What's up, family and friends! ❤❤❤
This week was WILD. I got to do so many cool things!
The newest elder in the Twin Falls Zone🔥
The Zone at a member's farm for breakfast:)
This week I had one of the best days of my mission so far. So, some backstory. Sister Hyde's year mark was on the 18th. The day before, we were at District Council and the Elders told us that on the year mark of one of the missionaries in our Zone, he taught 27 lessons in one day, setting a mission record. Seeing that it was Sister Hyde's year mark, we decided we were gonna beat it. We took the rest of that day to prayerfully plan who and what we were going to teach. The next day we woke up early, hiked to a high rock, and prayed and started a fast for our day. That day was INSANE. We spent every second working on talking to people and teaching lessons. We taught a bunch of people through Facebook, we went to apartment complexes and taught random people, and we basically visited everyone we knew. We even took two hours to help someone move in the middle of the day! At the end of the day, we had.... drumroll please..... 32 LESSONS. We beat the record by four lessons! We found 4 new people to teach, taught 14 in-person lessons, and 18 online lessons. It was amazing! But honestly, we could not have done it without the Lord. There were so many people he placed in our path and we couldn't be more grateful. Fasting, prayer, and hard work are POWERFUL. so yeah, I'm now a mission record holder:)
Our area book (calendar) for the 18th. Each yellow box is a lesson:)
Another fun thing that happened this week was we got to set up two houses for refugees coming to America this week! We got furniture, bedroom stuff, toys, kitchenware, etc., all set up for these people. Some of it we had to buy from Walmart, but the other stuff was all donated to the refugee center. You have no idea how needed and valued donations to a refugee center is. If there's one near you, find out how you can help! These people have been through so much already and deserve a nice welcome to their new but foreign home.
We also learned how to make MANDAZI, aka African donuts, this week! A lady that we teach was making them when we went over and she taught us how to make them! She said you're not allowed to touch the dough ever while making them because it changes the flavor. It was a really fun process and they smelled so good. I'll have to find out how to make them gluten free one day. It was sooooo fun!
WE ARE SO CLOSE TO HAVING A SWAHILI BRANCH! T-minus 3 weeks. We met with the bishop yesterday and laid out our plan for our new branch, and we are so pumped. It will be in Swahili and French, as some refugees speak both and more members speak French so they can help out with it. I'm gonna have to start writing talks in Swahili now, which is going to help me with the language SO MUCH. I can't wait.
Spiritual Thought:
Omni 1:26:
"And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved."
I read this verse this week and it really stood out to me. My favorite line is "partake of his salvation." I thought a lot about the word partake. The definition I came up with was to take something and then USE it. We partake of the sacrament on Sundays. We take the sacrament and use it to become better people. It's the same with this. In order to have the Atonement apply to our pains and sins, we need to partake of it. That means reach out and use it. We need to pray for forgiveness and use the gift that is the Atonement. You won't ever receive a gift unless you open it and use it. I invite you all to find a way you can use Christ's Atonement this week. It's there waiting for us, but are we taking advantage of that blessing?
Anyway, I love you all so much! I love getting to read some of your messages and hear how your life is going. It's weird to think that I'll hit four months this week, but I'm taking advantage of every second I have! Don't let a day pass you by!
NAKUPENDA na ninaomba kwa ninyi! Najua Yesu Kristo anakupenda kwa sababu ninahisi upendo yake kwa ninyi KILA SIKU!
Na upendo,
Dada Copeland <3
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