I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE

I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE

Monday 28 March 2016

By the grace of God I am what I am...

Dear Family and Friends,

So as a sister training leader we go on exchanges with the sisters in 2 zones, the Coventry and Leicester zones, so we go on 6 exchanges a transfer. We are starting that this week so it'll be exciting! We also just help out and go to sisters areas if they need some support or something. And just give training at meetings. That's about it :) and then just normal missionary work as well.

Here's a look at my week....

Monday - pday! So we went and did some service as a district for our ward mission leader, and then as a district went to the transport museum here in Coventry, which was actually really cool! It was so fun to go in there and to see all the old cars and bikes and things. I sent pics of it last week :) we then had family home evening that night with some members and investigators, and it was SO cool. We watched the lamb of god, which is just a video about Christ and especially about this time of year, about Easter! I love Easter and I loved watching that with our friends here

Tuesday - Tuesday was crazy as well...I feel as though every day is crazy here in Coventry. So we had to go to Birmingham, and sister Frandsen had a meeting, and while she was at her meeting we went with another sister to get a light on our car fixed...and had to go back to Coventry for that, and then back to Birmingham to pick up sister Frandsen, and then we went to her area for the rest of the day and worked with the people she normally works with in Warwick! So it was SO busy and full of travel, but also so good to get to help her in her area to see her people.

Wednesday - today was FULL OF MIRACLES! We were able to meet loads of members of the ward that I had never met, and sister Chen hadn't met some of them either (the ward is so big!) and so that was such a good thing for us. We also were going to an appointment, and the girl we were going to see was going to be late, so we tracted just the few houses around and found 2 new families to visit, one of whom wants to come to church so badon Sunday, and just invited us in to teach them and to uplift them! It was amazing, they are from Romania and are such an amazing family. We then went to see a lady we are working with... who has now decided she will pick a date for her baptism!!! And she picked it right then and there with us!!! And it is before sister Chen goes home! So amazing to see these people want to come closer to Christ and do everything they can to do so. I love seeing the atonement help people ☺

Thursday - we had district meeting, and then did district finding! We went to the elders area and just went tracting for a few hours. It was fun to get to meet so many people, but it was exhausting as well! We found some really cool people for the elders though, so that is exciting! We then visited some friends also helped out a member with his project he is doing, which was really fun and then visited a lady named Maria! She is a media referral, and she is 83 and so cool. She has a bible the size of a desk pretty much, and we are going to help her out with some service later this next week :)

Friday - SUCH A CRAZY DAY. So we had lessons planned for literally every hour of the day. And then halfway through we got a call that we needed to go help some sisters who were at the hospital about an hour away, so we changed our plans, and then got a call that we actually didn't need to go, so we changed them BACK and had to reorganise things. But it all worked out, and we were able to see almost everyone we had planned! We had a lovely dinner with Claudia and Salonge, our friends from Portugal. Our friend Rhiannon came as well, and it was so good to just get to know them all better, and we were able to have a lovely lesson as well :) I love them all so much.

Saturday - well...this was a crazy day! We had sports, and a member injured her knee....and then....I had to go to the hospital cause I had a really bad ankle that I had hurt on like Monday but was too stubborn to get checked out ðŸ˜¬ BUT it's ok. It was just a bad sprain, and I'm supposed to rest it. Which is easier cause we are in a car as well, so it's not as much walking. Not bad at all :) so don't worry about my foot! It's just a lovely blue colour, so it is healing up nicely!
We had an amazing quick lesson with a lady named Jayne as well. She is incredible, she feels the spirit so strongly and just has such a desire to learn more! I am so excited to keep teaching her :)

Sunday - church! It was a crazy day, as usual, but as it was Easter Sunday it was also amazing. It is usually amazing, but I just was really feeling the spiritthis Sunday. I love talking specifically about Christs last few days on earth, and his resurrection. I think it is so incredible what he did for ALL of us. Church was amazing, and we had a lot of friends come which was so good! We then had some planning to finish, and then ended off the day with 2 really good lessons with our solid investigators :) both are getting baptised before sister Chen leaves, so like in the next 4 weeks which is AMAZING! They are such incredible people.

Easter has just been amazing, I love the example Christ has set for us, and the hope and peace it brings to me to know that I can live again because of him, and because of him I can become better every day. There is a scripture in 1 Corinthians 15:10, that I just love. The beginning says

10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am..."

And I think that as we follow Christ, that is true for all of us. We can become better because of the grace of God, every single day. And I just love that. I want to be better every day, and I know that I can through Him!

I love you all,

Sister Beazer

send real mail to:
Sister Emma Beazer
67 Blondvil Street
Coventry
CV3 5EQ
England 

or the Mission Home Address:
Sister Emma Beazer
England Birmingham Mission
187 Penns Lane
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
United Kingdom
B76 1JU

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a few shots of Coventry

Coventry

Coventry



Cathedral

Going to the Doctor


District :) at the Cathedral






















fixing our car...

