Don't worry about me suffering in the snow. After it snows, the next day it usually clears up. It feels like fall
again here. All of the snow is gone, and it is pretty warm (40-50
degrees)! It's nice!
This transfer I moved from Chinatown in Manhattan (where my investigator Sarah from my last companionship with Sister Tai will soon be baptized this month! Blessings. And we were able to help Daisy and Sister Li come unto the waters of baptism).
We met a family in Mount Vernon (bible referrals) the other day who has such sincere questions. They were asking how to know which bible was true and which church was true. They told us, "Of course we will read the Book of Mormon! How else will we know for ourselves if it is true?" I love that so much, because they really have a desire to keep their commitments and to find out for themselves. And that is how true testimonies are gained!
This transfer I moved from Chinatown in Manhattan (where my investigator Sarah from my last companionship with Sister Tai will soon be baptized this month! Blessings. And we were able to help Daisy and Sister Li come unto the waters of baptism).
We met a family in Mount Vernon (bible referrals) the other day who has such sincere questions. They were asking how to know which bible was true and which church was true. They told us, "Of course we will read the Book of Mormon! How else will we know for ourselves if it is true?" I love that so much, because they really have a desire to keep their commitments and to find out for themselves. And that is how true testimonies are gained!
One of our other investigators finally read from the Book of Mormon on her own (it helped that we left her a sticky note to remember.. We are going to always do that now for our investigators), and when she told us that, we got so so excited and were so happy for her! It made her super excited and happy, and then she didn't want to stop when we were reading the book of Mormon together. She is so sweet, and following up is super powerful (of course, but being excited about it made a huge difference in her desire to keep commitments).
The members in our area are so sweet and helpful! People are always willing to help and serve and are kind, thoughtful, and loving. A member named Sister Lovallo went to school in Miami (and was baptized there) and makes me feel so at home and reminds me of some of my family members on the Wilcox side. She is super humorous. In a Wilcox way. I love it. She also has a strong view in politics hahaha (We had a Sunday school lesson about politics and it was really.. interesting. Lol.). Cute sister Thomas' family is eating dinner with us on Christmas eve. It has been awesome to help with ward service (setting up for activities and doing little things) that has really built their trust and relstionship with us. I just really love them all so much! One recent convert is so cute and reminds me of Katie Morales (Katie are you there? :D.. ). And we found another member the other day whose faith is struggling, but she is willing to have a priesthood blessing and is very excited for it. It is awesome to see the miracles as we are led by the lord.
My companion is so sweet and helps me to be calm and joyful, and to love each moment. I enjoy chatting with her in our car rides and working with her. We have really good unity teaching and being sensitive to spiritual promptings. And we have a love for the people. We encourage each other to be better missionaries in a peaceful way. This is her last transfer! We enjoy listening to our classical music in the car. We have a cool CD called "Christ the lord is risen today", love that song.
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I went on a split with the Hermanas (trio while my companion went to the temple with the other missionaries who are going home this transfer!) and we taught in espaΓ±ol. I was able to use some of my middle school Spanish class learnings to ask a couple questions and read from the Book of Mormon together (the Hermanas were surprised at my Spanish accent/ pronunciation. It made me happy because I didn't think I remembered much from that class). The Hermanas are so cute and fun and they have a little rag bunny on the dash of their car that they made, and they like to see where it travels when they turn (if they accidentally make too sharp of turns). It is really funny.
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FUNNY. Haha. Read this (awesome Christians holla at ya missionary sista)
A sweet mother and son we met on the street invited us into their church to quickly introduce us to some people, because they were really inspired by the missionary work that we do! We went in, and they were having church service! We sat down with the kind sister, and the preacher asked a couple moments later if anyone felt moved upon by the holy ghost to share their testimonies. My companion and I looked over to the woman and asked if we could share and she was so joyful (but unsure) and said yes! So my companion stood up and bore her testimony of Jesus Christ and eternal families and her gratitude for their smiling faces and their faith. The entire time they were saying things like "Praise Almighty," "Hallelujah," and "Amen" and when she finished they all started clapping. It was really awesome and fun. Then we all read a scripture from Romans together and we slipped out after hugging the sweet lady and saying goodbye to the son. They were really touched by our love and gratitude for their faith as well. It was an awesome experience! We kept laughing about the situation afterwards. You had to be there to understand how random and hilarious it was.
