Friends and Familia!
I hope you all have had an amazing week! It has warmed up this past week until today-18 degrees this morning. Outside for one minute and my hands were FREEZING. They were burning. And then I get inside and have to lotion up like crazy. It's lovely.
We visit AND teach our current investigators every week. We invite members to visit us because they reach out to the people in a way we cannot. I love visiting out investigators because the ones who are progressing in their conversion really have a sincere change of heart and want to become better people. It's amazing to see them become closer to God and they just look happier! I have developed a Christ-like love for all of them-this kind of love just makes me want to serve and love others all the time and I hardly have time to think about myself.
We talk to the people in our ward, the Bishop, Ward Mission leader and our other Elders to find out other people we need to meet with such as inactive members of the church. We call those people to try to reach out to them in service and invite them to activities or see if we can visit them throughout the week.
We talk to the people in our ward, the Bishop, Ward Mission leader and our other Elders to find out other people we need to meet with such as inactive members of the church. We call those people to try to reach out to them in service and invite them to activities or see if we can visit them throughout the week.
We repeat these things over and over again. Though it might seem dull and boring, but each person we visit with and teach has a new story to teach us and we always ask them if there's anything we can do for them. Asking them this opens up opportunities for us to serve and I love it!
Here on the mission we just serve others a lot. We open our mouths and talk to anyone and everyone who we can-not even about the gospel! Just about how they're doing, and some people really open up. We meet people in the stores, on the streets, and through members and investigators all the time.
Now you can all kinda see what my days are like out here in Bridgeport, CT!
Oh! Friday, we got a new investigator-Emily! She is G's boyfriend (G is our Bishop's son-the family we go to every Friday night for dinner). She is golden. So prepared and ready to hear the gospel. She's already started reading the Book of Mormon-we are just hear to teach her principles of the gospel. Hopefully I can tell you more about her next week after her first lesson. I'm pretty sure she'll be baptized.
Well, I wish this letter could be exciting but oh well. Just to let all of you know-everyday on the mission I laugh like crazy. The people I'm with a lot (the sisters I live with, my companion, and the Elders we work with) are so fun to be around. So I hope no one thinks this work is boring. It's not! It's quite the opposite and PLUS we bring joy to people's lives each day by sharing the gospel and message of Jesus Christ with them. I love it!
And thank you for the support and emails and letters! I love you all! Also, if you want to send emails..you can! But I definitely enjoy letters more :)
Okay-have a beautiful week!
Hermana Sutherland
pic1-tights from Grandma and Grandpa Hunter
pic2-At a restaurant, La Mexicana
pic3-Gloria Moreno-a member (only one in her family) from Venezuela.
others: learning how to tie a tie
pic5-bathroom pictures.
pic6-Bishop haha look at his slicked back hair
others: learning how to tie a tie
pic4-eating pozole from the Sanchez family (bishops fam) from Puebla
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