This ones a little more serious. I noticed the senior couple isn't in this one.
Glorious Moves Call!
I
am staying here in Dundee and Sister Reed is headed to a place called
Alloa in the Edinburgh Zone, but that's not the crazy bit.... So I'm
getting 2 new companions! ... Yep you got it a trio with SIster Skagen
(whom I know because she is like fluent in ASL and replaced me in
Kirkcaldy) and then Sister Turner. She is a sister who has been a bit
ill. I don't know what with but I guess she is super determined to stay
out because she is moving here with Sister Skagen so that if there is a
day (or multiple) that she simply can't go out and tract or go to
lessons etc... then she will stay with Granny (Hazel Lancaster who won't
answer to anything other than Granny, at least by the missionaries)
Then
the two Elders that are in our ward Elder Reeder and Magby are both
moving! Together! To Ireland to the Bangar zone where our district
leader Elder Penman is going to white wash as a Zone Leader (which he
has never before done) with Elder Beckstrand who I sang in the choir
with. So the two Elders here are going to be replaced my the Chinese
speaking missionaries... we think.
Also
we are going to be moving flats! They're have been people coming to
view our flat so we were going to get the Senior couples flat when they
left in September but it so happens that Elders Reeder and Maby's flat
is literally in the same block so that cannie happen.(mom here: they use these words over there like.. cannie and ken dunna... I'm not
sure what they mean exactly but I love that I can tell she is picking up the lingo and using in her letters... haha..) SO they're
deciding what to do because we have to leave! And everyone is coming in
on Wednesday and I have no idea where we are going to fit a 3rd
person... our bedroom has two huge double sized beds and all you can
really do is walk around the sides. there's not even really space
between the two mattresses! So I guess we'll be sleeping on the couches?
anyway... it's exciting and also stressful.
I
learned a lot about the great apostasy this week, that not only did
people reject the apostles but when they did need answers and spiritual
guidance after they were gone they didn't even bother to pray! The
questions and decisions were answered and made by councils who discussed
them. So Heavenly Father didn't only take away the Priesthood because
of disobedience but they simply weren't looking for it and wouldn't have
used it in the first place.
I
also read about how it is never justified by God to enter a war or to
retaliate to an enemy out of revenge or 'pay-back' but that The Lord
will fight for the agency of His children. If war is being waged where
others desire to oppress our speech, beliefs, and actions the Lord will
help his people fight, because without those we are not able to
progress. Our Father wants our progression, having said that people at
the time after Christ and until America was colonized were oppressed.
They were persuaded by their surroundings and culture, the traditions of
their fathers, so there needed to be a place where people were free to
progress not only individually but as a body and whole, where they could
build churches off of their beliefs and this is what set up the scene
for the restoration. anyway haha that was long but I learned that this
morning and though it was cool :)
Also
funny story of the week. Monday we went shopping, Tuesday we were at
lunch and realized we didn't have oue=r loaf of bread that we bought... we
lost our loaf of bread! So we have like no food in our flat haha. I just
don't know how we lost a whole loaf! :D And we met a super nice 91 year
old lady who didn't need a walker, hearing aids, and only had a simple
pair of glasses. She is in good health for her age and she was telling
us all these things about the war and how they had the black outs and
that they dropped a bomb right in the middle of baxter park! (I walk
through there every day) and that when the war was over everyone was
dancing in the square. Ah it was soo cool I love old people.
Anyway I best go! Love you all! The Gospel is true and leads us to the truest happiness
Love Sister McBride
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