Family!!!!!!
Guess what!? Tonnie got baptized yesterday!!!!! Happy
day!! Also, thank you for all the emails this week! I knew if I said that last
week y'all would feel bad and write! I loved every email and all the cute
videos of Ivy!
So last Monday for p-day we played some soccer for a
little bit. It is starting to get too hot for that though. Soccer might not have
been the best idea. My ankle was not to happy with me by the end of the game. But I did block a few shots so my skills are improving!
After soccer we decided to play some indoor hockey! It was a ton of fun! I'm
pretty sure that is the first time I have ever played but I loved it! I'm just
becoming so sporty out here! That is basically all the exciting things that
happened on Monday.
Tuesday we had district meeting! It was really good! I am
going to miss this district if I have to get transferred in a few weeks. We had
a lesson with George on Tuesday night but I figure I will just tell all of my
George stories at once. These stories are coming straight from my journal... So
on Tuesday George asked us our names and then wanted to look up the meaning of
them.
4/12/16: What Georgie thinks about my name...
Comes from Olive. Symbols peace
Source of oil and anointing
4/14/16: today Georgie prayed about my name. He read the
Book of Mormon in his prayer. And then asked us if we would please call him
John. Alright, Jonny boy it is. Five minutes later he called himself Curious
George and started asking the ducks questions and telling them to quack for us... Who is this man?
4/15/16: today had a lesson with Georgie.... Got in a
heated argument about how Shakespeare, Isaac Newton and Beethoven are not
prophets called of God and the things they write are not other testaments of
Christ or holy scripture. I basically told him that we "The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" believe that the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Holy Bible (King James
version) are the only true scripture here upon the earth! And he can only be baptized if he knows these are the
only true scripture on earth and fully understands the role of prophets and who
they are. Georgie got very very flustered and angry. He raised his hands in the
air at me and told me that was a very bold thing to be saying. Georgie said
"I am very knowledgeable and great things have been revealed to me for the
benefit of others. Prophets and scripture are a huge mystery and we don't know
who is and isn't a prophet also, you should not be saying so quickly that those
are the only books.." He then got even more flustered and moved all other books
besides Book of Mormon and Bible off the table. Sister Webb 1 Georgie 0! Next
lesson prophets.. What are they?
4/16/16: had lesson about prophets with Georgie today...
Spent first 15 minutes listening to George talk about Isaac Newton,
and Muhammad being prophets. False!! They are not! Finally he realized that the
sun was going down and he needed to soak in it one last time to bask in the
light of Christ once more before nightfall. This gave me my chance to talk on
prophets.. Sadly, I forgot my iPad with all of my info...Oops... That didn't stop me. Georgie went off about what
exactly is authority, meaning priesthood authority. He gets off on a tangent
about Oprah Winfrey and how she has great authority and he believes she could
have priesthood authority. Again I calmly explain priesthood authority and how
women do not hold it. Georgie gets flustered with me once again and tells me
that I need to have an open mind. Oh boy, I tried not to yell so I decided to
bear testimony instead.. Georgie gots nothin on my testimony! He had nothing to
say after I bore it. Sister Webb 2! Georgie 0... At the end of the lesson
Georgie tells me I need to beware of my pride... Next lesson.. Possible drop
Georgie..Or pass off to the elders! no one tells Sister Webb she
is prideful but herself!
Yes, those journal entries are true and all of that
happened. George is having a hard time understanding what a prophet is and why
only men hold the priesthood but he is making progress. We are working on
convincing him to stop researching all other religions. We are seeing George
again tonight. His lessons cause me lots of stress because I am pretty sure he
just boils my blood until I just want to yell but I've been working on patience
and keeping calm with him. Tonight we are going to be watching a YSA devotional
called The Blueprints of Christ's Church. It's going to be good!
On Wednesday we had a lesson with our investigator Taquoia again! She is amazing!! We read with her 3 Nephi 11 and she loved it!
She then basically invited herself to baptism!! So we set a date with her for
May 14! It was great! She pulled out a piece of paper and started taking notes
on what she needs to do to prepare for baptism! After that lesson we went to
our gator Amanda's house! It was good! She has been praying about getting
married or moving out so she can be baptized! She loves our lessons and reads all the
chapters we give her and usually will text us during the week to get more! She
tells everyone she can that she is getting baptized into the Mormon church and
then starts to tell them all about the Book of Mormon and how great it is! She
is just amazing! We also had a ward party on Wednesday night! That was a lot of
fun!! Our investigator Ron was able to come! The ward did dinner and a magic
show! The food was amazing we had smoked pork, beans, and salads. And don't
even get me started on the magic show! I loved it! I am still in awe at how all
the tricks were done!
