Week #13, I want to be more like them...

Another fantastic week!  Nothing extremely memorable, but I am learning a lot about the missionary I want to become after I am a "missionary".  The members here, especially the visiting members or new members to the area, are phenomenal!  I have learned so much from the example of other members this week!  Two visiting members came up to me on Sunday and asked for church teaching pamphlets they could give away to their friends.  Keep in mind, these were both separate encounters.  One man was disappointed when we only had 4 of the Gospel of Jesus Christ ones to give him.  Wow!  They were so excited to share the gospel to their friends they have met while visiting out here.  What an example to me!

Another man, President Woodhouse, told us how whenever he visits Utah he likes to ask people if they are a Mormon.  He loves to hear their response.  If they are a Mormon, he bears his testimony to them.  If they are a Mormon by baptism but nothing else, he "calls them to repentance."  If they are not a Mormon, he invites them to meet with the missionaries!  HOW BOLD!  President Woodhouse has a home in Miami, Florida.  All his 80+ neighbors know he is a Mormon.  One time we told his neighbor they should have lunch.  When his neighbor asked why, he boldly said so he could tell him more about the church.  Another time he invited them over for dinner to watch a video with President Uchtdorf talking about how to find truth.  What an amazing example of how to be a member missionary!  

I have been so impressed by the example of our Bishop's wife, Kimber Crandall.  She has been praying and waiting for the right timing to introduce her friend to the gospel.  This woman's name is Courtney, and her husband is a less active member.  After 2 months of trying to meet her and set up a time to talk with her, we have been able to teach her 3 times!  And she is ready!  She believes in SO much the church teaches, but is stuck on a few concerns here and there.  

These members we are working with are SO bold, SO courageous, and SO strong!  It is amazing to see how valiant they are.  They are the kind of member missionaries I want to become like.  They have no shame as they share their testimony.  They want to share their love for the Lord and for his teachings with everyone they meet!  What an example these members are to me!  I want to become more like them!  They inspire me :)  

Love Always,

Sister Weyandt

Pictures:

#1- My EFY girl, Kate Hales, from 2 years ago (Sandy Stay-At-Home) attended my ward for 3 weeks while she was here at NYU doing an orchestra camp!  Cool or cool?

#2- This is my genius creation for Elder Goldings 20th birthday (our District Leader). The bottom layer is brownies. The circular top part is vanilla cake.  Then we made it into a NYC street map, included with some sights, streets, and love notes from all of us in the zone :) It was great!  

#3- House sitting earlier this morning.  Our lovely Spanish sisters replaced the Chinatown sisters that were below us.  Haha... their lock on the door broke yesterday.  So, we did their laundry this morning, and they did our grocery shopping while we house sat :)  It was fun!