This week was a little bit unusal but it was still good. I don't have much time today because I spent some time emailing others... I know that is bad because family comes first! I try to be better about that! :)
The main parts of this week were that first I went out of my mission twice..... don't worry! I was given permisison. :) The first was that this part member family wanted to take us to Walmart in ValDosta which is not very far from Madison but it's not in the mission. The President said that that was fine. It was really good because we had the opportunity to really bond with this couple and we were able to talk a lot about the gospel and get in some neat teaching opportunities. We are hoping that they will be more willing to come to church and for the husband to want to get baptized. The desire is what is keeping him from baptism. He just doesn't completely want it yet. It is always sad! The husband is a nonmember and the wife is a less-active.
The second thing that we went out of the mission for was to go to our branch president's mom's funeral. He wanted us to sing "O My Father" at it. We were able to go and we were able to ride with Debbie and Darryl (the couple that took us to ValDosta). The service was really neat and the spirit was very strong there. Aren't we lucky to know about God's plan for us?! That our lives don't just end here on earth. That is something that I am so grateful for! Our Heavenly Father has an amazing plan for us. We will get to be with our family for eternity! It'll be such a happy and fun reunion! My testimony was really strengthened that day at the funeral. On the way home it was a great opportunity for Sister Bunderson and I to talk about the plan of salvation with Debbie and Darryl and to talk about eternal marriage. Debbie had said to us that the funeral service made her really think about her life and how things might play out in the next little while. She is thinking more about making church a bigger priority in her life. How great would that be for her and her husband!
I had a lot that I was going to say this week but I just don't have time. Stay tuned for my next week's letter and I will have a lot more to say about this past week and the upcoming week. I learned a lot this past week and had some neat teaching experiences that I'll share.
Sorry that I am out of time! I sure love you all!! Thanks for the support, love, and prayers! Can you believe that next week is transfers?! It is crazy... We'll see what hapens!
I love you guys!
Love,
Sister Merrill
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