Thursday: First days are always hard for me, adjusting to being a missionary in the MTC, and adjusting to being a missionary in the field is completely different haha. As I said last week my trainer and companion is Sister Montredon, from France. She is a sweet heart! But today was p-day so after we were finished with everything we went to a relief society activity in our ward! The Welling ward doesn't have a ward building so they meet in Bexley Grammar School, so that is really weird for me not meeting in a ward building! But I was able to meet some of the women in the ward, I probably looked like a deer in head lights! We live in Bexleyheath on a really busy street called Broadway. So I feel like I'm living on a street in busy New York City.
Friday: Today was okay, we were able to have our first meeting with our ward mission leader Brother Middleton, he is so kind, and he loves missionary work! It's hard because since I'm in training and my companion has language study we don't leave our flat until after lunch, so I feel like I'm wasting time when I'm really not. But after our meeting with Brother Middleton, sister Montredon and I were able to do street contacting. We had an interesting experience, we met some women and they were actually gypsies. And they were very kind to us, we explained who we were, and what we were doing. And then they started to tell us that they had a friend that was going to the hospital, and they wanted us to pray for her. I felt a prompting that we should pray with them there, so I began to pray, and throughout the whole prayer they were like chanting or like saying things.... I guess they were praying with me... I was so confused though. My companion and I were like what just happened hahahah. But it was interesting to meet them. The rest of the evening we did knocking and bus contacting, which we do a lot of here.
Saturday: We saw so many miracles today!! To start our day we decided that we needed to visit a less active in the ward that lives in Abbeywood, her name is Maureen. She is married and has two sons, and she is originally from Nigeria, but we could not find her house. We were walking around trying to find it for like 30 minutes. We decided to say a prayer, and after the prayer we found her house like 1 minute later. Prayer works (Miracle 1). Luckily she was home so she let us in, and she gave us a lot of food haha. She said that we were an answer to her prayers. She said that she had a had a really hard week, but that we were an answer to her prayers. We shared a message with her and it was amazing. We invited her to come to church and she said she would come... She didn't make it to church, but hopefully next week! Later that evening we had a lesson with an investigator, Norman. He's actually a Jehovah's Witness... So I was nervous, because he loves the Bible. The lesson didn't go as well as we would have hoped. He had a lot to say so we weren't really able to teach. But through a lot of praying we have come to know that Norman isn't ready for the gospel. Which is okay it's all in Gods timing. We really saw God's hand in our day today!
Sunday: Today was a really hard day. I had church from 10-1, and I felt the spirit so strong. The members are wonderful and so kind. We have a lot of Nigerian people in our ward, they are great! Sister Schulz is not only in my district but she is in my ward as well, and I am so grateful! But it was a hard day for Sister Schulz and I. As soon as we saw each other we starting bawling haha. Members asked us if we missed our families...and we both just started crying haha. My companion and sister Schulz companion, sister Zulu, were like members shouldn't ask that question when the missionary has been in the field for only like 3 days haha.. After church everything we had planned to do kept falling through, and we got lost and missed our bus two times. I know as a missionary I am going to have a lot of hard days. But I KNOW that God listens and answers prayers, and that he always helps us in our afflictions.
Monday: today was good! We did a lot of finding and we were able to meet a lot of people. I think my favorite part of finding is bus contacting because they can't run away or slam the door in your face :) so I love it!
Tuesday: Today it was sooooo hot here in England, my goodness it was so hot. Sister Montredon and I sweated the whole day and night. Our flat doesn't have AC, so it gets stuffy in here but it's okay! We had a busy day. That's something that I like though because when I'm busy, I feel happy!!
I want you to know that I know this church is true. Missions are hard, and there is no way way I would still be here, if I didn't know that the church is true, and that Heavenly Father has a plan for me and for everyone. I know that I am struggling with things, but with Christ I can do hard things. I truly feel and know that my Heavenly Father loves me. There is a quote from a talk by President Thomas S. Monson, from the talk Patience is a Heavenly Virtue. " Life is full of difficulties some minor and others of a more serious nature. There seems to be an unending supply of challenges for one and all. Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently the Heavenly virtue of patience is required." I know that we all have challenges but as we bear them with patience and stay close to the Lord that we will grow and learn so much. I'm grateful I have the opportunity to share the gospel with the people in the Welling area. I love you all so much! I have an iPad, so I am able to read emails whenever, I can only answer them on Wednesdays. And being a missionary, we live for emails, and contact from home! I love you, and have a great week with the wedding, you are all in my heart and prayers.
Love yours truly,
Sister Lund
My first phone booth
Maureen
The London Temple
Members in the Ward
The ward missionaries at your service!!
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