Nothing really happened on Thursday besides our lesson
with George. But I already talked about that earlier. We then just saw
a bunch of less actives and investigators.
Friday was weekly planning. That was
a long rough day. We decided to create our vision board this week. I took some
pictures I will send you of our transfer vision here in Ocala. Just don't judge
me when you read my weekly goals. I'm hoping they will be to small for y'all to
read. Later that night we had another lesson with George and then Tonnie had
his baptismal interview. So here is the stress that I have been dealing with
all week. So we were told that Tonnie needed to be baptized into the other ward
because that is were he lives. No big deal he was ok with that. We had planned for his baptism to be on Sunday. While the
other bishop was not happy about that and told us if Tonnie was to be baptized
into his ward he would have to wait 3 weeks and to be retaught the lessons. This made me mad and our ward mission leader is out of
town so I call brother Tompkins to complain. Brother Tompkins was also angry
about this so he contacts the stake president as well as both bishops and
settles off of this. Finally it was decided late Friday night that Tonnie would
be getting baptized on Sunday into our ward! I was so happy!! We wasted no time
and threw together a baptism in 2 days! We had a very good turn out from the
ward to show support! Tonnie and JQ were so so happy! Brother Tompkins baptized
Tonnie and then Sister Olsen and I gave the talks. Here are some highlights of
the baptism.. So our ward does not have any large baptism suits. So
Sunday at 5 o'clock we were still trying to scrounge to find something for
Tonnie to wear. We finally found a white pair of scrubs that fit him and a very
large women's button up shirt that had a stain on it... Awkward! It's ok, he was just so happy to be getting baptized that
he didn't care. Next, when he walked down in the font he slipped on the top
step and basically fully immersed himself. Everyone just burst out laughing! To
top it off he had to be baptized 5 times!! Poor guy! But, he is officially
baptized and will be getting confirmed next Sunday!!! Yay!!!!
That basically sums up my entire week. I guess I can just
share something spiritual with y'all. So this week I read a really good chapter
in the Book of Mormon. Mom, I was so happy when you sent me an email saying you
read 1 Nephi 17 because I read it that exact same day as well! Anyways, the next
day I was reading 1 Nephi 18 and just loved it. So when Nephi is building the
ship he is instructed to build it after the manner which the Lord had showed
him. If we put ourselves in the spot of Nephi the ship can be compared to our
lives. We must continually be building and centering our lives after the Lord's
manner not the manner of men! If we do this we will be able to face and sail
the troubled sea's when the storms arise in our lives. We must build our homes
upon Christ! We need to do everything we can to keep Satan and his crafty ways
out of our homes. We must build a ship that will lead us back into the presence
of our Heavenly Father. Just as Nephi built his to lead him the the promised
land. Our promised land is the celestial kingdom and we should continually be
striving and doing all we can to achieve that! I'm so grateful that I have the
opportunity it be here in Florida as a missionary representing my Savior Jesus
Christ! I know with out a doubt in my mind that this church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is Jesus Christ's true church here
upon the earth. All of the proper keys and authority have been restored back to
the earth through Joseph Smith. I know that Joseph Smith was called of God to
be the prophet and to restore the church. I know that we have a living prophet
here upon the earth today and that Thomas S. Monson does in fact receive the
revelation we need for the church. I know that the Book of Mormon is true. I
love this book with all of my heart! The Book of Mormon can truly change your
life if you are willing and let it! I know that the scriptures are one of the
best ways Heavenly Father can speak to us and that as we have daily scripture
study we can find the answers we are seeking in the Book of Mormon. I know that
Jesus Christ is the only begotten son of our Heavenly Father and that he
willingly came to this earth to atone for each and every one of us! I know that
because of him all things are possible that we can be forgiven and that we will
all receive the greatest gift of being resurrected and reunited with the ones
we love. I'm grateful for the time that I have each and everyday
to kneel in prayer and draw closer to my Heavenly Father and to study and learn
more about my Savior Jesus Christ! It makes everything that much easier knowing
that I am never alone. He is right there along every step I am taking and I am
grateful for that! It is my hope that y'all can continue to strengthen your
faith and relationships with our Heavenly Father and with Jesus Christ! I can
promise you as disciple and representative of Jesus Christ that if you will do
these things you will find greater peace and happiness in your lives! I leave
these things with you, in the name of Jesus Christ our Savior and Redeemer, Amen.
I hope y'all have a wonderful week! I know I will! It's
my last week of 23!! 7 more days!! Not that I have been counting or anything!
Haha Love you all and miss you all so so much! Only a few more weeks till I get
to see y'all!
Love,
Sister Webb
