Wolf Encounter

Family and friends!

Well this week was quite a crazy one! So here's what happened:

Monday: We spent some time with the Oak Harbor sisters and then had two really good lessons that night. In both of them we showed The Christ Child and man it was SO GOOD! I love that video! The Spirit is just so strong every time we watch it.

Us and the Oak Harbor Sisters

Tuesday: We had a good lesson with our friends Steve and Pam that morning! And on the way back from their lesson Sis VanDenakker and I were able talk about how we can help them progress and it was just really awesome. Later that night, we were out trying to talk to people and what's really sad is we were saying that it felt pretty warm out and when we checked the temperature it was 51°!

Wednesday: We had district council in the morning and that was really good! We talked about humility and I learned so much! Later that night though, we had a lesson with our friend Renee. On Sunday we had taught her about the Word of Wisdom. Well, she got really discouraged because she didn't know if she could stop smoking. It was actually kind of scary how she was acting. You could just tell Satan was getting to her. I sat in that lesson and honestly had no idea what to say that could help her. After we got home from her lesson Sis VanDenakker and I just sat and talked about what we can do to help her and we decided we need to send her reading assignments from the Book of Mormon everyday.

Thursday: We sent Renee our first reading assignment: Ether 12. All about faith so it's a pretty bomb chapter. We then had some lessons later that night that went pretty well.

Friday: Holy Moly! You will not believe what I'm about to tell you! At the zoo the owner took us into a cage WITH 2 WOLVES!! IT WAS SO AWESOME! They are just like giant Huskies! Their names were Kakoa and Max. It was honestly the highlight of my life. Jk but close😉 So that was pretty awesome! Renee texted us back saying she did the reading, so we sent her another one. We had a lesson with one of our friends but she canceled. Then one of our ward members texted us and said that our friend Lee was at her house for a lesson that we weren't planning on! And since our other friend canceled we ran over and taught him about the Restoration! BLESSINGS!

One of the wolves

Christmas Fanny Pack Friday

Saturday: We had one of our wards' Christmas Breakfast that was really fun and really good. Then we went out and tried visiting a couple of potentials, but no one was home. Just when all hope was lost,we got a text from Renee!! She asked if we had time to meet and we said "Yeah we do! We can come over right now!" So we ran over to her apartment and she was a completely different person! She told about all the experiences that shes had lately and how she knows it's not a coincidence. She told us she had only smoked 2 cigarettes that day and she feels she can do this, but it will take time. Oh my goodness, I cannot even tell you how amazing that lesson was! She said she wants to push her baptism date back but she's okay with that because she knows it's going to happen. It was awesome! The spirit was so strong!

Sunday: Renee and Lee came to church! I gave a talk in one of our wards about the gift of sharing your testimony with others. It went pretty well! And we watched the Christmas Devotional and if you haven't watched it GO WATCH IT!! It was so good!

Well that was pretty much the week here in Anacortes. I just want to tell you how amazing it is to be a missionary and see people progress. Yes it's not always like that and there are days I have no idea what I'm doing with my life, but those moments when you see people coming closer to their Savior it makes it so worth it! I love and miss you all and hope you have the best week!

Kia Kaha
Sister Twede:)

Here's my address if you ever feel like sending me letters or Christmas cards:
PO Box 13390
Mill Creek WA 98082
United States

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