Dear Mom and Papa, and the family,
Sorry about being a day late. Today was transfers, and although we are both staying here in Banbury (!!!!) we had our p-day changed to today. So that's why we are late. Sorry if I worried you!
So yeah, last week we ended up having to pay 3 £ overall, which wasn't that bad. The district and zone leaders had to pay much much more. The hardest thing is to cut lessons off if they are over the hour. So sometimes we had to do it.
There have been some awesome things that have happened this last week. On July 18th Brother G (a man in the ward who is an American doctor on base, and their family reminds me of Matthias and Rebecca) felt the impression to go up to a man riding by the church on a bicycle and tell him about the church. He ended up talking to him for a while and then giving him a Book of Mormon, and we got his number and ended up having a lesson with him yesterday for the first time. Brother G came to be there in the lesson, and it was an AMAZING lesson! Basically, the man - his name is B and he is from Nigeria, and he is amazing. He has read and studied the Bible and the Quran deeply. So when he started reading the Book of Mormon we gave him, he told us he knew it was true. We were completely shocked! First time meeting with him and he knows it's true?! Miracle. We asked him how he knew, and he referred to the Bible and said that in it it says "by its fruits we should know them" or something. And he just told us that he felt the spirit while reading it. And then he put the Book of Mormon on top of his bible, and was like, they go together, they go hand in hand. We were like YES! We are so excited about him. We are meeting again with him on Saturday, and he said he'd come to church on Sunday. He is AMAZING. Thank you Brother G for following the guidance of the spirit!!!
The McF,s are leaving this week, and we are SO sad! They are an amazing family and I am sad to see them go! I told sister McF that I am going to find them when I come home and nanny for them so I can see them, because I will miss them. They are an American family, and they have been here in England for three years, and now they are going to Texas. They will be dearly missed in this ward, and by us. I think that even with them gone, though, the A's will continue to investigate the church. They are so awesome, I just can't wait for them to finally find out that they actually know that the church is true, and so they can take that step and be baptized. They are amazing! We continue to pray for them!
So a funny story of the last week. A couple days ago, we were driving home from Bicester, and we were listening to Disney songs, and at a stop light we were kind of dancing and singing, and having a good time. And the man in front of us turned around, and apparently he had seen us for a while in his review mirror. Ha-ha, we were so embarrassed. Maybe we should tone it down?
So we are both staying in Banbury, but I thought it was possible that I was going to be transferred, so on Monday; we warned a couple close families that we were maybe going to be transferred, so we took pictures and everything.
Well, they wanted us to call them when we found out. so when we found out, we decided to play a trick on them and call them and tell them that we were going to be white-washed (which means that sisters are completely taken out and replaced by elders). And so we called the By's, the Bishop, and Sister MacK, and told them. It was pretty funny! We told them quickly we weren't going, but it was a good laugh for all of us. It’s nice to know that they appreciate us! Ha-ha.
So I am finding, now that I have been on a mission for three months so far, well, in England, that I am progressing so much! I am more able to find out people’s needs more quickly and am able to teach based on those needs so that the person feels that the gospel is related personally to them. It’s so important to be able to find out the needs of our investigators, so that we are able to teach them in a way that they will be able to understand. Also, this last week, we were talking to a guy we see a lot at the park. He actually works there, in the flowers, and his name is max, and he asks us questions every time we see him. And last time, he asked a lot of questions, and I was able to turn to the scriptures for almost all of them to answer them, and it was so cool! I am learning how to use the scriptures much more effectively, and memorizing them, so that the spirit can work more readily through me.
So I sent in my application to get a license. First I get it, then I can get classes and take the tests to be able to have the real one. So I guess this one is a provisional license? I don't know. I am really not worried about the driving test; I am just needing to figure out how to study for the written test. But I am excited to get a UK license, that's pretty cool! I had to send in my picture for it, and I wasn't allowed to smile, and the picture is AWFUL. So that won't be a fun one for the baby book, but I guess I will have to get over it. Ha-ha.
Well, I am pretty scatterbrained today. Not sure why, but all is going well. We are very hopeful for our next transfer, and we are excited. We are working better with each other every day, and trying hard to follow the spirit and be obedient, so we can be blessed with the spirit. I can't believe it's already August so soon, the time has flown by! I love this gospel, and I know that it is the only way to be truly happy! I am so grateful to have it in my life!
Love,
Sister Clark.
PS thank you mom and papa for the awesome postcards! I love the Nancy Drew one, SO cool! Way to go mom to find those online, you are so savvy. And yes, I did read almost all, if not all of those books! They are awesome!
All my love heaped up, pressed down and running over!
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