It seems like this week in Lake Wobegone was
great. I am really proud of you for sharing the gospel, you are great
examples of member missionary work. I`m glad you got to tell the Elders
about it too, they love to hear that kind of stuff. It is hard to see
sometimes that the members are sharing the gospel, but we also don`t see
them everyday. Keep telling them about their stories, they will love
it.
This week was great! Sister Marchant is amazing. The whole
mission is focusing extra hard on inviting people to be baptized.
Sometimes it can be a bit intimidating, especially since you don't want
to scare people off. But we have been putting in some extra effort.
Obviously we practice, its a great way to overcome your fear of anything
(including killing spiders). But, I was lying in bed the other night
and realized we had made 13 baptismal invites in 14 days. It was great. I
never would have imagined that. They were not all accepted, but the
important part is that we made them. It`s truly not about the number,
it`s that we looked back and saw that we had improved so much and
overcome a fear that we`d had.
We've noticed a trend....that we are always tired after lunch.
As we were walking in the street though, I realized that here this is
not uncommon. I looked around and it seemed as though the whole city was
sleeping. I think it has to do with the intensity of the sun at noon or
that we are all tired after we eat. Most people have 2 hours for lunch
here. Anyway, its just a bit of a strange feeling working when it feels
like the whole world is asleep around you.
Yesterday we finished the day with an extra special lesson. We
taught a wonderful woman about who God was and why he loves us. We
talked about prayer, how to say one, why it is important, etc. We had
made plans to teach something else, but it work out well. We really felt
the Spirit in her home and it was a truly tender experience to help
someone pray. Not that she prayed in a different way before, but she didn't know how to pray. God loves her a lot. He loves each of us. I knew
extra well in that lesson that God knows each of his children by name
and has a plan for them. He truly does want us to be happy.
There are so many things to tell, and I wish I had more time.
But, alas.... Keep sharing the gospel, you are both wonderful! Oh,
before I forget, I got like 10 letters this week. I got one from Doug
and Cami Jepsen, Aunt Susie, Jenni Hoggan, Meredith, Myrna and Doug
Gunn, and I know there were a few more that I am forgetting, but I
thought to myself `I'm that sister that gets all the mail` weird. Thank
you so much for the letters, they make my day. I hope I can respond to
them all.
I love you lots!
Boa Semana,
Sister Hoggan
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