Good
morning dear family! Hope all is going well and you are resting after such a
long trip!
Last week on Monday
after we emailed, we went to the beach. Australia, and I have only briefly seen
the ocean a couple of times. So we went, and it was SO COLD. We even got some
hot chocolate, there was lots of wind; it wasn't quite what we were expecting.
So then as we were travelling back into the city, my companion realizes that
although she brought a change of clothes, she didn't bring any proselyting
shoes...and we were both wearing tennis shoes. But I decided there's always
something more to experience, so I had her wear my proselyting shoes and I wore
my bright blue tennis shoes with the orange laces. So fun.
Tuesday we got to see a
less active lady from South America, and we sang for her. I always say a very
fervent prayer when we do that, hoping we will sing well so that she can
feel the Spirit. We do hard things :)
Thursday was a miracle
day. The bus we got on was really crowded, and my companion and I were
separated. She sat down next to a girl named Dana. They started talking right
away, and she was definitely interested in what we did! She is from China, and
doesn't have really any background with God. Right after we got off the bus we
thought, is she doing anything today? So we called her and invited her to a
lesson that day. She came and it was so, so good. The spirit was so strong. One
of my all time favorite things about being a missionary is seeing someone pray
for the first time in their lives. It is so special. And the Spirit was so
strong. Miracles happen when you apply yourselves wholeheartedly to the
work.
Sunday we got to see
Tanya again, the lady we met who speaks Ausland. Communication is still tricky,
but I think we are getting there, slowly but surely.
The Book of Mormon is so
amazing. I thought it might be a little repetitive, reading for so long every
day, but it has such wonderful answers, sometimes I need to spend that long to
focus and find and recognize them :) but I love the scriptures!
Love you!!
Sister Townsend
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