Sister Sarah Bennion : November 3rd

Family! How you going? (said in Aussie accent)

We had a Zone Conference this last week and it was really amazing. I feel like I learned a lot from the training given. One that really hit me was the mission president's on righteous character. In the training, he mentioned the line; "Character is not developed in times of trial; that is when it is used." Greater righteous character is something I hope I can improve on both in the remaining time I have on my mission and after.

Also....miracle of the week....Harry got baptized last Friday!!!!!!!

We explained to him that in order to go to the temple on Nov 15th, he would have to get baptized sooner than Nov 9th (because he would need to get the gift of the holy Ghost and have an interview with the Bishop), so he decided to get baptized on October 31st instead! It was so amazing to see him get baptized. he is one of the most converted people I have ever had the privilege of teaching. I think it is because he just loves to read the book of Mormon. In about every lesson we had, he would start by telling us something he had learned from the scriptures. It has really made me re-evaluate how much interest I have in the word of God and how much I use what I learn.

Another miracle (not as massive as Harry being baptized, but still pretty cool). We were doing some finding in a place we normally don't go to because on of our investigators canceled on us and we came across the door of a Chinese lady. We talked to her for a few minutes and she invited us in. She told us she believed in God and that she had wanted to join a church. but was always too busy with uni before. But, now she is graduated and is having a break from work because she is pregnant with her first baby.She said she would love for us to come by again and would love to meet some of the women inour ward (because a lot of them are your mothers). It is so cool how God always seem to place us exactly where we need to be! I have seen it happen so often on my mission; one lesson will fall through and we find another person who is awesome in the time that we would have been teaching. I have definitely learned to trust God's time instead of my own.

Love you all! Have a fantastic week.
Love Sister Bennion