Hey everyone!
This past week was probably one of the most crazy weeks of my life. The biggest new is that I am now in a new area! Monday I got transferred to the New Canaan, Conneticut Area. I am now in a trio with Sister Christoffersen and Sister Neria speaking English!
Hermana Leon and I saw so many miracles this past week. Last Friday we had interviews with President Smith so we had our phone on silent for most of the day. When we made it back to the apartment I finally pulled out the phone and we saw that we had a missed phone call and a voicemail from the mom of the 8 year old twins that we had been teaching. (Sidenote: investigators never call us!!) We thought it was kinda weird so we listened to the message that she sent us first. All that it said was"Hi Hermanas. So we talked as a family and we made the decision to be baptized. Have a nice day!". Hermana Leon and I were DED. We kinda just went insane for 30 seconds and jumped around our apartment screaming we were so excited!!! Then we calmed down and called the mom back. When we asked her how she had come to the conclusion that they wanted to be baptized she told us how she went onto mormon.org and just read and read and read. Um. WHAT?! Sunday we were super pumped and 100% believed that they would be at church. We waited, and waited, and waited some more but they never showed up. (One of our other investigators did come though!) We visited them that night and asked them where they had been...? Then the mom told us that the dad had been super excited to go to church but that they had gone to the "family church". Aka Catholic Mass. SO. We retaught the Restoration and Priesthood Authority. I have full faith that one day that family will truly figure it out and be baptized though!
The past few days in New Canaan has been really different. In the city you are always on a bus or a subway or a train. Out here we have a car and we live with a family from the ward in their mansion. Best part? I got the mission violin and the family has a grand piano. Sister Neria plays piano and so we have super fun jam sessions! The work is a lot slower out here. In Harlem we had like 40 uncontacted referrals and a ton of progressing investigators. Here, we have about 3 progressing investigators and no referrals. BUT. The members here are so amazing. We work a lot with part member families. Oh. And last fun fact, Harlem was like a mini Dominican Republic. New Canaan is a mini Europe. For example, last night we got yelled at in Georgian!
My favorite part of the week was Saturday. This super cute familiy with 3 little girls from the Harlem ward got sealed together. It was a super special moment for Hermana leon and I to be there in the temple with them and see this beautiful family be sealed for time and all eternity. I couldn't help but feel like I was watching my own sealing to my parents and beautiful little sister. The father was crying, the mom was trying to get the 3 year old to calm down and the two other little girls just looked so happy. I am so grateful that I have an eternal family. I know that because we have been sealed for time and all eternity that death isn't the end.
I love you all. Have a wonderful week. To all of the mothers, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! :)
Con Amor,
Hermana Taylor
- Hermana and I got on the Subway the other day and it was empty besides us?
- Sister Neria, Sister Christensen, Sister Petris (a member), and I
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