Week 70

Hello! 

We had such a crazy cool lesson this last week! We met this lady named Kristin a few weeks ago and were finally able to teach her last week. We taught her about the Restoration and she was just pumped! She'd read each page of the pamphlet and then ask us questions about it. We had some really good discussions! During Joseph Smith's first vision she lifted her arm and said, "Look at this!! Guys! I have goosebumps! I know that this happened." Sister Webb and I were just dying the whole time... haha this NEVER happens! Where did this lady come from?! Ha. As we were talking she had to get up to smoke. So.. we just followed her to her back patio and continued teaching her. Haha. She then asked us about smoking and drinking. We told her a little bit about that word of wisdom and she understood why she needed to quit. She said that she's been trying to for a while now but just hasn't fully been able to give it up. We were then able to testify about how Christ gives us the strength as we rely on Him. She got all teary eyed and said that she really wanted that help. She then just started praying and thanking Heavenly Father for sending us and for the Spirit that she had felt. We then invited her to be baptized and she was like of course!!! So she pulled out her calendar and wrote in her baptism date. She's like crazy busy because she manages a whole bunch of clothing stores. But she blocked out time to meet with us and to come to church next week! So we're super excited about that. :) But please pray for her! She is going to need a lot of help and she quits smoking. But I know that she can do it with Heaven's help. :) 

We went to the missionary devotional last night with our other investigator Sister Coker! One of the recent converts that bore his testimony said that the missionaries taught him about the word of wisdom and then walked out of his house with his $200 coffee machine. I just looked at Sister Webb and said Oh crap.. we haven't taught her about that yet. Hahah so after the devo Sister Coker was like so what is this about the whole no coffee thing?! So the members that we were with were able to explain it to her. Because they both used to drink as well! So that was a huge blessing. :) We'll have to teach her more about it at our next lesson though. So pray that that goes well. :) 

I can't think of anything else to write.. I'm sure I'll think of more in my letter today. :) I love you all! Have a great week!! 

Love, 

Sister Maurcine Flamm 

Week 69

Hello! 

We had such a crazy cool lesson this last week! We met this lady named Kristin a few weeks ago and were finally able to teach her last week. We taught her about the Restoration and she was just pumped! She'd read each page of the pamphlet and then ask us questions about it. We had some really good discussions! During Joseph Smith's first vision she lifted her arm and said, "Look at this!! Guys! I have goosebumps! I know that this happened." Sister Webb and I were just dying the whole time... haha this NEVER happens! Where did this lady come from?! Ha. As we were talking she had to get up to smoke. So.. we just followed her to her back patio and continued teaching her. Haha. She then asked us about smoking and drinking. We told her a little bit about that word of wisdom and she understood why she needed to quit. She said that she's been trying to for a while now but just hasn't fully been able to give it up. We were then able to testify about how Christ gives us the strength as we rely on Him. She got all teary eyed and said that she really wanted that help. She then just started praying and thanking Heavenly Father for sending us and for the Spirit that she had felt. We then invited her to be baptized and she was like of course!!! So she pulled out her calendar and wrote in her baptism date. She's like crazy busy because she manages a whole bunch of clothing stores. But she blocked out time to meet with us and to come to church next week! So we're super excited about that. :) But please pray for her! She is going to need a lot of help and she quits smoking. But I know that she can do it with Heaven's help. :) 

We went to the missionary devotional last night with our other investigator Sister Coker! One of the recent converts that bore his testimony said that the missionaries taught him about the word of wisdom and then walked out of his house with his $200 coffee machine. I just looked at Sister Webb and said Oh crap.. we haven't taught her about that yet. Hahah so after the devo Sister Coker was like so what is this about the whole no coffee thing?! So the members that we were with were able to explain it to her. Because they both used to drink as well! So that was a huge blessing. :) We'll have to teach her more about it at our next lesson though. So pray that that goes well. :) 

I can't think of anything else to write.. I'm sure I'll think of more in my letter today. :) I love you all! Have a great week!! 

Love, 

Sister Maurcine Flamm 

Week 68

This week has been super great but kind of hard as well. 

So Mona texted us the other day and said that she feels like she can't keep learning more. She said that she's already been baptized and feels like it would be telling God that she doesn't trust Him if she gets baptized again. We were CRUSHED. So we tried texting her back but didn't get a reply. So yesterday we decided that we'd just drop by to see if she'd talk to us. On our way to her apartment we saw a teenage couple outside and started talking to them. It turns out that it was Mona's daughter and her boyfriend! Her daughter told us that she's been arguing with her mom a lot about her decision to meet with us. She said that they're born again Christians and that her mom doesn't need to be baptized Mormon. So.. basically her whole family is just fighting against her! I really feel like she would still be meeting with us if her family wasn't being so stubborn! So PLEASE pray for Mona that she'll have the strength to not give into her family and to start meeting with us again! And also for her daughter's heart to be softened. Angela, her daughter, said that we could call her this week though to set up a time where we can just discuss with her what it is that her mom's learning. So we're praying that that'll go well. :) 

We found 3 families this week! Hopefully we'll get to continue working with all of them. :) On the 4th of July we saw a lady outside her house that just seemed really stressed. So we started talking to her and asked if we could help. She said that she had rented out part of her house to some Christians who just made a complete mess of it. We told her that we would be right back and we went home and changed into service clothes. :) Ha so we served her that day and then went back another day to help with some yard work. We were able to talk to her about our purpose as missionaries and she agreed to let us come back and teach her and her 2 girls! We taught them this last week and Karla, the mom, even prayed at the end of the lesson. She was in tears and just prayed  a lot for strength and for her girls to get along. We then testified to her about how the gospel would give her that strength that her and her family need. It was such a great lesson! Karla even came to church with us yesterday! So that was a miracle. :) Now we're hoping that we can get everyone else there as well! 

