Sorry, we are late getting this email out. This week is the one-year mark for Bethany. She entered the MTC in Provo on July 11, 2012. We are so proud of all she has accomplished on her mission. She is truly “putting it all out there!”
Happy Late 4th of July!!!
This email will be short due to so many emails that I've been getting from people. Many people to write too! Thanks for all of the love!
We celebrated the 4th by making a fruit pizza and listening to Patriotic Mormon Tabernacle Hymns! It wasn't much, but it was fun!
Mom, although the wave of missionaries has died a little I think there'll be a new one soon as all of the kids who were waiting for school to finish start entering the MTC. Like Kayla and Sadie.
Well, the baptism didn't happen, but we have another one lined up in two more weeks. SoeurCallister and I are teaching like crazy! We taught 19 other lessons (meaning not with a member) last week. Most of them were right in the street! I have seen so many miracles as the Lord has opened doors for us to teach people we would never have been able to teach without his help.
Something I've also been touched by is the testimonies of people we teach. Before we even start teaching we always ask, "Who is God for you?". Many people have some very touching stories and very strong testimonies. I have been very moved in the past week. Heavenly Father has manifested himself in everybody's life, we just need to take the time to look for it and be grateful.
We meet Muslims all the time here and while most of them are nice, the conversations don't last long. However, we met one man who I am convinced is prepared for the Gospel. He respected us so much and when he found out we were Mormon he talked about how much he likes our family values and our desire to follow God. He didn't mention polygamy or Mitt Romney all!! God really is what is important to him! I gave him a Book of Mormon which he was happy to except. It's too bad that we really can't teach Muslims.
We also taught another Muslim woman who had some really great questions about why we need Jesus Christ. Why can't God just forgive us? Since he's all powerful and all. At first it seemed like she was just trying to prove us wrong, something so many people try to do. But after a while I could see that she really wanted answers (BTW, we found a lot of the answers in Alma 40 if you're wondering). I loved seeing how she was affected as we taught about the Atonement. She also accepted a Book of Mormon and said she would ask God if it was true.
Yesterday a woman took us to the top of a large hill where we saw the best view of Paris ever. If you go to the Eiffel Tower and Sacre Coeur you get good views, but you can't see either the Eiffel Tower or Sacre Coeur. On this hill we saw everything! We also taught an amazing lesson afterward.
We also taught another Muslim woman who had some really great questions about why we need Jesus Christ. Why can't God just forgive us? Since he's all powerful and all. At first it seemed like she was just trying to prove us wrong, something so many people try to do. But after a while I could see that she really wanted answers (BTW, we found a lot of the answers in Alma 40 if you're wondering). I loved seeing how she was affected as we taught about the Atonement. She also accepted a Book of Mormon and said she would ask God if it was true.
Yesterday a woman took us to the top of a large hill where we saw the best view of Paris ever. If you go to the Eiffel Tower and Sacre Coeur you get good views, but you can't see either the Eiffel Tower or Sacre Coeur. On this hill we saw everything! We also taught an amazing lesson afterward.
Bethany
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