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The other day a young man we talked to was thankful for us sharing the gospel with him, and tried to offer us a discount gym membership.
And we almost got run over by a car last night (don't worry though, we are super cautious and they just came out of nowhere)! Ran real fast out of the way. Exhilarating.
Thursday we had a meeting in Manhattan, and we ran across the big city to give a card to a professional dancer (We later found out), because as we had been talking to a nice young woman on the subway about the Gospel, he had kind of been watching and interested, and we were prompted to give him a card! We ran super far to catch up to him after we saw him again outside of the subway (weaving in and out of people around us and between the skyscrapers all around) station walking to work.
Friday mission Christmas devotional. All the Chinatown sisters ran up to me and hugged me. They are so special and cute, and they made me feel so loved. The meeting was so spiritual and some missionaries played a piano/ organ accompaniment that was so beautiful and moving. We also gave rides to city missionaries to and from the train station and there was a lovely sister from Bolivia (so quiet and sweet) who was so excited that I had been to her country (for HEFY in high school). She said i was the only missionary who had been there! We have a special connection :P and i love her and her trainee so much!
We went to this awesome healthy restaurant called Dig Inn. Yummy. And went with the relief society president to look up less active members. She is from the Philippines and is so cute and kind to everyone. So excited and looking for more ways to love the sisters.
Sweet sister Fellows came to church on Sunday and she was so at peace/ loved every minute of it! It was the Christmas program, so lots of musical talent (We also have an opera singer in our ward and some young musicians-- one with a little zebra print violin, lol).
Kylie is so fun (our investigators cute little daughter) and always loves to pray all together with us. She also always plays with my hair when we teach the lesson (she pretends to wash it and brush it, and then braids it) and is only 3!! She always wears pants on her head and pretends like it's a wig, and always cherishes the princesses I draw for her in her notebook after the lessons (Ariel, Cinderella, Tiana, Elsa, and Anna are her favorites). She is adorable and I love her so so much. So sassy. I want to name one of my kids Kylie!
The other day a young man we talked to was thankful for us sharing the gospel with him, and tried to offer us a discount gym membership.
And we almost got run over by a car last night (don't worry though, we are super cautious and they just came out of nowhere)! Ran real fast out of the way. Exhilarating.
Thursday we had a meeting in Manhattan, and we ran across the big city to give a card to a professional dancer (We later found out), because as we had been talking to a nice young woman on the subway about the Gospel, he had kind of been watching and interested, and we were prompted to give him a card! We ran super far to catch up to him after we saw him again outside of the subway (weaving in and out of people around us and between the skyscrapers all around) station walking to work.
Friday mission Christmas devotional. All the Chinatown sisters ran up to me and hugged me. They are so special and cute, and they made me feel so loved. The meeting was so spiritual and some missionaries played a piano/ organ accompaniment that was so beautiful and moving. We also gave rides to city missionaries to and from the train station and there was a lovely sister from Bolivia (so quiet and sweet) who was so excited that I had been to her country (for HEFY in high school). She said i was the only missionary who had been there! We have a special connection :P and i love her and her trainee so much!
We went to this awesome healthy restaurant called Dig Inn. Yummy. And went with the relief society president to look up less active members. She is from the Philippines and is so cute and kind to everyone. So excited and looking for more ways to love the sisters.
Sweet sister Fellows came to church on Sunday and she was so at peace/ loved every minute of it! It was the Christmas program, so lots of musical talent (We also have an opera singer in our ward and some young musicians-- one with a little zebra print violin, lol).
Kylie is so fun (our investigators cute little daughter) and always loves to pray all together with us. She also always plays with my hair when we teach the lesson (she pretends to wash it and brush it, and then braids it) and is only 3!! She always wears pants on her head and pretends like it's a wig, and always cherishes the princesses I draw for her in her notebook after the lessons (Ariel, Cinderella, Tiana, Elsa, and Anna are her favorites). She is adorable and I love her so so much. So sassy. I want to name one of my kids Kylie!
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Will you.... Read "the eternal everyday" from october 2017 general conference? I love that one
Merry Christmas!!
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Sister Wilcox
Candid pictures of me and my companion
My picture of a Disney princess for Kylie
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