Fall in New England

October 17

 

 October 17

 

My goodness. This week has been CrAzY! We spent Wednesday and Thursday at New Missionary Trainers meeting and then provided service in Sharon, Vermont at the Joseph Smith Memorial. I struggle to find any words that describe the sacred spirit on those set apart grounds. The happiness and joy that is felt there is unbelievable. This gospel is truly one of joy.

With 50 missionaries we hung lights, raked leafs, painted cabins, brought in hand carts, winterized everything, and had time to still have a fireside and a campfire. I'm beyond grateful for Joseph Smith and the faith that he had right from the beginning when he knelt in the woods and offered up a prayer to our Heavenly Father. That prayer revealed that the Heavens were not closed.  God loves us and wants to speak to us.

A devotional before we started working. 

Vermont is BEAUTIFUL, and the Joseph Smith Memorial is a very special place.  We were put on golf cart duty. I had to take it for a spin because it's the closest thing I'll have to four wheeling for the next 17 months!  Oh, did I mention that I fell out of it??  Hehehe... the struggle is real sometimes. It was awesome. Sister Hallam and I sang at the fireside later that night.




The rest of the week we were back in Concord and focused on finding new contacts.   Interesting fact about Concord: Only 12%  of members are active. Our "Fourth Floor Last Door" is going well! Sometimes it's exhausting, but as long as you are willing to give Heavenly Father your all,  He will lighten your path step by step  . The guy that walked with us to listen to General Conference never showed up to our appointment, but I can't  help but think he just needed encouragement that day, and we happened to be there.   Second appointments are hard to come by here in Concord.  It doesn't help that a lot of the people we teach are homeless and don't have phones or a permanent address.


I'll write more next week; I'm out of time.


I love you all! 


Sister Strange Name