This week has gone by so fast, We started off the week going on exchange with our Sister Training Leaders. I went to their area because no way am I being left in Russian land with no one who speaks Russian!😂 But It was good! We walked up to a group of teenage girls sitting in the bed of a truck and start talking to them. They were giving us attitude! wow I don't miss those days at all lol, but we didn't give up, even though it was very uncomfortable, we brought up family history and guess what! They got interested when we told them they can download the app and find their ancestors and then click on something called relatives around me and see how closely related each of them are to each other. Family history works!
We had lessons with three of our investigators, Sofia, Leonid, and Megan. In our zone conference we were asked to start using baptismal calendars for our investigators, which is putting them on date for baptism and having something for them to do each day counting down to their baptism to better prepare them for it. so we tried so hard to put them all on date and showed the the calendar and explained why it's important to set a goal, sadly they all declined the invitation. It was very sad. But it's in God's timing.
We went to a less active Russian members house and made dumplings with her and her family then had dinner with them after, it was super fun! Now I know how to make dumplings! They are way easy, but making them look nice is another story haha.
On Saturday we drove all the way down to Kent, it is south of Seattle, it is next to Federal Way area. We had a lot of referrals from down there that we needed to see. It was actually very successful. Every referral we visited was home except one! Sister P did a lot of talking that day, and I did a lot of just standing there patiently, it is honestly way hard not being able to say anything because they don't understand me and there is no point for Sister P to translate these contacts because it would take too long to get our message across. But the Lord definitely blessed me with patience that day. Sister P gave 3 restoration lessons and one Plan Of Salvation lesson to these people and two of them let us inside to talk. I mean I was able to pitch in here and there, but not too much.
OH MY GOODNESS, after our last contact before driving back up to Bothell, I go to open the car door and I scream. I look down and there is dog poop on our car handles! I could not believe it! some crazy person thinks it's okay to do that! Oh my it was terrible. so that was our adventure in Kent.
Our investigator Sergey came to church again this week! He is way awesome, we are excited to start teaching him because we have been meeting with his wife, but he I guess doesn't like to be taught by sisters, but that's all he's got, so our Russian Leader Pavel is going to talk to him about it.
Everything in this ward has been changing since I got here, We got a new Ward Mission Leader, and just yesterday, we got a new Bishop! it was so unexpected. and now we are starting to do English work haha. It is all good though.
I love the experiences I am having on my mission, I know I am learning what I am supposed to and the things I learn will be valuable later in life as well. I love this Gospel and am grateful to help others strengthen their relationships with their Savior. I hope you all have a fantastic week!
Love,
Sister Stokes
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