Sister in Sydney: Finally in OZ!!

Alright ya'll for those of you who didn't know...I didn't fall of the face of the earth the past few weeks, and if you didn't notice I wasn't emailing...go repent haha jokes. I had to return home for medical reasons BUT I AM IN AUSTRALIA AND IT'S AMAZING.

My trainer is Sister Uelese. She's from New Zealand and is samoan. I just can't get enough of these Samoans ya'll haha. She's literally so celestial. So sweet. She's only been out a couple of months so we'll have greenie (new missionaries) power together!! My first area is in Canberra which is the capital of Australia and we have a sick apartment. Everyone wants to be in Canberra pretty sure because of the apartment haha. We share it with two other sisters, Sister Forman who is from Utah and Sister Mussine who's from Argentina and is the Sister Training Leader. I got a good bunch!

So being a missionary is hard haha. Like uncomfortable hard. My comp is WAY good at talking to strangers on the street and inviting baptism right there and then haha. I got a lot to learn, but I'm so pumped. I've found that lessons are my absolute FAVORITE part, which is funny because in the MTC I was most scared to do haha. I seriously love it.

Today we just had a lesson with a less active member Sister Lupe. My comp told me that it's been years that she's come to church and is not too friendly with the missionaries. But today we taught her and she accepted to come to church this week!! Such a huge miracle. Like I can't even explain it. Not a doubt in my mind that her heart has been softened and prepared for us to teach her and meet with her at this time.

Another cool experience, we had a lesson with our investigator Thandar, she has two kids and has been so ready to hear our message. She's accepted baptism but is waiting to set a date. In our lesson we brought Ellie who's from our ward and is preparing for a mission AND is Thandar's neighbour!! Heavenly Father is such a puzzle piece maker haha. Ellie's testimony in the lesson was so strong and Thandar could really feel the spirit. Don't ever underestimate the power of ya'lls testimonies as members. It's so true how essential members are in this work. I expect my family and everyone to go out with the missionaries at least once this week. You've got a missionary out here for a reason, so go do it haha. We're all special witness of Jesus Christ, not just the missionaries. There's nothing more powerful than a testimony.

One other challenge: Read the talk His Grace is Sufficient by Brad Wilcox. This talk is brilliant and that Brad is a genius. This can apply to anyone who is wanting to grow as an individual and who wants to be a better person. My favourite part: no unclean can enter the gates of Heaven, and no unchanged person can enter either. Heaven after this life will not be Heaven unless we have chosen to change and become Heavenly. Through Christ we can seriously move mountains and become who he wants us to be. GUYS IT'S CRAZY THE AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL GOD SEES IN US! Through his grace and his atonement we can become so much more! Don't waste that gift of the atonement! Learn it, study it, and apply it! Watch how you'll grow!

Love you all!

Sister Beck