We started the weeek with KEBABTISING!!!. In England at every chippy (fish n chip shop... also they have 0 fast food restaurants here, if u want something quick, it's the chippy). Anyways they also sell kebabs which is Indian food. Not sure what's in it but it's some type of lamb inside flatbread I'll send a photo.... but yeah in the EBM it's\ mission culture to be kebabtised so we had to do it for elder dastrups boy and sis ohanyan. It's really disgusting but you gotta do it if ur real. :) some missionaries like it but ya I'll pass hahahaha.
Our sweet Syrian family fed us more Syrian food and it was actually good this time!!!! Hahaa. No idea what it was but I'll send photos.
SARAH GEORGE!!!!!!! Miracle woman. Wow. Most prepared person I have ever met on my mission. She is willing to give up anything and everything to be a member of this church. She said that she reads the Book of Mormon every morning and night she's already in alma and we gave it to her a week and a half ago!!! She's telling EVERYONE about her baptism and texts us all day updating us on what she's been reading and how she's been drinking juice instead of tea hahaha bless her. She comes to every branch activity aw man she even quit her job so she won't have to work on Sundays...... what the golden!!??!! Seriously amazing. She is getting baptised on the 22nd :):) the branch is so excited.
After teaching Sarah we knocked some doors around her and showed the prince of peace several times. Sis O and I have really been working on stopping every single person we see on the street and we have seen many miracles from it!!!! Even if they're not going to accept the gospel, god places them in our path so we can invite. The work is to continually be inviting!!!! That is our purpose, to invite.:) but we've been able to use this incredible initiative to do so. Share it on your social media!!!! Met a cool guy this week who had already seen it because a friend posted it..... we need to utilise the technology we have been blessed with!!!!!
Saturday was pancake breakfast. Our investigator Liam brought a friend who we are teaching now!!!! She has a little girl and was really interested as she has seen how happy the church has made Liam. So we are excited for that:)
Afterwards we went to Birmingham airport to do a Family Search / ancestry booth!!!!! There was a huge family history convention going on there. It was so nice speaking to people from the home land hahah. American accents sound sooooo hick to me now hahaaha. But it was really neat. Felt like the parade of homes..... don't miss that ;) One guy came over to us and told us he has been through the Provo temple open house. We were able to have a good discussion with him and after much convincing he decided he would just try meeting with missionaries;) he lives in Germany!!!
COOLEST MIRACLE!!!!!! We got super lost on our way to the convention. The airport is just outside Birmingham but we had to go to a different train station once we got into the Birmingham (there are several in brum anyways unimportant) so ya we got to the airport (the station is in the airport) and we thought it was in a different building so we were walking outside around the airport for 45 minutes trying to find it hahahaha such losers. Anyways while we were lost a man approached us and said "Excuse me can I please have a leaflet about Joseph Smith?" We were like uhhhhhhhhh ya!!!!!!!! So we got him a leaflet and a Book of Mormon then he said "I was baptised 10 years ago in Nottingham but moved to Birmingham several years ago and lost my way. So we got his number so the missionaries in harborne could go over and bring him back!!!!!:) I just love that the Lord went through all of that effort to find one of his children. The convention was literally down 1 hallway. We didn't even have to leave the station. But the Lord had a different plan!!! He sent us out to find his lost sheep:):)
Ate fish n chips drenched in salt and vinegar sat outside a pub the other day. Never felt so English in my life. I'm going to come home putting the weirdest ish on my food btw. Baked beans on toast is my favourite breakfast.
SPIRITUAL BIT.
Still reflecting on general conference. Seriously can't describe how good it was. Note to my family: I know you were on a cruise, don't be wasters, watch conference please and thank you. :)
I loved when Elder Rasband talked about how we are "Spiritual First Responders."
"First promptings are pure inspiration from heaven. When they confirm or testify to us, we need to recognize them for what they are and never let them slip past. So often, it is the Spirit inspiring us to reach out to someone in need, family and friends in particular. “Thus … the still small voice, which whispereth through and pierceth all things,” points us to opportunities to teach the gospel, to bear testimony of the Restoration and Jesus Christ, to offer support and concern, and to rescue one of God’s precious children."
The last week I've been thinking about how happy sharing the gospel makes me. I never want that happiness to go away!!!! But I have been thinking that we don't have to be a missionary to save people and just because we live in Utah doesn't mean we can't teach the gospel! I feel as though my spirituality at home was just the same as an investigator unaware of the church. There are so many people that need our help, that need YOUR help. And when we listen to the "whisperings" of the spirit, God will lead us to those people. His precious children who he trusts us with!:) NOW!!! Not later...... the first time he tells you:) we are FIRST responders to his FIRST promptings:)
Find someone who is having a hard time, and do something for them.
I love you all. X
Cheers,
Sister McEwan xxx
Pictures:
1) The district ❤️️❤️️❤️️
3) u know ur a missionary when ur toes start to bleed
4) daily life of a missionary
5) our sweet Sarah George
6) the saddest photo I have ever taken #rip my soul
7) family history, I am doing it!!!!
8) stressed life lost on a train in Birmingham
9) closest I've been to a boy in 8 months
10) I did a training at district meeting and did a role play on always
be finding. So we fake Street contacted some really weird elders;)
(access to costumes was limited)
11) the youngest 85 year old I've ever met
12) breakdancing on pday
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