But Christmas was so fun! We started by going to a members for Breakfast and the husband is from Austria, so we had an Austrain breakfast! The big thing is sausage links haha. Then we went to another members to Video call home! Best part of the day :) and lastly we went to another members house for an amazing dinner! It was a happy day.
Being in Leadership as a solo STL is a roller coaster, It keeps me on my toes 24/7 though! Almost every night we have some sort of call we have to make and just organizing everything for the new year is crazy. But it's a growing experience! We had our MLC call this week which is our Missionary Leadership Call we have and we do it on an app called zoom and its really neat! It's a video call and when a person talks the video will go on that person. But this was my first time using it and I didn't realize I needed to turn off the mic and so a little ways through the call, our Assistant goes, "Sister Stokes, your mic is on, could you turn it off." It was so Awkward! Literally all these missionaries would see us every time we would make a sound. But it's all good, leadership is great!
So crazy story, my last ward mission leader Brother Taylor served in Russia and they just moved down to Utah on the 18th, but one of my new Ward Mission Leaders in one of the Ward's i'm over I met without realizing it! Sister Jones and I were going to the Taylors house and my new ward mission leader answered the door, Brother Bush. He said Sister Taylor and his wife were at the temple and he was there just watching the kids. But Brother Bush is in Utah right now for the holidays so we have been video chatting with him to talk about missionary updates, and he goes, "where have you served Sister Stokes?" and I tell him and he tells me that we've met and It blew me away! Him and his wife are best friends with the Taylors and he also served in Russia! What are the odds this would happen haha, he reminds me so much of Brother Taylor it's great!
We have been teaching such amazing people, our friend Barbra is so solid and is on date for Jan. 12th, she has had some really amazing experiences that have led her to the church.
our other Friend Chee speaks Hmong and only a little English. She came to church yesterday even though she can't understand very much, but still loves to come. We have Hmong elders from California video chat in a teach her, and they put her on date yesterday for Jan 19th!
We picked up a former friend Rashan and had a lesson with him, he has been studying the chruch for a little bit and knows a lot of things. he has visited different temples and thinks they are very amazing and peaceful. Sadly he is going to Hawaii on Vacation with his daughter and won't be back till the 10th, but he has such real intent to know if this is where he needs to be.
The work in Shorline is never ending and there is always something needing to be done, but the exciting thing is there really is never a dull moment. We meet all kinds of people here! One of them is our new friend Jeffery who is homeless. He is trying to get back on his feet and was able to get a car from a friend who said if he could fix it he could have it. But he has had a faith in Christ most his life, but said it has dwindled because he hasn't seen his prayers be answered. We are meeting with him tomorrow and hopefully we will be able to help him.
So funny story, We were going to the dumpster to throw our trash away, and sister Allen opens the lid and I toss it in there, but my phone went with it! Let me add, it is pouring rain and super dark and there was no way I was going to find this thing without getting in there! So sister Allen is holding her phone for light and I am just digging around, it was terrible! Luckily I was able to find it.
I hope you all have an amazing New Years and can make some goals for this new year that will bring you closer to your Savior. I am excited for the amazing things that are coming and know the Lord needs us to hasten His work!
Love,
Sister Stokes
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