Hello Everyone!
As you can probably tell from my header, things are going
great here and Sister Chelson and I are enjoying every aspect of the missionary
work. Including this.... I got bit by a dog!!!! What a privilege. The little
guy LOOKED harmless. He was sitting outside all alone on a leash so I walked up
to him very slowly, knelt down, and stuck my hand out like a little angel ;) He
backed away and we stared at each other for about 5-10 seconds. When he didn't
make a move I decided to get up to leave. Next thing I know I hear a growl, a
rustling, and a pain go into my leg. The little guy bit me! Hahahaha Sister
Chelson and I were so shocked that we kind of stood there in silence looking at
each other for several seconds, then we bust up laughing. It broke the skin so
we were advised by our mission nurse for me to go home IMMEDIATELY and wash my
leg out excessively as well as go to the emergency room if I see any signs of
infection or weird occurrences on the wound (no need for that now- I am fine.
Just an awesome bruise). Funny thing was it was one of our days where we
decided to walk to the other side of the world haha so we looked in the
direction of home, took a deep breathe and began to speedwalk. Such a great way
to end a wonderful Friday evening :)
Sister Chelson and I felt that we needed to spend more time
in Mississauga this past week. As we did that, we found a lot of people to
teach! Someone that we are very excited for is S.... S... is from India, his
family is Hindu/Sikh but they didn't practice it very much. He told us that he
always felt that there was something missing in his life. His friend at school
introduced him to Christianity and he told us that hole was filled with the
Savior. He loves EVERYTHING about Jesus Christ. And with it being so new in his
life he is just soaking up every opportunity to learn more about Christ. We met
with him at a Dairy Queen (we obviously had to buy some ice cream while we were
there :)) and taught him the Restoration. He loved it all. It made so much
sense to him and he told us that he just felt so much peace. Sister Chelson did
an AMAZING job in that lesson. She teaches with so much power. Please pray for
S...!!
I just love listening to the stories of people's conversions
and testimonies and faith-building experiences. Espcially Jamaicans'. They have
SO MUCH FAITH. We visited our friend P... - she is a devout member of her
church with a strong love for everything in the Bible. She started sharing her
experiences and it was easy to see that she was never going to stop :) I wish
we had a lifetime to listen to her experiences! The coolest thing was hearing
her bear her testimony about the Book of Mormon. She doesn't plan on changing
her religion right now, but she told us about how she has felt as she has read
from the Book of Mormon. She took it to her church and all her friends were
appalled. She showed them the King James Bible that we gave her as well and
they grabbed it out of her hands and told her that they would show her how
"our Bible was wrong". They opened to a passage and began to read. It
was the same as theirs. Then they opened to another passage and began to
read... it was the same as theirs. P.... told us that she smiled and told
them, "You see? It's the King James Version. Now give me back my Bible,
quit complaining, and read the Book of Mormon as well." haha she is great.
Please pray for her!
Sister Chelson and I were blessed to go to Niagra Falls
today! That has been on my bucket list for many years now, so that was a
major treat. It's definitely one of the 7 wonders of the world for a reason.
It's amazing. And the Canadian side is GORGEOUS. I was on cloud nine the whole
time. God created a beautiful world. Sister Semyroz took us - she is a
wonderful older woman in the ward and we just love her so much. We asked if she
would join us, and she said she would love to but it would be hard for her to
walk that whole way because of her knees. So what did we do? We got a
wheelchair! Not to mention, Sister Chelson has been having a hard time with her
heel and ankle lately and it tends to be hard to walk sometimes. So we got a
cane for her! We were a pretty funny sight, two missionaries, one with a cane and
another pushing an older woman in a wheelchair. And we were just smiling the
whole way. We woke up this morning and it was pouring rain. Sister Semyroz
didn't look very excited to go when it was raining, but we assured her that we
had full faith that things were going to work out. We said a prayer, and on our
drive there it went from pouring rain, to a strong mist, to a deep fog, to
clouds without rain. It was perfect weather when we got there. And because of
the weather, it was pretty much baron so we got a great parking spot and didn't
have to walk very far. We were very blessed. On our way out, a woman came up to
us and told us with a huge grin that she was a member from the Phillippines! We
got to give her a big hug and took a picture with her. Tender mercies at Niagra
Falls.
I think one of my favorite things this past week was helping
members feel the spirit in their homes at dinner appointments and other
lessons. Sister Chelson is getting so good at asking people inspired questions
to help them open up. Our Bishop heard about me leaving so he actually
announced it in Sacrament meeting, and as a result, we have dinner and lunch
appointments every day for the next couple of weeks. More time to get to know
the members :) we are excited. We have let them know that we don't need dessert
haha. But the members are definitely beginning to trust missionaries. It is
amazing. They have been inviting us over when their less-active friends were
visiting, when they had non-members friends hanging out, etc. It's wonderful.
I love you all! I hope you have a great week! Good luck with
finals and work and family and life and everything else that is happening!
Happy Birthday if you had a birthday recently! And give yourself a hug from me
if you are having a bad day. Keep your standards!! I STILL LOVE EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS CALLING!!!!!!!!!!!
Sister Bodine
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