This last week was probably my favorite of the mission so far. We had sister's exchanges and I was paired with Sister Kaufusi from Tonga. She was SO FUN to work with. It's going to be interesting having different companions and learning things a different way and hearing their different perspectives. She told me a lot of stories about her life and things she did before her mission to prepare, and her plans for after her mission. She is a very selfless and caring person. She always thinks of others before herself. I learned a lot from my two days with her, and I think it will completely change my mission and how I look at the work.
On Thursday we visited a potential investigator named Janice and we had a really good visit with her! Before I came they'd been trying to get ahold of her frequently but often had no luck, so they stopped for a little while. So on Thursday we'd planned on trying to get ahold of one the less active members in the ward who we haven't met yet and she wasn't home. Janice just lives two doors down so we decided to knock on her door and she was home! After the visit we asked if we could start teaching her the lessons and she said sure and that she loves us coming over. We didn't have a lesson during that visit so we can't technically call her a new investigator, so this week when we DO teach her a lesson, we'll have a new investigator! And then on Saturday we visited a woman named Kenya, another they'd been trying to see, and we've had appointments scheduled with her in the past and she's always had to cancel. We were able to see her this time and had a really good lesson with her and asked if we could come back and continue teaching her and she also said yes, so we picked up another investigator! I'm so happy we were able to get ahold of them. Janice has three kids, and Kenya also has three kids plus her husband, so we might have nine investigators pretty soon here, if their families are also interested in learning. I'm so thankful that the Lord has given us two families to teach. The gospel truly blesses families and I want them to experience that! We invited Kenya to church but she wasn't able to make it, but we think she'll watch General Conference with us.
Last week was really good, and this week will be grand also. I love serving a mission. I love how much my testimony has grown. I am happy that the day I've been dreading of being called as a sunday school teacher will be less scary because I have a better understanding of how to study and teach.
I love you all! Talk to you next week! Write me letters!
-Sister Stacey
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