Talofa!
It was GREAT talking to you yesterday!!!! Mom wanted me to write my thoughts down about the first couple of days here in the Cockeysville area and my last days on Kent Island.
There were many miracles which occurred during my last week on the island. On Friday we were able to get FIVE people on date for baptism. Janene Schnieder committed to get baptized on May 29th and Cliff Johnson committed for the 29th as well. On Friday we were able to also spend the day with the Zone Leaders. They wanted to see how the work is going on the Island and because they are elders and we are sisters, we couldn't go on exchanges with them so they decided to come on our appointments with us. We had 20 minutes before our dinner appointment and decided to check up on a potential investigator that Sis. Lindsey and Sis. Dean knocked into, her name is Anna Jackson. We have tried a number of times to catch her at home but were never successful. We finally caught her on a good day. Anna was home as well as her college age daughter who was moving home from college for the summer as well as her 19 year old son. An hour later they all committed to be baptized. It was such a humbling experience to be lead to the Jackson family and witness this miracle. I am humbled to be in the service of the Lord. Kent Island has been such a blessing. I love the members and the people I have met here. It is going to be hard to leave. The area was "dead" for a very long time now it is on fire! We have 5 people on date plus many other progressing investigator. The Lord will provide a way if our desires to serve Him are righteous.
Oh my goodness I feel so blessed to now be in Cockeysville! It is extremely different than Kent Island or the country and I LOVE IT!!!! Pretty much Sis. Baice is the coolest companion ever. She is legit Samaon from Samoa, so she is teaching me Samoan which is tons of fun! She has a solid testimony of the gospel and is very diligent. There is a lot of good things that are happening right now.
When I found out that I was going to Cockeysville, the closest Sister's area to Baltimore City, I was a little nervous. Could I handle the city life and the people who are not as friendly as country people? How would I be able to adapt to the new changes? All of my concerns were washed away as soon as I arrived to the area. The spirit comforted me and I knew that this is were I am supposed to be. It was extremely sad to leave Kent Island after recently committing 5 people to baptism but this is were the Lord wants me to be at this point in time. I am humbled by this new assignment to serve in the city.
Yesterday we had a great appointment with Jared. Sis. Baice and Muehelstein knocked into him a couple of weeks ago and he accepted a BOM. He was raised Catholic but hasn't been to church in a number of years. We had a great lesson on the importance of the BOM. He kept his commitments of reading Mosiah 10 and even highlighted verses that stuck out to him. During the lesson he had a lot of questions about the BOM and we were able to answer them. He took notes and was highlighting verses during the lesson...it was GREAT! We are meeting with him next week and are planning on committing him to baptism. Justin said that he likes meeting with us because of the good, happy feelings he receive. I told him that those feelings are the spirit of God testifying to him of the truths of the gospel. He is a great guy who is in need of the gospel.
There is a lot of potential here. The ward is HUGE compared to the branches I have served in it up to this point. The members are willing to help out with missionary work, so that is so great. There are going to be a lot of miracles happening as long as we remain diligent. I love this work so much!
Love to you all, Sis. Bridges or "Uso Vaitafe"
