Jambo familia na rafiki yangu!
Wiki hii ni Nzuri kabisa!
I have had another GREAT week here in the Swahili area of the IPM. It's been seriously so good. We always said that the Swahili Ward would progress our work, and we are finally seeing that promise come to fruition.
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The biggest and best event of the week was: ESTHER IS ON DATE FOR BAPTISM! She has one of the strongest and best spirits I've ever seen IN MY LIFE, and I'm so so happy for her. She will be baptized Nov 28th. She's so excited and we are, too. I've never seen a testimony of the Book of Mormon like hers. I have seen that book physically, emotionally, and spiritually change her, and I'm so happy that she's taking this step toward her Heavenly Father.
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Now, to describe why I put "car accident" in my subject line. Don't worry, I'm fine. But, there's a backstory to this said car accident. First off, the exciting part! The church is accepting videos for the Christmas devotional, meaning that anyone around the world can send in a musical performance to Salt Lake and they will pick a few to be featured in the WORLDWIDE Christmas devotional! So, of course the mission decided to film one. Out of all 300-ish missionaries in our mission, I GOT PICKED TO DO A SOLO. So, the song is "O Come O Come Emmanuel," and I sing a verse as a soloist. We have an Elder who's like a professional film maker who filmed the music video and stuff, and the whole world might have the possibility to hear me sing... ahh! Anyways, the car accident. The first day of filming, we drove to this large beautiful field. It was FREEZING, and the chance of rain was 100% all day. So its raining (well, sleeting) and nothing is going right, and at some point we decided to call it for the day. As we were getting ready to go, an Elder in our car is like "Ooo, they're really close to us," and right on cue, SCRAPE. The truck for the film crew full on banged the back of the car I was in (not my car thank goodness). The Elder who was driving gets out and was MAD, but luckily no one was hurt and things were all good by the next day! But yeah, the video's done and maybe you'll see me sing in the Christmas devotional👀
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I wanna tell you all how powerful obedience is. I swear since I have completely consecrated myself to the Lord, people have randomly started progressing and deciding to come closer to Christ! We almost had like three other people on date this week, and it's all because of God. I could do absolutely nothing without him. Wow.
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Ujumbe yangu kwa wiki hii ni katika kiswahili kwa sababu nataka kuwa bora ni kiswahili. Ningependa kushiriki andiko kwa ninyi katika Kitabu Cha Mormoni, Kitabu cha Alma, sura ya tano, mstari ya kumi na tisa (Alma 5:19). Kinasema:
"Ninawaambia, mnaweza kumtazama Mungu siku ile kwa moyo safi na mikono safi? Ninawaambia, mnaweza kutazama juu, mkiwa na mfano wa Mungu umechorwa katika nyuso zenu?"
Naupenda mstari hii kwa sababu unanionyesha kwamba nahitaji kuishi maisha yangu ili naweze kuwa kama Mungu na Yesu Kristo. Nahitaji kuwa na Yesu Kristo "umechora katika nyuso yangu". Lakini, Tunaweza kufanyaje hii? Tunafanya kwa kufuata Yesu Kristo na mfano yake na kwa utiifu amri zake. Najua kwamba ukimfuata Yesu Kristo, utakuwa na furaha zaidi. Najua kwamba kanisa hii ni kweli, na Kitabu cha Mormoni ni kweli pia. Nakualika kusoma Kitabu cha Mormoni na kuishi kama Yesu Kristo katika njia yote.
Asante sana kwa kusoma ujumbe yangu. Nakupenda kwa milele.
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Well, if you wanna hear more stories from this week, let me know because I've got way more than I could fit it in this email. But, I love you all and pray for you always! ♡
- Sister Copeland
Pictures of the Week
1-2. SNOW! ❄❄❄
3. The only way to eat a cinnamon roll is on the floor. Duh.
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