January 28, 2019 Life in Toronto this week!..

Update: haven't been in the hospital this week hahaha. No I'm honestly back to normal now. Legit this week was crazy busy honestly. It was go, go and go. Most days we didn't have time for a full hour dinner or half hour lunch. It is such a blessing though. Time flies and we are getting so much accomplished, it feels super good. We had some insanely solid lessons with our two people we have on date right now. One was over video call via Facebook messenger as she was in a rush that day. We were able to read through Moroni 7 (talking all about faith,hope and charity) with her. She was so excited and she was able to really see the goodness the Book of Mormon brings to her. She has said multiple times, the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints sounds fully right in my head. She is just waiting for that confirmation in her heart that we know will come as she is determined to know for herself. I love that we are entitled to revelation and can expect it if we are working at it! It's powerful to know as we act in faith we can receive answers from God through the spirit. Video calling is such a great tool that we have. So many people in the city especially are so busy all the time. So they don't have time for a half hour or hour lesson but they do for a 15min video call. It has been really amazing to see that the spirit is still strong and you can have very powerful discussions even over a video call. At first it was kinda weird but now I see and know they are so effective. We do it every couple days with those that only have little time slots to talk. Our other guy that is getting baptized February 9 is so sweet. He's a super cool 25 year old. His girlfriend introduced him to the church a couple months ago. We had an amazing lesson with him talking about where he was testimony wise. He explained to us at first it was for his girlfriend. He believed in God so he was like what the heck why not to make her happy. But now he says the gospel has helped him understand the purpose of life. How he can feel forgiven and feel the peace he was looking for. This is truly what I know the gospel can do for each one of us. So it's super amazing to see him get to that point.  He sees that difference in his own life as well. They are both from the Philippines and are just super solid and open. I love working with them and I am so grateful to be here in North York! I know that as "we reach out, we reach up, to obtain heavenly help." (Your eternal Voyage April 2000) we will receive it. It's been amazing to see that in the peoples lives we are teaching and in mine. The amount of profound experiences I have each week because I am reaching up for help is extraordinary. I know all of us can have this because "The greatest force in this world today is the power of God as it works through man.” (Your eternal Voyage April 2000). The weather out here is getting so cold! We just got a dump of snow and it's so crazy. Legit I think Calgary winters are way less brutal for the most part. So make sure you are grateful for that hahaha. I love you all and hope you have a great week!!!! 👌👑💎🤙