Sister McEwan in England: Love Like the Savior

This week was a mission wide CHALLENGE WEEK!!!!!!! The APs sent out 3 intense challenges each day and I'm proud to say that Sis O and I got every single one. :) we are tied with a couple other teams in the mission so the tie breakers are this week. :)

Here's some good storiessss.

We met a guy named Aaron. He told us he would think about coming tochurch and if he ran into us again he'd let us know if he would. SO ofcourse, the next day, we saw him again in the streets. We said Aaronisn't this a sign from God??? Haha. He said ya ya if it happens againthen I'll come to church. And then u know how God works we saw himagain the next morning when we were walking to an appointment. Hahahacoolest thing ever.

On Wednesday our challenges were to invite 100 people to learn aboutthe church and give out 10 Book of Mormons....... FLIP maybe in Birmingham... but in Kidderminster???? The Redditch elders and the Kiddie elders were in town finding people as well so in total we hadto stop 300 people and give out 30 Book of mormons in town centre. Everyone HATED us. We were stopping people for a solid 3 hours. Finding for the long can be so discouraging haha. But we met some of the greatest people. One of which is named KARL. We met him in thelibrary, taught him resto, and invited him to be baptised and set a date for the 20th of may. :) go Karl!!! We need some more priesthood in Kidderminster branch

Last week there was a raging party in the flat above us. Tons of drunk chavs started a huge fight right outside our door and we're throwing eachother down the stairs, punching eachother, and tons of girls were screaming and crying so we did have a nice visit from the police (nice of them to show up this time, Britain is the worst) but ya then yesterday morning someone was trying to open our door again. I think it might be just a confused drunk person who thinks its their door but really live on the floor above? Who knows.

Sarah George PASSED HER BAPTISMAL INTERVIEW!!!!!! And will be baptised on Saturday!!!!!!:) Oh my days she is golden golden golden. She was like a proper member today reading the lyrics to them hymns before sacrament meeting started haha bless her!!!! She's telling everyone about her baptism and the story of how we found her and aw man we are just so excited for her. :)

A less active that sis nelson and I started working closely with went to the TEMPLE idk if I forgot to tell you guys but ya we got to meet with her this week.

Another less active we've been working really closely with her name is charly. Her kids are the ones who were in Cannock. She took us to lunch this week and we ate with her mum and dad and her for Easter Sunday. So on Easter all the missionaries gave talks and I also played a musical item so we asked her to come. She hasn't been to church in 5ish years so it was really cool because she came and stayed the whole 3 hours!!!!!!!!:) and she really felt the spirit in gospel principles and I hope she will come again. Her mom was so happy.

Another miracle. When sis nelson was here we both had a prompting to tract a street called broomfield Close. We never got to it. Anyways we asked a member this week to pray for a street we could tract and she said Broomfield Close!!!!! What the heck!!!!!!! Should have listened to that prompting the first time. :) first responders!

SICK MIRACLE!!!!!! Sis o and I traveled to stourport to visit a less active. We were about an hour early and were starving. We saw a little Chinese take away but weren't feelin it so we said okay we will keep that in mind but keep looking. so for 20 minutes we walked around trying to find something else then all of a sudden we both really wanted Chinese hahaha. So we went back and ordered our food. Right when sis o had gotten hers a woman walked in and saw our badges and started asking us questions. We taught her the resto right there to her and all the little Chinese workers and she just sat down and started sobbing. We were confused and tried to comfort her and she said I have never felt this overwhelming amount of peace in a very long time! We gave her a Book of Mormon and she said we could come over and talk to her more :)

I loved Easter. I really do have such a greater appreciation for it now. I missed celebrating it with my family, but it was so sacred for me.

During a week filled with remembrance of the Saviour, I studied his attributes, and became overwhelmed by how much I needed to do to become like him. I was writing down lists and things I could do, but in the end, crossed it all out, and wrote LOVE like him. When we love like the Saviour, the rest will fall into place.

Thomas S. Monson once said, "Love is the very essence of the gospel, and Jesus Christ is our exemplar." He goes on to say how His crowning expression in mortality, of him demonstrating his love, was said at the end of his life. "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."

I love the Saviour. And how grateful am I to have his example, and the chance to practice and learn how to love like he did over an eternity.

Cheers,
Sister McEwan x