Monday July 22, 2013
Dear Family and
Friends,
1. The typhoon was
exciting! We had to stop proselyting at 5:00 pm . . . but then the
Typhoon didn't really hit hard until later that night. But when it did . . . it
was crazy!!! The hole in the wall for our AC is bigger than the AC is . . . and
the cardboard and plastic covering the rest of the hole did NOT survive! In the
middle of the night we were up with tape and whatever we could find trying to
stop the rain from coming in. Regardless of our efforts, we had quite a bit of
mopping to do in the morning. My first Typhoon!!
2. Training lasts two
transfers, so I'm still with Sister Sutton for this transfer . . .
YAYAY!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE her!!!
This is my letter to
the president:
This week started off
slow; Sister Sutton's cold had gotten worse, so we stayed inside Monday (not
our p day because of the temple) and went to the doctor. She got some medicine
and started to finally feel better a day or two later! The Temple on
Wednesday was amazing. I didn't quite realize how much I missed the temple
until going back. The spirit of the temple seemed so much stronger without
having it in my life for the past 6 weeks, and preparing a little more for it
than I usually do. It definitely answered some of my prayers.
Sister Sutton and I
have really been having a hard time with getting progressing investigators.
This week we had around four new investigators, so I hope to be able to
continue meeting with them! One of them was really cool. A YW in our ward
brought her good friend from middle school and we had a good lesson AND she set
a baptismal date. Our first invitation extended and successfully received. She
is just a happy, friendly, and open person who has a really good example of
what it is to be a member of the church through her friend. For example, when we asked her about prayer,
she said she had prayed with her friend. However, yesterday at church the
investigator's friend told us that that the investigator's dad didn't want her
to continue, It looks like we probably won't be able to meet with her again.
AH! That was so disheartening! Especially after struggling so much to get
investigators and FINALLY having someone who really seemed to want the gospel.
We also spent some
time at a member's house in our ward who is going through some big trials. The
dad is in a wheelchair, and the mom just got back from the hospital, where she
had been for the past couple of weeks because of cancer. They have several
young kids. As we shared our testimonies of the Savior and His power, I really felt . . . so
much love for this family.
I love you!!! Thank
you for your letters!! Everyone! They mean so much, even if I don't respond,
they really do.
Love,
Sister Edwards
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