A Child's Storybook

This week was one for the books! I traveled all around England for a
bunch of different mission meetings. As of now we have two wonderful
gentlemen on date for baptism and I love them dearly. We have a great
moment with one of our investigators this week as we showed him the
baptismal font and all kneeled down in prayer to ask if baptism was
right for him. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life!
We also have two great new investigators who have been coming to
church regularly, we love them!
We had our first exchange with the Sister Training Leaders in Ilford.
It is a lot bigger than Sittingbourne and right outside of London! I
went finding with Sister Soulier and she bought me corn in a cup from
this weird street vendor. It was one of the highlights of my week and
I really don't know why. It was so random. And delicious. We had a
party lesson that night as well with a golden investigator and two
wonderful members!
We also had zone training meeting and sheesh. It was so much fun and
soooo spiritual. I have made so many lifelong friends here! We
travelled to Canterbury for that and it is the most beautiful town! We
had the funniest time!Our district walked down this historical street
down the centre of town and said "merry Christmas" to every single
person who passed. I couldn't stop laughing it was just the happiest
time. Me and Sister Chiping spend a lot of time on trains travelling
to and fro. I feel like I'm in Harry Potter or the Polar Express or
something. I love the train!
We have also been spending a lot of time in a town called
Sheerness-on-sea on the Isle of Sheppey! It is so fun to be next to
the ocean! We were in sheerness last night at sunset and it is the
most whimsical little place, so many colours and lights I felt like I
was in rainbow land:)
We had a Christmas Party with our Gillingham 2nd ward and bore our
testimonies on Sunday. This ward is definitely becoming my home away
from home. I love these members and they make me feel like family.
We meet amazing people every day and I'm thankful to be representing
Christ every minute of every day. God is so good. I hope we can all
remember how blessed we are because of Him. My eyes have definitely
been opened to that more than ever❤️
Happy Holidays!!
XOXO
Sister Barnes