Dear family and friends,
When finding out that I was going to leave Keighley and move
to a place called Grimsby I was a bit nervous. I was excited to get to know a
new area and have a fresh start BUT I found out two things that made me even more nervous.
#1 I was going to be in a trio. I was in a trio in the MTC
and it was a bit hard to teach. I couldn't imagine how knocking and street
contacting would be like with three people.
#2 I was going to be opening a new area where NO sister
missionaries had been before.
Both have been hard to get used to but... I LOVE IT!
Within these past few days I have learned so much. I have learned a
lot from my companions Sister Holland and Sister Georgson. I have learned
more finding technics and have been more open. When we got to our area we had
nothing. No pamphlets, Book of Mormons, Mormon.org cards, or anyone to teach
(empty area book). After we dropped off our stuff we went finding. We needed to
eat dinner so we asked people where a good place to eat was. We stopped a woman
named Laura. Laura explained how she didn't really believe in God but was open
to the idea to find out. She said though that her daughter who was 10 years old
believed in God. We got an appointment with Laura the next day to see her and
her daughter.
On Thursday we meet Laura and her daughter, Brianna, and
taught them both about Heavenly Father and how we can find out if he is there.
The spirit was really strong. Laura and Brianna are both scheduled for baptism
on the 9th of May. They said they were going to come to church. Unfortunately
they weren't at church, but we hopefully will be seeing them tonight! :)
Grimsby 2nd ward is wonderful! They were so excited to finally
have sisters in their ward. The bishop had us for tea the following night. We
got into Grismby and several members called to welcome us to the ward. The ward
is very small and made up of older members BUT Sister Georgson, Sister Holland
and I will change that! :)
About my companions, Sister Georgson is from Alberta Canada.
She has been out for 6 months. Her and I were in the same MTC group. She
is 19 and has only been a member for 2 years. She is great! Sister Holland is
from England. Her accent is very proper. She is 25 and will be leaving at the
end of this transfer. She is the sister training leader for our area. I
know I will learn a lot from her.
I am excited to be here in Grimsby by the coast! :) The town
it's self isn't that impressive. It is very flat here which makes me miss the
mountains but I guess the ocean will do... ;) Love you all very much! Hope you
guys have a brilliant week!!
Much love,
Sister Garrett
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