Meetings and Stuff

Family and friends!

Hey hey hey!! How have y'all been? I hope everything is going well! This week was packed full! We had a lot of meetings and trainings, but that's all good stuff.

Monday: Pretty uneventful. We didn't really do anything, so yeah...moving on.

Tuesday: We had New Missionary Training and that was so awesome! We talked about a lot of good stuff but what really hit me hard was an Elder's testimony at the end of the meeting. He talked about how a mission is hard, it's hard to leave your family and friends but this work is SO IMPORTANT! We are here to help others come unto Christ, we are here to help them back on the path and yeah it won't be easy but it will be so worth it. That's what I really took away from that training.

Wednesday: We had district council in the morning and that was great. We talked too about using the Book of Mormon when teaching people. After DC we did our studies and visited with Sister Davis from one of the wards and then we contacted some people later that night.

Thursday: TEMPLE!!! I got to go to the temple with Mary, one of our recent converts, to do baptisms! I went with Sister Aagard because both of our companions had to go to a meeting in Everett because they are both Sister Training Leaders. But it was such a neat experience. We had lunch at the temple and then headed back to Anacortes. Once we got back, we did some studying and then Sis Aagard and I went out and talked to some people and we ran into 2 teenagers at separate times while we were out. So that was really awesome!

Friday: We went to the zoo and did service! That was so fun! We go every week and they have wolves, cougars, a sloth, alligators, chickens, an emu, and a bunch of other animals that I can't remember at the moment. We mostly just help wash dishes for them and anything else they need help with. It's one of my favorite things we do. After that we had a lesson with Becky and Nathan and that was interesting. We aren't sure if we should keep teaching them or not but we're going to see in our next lesson. After that we went to a less active's house and had a really good lesson with her.

Saturday: Kind of a rough day. Sis Cluff and I were both kind of out of it and so when we tried to finish weekly planning, we couldn't. So, we went for a drive at a park that has a loop you can drive and it was definitely a nice break we both needed. Then wevwere able to get some good weekly planning in and an awesome lesson with our friend Pam. So, after all that it was a good day.

Sunday: Church was great! We had dinner at the Millards (an awesome family in the Anacortes ward) and then stopped by a recent convert's house. Her name is Ashley and she's 10. We hadn't been able to meet with her for about 3 weeks so we decided to stop by and they were home! We shared a really quick message about building our foundation on the Savior and asked them what they can do now to do build their foundation on the Savior. It was so awesome!

Well that's pretty much the week! Kinda crazy week but good. I just want to really express how important the gospel is in our lives. This is something that we all should be striving to share with others. Sis Cluff said imagine that the people you meet are a loved one and you only have one thing to say to them what would you tell them? Well the most important things right? So share the gospel with all those you meet, tell them they have a Heavenly Father who loves them because that is the most important thing. I love you all and hope you all have a great week!

Kia Kaha,
Sister Twede:)

Me and a possum at the zoo

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