A Week of Service

Happy Saint Patrick's day! And a very happy birthday to Jaya and Leah! No worries, I remembered to wear green today... did y'all?

 

Last week on preparation day we went around the main street of Pittsboro and looked in some stores and took some fun pictures. Unfortunately a lot of the shops have chosen Monday to be the one day of the week they will be closed so we didn't get to go to some that we wanted to, but still have fun! It was warm and sunny and we both have started on our tans! That night we had dinner with Sarah Hearn and Josh and showed them both how to use the different church websites and the different resources available to them.

 

Tuesday was another beautiful day and we did lots of service. We helped rake leaves at Sister Jefferies' home, and stopped by a few other members and neighbors to offer service. It is amazing how the spirit will lead you! We thought to stop by the home of one sister who is a single mother of 4 children. We showed up and found that she was sick and we were able to help her by folding laundry and playing with the kids a little bit. She was so grateful and we were glad we could be there for a little while to help out when she needed it.
 

Wednesday we had district meeting, which is always a treat! I love our district! Afterwards we did studies and phone calls and taught a few lessons on facebook. That night we met with Sarah Johnson and Brother Fotheringham. As we started the 10 minute drive to Brother Fotheringham's home it started POURING rain like it loves to do in North Carolina. It was the first time I have had the windshield wipers on as fast as they will go and it is still not fast enough to be able to see clearly! Our lesson with Sarah went well and she will be baptized on March 29th!
 

Thursday we ended up doing a lot more service! It was sunny, but not as warm as I would have liked. We helped Josh load up a HUGE tree! I definitely got a work out that day from carrying big pieces of wood for about 3 hours. It went pretty fast though and we made it fun!

 

Friday we were able to meet with Janice and teach her about the Plan of Salvation. She is so amazing and is so great to teach! She has been working hard on making baby blankets, hats, burp cloths, and other things and she went to a market in Raleigh on Saturday to sell them. We helped her pack them up, put price tags on them, and take inventory. Every time we go see her she had some new cute things to show us, but when we were packing them all up we were all amazed at how much she has really done!
 

Saturday we did some more service! This time at the Coopers. They have horses and chickens. We helped to move hay, trim some chicken wings, and clean some saddles. It was so fun to get to know them better and help them with their "spring cleaning." From there we visited Dawn and helped to organize and talked about the importance of studying the scriptures. That night we had the adult session of Stake Conference. Only it wasn't just adults. Everyone 12 and older were invited to come. Most of the talks focused on missionary work and how members and missionaries can and should work together. Sister Hunt and I were called up to the stand with Kendra Moon and she was asked about how she is involved with missionary work. She told everyone that we come over a lot and that we bring different investigators and watch church movies and teach about the gospel.
 

Sunday we had stake conference which was a broadcast from Salt Lake City with Elder Perry. Sarah Hearn was out of town all weekend, but Sarah Johnson came to both sessions and Josh came to sunday's session. After which we went to the Moon's with Josh for lunch and a lesson. We talked about prophets and the organization of the church and then we watched "The Testaments." After that we went to Brother Fotheringham's home for another lesson with Sarah Johnson. We talked about some of the commandments such as the word of wisdom and the law of chastity. The more we meet with her and get to know her, she is more and more amazing. It is such a blessing to see how much the Lord prepares people to hear the gospel and they are so ready to embrace it and run with it.
 

Transfers are coming up next week on the 25th. I've been in Pittsboro for 6 months now and I don't know what is going to happen. I know that it is all in the Lord's hands and that I will go or stay wherever the He needs me to help His children.

 

Have a great week! Find an act of service you can do this week. I know that the more we serve the more blessings and happiness we will receive.
 

Love,
Sister Shurtz