Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Email 5/1/13

Yes I got what I needed I bought a dress and some shirts. They are really cute!!!!!!
 
Oh my goodness mom this week has already been amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Monday was sister Clawsons birthday and that was a lot of fun the ward really took care of her. One of the less actives that we are teaching bought her a present but what they did not realize they had already given both of us the best present the day before. They came to church!!!!! Granted we had to bribe them a little bit but they were there. And they were early. Oh I was so happy I have really grown to love their family. We are reteaching the wife because she has been less active for quite a while. But she is doing so well. She is now telling him that they should read and she already has the clothes for next week all ready for church. Their kids are not baptized and one just became a new investigator. On Monday he told us that he wants to get baptized and go on a mission. And he wanted his own set of scriptures to read. I am just so happy. I really feel like they are a big reason why we are here in Rhyl and why I still feel like I am needed here. They are just so great.
 
Yesterday we had a lesson with our Investigator Rhys(Reese). And we were able to help him realize that he has had the answer to his prayers and he is now praying for a date to be baptized. I am so excited!!!!!! I am also working on helping one of the YSA in the ward with some of the same feelings that I have every so often. The feelings of your heart and brain disagreeing with things and questioning your faith. I hope that I will be able to help him. I constantly have to pray and ask if this church is true. Which I can see as a good thing because I am constantly seeking for the truth, but it can also be hard. But it helps me grow.
 
This morning we had a miracle call that one of the former investigators in this area was at church on Sunday and has decided that he feels like it is time to start making changes in his life and start taking the missionary lessons again. His wife is a less active and has been waiting for this for a long time. Sister Clawson and I both saw them at church but had no clue who they were and were going to talk to them but they left before we could. I am just so thankful for all of the many miracles and blessings that we have been able to see!!!!!!!!!!!
 
So guess what!?!?!?!?!?!?!? We were at an investigators house last week for lunch and she made sandwich's. One of the sandwich's was smoked Salmon. But it looked like raw salmon. I was not a huge fan but I ate it anyways to be polite. We also went to a members house for Tea and she had some friends over who were not members. One of them is a former investigator that may become an investigator again. He is 80 years old and the only reason he stopped taking the lessons is because he likes his money and did not like the law of tithing. He threw the elders out because they brought it up. Well while were there I was talking to him and then we were told to go into the dining room for tea and as I walked passed him he tapped my bum. I was the most awkward thing ever. I had no idea what to do so I just ignored it. It was so strange.
 
Wanna hear a funny story??? Sister Clawson has a blanket just like stephanies. And she brought it on her mission just like Stephanie. It reminds me of home I love it!!!! I love being here with Sister Clawson!!!!! She is such a wonderful missionary. She is constantly teaching me. This ward just takes care of everyone and I feel so blessed to be here.

Yes I know Sister Clawson keeps reminding me that today is my 6 month mark.
 

Love you mostess hostess toastess!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Sister Ballantyne

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