"If I could make a Church...
....then I would make the FIRST hour like those Black People churches you see on TV. Like, PRAISE THE LORD! And then I'd make the LAST two hours, like the ones at your church! "
(A quote from our 12 year old African investigator, expressing his boredom with Sacrament meeting.But hey! He loves scouts! )
Dear Loves ones
So I know, I'm THE WORST MISSIONARY EVER I...ts been almost a month since I've sent a decent update on how things are going, so I'm SORRRYYY!! The following are some things that have been happening around the area!
Nathan has been progressing quite well! He reads the Book of Mormon daily, and even says his prayers! He's been to scouts three times, and church three times as well! Twice on his OWN! He's not quite comfortable setting a baptisimal date yet, simply because he wants his Mom to be a little more on board with it all as well. We're hoping to help Hilde move to progression soon!
Our other investigator, Debbie, Has set a baptismal date for April 6th, and is doing remarkable! We met her ONLY A WEEK AGO, and she's already committed to live the word of Wisdom, and is reading daily from her scriptures! She's been to church once, and has already begun making friends with some of our strongest ward memebrs. If I have to leave abbotsford this week, I will be filled with sadness at not seeing the beginning of her beautiful journey as a diciple of the Lord! However, tracting three streets over does get a little old ;]
Sister Dexter and I also had an interesting exchange this past week. We had lunch with a potential investigator named Julie, which turned out to be a very engaging exchange of gospel questions, and support references using both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. We met Julie the week before at her Friends door step, and the Conversation began with the usual ," You're not Christians.." The only difference was that Julie was endowed with a very healthy sense of curiousity. And she's quite likeable when she's not being condesending . ;] During our lunch exchange, she expressed MANY concerns with the Book of Mormon, from the false doctrine of Original sin ( See Ezekiel ch 18.) right down to the belief that Baptism is necessary for Salvation ( See Mark 16:16.) She's a very intelligent 22 year old, who is incredibly strong in her faith, but she insists that she doesn't see the logic, nor has the capacity to believe in what we say. After what proved to be a bible bashing session ( one which she seemed to remarkably disdain...mostly because of her lack of enthusiasm in remembering specific references ) , we, in the end, still ended up enjoying each other's company, and quite enjoyed the exchange! But my testimony was strengthened SIGNIFICANTLY of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. And a significant amount of respect and gratitude to a dear friend, Colton Gavin, who's expertise on the Bible has been an essential resource in assisting me here in Abbotsford!
I'm afraid I'm out of time... I promise a part two next week! I love you all!
Sister Kennedy
....then I would make the FIRST hour like those Black People churches you see on TV. Like, PRAISE THE LORD! And then I'd make the LAST two hours, like the ones at your church! "
(A quote from our 12 year old African investigator, expressing his boredom with Sacrament meeting.But hey! He loves scouts! )
Dear Loves ones
So I know, I'm THE WORST MISSIONARY EVER I...ts been almost a month since I've sent a decent update on how things are going, so I'm SORRRYYY!! The following are some things that have been happening around the area!
Nathan has been progressing quite well! He reads the Book of Mormon daily, and even says his prayers! He's been to scouts three times, and church three times as well! Twice on his OWN! He's not quite comfortable setting a baptisimal date yet, simply because he wants his Mom to be a little more on board with it all as well. We're hoping to help Hilde move to progression soon!
Our other investigator, Debbie, Has set a baptismal date for April 6th, and is doing remarkable! We met her ONLY A WEEK AGO, and she's already committed to live the word of Wisdom, and is reading daily from her scriptures! She's been to church once, and has already begun making friends with some of our strongest ward memebrs. If I have to leave abbotsford this week, I will be filled with sadness at not seeing the beginning of her beautiful journey as a diciple of the Lord! However, tracting three streets over does get a little old ;]
Sister Dexter and I also had an interesting exchange this past week. We had lunch with a potential investigator named Julie, which turned out to be a very engaging exchange of gospel questions, and support references using both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. We met Julie the week before at her Friends door step, and the Conversation began with the usual ," You're not Christians.." The only difference was that Julie was endowed with a very healthy sense of curiousity. And she's quite likeable when she's not being condesending . ;] During our lunch exchange, she expressed MANY concerns with the Book of Mormon, from the false doctrine of Original sin ( See Ezekiel ch 18.) right down to the belief that Baptism is necessary for Salvation ( See Mark 16:16.) She's a very intelligent 22 year old, who is incredibly strong in her faith, but she insists that she doesn't see the logic, nor has the capacity to believe in what we say. After what proved to be a bible bashing session ( one which she seemed to remarkably disdain...mostly because of her lack of enthusiasm in remembering specific references ) , we, in the end, still ended up enjoying each other's company, and quite enjoyed the exchange! But my testimony was strengthened SIGNIFICANTLY of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. And a significant amount of respect and gratitude to a dear friend, Colton Gavin, who's expertise on the Bible has been an essential resource in assisting me here in Abbotsford!
I'm afraid I'm out of time... I promise a part two next week! I love you all!
Sister Kennedy
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