This week has been
amazing! I am truly so grateful to be serving a mission in Canada. I love it
here!! I love the people, the diversity, and to be an
instrument in spreading the gospel.
Here in Oshawa, the
missionaries get together every other Saturday and help out in the St. Vincent
Kitchen doing service. It's a place where people pay for their dinner, buy a
ticket, and come in to sit down someplace where it is warm and get fed good
food. I loved every minute of it! I helped serve tables, wearing a little apron
and hairnet, bringing food from the back of the kitchen. I met so many people
who would just grab my hand and tell me 'thank you'. It was such a humbling experience and such an
amazing opportunity to be able to help others. I had some men tell me "you
just glow" and that "I am the happiest person that they have
met". I was then able to bear my
testimony to them that "There is a Heavenly Father who knows us
individually and loves us. I know my divine potential and that is what I am
here to do as a missionary in Canada. To
preach about the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ." The spirit
was so strong. I taught them as I served
them food, it was the BEST!
One particular experience
was when I taught a table full of men who were wondering what organization was
serving them today. I smiled and said
proudly, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints." They
began to ask questions that they thought would throw me off guard and make me
stumble... But I didn't. They got a new
insight about the church and found it really interesting. As the 'worldly questions' dwindled they began
to ask me, "So you mentioned prayer... Do you believe that he really hears
us?" I then taught them that "YES! He hears our prayers and he wants
to hear from all of his children daily. He
loves us so much..." I then bore my testimony about prayer and even taught
several of them how to pray. I knew that
the spirit prompted me to teach them this short lesson. I invited them all to
pray that night and they all agreed! They were so grateful. It really made me realize that something so
simple, such as prayer, is so impactful and important in our daily lives. When we build a strong testimony of the simple
doctrines, we create the strongest testimony. " Remember that it is upon the rock of our
Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your
foundation..." (Helaman 5:12)
Johan is doing great! He
has cut down on coffee and smoking by half so far than what he did before. He came to church yesterday and loved it! He
is doing well! We will just keep
teaching him and doing our best to teach him with what he needs, that is,
whatever the spirit tells us J
Now to some exciting news!
We have two new investigators and they are awesome! The first is Rana, she is from
Iraq! She is a mother of 3 children:
Zuzu, Lulu, and Medo. We ran into her while she was outside watching her kids
play last week. We stopped and talked to her about service and how we would be
happy to rake her leaves for her, and we did! She was so impressed that two
young girls would just offer service and invited us back to come teach her. We
taught her the restoration and she loved it! It was really hard because of her background
and knowledge, but it was so powerful. We talked to her a lot about Jesus
Christ. When I showed her the picture of Jesus Christ in the garden of
Gethsemane and when he hung on the cross on Calvary she began to cry saying
that she felt something warm inside her heart. We told her that was the spirit!
She said it was so sad to see him on the cross, but she gained a love for Jesus
Christ instantly. It was amazing! We than began teaching about Joseph Smith's
first vision and his experiences, she couldn't help but smile! She thought it was amazing and loved it! We will be teaching her again sometime this
week. She even went as far to set a baptismal date for November 15th!! We hope and pray all goes well while we teach
her and hope to teach her husband, Sam
next time.
The second investigator is
Tara! Tara is 32 years old and was a former investigator years and years ago.
Last week I felt prompted just to call people that were in this building that
missionaries had met before. We left
messages for them and Tara got back with us! She's the only one I remember while calling,
leaving messages, because she was so bubbly and happy with her voice mail! She said after she heard the voice mail she
knew she needed to return our call. So she called us last night and asked if we
could come teach her as soon as possible, that night! We ran over and taught her a lesson and it
went so well! She doesn't have much
background with the bible and loves learning about different religions. When we started talking about Jesus Christ she
said that it all makes sense and that it just feels right and wants to be apart
of it! She got in a major car accident after taking lessons from the Elders a
year ago and she knew that she was meant to still be here on Earth! Even though
she lost 20% of her short-term memory, she still remembers all of the lessons!
We have her write notes during our lessons and she loves it! She is amazing. She was so close to baptism last time and
thinks she might be ready now. She is
just struggling with some Word of Wisdom issues but we will help her with that!
We will be teaching her at least two
times this week and are so excited.
I felt I should share a short message about Preach My Gospel. I have learned that it's a tool that's not
just for missionaries but it's for everyone in the church! The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a missionary church. As members, we share the gospel everyday!
Whether it be by your example, testimony, and spirit that you share with
others, you are sharing the gospel. The front cover says "Preach MY Gospel"...
It's Christ's gospel. We are so blessed to be apart of his gospel and have the
chance to share it with those who are in need of it or don't even know about
it. I would invite each of you to pull
out your Preach My Gospel books and learn from it! One particular thing I love is the Christlike
Attributes in Chapter 6. Pick one that stands out to you. Write it down and then read about it! Study
the scriptures that go along with the teachings of it! Then write down what you can do to develop
that Christlike attribute where you can see it then strive to live it. I can
promise that you'll see a difference in your life as you become more like
Christ and strive to be more like him in everything you do everyday!
I love the gospel. It's
the anchor in my life that keeps me in place when I am being tossed and turned
about in the 'worldly sea'.
Fall is here and will be
gone soon! The weather is changing and winter is almost here! Thanks for all your love and prayers.
Until next time...
Sister
Robb
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