Giant Bible at a friend's house....
exchange with Sister Neilson

















Dinner with Claudia and Salonge and Rhiannon

Monday 21 March 2016

Share your love and make people happy!

Dear Family and Friends,

Monday - so it was my last pday here in Wales, and we went with the district to the beach! It was SO much fun to spend time with them for my last full day, and the beach was BEAUTIFUL! We were blessed with a sunny day and it wasn't too cold outside, so that was lovely :) from there we said some last goodbyes, had dinner with the Bernard's and Deb, and then said goodbye to Lauren (who hopefully will get her mission call ASAP! AHHHH!) and then said goodbye to the Holcombe family and did the last minute final bits of packing....

Tuesday - so we got ready to go, and sister sharp and I just kind of sat around in the flat....trying not to think about me leaving. It was a really hard morning for me, and I may have cried a tiny bit. Or a lot. We got a ride to the coach with my stuff, said the last goodbyes to the district and zone, and off I went to England! It was cool to get to see people at the mission home, but hard to say goodbye....and then I had to drive from Birmingham to Coventry that day, as my companion doesn't have her license! So crazy. I didn't crash or hit anything or anyone, so thank you for your prayers. They worked :) we were able to meet a few people and teach some lessons, which was way cool, and sister Chen is amazing! We also are in a trio for a couple weeks, as Sister Frandsen is waiting for her trainee to get here, and she won't be here till the 29th. So we are having her with us until then, as she has nowhere else to go, poor thing! It is cool to be in a trio again, but also weird... 

Wednesday - wow. This day was a BLUR. It was my first full day here in Coventry, and so adjusting to the big city life when coming from Rhiwbina has been weird, but I love it! It is such a different area, and I love it for different reasons than I loved Rhiwbina, but so far it is amazing! There are some amazing people we are working with, both investigators and recent converts and others, and it is just so cool to see how prepared some people are to learn about God and everything! WOW!  

Thursday - I used sign language today, which was WAY cool. We were walking to this lesson at the uni, and this lady waved us down as we were walking around a corner and was asking for help because she was deaf and needed us to call her friend to figure out where she was to meet up with her. We figured it out, and I was able to talk to her for a minute (in VERY bad sign language because I have forgotten so much) but I was able to introduce myself and say I was from Canada and was a missionary. It was lucky, she knows how to speak ASL and BSL so we were able to communicate! Such a cool thing to be able to do on my mission :) I want to practice up my sign language skills now....

Friday - We had district meeting with President and Sister Leppard! It was so good to see them, and to learn from them again. We are really focusing on changing our mission culture to work with members more and really use that relationship to strengthen the ward and new converts and things, and it was so good to get new ideas on how to do that. This day was just a BLUR. I feel as though I have never been so tired on my mission as I have this week, probably cause with transfers and things I got less sleep and I am a bit stressed....but it has been good. We taught a lot of lessons and it was just a solid day! 

Saturday - I think every day here in Coventry is just going to fly by...wow. So we do sports here every Saturday at 11, and we went and played football and basketball with members, investigators, and just people who want to come! It was so much fun, and I was able to meet more people here which was so good. We then had a few lessons, and visited a lady named Claudia and her family. They are SO amazing, and so loving and just want to help out the missionaries so much! It was so good to see her faith and her family as well. I love being missionary and seeing the joy the gospel brings into people's lives :) 

Sunday - whew. I feel as though this week just went by in a BLUR. I have said that like every day...but wow. The ward here is so big, and so it was a bit overwhelming compared to Rhiwbina, where I knew everyone but it was so cool to be in a big ward again and have so many people to work with. No wonder there are 4 sets of missionaries in this ward :) SO MANY PEOPLE. I got to meet quite a few people and I was able to give a talk as well actually, so it was really good to help people get to know me and recognise me. Also, I met some people who served with people from Cardston on their missions (Ben Wright and Kylie Wilde) which was so cool, it is interesting how many connections we really have with people all over the world! I love being able to meet new people and share the gospel with so many people. I met a LOT of people and we had some lessons, which was so good! Life is busy here in Coventry. 

Something I have learned this week, is just how important it is to LOVE everyone around you. The world is a crazy place, but as we show love to those around us, it makes it easier for us, and for them, to have a good day and a good week and a good life. It is SO hard to enjoy your day when you don't feel loved and you don't share love, but...when you do share your love for others, you make people happy! I love sharing my love with people here, and brightening their day, and my challenge this week is to just share your love with those around you, whether it is cleaning up for your mom, baking cookies, heart attacking, or anything! Just do it :) 

Love,

Sister Emma Beazer 



send real mail to:
Sister Emma Beazer
67 Blondvil Street
Coventry
CV3 5EQ
England

or the Mission Home Address:
Sister Emma Beazer
England Birmingham Mission
187 Penns Lane
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
United Kingdom
B76 1JU

e-mail anytime:
emma.beazer@myldsmail.net


Last Pday in Wales......... and goodbyes.......



















Coventry.....




































Transport Museum today!

































Oliver White (served with Ben Wright in London)
Small World!