Monday, July 21, 2014

Triple the Lessons, Triple the Fun!!! July 21, 2014

Okay so this week was PHENOMENAL. First of all, our wonderful trio has beat a mission record for lessons this week! We got 62 lessons! However, it wasn't completely us. In fact, it wasn't us at all. We set a goal, we prayed and worked our bums off, and the Lord blessed us. It's been amazing!
Another matter of business. I neglected to tell everyone about the baptism we had a couple of weeks ago. I didn't have a lot of time and I wanted to do it justice. When our companionship started covering two wards, we inherited a baptism! Megan Simons was baptized on July 11th and it was honestly the best baptism I've ever been to. The Spirit was so strong and everyone who was there could feel it. It was amazing. Megan is one of the most solid and faithful people I've ever met and she is already making a great member of the church! I just love her!

 





 The pictures are of us at the baptism, us after the baptism getting Slurpees with mustache straws, and me with the awesome headband from Belize!
This week has strengthened my testimony so much! It has again helped me to realize that I really can do all things through Christ and that He WILL strengthen me. That's been a recurring theme on my mission. Livermore is burning up with the Spirit! I can tangibly feel the work hastening here and it's a cool feeling.
Funny story from last week: So Sister Gregerson can't eat gluten or sugar which makes for some interesting meals. We were eating at this Indian member's home. They hardly speak English, so they didn't really understand what gluten was over the phone. They gave us this potato stuff wrapped in a fried flour tortilla and it tasted like curry. I wasn't really a fan until I found out they smother everything in Ketchup...it made it a little bit better. They weren't eating with us; they were just kind of watching us eat and Sister Gregerson couldn't eat the outside part with the tortilla. So we came up with the sneakiest system of hiding and passing food under the table. She would pretend to take a bite, then hand it to me under the table and I would eat it. If she handed me too much, I would hand some to Sister Swapp and the system worked beautifully. The food wasn't good though and I'm starting to believe that I have an intolerance to Indian food. Haha but it was one of those classic mission experiences. Gotta love it!
Anyways, I'm so grateful for everyone who is reading this. You are all wonderful and most importantly, you are all LOVED. By me and the Lord.
until next time,
Sister J. Catherine Harris
 
We love to visit Glenn each week, and sing to him  : )

Fourth of July at the Senior Center, where we often serve
 

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