These past few weeks, Sister Fry and I have been trying to find and work with the members so much! Both weren't really taking us anywhere and we felt discouraged. But don't worry--this email is not going to be a time where I complain or tell y'all all the negative things that happened this week. Instead, I'll tell you all I'm learning because of it. I know that trials are for our good, for our growth. As we have our perspective on how Heavenly Father sees our divine potential and he will refine us to the person he needs us to be, a trial feels a lot more fun!
I remember my brother Kade gave me some advice before my mission and he told me, "Give all you can and have fun! Make the best of it and if someone rejects you, make the most of it because there will be lots of bad days. Just do your part and laugh and smile!" So, I took his advice and did exactly that. When a door would slam in our face or we'd get bashed, we walked away knowing we gave our all and we did what the Lord needed us to do, and we'd laugh and keep going! Even when it felt so hard!
But the Lord knows us, our wants and our needs. He knew how much me and Sister Fry wanted to just have someone listen to us, let us in, talk to us, and share our message with anyone! It was coming to the end of our day and we hadn't had any success so we were pretty sad, but it didn't stop us. We went and knocked on our last door and THEY ANSWERED, THEY LISTENED, THEY WANTED TO KNOW MORE! HE knew we needed that, and we knew that he was leading us to the right place. I'm so grateful to know that the Lord knows me and cares about me! I'm so grateful to be an instrument in his work and that I get to meet so many of God's children! I'm so grateful for the hard days, the good days, the long days, the miracles I see, the testimony I'm growing! I'm just so grateful for it all and especially that as a missionary my purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ and partake of his goodness just like I have, and I hope to continue helping other nourish their faith!
2 Nephi 26:33
"For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile."
Found a cute old piano in an old apartment complex lol
Our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ only do things that will benefit us for our good. They are the source of all good and I love them both with everything in me!!
I love and miss y'all!
Oh! The pictures are going to confuse you because YES THERE WAS A CAMEL IN VIRGINIA!!! HAHA
I'm not kidding this CAMEL tried to attack me! it was terrifying as you can tell.
#CTR
-SISTER HANNAH COPELAND
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