Friday (the 30th)! Pretty neat yesterday we were talking
about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and when we were talking about Enduring to the
End, we brought up the temple and she told us that it was the temple that made
her decide she wanted to be baptized, couldn't ask for a more perfect
perspective. The temple is the goal and baptism is the gate to get there! She
gets it! :) Apparently getting married in a castle and living happily ever
after sounded like a good deal. ;)
2. "C" was being taught by some elders in a different
ward because he had a friend in that ward. He noticed that there was something
different about his friend and the friend told him that it was because of the
church, and invited him to go! He is such a self motivated person, he feels the
difference reading the Book of Mormon make and praying. He came to church at
our ward for the first time and he mentioned how much he loved it! So glad!
He's making some major changes in his life and even in the short time I've
known him, it's very apparent that the gospel has already been blessing his life!
3. "D" was a media referral that we met on Tuesday! I felt
an immediate connection to her because of her name, and she was so excited when
we came by, she invited us right in. She already had a Book of Mormon and was
telling us about how much she enjoys studying it. She also had a picture of the
first vision and it was framed and sitting on her table! We taught her the
restoration and we asked her what it meant to her and her comment was, "I
feel like this means that Heavenly Father is giving us one last chance
before the Savior comes," pretty neat! Loved that she made the connection!
Excited to continue meeting with her.
Elder Bednar came to Alaska this weekend too and we had a
meeting with the missionaries and him on Saturday morning. There were also two
member of the seventy and a member of the presiding bishopric. I don't
know how else to describe it than, it was an experience. It was amazing to see
him teaching exactly how I know the Savior would. I was asked to accompany a
musical number too so that was pretty special. We were able to just take a hymn
out of the hymnbook and arrange it, I felt like it went well and really brought
the spirit. We had the opportunity to ask Elder Bednar questions and so I took
the opportunity, in his response he gave me a specific assignment with
permission to write him and tell him what I learned! Pretty cool, for sure
taking that opportunity!
Glad to hear things are going so well for everyone!!
Thanks for keeping in touch, your emails always brighten my day and keep me
going!
Love,
Sister Hedelius
P.s. I have a short leg.
P.s.s. My district leader had a cool New Era article written
about him you all might enjoy! It's worth looking for in my opinion, his name
is Elder Nathan Free.
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