On Monday, I did probably the coolest thing I have ever done! I had a staring contest with a kid we are trying to get to go to church and it last 48 MINUTES!!!! Yes, I held my eyes open for 48 minutes and beat the world record. I'm insane. But he said he would go to church!
We had monthly interviews with our mission president this week! He's super awesome and he cares a lot about his missionaries which I am grateful for!
A lot of people canceled on us for appointments this week, SO we did a lot of walking and street contacting (well, Utah style). It was nice though because I got to know the neighborhoods a little bit better and we met some cool people. And scheduled a few appointments!! The best part about this was seeing people's reaction when I wasn't wearing a coat! In my defense though, it wasn't THAT cold!
We also did this fun thing called a district blitz where we go to an apartment complex as a district (5 companionships) and knock the doors and see who lives there. We did it in the evening and it was fun just to knock doors and meet people! Once again, I did not have a coat on and people thought I was crazy! Maybe next time I will wear a coat...
ANYWAY, the COOLEST thing that happened this week was with Joe. For a quick reminder about Joe, he is 85 years old and his wife and children are all members of the church! We had a great lesson with him on Thursday. We read 2 Nephi 9, and got to talking about baptism. We talked about what it would mean to not only him, but to his family as well. The spirit was so strong, so Sister Davis jumped at the chance and invited him to be baptized next month!! And he didn't say no!! But please, please, please keep him in your prayers! He is so close!
This week has been a week of coming to understand and know my Savior a little better. My mission president encouraged me to start reading "Jesus the Christ" and it is AWESOME! But I have found myself, this week at least, focusing a lot on the gift of grace. Specifically the grace of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. This gift is amazing. A lot of people think that we believe that we are saved by "works" and not grace. That's not true though! We are saved by grace "after all that we can do" (2 Nephi 25:23). We are given commandments from God and we are told to keep them. However, we are all imperfect people. We all fall short. But it is through Christ's grace and suffering that we can be made whole again. He can help us turn our life around after we mess up. And it is all about what we do after we turn to Christ. It is about striving to be more like Him! His grace is real and it saves us! But we can't just not do anything because we know that. We keep the commandments and strive to be more like Christ because we LOVE God and His Son. That's why we do it! And that is why I am here serving the people of Utah. Not because I felt obligated to, but because I have felt the grace of my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. And I my heart is filled with love for them. That is why I am serving a mission. And I know there is no other place God wants me to be right now than here.
I love you all! Thank you for your prayers, support, emails, and pictures. They bring me so much joy! Keep sending them my way pleeeaaaseee!!
Love,
Sister Brady
Ps. If you ever need someone to pray for you, email me and I will add you to my prayers
Pictures!
1. Staring Contest
2. We fit our whole district in the car!
3. Utah is pretty :)
4. My companion and meee
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