Wowza! The last 10 days have been CRAZY! LIKE ACTUALLY CRAZY!!! FIRST, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD THE BEST 4TH OF JULY EVER!! I know I for sure had a good one. I do miss seeing fireworks tho!
One crazy amazing miracle this week was we went to CULPEPER, and I got to see so many of my favorite people! I put some pictures below, but Sister Bove is getting endowed and sealed on Saturday so we will be having another p-day then, and today we are going to the temple with our district!! So, to say it simply--I'm the happiest girl in the world to go back to the temple 14 MONTHS too long!
But in Culpeper we had a miracle. We went and visited Heather. I taught Heather and became really good friends with her when I was serving there. She was on date but because of some family issues she no longer is and doesn't meet with missionaries. But she opened the door, and it was the sweetest reunion, tears running down our cheeks as we just talked. She thanked me for everything and bore her sweet testimony to me. She goes through a lot of health issues and said that she reads the Book of Mormon every day and that is what gives her strength. She knows her time will come to be baptized and is excited for that day, but she is still nourishing her testimony. It was beautiful and so cool to see. I love this woman and I know that God put her into my life for so many reasons. She taught me more then I taught her. She calls us her Han and Jen angels and she's our angel!!
A lot of good things are happening here and I'm feeling so grateful to be a missionary.
☆We had 4th of July with my favorite people--the Markers and the Empies
☆ Had to say bye to Terry and I'm so grateful for him and love him! He's going back to Oregon
☆Had the most incredible Sacrament meeting
☆Had dinner with Bishop Camp and his family + beautiful Rosetta
☆Got to knock with Grace
☆Got to see Sister Fry and Hermana Barlow
☆Got to eat at the Reisners, so yum
☆Fernando is golden
☆God changes people through the Book of Mormon
☆Johnny and I are homies--it's so fun
All of these incredible things and some hard things. This week I got to experience a new feeling I haven't felt in a long time and so did my companion. It broke my heart to see her break down because of some fear. But good thing a good friend of mine sent me some knowledgeable advice and sent this scripture to me.
2 Timothy 1:7
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
We have read this and gone back a lot. God gives power and love, and Satan wants us to fear and doubt. I know without a doubt God is full of love and wants us to feel like that. So whenever you are feeling scared, anxious, etc!! Remember this!
"We have the ability to choose whom we follow. When we follow Satan, we give him power. When we follow God, he gives us power. "
This is TRUE! I HAVE FELT HIS POWER HELPING ME ENDURE. I LOVE HIM!!!
I love this work, I love my comp, I love my family, I love y'all!!!! I love my Savior!!!
Send y'all another update in 3 days heheh
#CTR
-SISTER HANNAH COPELAND
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