Week 6 in Maccelsfield

Hello friends and family!

This week was.... One for the books!! I can't believe just how amazing it was! A lot of things happened that just really made me feel the spirit and God's love a lot!!

We had quite a miracle this week! So we were struggling with finding this week. We were out of town a lot and had lots of lessons this week so we just really had to find by the way. We had time to talk to people around the town Center so we were just walking around and stopping people. Suddenly🤯 a woman just ran up to us and asked if we could use her phone. We gave her it and she tried making a few calls but nothing. So, she went on her way. We started talking to people and were just walking down the street when we saw the same woman again and it was looking like she was using another person's phone. They looked like they knew each other but she asked us if she could use our phone again and we started talking to the girl she was with. Her name is Sam and she just looked at us and got excited. She said,"Which religion?" We told her we were from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and she just said,"Wow I am really interested!" The girl who was using our phone gave it back to us and Sam said,"Let's go sit on a bench and you can tell me more. So, we sat on a bench and just talked about the Book of Mormon. She said, "Wow, I am loving this. I mean I love the Bible but I also love different perspectives." We then started answering her questions and she said that she has never had someone answer her questions like we have! She really wants to come to church. 

We then taught some amazing people this week. We taught Georgia and Antony again. We had a break through with Georgia and learned a lot about her this lesson. We also had an amazing conversation with Antony about the Holy Ghost! He came to church this week and said that he would really like to stay for priesthood because he wants to become a better man! 

I had the chance to go to the temple this week!!! I was able to go through for the first time in a year and a half! Wow, I missed going through the temple so much. I have these moments on my mission quite a lot where instances or circumstances occur where I have this overwhelming feeling of wow! The church is true! I had that moment when I was in the temple this week and I realized that there is no way that you can feel the spirit so strongly in a place that wasn't the house of the Lord.

As you all probably know, my time on my mission is coming to an end soon. The time where I get to see the faces of the people I have missed and loved for a year and a half is growing closer! I feel like a mission has been the best investment I could have ever made. This last week I have been thinking back on my mission a lot and all the people I have met. I have found as of late that my prayers are just full of gratitude for the people I have seen and the experiences I have had. The scriptures talk a lot about remembering all the Lord has done for us and the importance of seeing his tender mercies. You can see a pattern in the scriptures when the people forget all that the Lord has done for them and turn to their own means. I have really felt this week just how much the Lord blesses us when we think of Him and everything He has done for us. He has given us everything and will give us even more if we follow Him. I love my God. I also love you all and I am incredibly thankful for those that have been reading these updates. I hope you all have an amazing week!

Week 5 in Macclesfield

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY(late) friends and family!

Even though I was in the country where we gained independence from, there were fireworks going off in my heart. We also wore red, white  and blue but people might just interpret that to United Kingdom flag colors🇬🇧🇺🇸

How have you all been doing? I have been doing great!!! Sorry that my last email was really lame ,I didn't even put in a spiritual thought or anything!!! But, I will make up for it this time! So, I don't know how much a I spoke about Georgia in the past. But, she is one of our friends that we are teaching . She is the absolute sweetest woman. We have been teaching her ever since I got here. We were able to take her and our other friend Antony, to a fireside this week! Georgia said she really liked it!! The testimonies that were shared were powerful.

Antony also had a special experience while he was there. He said he really enjoyed the testimonies but in the middle of the meeting he had to leave because it got really hot. So, he just walked out and he started talking to a man outside. He said he just got so much clarification from him. He said a lot of his questions were answered and he knew he was meant to go outside to talk to that man. So things are looking up!!!

We also had an amazing Sunday experience. It was fast Sunday and I don't know how I haven't mentioned this before, but I love testimony meetings. A lot of them just really stood out to me. One was a woman named Nkechi and she has been going through a tough time at the moment. She spoke about how we just need patience and endurance. Heavenly Father will answer us and we will find joy in Christ but we need patience and endurance when they aren't given to us in that very moment. I feel like the mission has really shown me Christ's character. I still don't have a perfect knowledge of it but my understanding of it has really deepened. Another testimony spoke of how incredible Christ is and how of we just turn to Him than any misunderstandings, anger, fear, can be turned to love. Christ was the perfect example in patience, endurance, love, humility, and selflessness and when we turn to Him he can help us to bear our afflictions with patience and we will see the benefits whether now or later.

I love you all and hope you have an amazing week!

Sister Sever

Week 3 & 4 in Macceslfield

Hello friends and family!! So this is the lay down for the last 2 weeks! My email had a massive freak out and deleted my last email when I tried to send it haha! But, I will try to compact everything with the little remaining time I have! We also met this boy on the street named Jay! He is so sweet. He is only a teenager but he was very interested sun meeting with us. He says he is losing his faith but he loves going to other churches. He is the most talented boy I have ever met and so smart. We had a lesson with him and he said that he would love to come to church but he is going to a different country for the summer! We plan to keep in contact with him and meet with him once more before he leaves. We also met with Antony. So, he promised one he finished the old Testament to read the Book of Mormon but he said he just really wants to read the New Testament so he is reading that first. He read Matthew really fast so we just hope that he gets done with it soon. We have been reading chapters in the Book of Mormon when we are with him. We also had a surprise lesson yesterday. We went to a munch and mingle after church and afterwards we were walking home and we passed by a street. Sister Hales said they found a man who lived here that seemed pretty solid and said to teach his family but didn't hear back from him. So, we decided to try by and he was there as well as his family. We talked with them and taught them a few principles. He said he keeps the Book of Mormon in his bag to remind himself he needs to read it. He said things have been hectic and he hasn't read a lot but he promised God that if his house was finished that he would read the entire Book. And guess what... His house finished!! And he said that now he HAS to read it! He says he has a really good feeling about it. , we were calling through the paper areabook and we called a lady named Yvonne. She was so nice and was really open to have us come over for a chat. She said she loved having the missionaries over in the past and she has such a strong faith in God and Jesus Christ. She said when the missionaries gave her a Book of Mormon that she was reading it and one of the church members from her other church said that it wasn't a good book. Then, she started defending the Book of Mormon. She says she has no problem with it and she doesn't mind at all us teaching out of it. Well, that's a fast summary. We have some amazing people.we are working with and we hope to find some more! Sister Secer

Photos below

Tree man I thought was cool

 Macclesfield town center

 A walk we went on to get home

My companion and I with our friend, Georgia

 Pictures below are of a conference a couple weeks ago.