In the Big City

 

Hello hello lovely people! 

How was your week? Hope you felt extra loved yesterday on Valentine's Day by those around you but especially by your loving Father in Heaven! 

First week of the transfer and I'm loving every second of it! I'm serving in the Toronto YSA now and everyone is so cool here. This is the place to be!!! It's nice being in the big city again and we are so so busy seeing miracles daily! 

We started off by doing lots of service and two different food banks and the other volunteers there are awesome. I want to be their best friends. While we were giving out hot meals downtown the sunset was pink, and my heart was just full. Tender mercies haha!

I have no doubt in my mind that this is the Lord's work and that the fulness of His everlasting gospel has been restored to the earth again today so we wouldn't have to walk in darkness. I've seen hearts change this week. I am witnessing conversion within the hearts of so many. I'm seeing people sacrifice habits and addictions because they love God. They want to show Him that He is the most important part of their lives. They are such examples to me. 

We had a neat lesson this week with our friend Matthew. He is agnostic and so he doesn't believe in God to begin with and talking with him really gave me a greater perspective. He doesn't know what to have faith in, so this allowed us to really teach, testify and invite through the Spirit. We simply invited him to just pray and ask if God loves him. He gave such a sincere prayer at the end of the lesson. He said "Dear God, I have a lot of questions. I'm just looking for clarity. Amen." We know he will get his answers. 

This week we also had lessons with Melissa, Tawsif, and Evan and felt prompted to invite them all to pray about a baptismal date! 

To top it all off my companion is a sweetheart and the most diligent missionary I know. It's her last transfer so we are working so hard, and I love it. She grew up Catholic and has only been a member for 3 years, so her testimony is powerful and it's beautiful to see how she's able to relate to SO many of our friends. She teaches with the power and authority of God and knows what truths to focus us. She's also someone who prays with all sincerity and when she's praying, you know she's talking to God. She just serves with all her heart and inspires me! I hope to be half the missionary she is one day! 

I feel like my thoughts are all over the place but just know that I know with a certainty that God lives and loves YOU.

If you have questions and want to know if God really knows you send me an email or a message over social media. You are all AMAZING. Have a fantastic week.

Oh yes and also, I thought I'd let you all know I ate chicken liver this week Sister Urzua is introducing me to some funky things and it's hilarious.