Well.. that's all I can think to write about. :) Please keep praying for our investigators! I know that Heavenly Father is hearing and answering those prayers. I love you all and hope you have another great week! 

Love, 

Sister Maurcine Flamm 

“[Repentance] does not itself pardon past sins; it does not cleanse and sanctify the sinner. The power that achieves these things is the grace, mercy, and merits of Jesus Christ that flow from His infinite Atonement, and it is repentance that grants access to that power.” -D. Todd Christofferson

Week 67

What a week! So I guess first of all.. transfer calls came Sunday night! Guess who my companion is?! SISTER WEBB!!! And guess what area we're in?! FEDERAL WAY!! Hahah.. I'm dying. What a dream come true. Haha I thought that for sure I'd be transferred this time! But nope. :) Looks like I'll be in Federal Way for a whole year of my mission! :) I just love this place. 

This week it's been super hot and in the 90's. So basically I've been getting fried. People keep giving me sunscreen and water though. So I should be prepared for this next week! ;) 

The 4th of July was super awkward and weird. We went to a park so that we could contact a lot of people and so many of them were just rude! We finally got to talk to one guy who spoke Spanish and he said that he'd met with missionaries before and that he'd love to learn more. So we got his name and phone number and then asked for his address. As he was about to give it to us a lady came up and was like, "You need to leave. You got his phone number and that's enough." We were like what in the world?! So we kept standing there and the guy was like, No it's fine! Stay! But she was getting all mad at us and kept telling us to leave. It was SO weird. I don't know who that lady was.. but she sure didn't look like she was related to him. Haha so we just walked away and kept trying to contact. As we were walking back to the car we realized that we were the only white people at the park. Haha.. so we went elsewhere and tried to find some people to teach. :) 

We had a lesson with our investigator Mona yesterday! She's the one that I met at the garage sale last year. She told us that her daughter is going to move in with her and had asked her why she was meeting with us. She told her mom that we read from our own Bible. So Mona told her that the Mormon Bible backs up God's word and that we read from both of them. She was totally defending it! Then she told us that she's been telling everyone that she's meeting with The Sisters and how much she loves it when we come over. How cute is that? Haha she is just so great. Please keep her in your prayers! She's got a few health challenges right now. And.. she might not be living the law of chastity. So pray that that lesson will go well. ;) 

Well I'll write more in my letter home. We did have a lot of great things happen this last week and there are even more to come this week! So we're excited for that :) I love you all SOOO much! 

Love, 

Sister Maurcine Flamm 

Week 66

Hello! 

It's so weird to think that a year ago I was in this exact same area. And now I'm here again! Still being a missionary and living the dream. :) Last summer I was in a trio with Sister Muir and Kirschner and one day we were helping out at a garage sale for the boys in our ward to raise money for a high adventure trip. We were able to talk to a few nonmembers that came by and we helped them carry things out to their car. So fast forward to about a month ago.. Sister Heiner and I were together and were contacting in an apartment complex. We started talking to this couple and the lady looks at me and says, I know you! She didn't look familiar to me so I asked if we had talked before. She said yes! At a garage sale last summer. You helped me carry some items to my car! I couldn't believe it. I don't know how she remembered me! It was crazy.. so we kept talking and she said that she was in a hurry but would love to talk another time. So fast forward again to last week. We called this lady and she said that we could come over! So we went over the next day and taught her the Restoration. We really feel like she was connecting the dots and sincerely wanted to learn more. She prayed at the end and was just in tears. It was such a cool experience!!! So a lady that I met a year ago became a new investigator last week. :) Coincidence that I came back to this area? Yeah.. I don't think so. :) How crazy is that?! 

This week just got better and better though. We got to teach Kaya Warrior and her mom!! I've been trying to work with this family for a long time now. But they're just so hard to get a hold of! So one of Kaya's good friends is Courtney Walker. Courtney is 19 and has been coming out with us in preparation for her mission. So Kaya agreed to let us come over with Courtney and practice teaching together. We taught the Restoration and I feel like it went over really well. Kaya's mom grew up in the church but fell away when she was 17. Her parents got divorced and she had some really bad experiences with people saying hurtful things to her. So she fell away and hasn't been active in the church since. So as we taught we were able to bring out a lot of her concerns that we didn't know about before! So that was super helpful. We invited them to pray to know if Joseph Smith truly did see Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and they said that they would! We're going to follow up this week and hopefully go over again with Courtney and teach the Book of Mormon. Please pray for them!! They are such an amazing family and I know that the gospel will bless them so much. 

I really like Elder Renlund's talk from this last conference. He said that, "The Church is like a big hospital, and we are all sick in our own way. We come to church to be helped." I know that that is so true. The church is 100% perfect, but the people aren't. We're all in need of help so we just have to be patient with one another :) 

Well I hope everyone has a great week! I love you all so much :) 

Sister Maurcine Flamm