G'day
all!
Hope
it's been a great week for everyone! I am so excited to hear that Ammie and
Tanner will be having a girl! So fun! I can’t wait to see what she looks like
haha.
This
past week basically flew by, it was so busy.
The
biggest miracle of the week was that Patrice was baptized and confirmed! It was
such a great day for her! Two of the three of her little sisters and their
families came, and so did her dad, none of whom are members. She didn't think
her dad was going to come, so that was sweet:) Talks were given by Sister
Molloy and Sister Mackey, and the four of us missionaries did a musical number
of "How Gentle God's Commands", Patrice's Nan's (who passed away
recently, but was the biggest motivator for her to learn about the gospel, and
for her mom to go back to church) favorite hymn. When Elder Kenworthy baptized
her, she slipped a little bit and almost went under again, she just wanted to
be extra clean, haha! Then, her mom, Sister Snell, bore a sweet testimony.
After, we had refreshments and got to talk to her family a little bit. She said
that they all really enjoyed the baptism and it helped them understand why she
did it, especially, because they felt so calm and peaceful in the chapel:) She
is such a good example to her family!
Then,
when she received the gift of the Holy Ghost on Sunday, In the blessing she was
given, Brother Molloy blessed her that her mental health challenges are behind
her and that she will be able to be guided by the Holy Ghost from now on. It
was so cool, because she has struggled with various mental health issues and
hearing bad voices in her head for years, and she always says how much she
hates them.
I
love Patrice so much! I'm so grateful
Heavenly Father called me to this area where
I would get the privilege of meeting her and helping her accept the
gospel with Sister Sumaribos. He has blessed us all so greatly!
Paul
is still doing great; his baptism will be on Thursday ,the 6th, because we have
a conference to meet our new mission president on the 5th. He has so much
faith. Because of his mental conditions, he is so intelligent. I feel like we
won’t even explain something that well or completely, yet he always understands
so well. He already has such a strong relationship with his Savior and Heavenly
Father. He says the funniest things too. At Patrice's baptism, we tell him to
join a picture. Elder Kenworthy puts his hand on his shoulder as we position
ourselves. He says "thank you for that hand on my shoulder, I feel very supported!". Every Sunday,
he sings very loudly, and you can always pick out his voice in our small
branch. He's probably going to join our choir! He always gives the LONGEST and
most heartfelt prayers too; they are the best though! We are excited for him:)
We
also had two trade-offs this week, with the Nowra then the Dapto sisters, where
we spend 24 hours with a different companion in our zone. President Back called
me to be a sister training leader this transfer, so I do them more often now. I
first had one with Sister Zobell who has only been out a couple weeks, from
Bountiful Utah. We have a mutual friend who
I went to UVU with! She is great! Then
I went with Sister Chan, form Malaysia, who came into the mission with
me. She is so funny. I love doing trade-offs because I always learn so much
from the other sisters and it is good to know that we all struggle with the
same challenges.
Well,
that was a long email, thanks for reading!
I love you and pray for you all, and think of you often! Have a good
week.
Love,
Sister
Pace
Pictures:
1- The Branch Members who came to Patrice's Baptism:
2- With the Elders who baptized Patrice:
3- Emmalynn with Patrice at her baptism:
4- Patrice and Sister Snell's family:
5- Sister Sumaribos, Patrice, and Sister Pace
6- Brother and Sister Seville and their grandchildren:
7- At Sister Mackey's family reunion:
9- It's COLD here!:
10- Wombat:
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