HELLO FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!!
It's no big deal.... I'm just writing you from a little
place I like to call CANADA. That's all :) I'm a missionary. And boy is it
great. I LOVE IT!!!! My companion's name is Sister Mendenhall. She has been out
for 4 1/2 months now. She is from Alberta. She is quiet, serious, VERY
Hard-working, and we have a great time together :) I have been blessed with an
amazing trainer. And we are in the GREATEST AREA IN THE WORLD!!!! We are
serving in London with the London 1st ward. The members here are SO missionary-minded.
We are working hard to have a member with us at as many lessons as we can.
People are so kind here. And members LOVE sister missionaries! Haha. We have a
dinner appointment almost every night, and people are putting their name down
multiple times so we can eat with them. Needless to say this sister is NOT
going to be able to keep her weight down if this generosity remains haha.
We are in a car mission. It is so nice because our area is
HUGE, but it is also sad because we do not have as much time to contact people.
All the more reason to talk to everyone whenever we are out of the car :) It's
the greatest.
So, the people here..... LOVE THEM! God truly brought us so
many tender mercies this week. I forgot to tell you but we are white washing
into the area. There were two investigators from the past Elders who were here,
but the couple are never home and not answering their phones, and D… is just wonderful :) We are still working with
her. But anyways, so we are starting from scratch, and the Lord has put so many
amazing people in our paths. Young and old, white, black, Muslim, Cambodian,
Chinese - this place is so diverse it is crazy. Already after a week, we have
had many many people here who we were and come throwing their beliefs at us
with fire in their eyes and the desire to kill haha, and then we smile, bear
our testimonies, give them a card, and ask if we can talk to their friends and
family about our message! haha it's the greatest. Every corner you turn brings
a new story because there are so many cultures here in London.
But back to tender mercies, God has blessed us with some
GOLDEN AREAS!!!! Places where we knock on door to door and each one holds a
family of nine kids (people from kenya, Samaria, Iran, Sudan, jamaica...) with
great people inside! We have a lot of follow-up appointments with people this
week so please pray for the people in the London 1st ward area!! We have a new
investigator named T…. She has 11 kids, 2
live with her; she is very quiet and absolutely amazing. She comes from a very
hard life, and she is SO open to our message. I love her. We set a baptismal
date for December 1st and we are working to prepare her by then.
My favorite experiences so far were, first, with a lady
named B…. she wanted NOTHING to do with our
message, and just as she was closing the door and said "Wait I have a
question!" She opened it again, and I asked her why she had a British flag
on her door. She told us it was where her ancestors were from, and BING! We
told her all about family history in our church :) She still didn't let us in
haha, but we are coming back to tell her more about family history! Oh B….. :)
Next story, my favorite, we were in our golden area on Huron
and we were about to visit a certain house with a boy named A…. Just as we got there, a group of people came
out of the house with a bunch of stuff and we asked if we could help them carry
some things. They said they were fine but no thanks, so of course my companion
and I went over and picked up some of their stuff haha and walked with them
back to their house. They were just moving in, the mom's name is S…. She is from Sudan (I think) and she has 9
kids!! We talked to her and a few of the kids for a while, she is strong in her
religion, but welcomed us back for a message sometime! I am excited for
tomorrow when we get to see her again :) It was a wonderful experience.
I have to go, but I want you to know that I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
The Lord is in this work. We are being blessed right and left in the London
area. God is preparing this people (Alma 16:16-17). I know this is where I need
to be. It is hard, and it is glorious :) Please keep these people in your
prayers. Keep your standards!!!
Love
Sister Bodine
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