Monday, January 22, 2018

WAT'S UP WAT-FORD

I am so so so sorry that I have not written in a few weeks. Sometimes it is really hard to motivate myself to type out all the experiences I have had. But these last few weeks have been full of miracles, so I'll try to summarise everything:

• We had transfers last week & I moved to Watford to be a Sister Training Leader with my MTC companion, Sister Fitts! Sister Daines & I were so sad after finding out. It hasn't even been a whole week since I left Sister Daines, & I already miss her! I sure love that lil nugget. We saw so many miracles together for the transfer we were together & I'm excited to hear how all the people we were teaching will progress! 



• Sister Daines & I found a sweet old woman at the beginning of last transfer named Maureen. She was near the river walking her dog, Coco. We ended up teaching her, putting her on date, & then decided to stop teaching her a week later. The next day after we made that decision, we both felt so strongly we needed to stop by her house that day. We did, & she told us she prayed about the Book of Mormon & knew everything we taught was true! So we have been working with her since & have seen so many miracles! She went from smoking 20 cigarettes a day to 4 a day when I left! We were able to trim her hedge with the elders last Saturday as well! 




• We met Jade & Maria last month by asking them where we could buy a smoothie in Canterbury. We ended up exchanging numbers! We have been teaching them (but I'm pretty sure they taught us way more than I taught them) & for my birthday, they took us to an American Diner! The man working made us all smoothies (which weren't even on the menu) so we could end our time together (in Canterbury, cuz I'll see them again) the way we started it. Oh man, I love them. They are the coolest people you will ever meet. 


• We went to the Castle in Dover on Tuesday for my birthday! Such a cool experience. Seriously, I'm so #blessed to have serve so near to so many amazing places! 


• Sister Lung (former companion) & Sister Fitts (current companion) made me a makeshift birthday cake out if a muffin & twin bars on Wednesday morning & got all the missionaries at the train station to sing to me on moves day. 


• Sister Fitts & I saw so many miracles this week! We decided that we need to choose a motto for this transfer that has to do with faith & believing in miracles because we both had such strong faith & ended up meeting so many prepared people. 


• We stopped these two guys from Ghana & invited them to church with us next week. One of them, Eric, told us he actually was baptised in the church a few years back, but lost contact! So we got his number & he is coming to church next week! And his friend, Ike, wants to learn, so we will see him on Saturday! 


• We got a referral from some other sisters & taught her on Thursday. She told us she grew up going to the Salvation Army church, but when she moved in with one of her foster family's homes, she started going to our church as well. She recently moved to Watford & requested that missionaries come teach her. So we taught her about the restoration of the gospel & she was so willing to accept a date to be baptised on! She is so amazing & so willing to learn. 


• This past week hasn't been too stressful yet because it has just felt like I loved to a new area is all. But starting tomorrow comes all the new responsibilities. We have two exchanges with some & we will be giving a training at a Specialised Training/Zone Conference. Lolz. I'll probs end up passing out in front of all the missionaries, but it's alright. 


• WE ATE AT A REALLY GOOD RESTAURANT TODAY. It was just like Chipotle! Almost cried real tears cuz it was so good. 


• I went running almost every day this week & I'm the worst runner ever. I am seriously so proud of myself. 


• We made cookies for the ward! Such an inspired idea because all the ward members were forced to introduce themselves to me. 

This week has been a rollercoaster, but I am so excited for the new adventures ahead of me. God is real, He loves each of us, & I know that this is His work. I have seen how God uses us missionaries to bring people to the knowledge of the gospel. I am so grateful I could be serving at this time & to have met so many amazing people. 


Also, I have 10000 pictures to send from the last 4 weeks. Sorry! 






Sister Sydney Johannes


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