Hello everyone! Sorry for the unannounced change of Pday. With it being Halloween they switched pdays so we could all be in by 6 today and not waste any proselyting time on other days. But on to the report of the week!
Ok, so lots happened this week, especially at the sites! With this being Sister Lucas's last week we're really relishing in all the time that we have there. The sites are also getting super slow so we talked to the top of the Hill Cumorah the other day and just read all the inscriptions and things on top. Very crazy that it's been a year now that I've been in New York, and reading everything it just kind of hit me all. These sites will always hold a special place in my heart.
Speaking of the sites, Fernando is coming to the sites!!! Over the past week we reviewed Fernando's baptism date with him and he's really felt it needs to be moved down, just because he wants to become more familiar with everything, and also he's not sure if he feels quite ready. Definitely understandable, and what better way to feel the Spirit and become familiar than at the sites? I'll keep you updated about how that goes, he's coming tomorrow :)
With it being Halloween, while at the Grandin building we participated in a trick or treating activity the town was putting on and stood outside and invited all the children to come in a eat some candy (and perhaps persuade them to take some tours ;) It was actually pretty cool because a woman came in with her kid and started looking around and said, "I've lived here my whole life and I've never been inside this building." Sister Rowley later gave her a tour and testified of the Book of Mormon and all that happened there. Just cool to see the small ways we can reach people :)
Sister Lucas and I also gave a tour to the most hilarious family from Ecuador. They came in pretty early in the day but said they were in a rush and needed to be on their way. So we gave them a pretty sad speedy tour, and then just an hour before closing, in they come again! They let us know they'd missed the deadline for where they needed to be and were staying in Palmyra another night, and they were ready for a spiritual experience! They just soaked everything in, making jokes all the while. It was magical.
The sites are magical, people are magical, the mission is magical! Hope you all have a very happy Halloween!!
Hermana Abreu
Ok, so lots happened this week, especially at the sites! With this being Sister Lucas's last week we're really relishing in all the time that we have there. The sites are also getting super slow so we talked to the top of the Hill Cumorah the other day and just read all the inscriptions and things on top. Very crazy that it's been a year now that I've been in New York, and reading everything it just kind of hit me all. These sites will always hold a special place in my heart.
Speaking of the sites, Fernando is coming to the sites!!! Over the past week we reviewed Fernando's baptism date with him and he's really felt it needs to be moved down, just because he wants to become more familiar with everything, and also he's not sure if he feels quite ready. Definitely understandable, and what better way to feel the Spirit and become familiar than at the sites? I'll keep you updated about how that goes, he's coming tomorrow :)
With it being Halloween, while at the Grandin building we participated in a trick or treating activity the town was putting on and stood outside and invited all the children to come in a eat some candy (and perhaps persuade them to take some tours ;) It was actually pretty cool because a woman came in with her kid and started looking around and said, "I've lived here my whole life and I've never been inside this building." Sister Rowley later gave her a tour and testified of the Book of Mormon and all that happened there. Just cool to see the small ways we can reach people :)
Sister Lucas and I also gave a tour to the most hilarious family from Ecuador. They came in pretty early in the day but said they were in a rush and needed to be on their way. So we gave them a pretty sad speedy tour, and then just an hour before closing, in they come again! They let us know they'd missed the deadline for where they needed to be and were staying in Palmyra another night, and they were ready for a spiritual experience! They just soaked everything in, making jokes all the while. It was magical.
The sites are magical, people are magical, the mission is magical! Hope you all have a very happy Halloween!!
Hermana Abreu
1. Going out with Emma Nielsen who has her call to Sweden 😲
2. Passing out candy at the Grandin
3. At the top of the very windy Hill Cumorah Sister Lucas’s last day there
4. With the family from Ecuador
5. A quick video showing their humor 😜
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