Dear Family and Friends,
Sorry about not writing last week. I ran out of time. Life is so busy when you are giving it all to the Lord. I am sorry for not writing more faithfully. This week has been another busy one. It is nice to have three sisters now. We all have different skills and abilities and we can get alot more done with all of our heads combined.
Last Monday we had a wonderful lesson with a man named Harold. Harold has been investigating since December. He is very shy and doesn't like crowds so church is hard for him. His wife is a member but has been very inactive. We taught him last week the ten commandments. Our fellowshipper made a really good point about bearing false witness. He said "Be loyal to the absent." I think this is one we can all work at and it will bless our lives and the communities in which we live in. I said the closing pray and prayed that Harold would know the truth for himself. After the prayer he looked at me and said "I already know it is true." I wanted to shout with joy but smiled widely instead. No it is only a matter of time before he makes sacred covenants with God!!!
This Saturday was a day of service for the South East states. Our ward took part in cleaning up a park. I wasn't feeling too well, nothing to worry about just an upset stomach from something I had eaten, so I stayed back with a lady from the North Port ward that was there for another project. We sat and talked for most of it but what do you know, I ended up on the playground making sure the kids didn't get hurt. I also pushed around the bishop's daughter in her stroller. She is so cute!! I couldn't believe the work that the wards did that were there. It was amazing to see the clean up job. It really brought the wards together because we served together! It was a wonderful opportunity!
On Sunday we had a "Why I believe" fireside. Our bishop wanted us to do it. We had some recent converts and the bishop speak about their conversion stories. It was really neat and the spirit was really strong! It was awesome for Sister Stewart and I to see Dave Deyoe, our recent convert stand up and bear his testimony. Both of us were crying by the end! He talked about how we had become a part of their family. He also talked about how he knew they had come to Florida to find the gospel! It was great and made me think about why I believed the gospel was true. I am so thankful for the gospel in my life. It has blessed me in so many ways. I know that through the gospel of Jesus Christ and the restoration of the priesthood I will be will my love ones forever!! I love you all!!! The Church is True!!!
Love
Sister Comte
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
April 13th Email
Dear Family and Friends,
What a wonderful week it has been? It has been wonderful to testify about our Savior and the sacrafice He made for us. It was great to tell people about the real meaning of Easter! We taught a little boy, he is four, this week about the true meaning of Easter. Before we started our lesson he thought it was all about the Easter Bunny. We made little cookies with him that go along with the Easter story and when they are finished they are hollow on the inside. They are really cool! At the end of the lesson we asked him why do we celebrate Easter. He said in a loud voice "Jesus." We then asked what did Jesus do for us. He replied in a peaceful voice "Life." We told him that was right. We celebrate because Jesus gave us life. What a sweet and simple testimony this young boy has. The spirit was really strong and touched us all so deeply!
It is transfer time again and I am staying in my area with my companion. But we are getting a third sister. Her name is Sister Downs. We are going to have alot of fun together!!! We have so much work that we need three sisters to carry it all!
I love you all!! Sorry it is short this week! I know that our Savior lives. I know that this is His work. I cannot do it alone. It is my Savior that keeps me going every day. I love Him and will tell everyone I meet about Him!
Love
Sister Comte
What a wonderful week it has been? It has been wonderful to testify about our Savior and the sacrafice He made for us. It was great to tell people about the real meaning of Easter! We taught a little boy, he is four, this week about the true meaning of Easter. Before we started our lesson he thought it was all about the Easter Bunny. We made little cookies with him that go along with the Easter story and when they are finished they are hollow on the inside. They are really cool! At the end of the lesson we asked him why do we celebrate Easter. He said in a loud voice "Jesus." We then asked what did Jesus do for us. He replied in a peaceful voice "Life." We told him that was right. We celebrate because Jesus gave us life. What a sweet and simple testimony this young boy has. The spirit was really strong and touched us all so deeply!
It is transfer time again and I am staying in my area with my companion. But we are getting a third sister. Her name is Sister Downs. We are going to have alot of fun together!!! We have so much work that we need three sisters to carry it all!
I love you all!! Sorry it is short this week! I know that our Savior lives. I know that this is His work. I cannot do it alone. It is my Savior that keeps me going every day. I love Him and will tell everyone I meet about Him!
Love
Sister Comte
Friday, April 3, 2009
April 3rd Email
Dear Family and Friends,
Sorry about not emailing last week. Too much had happened and I didn’t have enough time. But I will write a good one this week. Many wonderful things happened this week. It was amazing even though most of our appointments fell through. Conference was a big highlight even though some of the time I couldn’t hear over the children I was helping with. It is important to me that people that are coming back or are new to the church hear conference, even if that means entertaining their children. I had made little puzzles and other activities for the kids on P-days and I am glad I did because it helped a little.
The biggest thing I got from conference is 1. We can overcome trials, 2. That our homes need to be sanctuaries where the spirit can reside, 3. We need to attend the temple whenever we can. Even if you can’t go into the temple you should go and touch the temple until the temple touches you. Elder Christofferson said that we can succeed because of the promises that God has given us. But we first must make these covenants and then we must keep up our end of the deal. Elder Eyring said that “Jesus Christ chose to learn for Himself” (by coming here to earth.) He also taught that we are being prepared for eternal things.
