Hi, guys! How's everyone doing? I hope y'all are doing well. I pray for all y'all:)
This week was great! Some things changed, but it was good.
Picture of the BEAUTIFUL place I get to live👀
First off, this week was transfers meaning we got a new Elder in our district! His name is Elder Bohn. He was originally assigned to Kenya, but English speaking, so he doesn't know any Swahili. But, he's gonna be learning!
The new district on a hike
(Also, sometimes I feel like a celebrity at the transfer site because me and my comp are the only Swahili speaking sisters, and for some reason that means everyone knows who we are? I feel really cool but definitely undeserving.)
This week, on September 11, the national day of service, me and sister Hyde helped a 99-year-old lady can beets!
RUBY THE 99 YEAR OLD QUEEN🔥
We went from pulling them out of her garden, to washing them, to boiling them, to peeling them, to chopping them, to making the brine, to cleaning the cans, to filling the cans, and finally to sealing the cans. It was crazy fun, actually!
Beets, beets, and more beets!
She just sat and told us how to do it while we did all the steps! In between, the steps we would talk to her about her life. Here's her advice: stay busy, because when you're idle, you get in trouble. And, get along with everyone. Even your enemies. Get along with 'em! She's the cutest lady, and we had a lot of fun with her!
The lessons we had this week were great! We read 3 Nephi 11 with Fausta and Jeanvier and they said, "We have to get baptized with the power of God" almost like they've heard it a million times (haha)! I'm so glad that they are understanding. We, also, got to help their mom read the Book of Mormon, too, which was so good. We challenged them to read the Book of Mormon every night and we will buy them candy, and so every night they send us a video of them reading and it's actually hysterical! I love them.
One night, we were walking around an apartment complex after trying to visit someone who wasn't home, and found Sarah, the girl we were trying to visit! She was crying and so we sat with her and talked with her. She said she hates being home alone, but her mom goes to work everyday so it's hard. We sang some songs with her and read some scriptures for her and before we knew it, we had a large group of kids all around us sitting on the grass and singing hymns with us. It was a really sweet moment.
Here's my spiritual thought for the week!
Each transfer, I am trying to read the Book of Mormon all the way through, marking something different each time. Last transfer I marked all the references to Christ, and this transfer I'm marking what he asks us to do. I noticed that there are not as many things to mark this go around, and the things I do mark are simple tasks like, "Keep the commandments" or "Repent" or "Look to God." God knows that the small and simple things are what get us closest to him, so those are the things mentioned most often. He isn't asking us to sacrifice our lives, just to live according to his will. If we look at it as a small and SIMPLE thing, following God doesn't seem too terribly hard. That doesn't mean life is easy, but it does mean that we have a clear pathway to reach Him. I invite you to remember to try and do the simple things this week. See what happens:)
I love you all so very much and would love to hear from you!!!
Nakupenda KABISA!!!! ❤
-Sister Copeland
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