8-22-2017

Receive It All & Speaking in Sacrament Meeting

This week just happened!!! I was writing my weekly email last week, and then I blinked, and then I was still writing it, but for this week!!! 

I met so many amazing people this week!! I talked to a ton of people about Christ and faith and about different beliefs of different religions, it's too bad none of them want us to come and share with them the message of the restored gospel of Christ!! One of these wonderful people is Ann!! She is Christian, and was so excited to talk to us about Christ!!! We met her while tracting, and we spoke to her for about 30 minutes on her porch!! She has so much faith, and I LOVE meeting people like that!! Even though they don't have the fullness of the gospel, they Know that Christ is their Savior and all that they have and are comes from Him (like Moroni 10:18 says)!!!!! 

This week I also had the pleasure of speaking in my branches sacrament meeting!!! I actually kinda love speaking in sacrament meeting (but please don't tell Bishop Hancock )!!! I spoke on the talk Return and Receive by Elder M. Russell Ballard, from April 2017!! I LOVE this talk!!! My favorite quote from it is towards the end:

 "I testify there is no greater goal in mortality than to live eternally with our Heavenly Parents and our beloved Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. But it is more than just o

ur goal—it is also Their goal. They have a perfect love for us, more powerful than we can even begin to comprehend. They are totally, completely, eternally aligned with us. We are Their work. Our glory is Their glory. More than anything else, They want us to come home—to return and receive eternal happiness in Their presence."

Because God's knowledge and love for us is limitless, we can return to live with our Heavenly Parents, and our Savior Jesus Christ, without a doubt!! As we turn to our Heavenly Father for guidance in this life, he will give us the direction we need to steadily make it through!!!! 

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!! NEVER FORGET WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR!!!! 

                                             ️/Sister Ball 

️WITH EVERY STEP THE WORK IS PROGRESSING!!! HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE!!! ️

8-15-2017

Smokin' Hot CANADA

On Sunday when we were leaving the church, wet couldn't see the sun!! It was so smokey!! There are so many fires right now in BC, so there is a lot of smoke in Alberta!! But all is well!!!!! 

One of our investigators lives in a small town about 30 minutes away from our apartment, and we have been trying to find her since we got here. She was in our area book, but no one that we were able to talk to about the area had any information on her. Her number wasn't working and we had stopped by a few times, but no one was ever home!! We were about to drop her, but we decided on the speer of the moment to go try her house one last time. We went, and she was home!!!! She was just about to walk out the door, and she is super busy, so it was a miracle that she was home!!! I know that God lead us to her home when he did, because now we have made contact with her and she is ready for the gospel!!! She even told us "maybe I'll actually look into your church now"!!!! 

Another one of our investigators is a family, who are all so sweet and fun!! They tell us stories about the missionaries that were here before us, and it is weird to hear the investigators perspective on the difference between "guy Elder's" and "Girls Elders"!!!  The family likes to call us Girl Elder's, and we love it!! And we also, don't know how to break it to them that our title isn't as "cool" as the boys!!!  (this is the reason for the tie pic) 

3 Nephi 2

   1 And it came to pass that thus passed away the ninety and fifth year also, and the people began to forget those signs and wonders which they had heard, and began to be less and less astonished at a sign or a wonder from heaven, insomuch that they began to be hard in their hearts, and blind in their minds, and began to disbelieve all which they had heard and seen—

   2 Imagining up some vain thing in their hearts, that it was wrought by men and by the power of the devil, to lead away and deceive the hearts of the people; and thus did Satan get possession of the hearts of the people again, insomuch that he did blind their eyes and lead them away to believe that the doctrine of Christ was a foolish and a vain thing

We choose whether or not we will see the blessings and miracles God has given us!! God will forever bless his children, he loves us and will never hold anything back from us if we choose to receive it!! Our choice is shown in our actions, in keeping the Commandments, doing the little things God has asked us to do, by following Christ's example in all things!! Keep in you heart and your mind always the things that Christ would be doing and the things that God would have you do!!! Look for the blessings from heaven in all things, because they will always be there, we just have to notice them!!! 

I LOVE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH!!!!! NEVER FORGET WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR!!!! 

                                                                       ️️️/SISTER BALL 

8/8/2017 -

Smartphones and proselyting using FaceBook

This week was a way good week!!! We had a ton of trainings and other meetings in Edmonton, so we didn't do too much work in Whitecourt, but what we did do was really good!!! 

We went to a LA members house and hung out with them for a bit!!! We had supper with a recent convert couple, and their investigating daughter!!! We weren't expecting the daughter to be there, so our planned message was geared towards getting the couple to the temple, but it ended up being about our purpose in this life and eternal families. We are excited to help that family eventually get to the temple and be sealed to each other for time and all eternity!!!

After supper We went to an appointment with our branch president and a friend of his!!! It was a way cool appointment!!! We talked about God's hand in his life, and he asked me if I have recognized God's hands in my life.  I told him about being able to contact my friend Aubrey when I didn’t have her updated information, but was able to get in touch with her before she got married.  GOD IS GOOD!!!!!) 

After the appointment Sister Larsen and Sister Tsou came and spent the night with us!!!! It was so fun to see and talk to Sister Larsen again!!!! Also, sister Tsou is from Taiwan, so we were talking about it for a while!!! She told me that a friend of hers had Americans visit her school and apparently had a "thing" for one of the boys!!! I asked if she would recognize this boy if she saw a picture of him, she said yes, so I showed her some pictures of our group.  Sister Tsou and I talked for so long about Taiwan and all things we love about that country!!!!! 

For the trainings, we had training all day for FB and SMARTPHONES!!!!! My mission is changing to smartphones!!!!!! It is all way exciting!!!! All of these things that are going on are prime examples of the Lords’ work being hastened!!!!!  We haven't even had FB for a whole week of proselytizing and our whole mission has already experienced miracles from using it!!!! It is so nice to be able to use social media to share the gospel with the world!!! This is fulfilling prophecy of the gospel reaching every corner of the earth!!!! 

We also had Zone conference!!!! I LOVED the trainings that were given!!!!! And it was so nice to meet more missionaries, and make more mission friends!!!! We also went to the temple!!!!! I missed it so much!!! True example of not appreciating what you have until you lose it!!!! It was such a good session!!!!! I felt the spirit so strongly.  This week we also had meetings for the missionary trainees and trainers!!!  Then, I went on exchanges!!!!!!!!!! My STL's are Sister Hollon and Sister Jarman!!! I LOVE THEM!!!! I was with Sister Hollon and she is so good!!! She taught /reminded me of a lot of things I want to be and be able to do on my mission!!!!! She is so good and I want to be like her!!!!  Be an example and great trainer and example for someone else!!!!!

On Sunday we had a day full of appointments, but we were able to go contacting in a park.  We were able to re-find this one guy!!! His name is Casey and I was so excited to talk to him!!! He has had a rough life, and I knew that I could help him with my experience being on LITE team and with the Gospel!!! But when we called him it was a wrong number!!! We thought he had purposefully given us the wrong number until we ran into him at the park!!! He was so sorry for giving us the wrong number and had been excited to meet with us!!! We also were able to make contact with a former investigating family!!!!! 

On Monday we were able to meet with and teach the family!!!  They are coming to church on Sunday and feeding us on Saturday!!!!! They are so nice!! They seem like they are already members. 

This week is transfers.  Sister Brock and I think one of us is getting transferred. I love it here in Whitecourt and LOVE our investigators, but I will go where the Lord wants me to do.