Today specifically. It's pretty cold. And rainy. It might turn to snow soon. I should probably buy boots. . .
First thing is first: update on the mission goal!!!! That's the most important. I already gave it away in the subject line, but here it is!!!!!!! On Sunday, we had a total of 19 baptisms. Sunday ALONE! That put us up to 39 baptisms! And. . . that's right. . . we still have 101 dates set for the rest of the month of November. 101. That's a TON. For some reason everyone wants to be baptized at the end of the month. . . Well, it makes for a more exciting ride to see how we do! I'll keep you posted. Keep praying!!!! Thank you. Prayers are really creating miracles on this end!!!!
I'm going to fill you in on random details of my fantastic week. First of all, Susan had us over for dinner! Recently married, baptized, and confirmed Susan. :) She's a professional chef. Needless to say, it was mouthwatering. AND her husband joined us! I think he is solid. He's warming up to the gospel more and more. He'll be sealed to his wife for eternity someday--he just doesn't know it yet. :) :) :)
Oh! Cassidy is going to LOVE this news. . . :D We were put in charge of activity days, and we were thinking of what we could do that would be fun and Thanksgiving-ish. . . so I remembered the brilliant invention that Cassidy and I did once upon a time: BOWS MADE FROM POPSICLE STICKS. With Q-tip arrows! It was awesome! We told the story of the Pilgrims and dressed as Indians, then they got together to make their own! Slapped together with some gratitude spirituality, it made for an awesome lesson for 8-11 year old girls! See attached picture. :) :)
Also, we had three lessons bailed on by investigators. :( No bueno. But we did have a neat experience! See, you know how my companion is from Sri Lanka? Well we got a referral for a woman who isn't really in our area, but who is close and is also from Sri Lanka. She heard of Sister Fernando and wanted to meet her! Um, no problem!!!! We met up with her at Harvard Square! Her name is Nrosha. Really. She's young, beautiful, and spiritual. She poured out her life story to us. She loves God and what he has done for her, and she knows she needs to reconnect with him. She's so excited to meet with us more! She speaks English well, but it was fun for Sister Fernando and her to exchange some words in Sinhala. :) We gave her a Book of Mormon in Sinhala, too. Only Sister Fernando would have a copy. Their letters look like swirlies.
Alright, what I really want to tell you about it Saturday. I got a call from the Central Falls Sisters on Friday, who told me that the Piesienskis were getting their endowments and sealed the next day. WHAT?!?!?!?!?? I had promised her I would attend! I called her, made some last-minute plans and calls, and WHOOSH! I was all set to go see a miraculous event! One of the perks of having the temple in your area. ;) Sister Platt and I went on exchanges to see this family we love so much. We were so blessed. Our companions happily took on the rest of our appointments.
So. . . it was amazing. The Spirit is so strong at the temple. Sister Piescienski and her husband have been baptized for just over a year, and she is the YW's President in CF. She has been looking forward to this day for a long time, and I have rarely seen such solid converts. They were absolutely glowing all the way through. And then we got to join them in the sealing room, where they were sealed together for eternity, and then her daughter Jamie was sealed to them. <3 <3 <3 <3 I loved it so much! It kept me floating for a long time! Bishop Wild was there, and Sister Lima was there with her companion! (BTW, Sister Lima was Emergency Transferred out of Central Falls. Crazy.) I'm definitely attaching some of those pictures, too!
After that amazing, glorious reunion, Sister Platt and I ran around to a couple of different appointments. We handed the car over to our companions because they had managed to get themselves an hour late to an appointment, then we took the bus around town! It was fun! Until it got dark and cold and we had to try to find houses. Even so, it was a unique experience for me. :) We had dinner with someone in my ward. She's a single mom with a rambunctious, smart, rebellious 9-year-old. Oh boy, he's a handful. And way too cute. Like a Dennis the Menace. :) We all went to a Buffet. That was nice of her.
OH! Tender Mercy! Our heater hasn't been working. We're trying to get it fixed, but in the meantime we mentioned it offhand to a member. . . who immediately sent out an email to the ward asking for any spare heaters. Within 20 minutes of us getting home, another member showed up at our house with 2 space heaters for us!!!! We were pretty darn grateful. There's only so many blankets one can use. :)
That was my week! Thanks for reading and being a part of my adventure!!!!! Also, shout-out to Ashleigh--she's turning 21 this week!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3
Love you all,
Sister Merkley
MBM Missionary
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