I loved Gary Stevensen’s talked about the home. I think that is who gave this talk! He took a tour of a house and likened it to the temple. Our homes need to be evaluated and then some home improvement needs to happen. I also like the analogy of a GPS system to the Plan of Salvation. I always knew that GPS stood for God’s Plan of Salvation!!! We use this analogy sometimes in our teaching!
Last Monday we had FHE with the Deyoe Family. The wife, Sherree, had been inactive for years. The Husband, Dave, was baptized in March. Sherree’s daughter Mary is getting baptized this month. Sherree has two other children that are living at home but we are not teaching them yet. I love this family so much! I call them my Florida Family. We did a really cool FHE with an Easter egg house. It was a gingerbread house that we had gotten from Wal-Mart. We talked about how it needed a sure foundation to stand. We compared the icing to pray and holding our family together. We then talked about different things in our life’s that add color and decoration to our house. It was a really neat lesson and Mary loved decorating the house! It was fun but not that good to eat!
On Thursday we went and did a follow-up appointment with a Mexican Family that we are working with. We are working with two sisters and their boyfriends. Both sisters live with their boyfriends and both have children. The one sister, Arlett, and her boyfriend, Miguel, have two children. The other sister, Fabiola, and her boyfriend, Froy, have one little girl. Their children are sometimes out of control but I love them. The sisters are members and have been inactive for along time. They all speak English pretty well, we completely understand each other. Fabiola and Froy have baby bunnies because they didn’t know that their pet bunnies were male and female. They thought they were both males. Surprise!!! We got to hold the babies. It was really fun. We also went over and taught Froy on Saturday. Arlett was there as well. We watched the movie Finding Faith in Christ. We didn’t know how this would go with the three children. We were astonished when the children were glued to the TV and hardly made any noise during it. Froy wasn’t so sure that there is a God, but after the movie he said that he had chills up and down his spine. He said that he knew there was a God and that he had a son named Jesus Christ. It was an awesome moment. He said he had been reading the scriptures but I know it is hard for him to understand. He says he can’t put it down. We are so excited and he can’t wait to learn more!!!
I love you all so much. I am so thankful for this opportunity to serve my Heavenly Father! I am so thankful for the gospel. I know it is the truth and that we are greatly blessed through it. Please always live so that the Spirit can be your constant companion. It is well worth the sacrifice.
Love
Sister Comte
Sorry about not emailing last week. Too much had happened and I didn’t have enough time. But I will write a good one this week. Many wonderful things happened this week. It was amazing even though most of our appointments fell through. Conference was a big highlight even though some of the time I couldn’t hear over the children I was helping with. It is important to me that people that are coming back or are new to the church hear conference, even if that means entertaining their children. I had made little puzzles and other activities for the kids on P-days and I am glad I did because it helped a little.
The biggest thing I got from conference is 1. We can overcome trials, 2. That our homes need to be sanctuaries where the spirit can reside, 3. We need to attend the temple whenever we can. Even if you can’t go into the temple you should go and touch the temple until the temple touches you. Elder Christofferson said that we can succeed because of the promises that God has given us. But we first must make these covenants and then we must keep up our end of the deal. Elder Eyring said that “Jesus Christ chose to learn for Himself” (by coming here to earth.) He also taught that we are being prepared for eternal things.
I loved Gary Stevensen’s talked about the home. I think that is who gave this talk! He took a tour of a house and likened it to the temple. Our homes need to be evaluated and then some home improvement needs to happen. I also like the analogy of a GPS system to the Plan of Salvation. I always knew that GPS stood for God’s Plan of Salvation!!! We use this analogy sometimes in our teaching!
Last Monday we had FHE with the Deyoe Family. The wife, Sherree, had been inactive for years. The Husband, Dave, was baptized in March. Sherree’s daughter Mary is getting baptized this month. Sherree has two other children that are living at home but we are not teaching them yet. I love this family so much! I call them my Florida Family. We did a really cool FHE with an Easter egg house. It was a gingerbread house that we had gotten from Wal-Mart. We talked about how it needed a sure foundation to stand. We compared the icing to pray and holding our family together. We then talked about different things in our life’s that add color and decoration to our house. It was a really neat lesson and Mary loved decorating the house! It was fun but not that good to eat!
On Thursday we went and did a follow-up appointment with a Mexican Family that we are working with. We are working with two sisters and their boyfriends. Both sisters live with their boyfriends and both have children. The one sister, Arlett, and her boyfriend, Miguel, have two children. The other sister, Fabiola, and her boyfriend, Froy, have one little girl. Their children are sometimes out of control but I love them. The sisters are members and have been inactive for along time. They all speak English pretty well, we completely understand each other. Fabiola and Froy have baby bunnies because they didn’t know that their pet bunnies were male and female. They thought they were both males. Surprise!!! We got to hold the babies. It was really fun. We also went over and taught Froy on Saturday. Arlett was there as well. We watched the movie Finding Faith in Christ. We didn’t know how this would go with the three children. We were astonished when the children were glued to the TV and hardly made any noise during it. Froy wasn’t so sure that there is a God, but after the movie he said that he had chills up and down his spine. He said that he knew there was a God and that he had a son named Jesus Christ. It was an awesome moment. He said he had been reading the scriptures but I know it is hard for him to understand. He says he can’t put it down. We are so excited and he can’t wait to learn more!!!
I love you all so much. I am so thankful for this opportunity to serve my Heavenly Father! I am so thankful for the gospel. I know it is the truth and that we are greatly blessed through it. Please always live so that the Spirit can be your constant companion. It is well worth the sacrifice.
Love
Sister Comte
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