Dear Family and Friends,
This week was amazing!! We taught our
Recent Convert Ken. We also saw Brianna and Sophie two really cute girls
who we had tried to meet before when we first got into the area. But we
were unable to meet with them. But due to life and twists and turns
that life sometimes throws at us all, we were unable to meet with them.
We talked to the about the Priesthood and also the Restoration.
The work is beginning to move forward in the Ward. We are striving to help the member to also do missionary work.
This
Sunday I heard some very beautiful Christmas stories. Yesterday while I
was listening to this story it brought tears to my eyes. It's called a
Big sister's love. Amy and Parker had entered into a contest at a local
grocery store. The winners of the contest got to win a bike. There was
two different winners because there were two different sizes of bikes.
The Children who entered into the contest read books and had their
parents and teachers sign off the books there read each week. Parker
want to win one of the bikes so that he could have a bike to ride with
his sister Amy.Parker read Green eggs and ham, etc. He read and read.
Amy however was not too excited about the contest and rode her bike
instead of reading. She saw however after looking at the contest and
seeing her little brother try really hard to read as many books as he
could, but not matter how many books Parker read there was still someone
in his age group reading more books than him. So Amy decided that she
would do what the little brother could not. She would read books for
him so that she would win the bike for him. So with her library card in
hand she went to work, she read when she wanted to ride her bike, she
read when she wanted to play with friends. When the time came for the
children to turn in the books they have read. Amy and her mom went to
the Grocery store. Amy turned in the books she had read and she was
looking at the a little red bike that was to small for her. The owner of
the grocery store commented "I assure that you will be wanting the
bigger bike won't you." Amy answered "No, I want the little bike so that
I can give it to my little brother who could not win the bike on his
own." Amy and her mom went home a waited for the numbers to be counted.
Then the phone call came Amy had won the contest by reading 280 books.
They picked up the bike and stored it in Amy Grandparents house til the
time came for them to give the give to Parker. When Christmas came Amys
mother started out by reading the Christmas story from the Book of
Mormon. Then she told the story of a "Big Sister's Love" and Amy then
brought the bike out for her little brother. Parker was very excited.
This story is one that I believe shows us Christlike love. I have also
seen amazing example of Christlike love in my own live. I have felt it
from many our my Young Women leaders who taught me to always remember
who I am. My "goodly" parents who taught me the Gospel and how to live.
My siblings who showed me the example to follow. And all of my friends
who taught me what true friendship is.
This week we also went
on exchanges where I got to by with Sister Webb, my MTC Companion in
Seapoint. I was able to see how the Lord help us. We had fun talking
about experiences who have had. We were able to learn from each other as
well. I saw her example and realized that I need to be better at asking
everyone for referrals. We learn and grow everyday.
I love you all and hope that you have a great week.
Sister McGarry III
Rainbow after a rain storm
Exchanges with Sister Webb
A christmas decoration we saw while we were walking in our area. I has laughing fit when I saw it.
The Sister Training Leaders and their Trainee with my Companion and I
