Dec 28 2023: Welcome to the Weekly Season 9 Ep. 6 I promise it's real!

Hello Hello!

Transfers are this week. We're running it back in Etobicoke where it all began, except this time around I'm headed to the young single adult ward with Sister Beckwith who I came out with. I'm so excited! 

I can't even begin to express how blessed I feel to have served in Toronto YSA for 3 transfers. I love this city. I love these people.

 This past week I have been able to witness the baptism of 3 individuals whom I have taught and who have a very special place in my heart. We were able to go to Mississauga for my friend Jonathan's baptism!! When I taught him in Mississauga, he was no where close to making the decision to be baptized. We invited him to be... every lesson. It became our running joke. I asked him what the tipping point was. Jonathan told me that he actually started reading the Book of Mormon like REALLY reading it not just skimming the pages, the spirit he felt when studied the words of the prophets was the game changer. I testify that the Book of Mormon combined with the Holy Ghost is where the power of conversion is found. 

I also had the opportunity to watch my dear friend Shamar het baptized and confirmed. I met him on the subway. He saw me give a Book of Mormon to someone else and instantly knew that he needed one. He came to church to get one and we taught him. He's a rough guy. Tattoos on his face and arms. He's been through a lot in life but I knew when he was feeling the spirit because his scattered thoughts quieted down and suddenly you were able to understand what he was saying. "I met you on the train, and you brought me to church and now I'm here. Everything is going to be OK." Are the words he said to me when we had to pass him to the Family ward missionaries because he's too old for ysa. Shamar is the epidemy of 2 Nephi 26:33.

For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.

I testify that God invites all to come unto Him. He remembers the heathen. And through Jesus Christ the Heathen becomes healed. I saw that first hand this week.

I am overjoyed to have had the opportunity to meet, teach, learn from, and get to know my best friend Tomoaki. 4 weeks ago he didn't even know who Jesus christ was. But now he does. When tomoaki first came to the church, he was so shy, he didn't talk to anyone. But the very minute we taught him who God was, everything changed. Tomoaki knows everyone, the principles of the gospel have sunk deep into his heart. He asks questions, invites people to come and belong. He is a true disciple of Jesus Christ. I testify that living the Gospel of jesus Christ changes our very natures. He feels and follows the holy ghost. Yesterday in our first lesson with him post baptism. He told us of his experience with the Holy Ghost as his constant companion. Before, he didn't know what to do for his school and work. But now he knows because he says he was able to feel God guiding him through the promptings of the Holy Ghost. Tomoaki is a friend to all, he has been a friend to me, and will continue to be. How grateful I am to have him numbered among my bestest of friends. My love for this work and the Lord's hand, is ever increasing. 

This work is real! This work is true! I promise! 

I love you all many bunches! Go give them Heaven! 

Love, 

Sister Court 

Weekly Fridge Phrases!!

♡Jesus' potential proved the potential we have ourselves 

-elder jones

♡Prayer is for all the am's and all the pm's, during confusion, joy, turmoil, and even when we dont know what to say

♡My joy is truly full for the one. 

-sister Waldron weekly

Dec 20: Welcome to the Weekly Season 9 Ep. 5 How the Grinch Found His Brother Jesus

Hello! Hello! 

And Merry Christmas from the 6ix!🎄6️⃣🎁🏙

Our friend Tomoaki is getting baptized this Saturday! He is like a sponge. He soaks everything up and loves it AND applies it. He knows everyone at church. The first day we met him, Tomoaki was so shy and quiet, he didn't talk to anyone. But I can testify that the gospel changes our nature. It has changed Tomoaki's nature. He is filled with charity and shares that love with everyone he talks to... and he talks to EVERYONE! He is so excited to be baptized this Saturday and to recieve the gift of the Holy Ghost on Christmas Eve. He told us this week that he is so excited for Christmas because it is going to be His first Christmas as a Christian. Oh how I love him! 

Our friend Maris is an angel. She has come to institute and she came to the Christmas party, and church in Sunday. Yesterday we had our first lesson with her. We taught her all about the sacrament and Jesus christ and she just opened up about her experiences and perspectives on religion and on God. The existence of a God is a hopeful thought to her. She just doesn't feel like she's had much of a relationship with God before in her life. But she wants to learn more about that. 

She's going home for Christmas so this was the last time we were going to see her before transfers. And who knows what's happening then.... not I. Maris told me how grateful she is that she met me on the street and that we have been such a source of hope to her in the last couple weeks. My heart melted. I love her. She is my sister, and a very very dear friend. We didn't do much, we've met her just a handful of times. But we shared our brother Jesus with her, and in Him is found all the hope of all the world and more. She'll visit her aunt while at home and her aunt is a member of the church! Maris can't wait to talk to her aunt about these things and ask questions about her experiences. I am so excited for her! 

The atonement of Jesus Christ is something I have grown a strong testimony on in the last year.... as I should, I'm in a bubble of Jesus.... in the Book of Mormon we can read about Alma the younger who uses the healing power of Jesus Christ in his life and has a mighty change of heart when he goes through something really hard and has strayed far from the covenant path, taking many people with him. He describes the relief he feels as sweet and exquisite JOY (Alma 36:21). At this time of year when I read that account in the Book of Mormon my mind wanders to the Grinch that Dr. Seuss introduces us to. How terrible and mean and vile he was. But at the end, the Grinch's heart grows 3 sizes! And he feels so overcome with the true JOY of Christmas. He experiences the healing and relieving power of grace through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

 I've been thinking how cool it would be to have that kind of experience where my heart grows so much, where I feel my heart change so immensely. I haven't done terrible and vile things in my life, I'm not perfect, but I have never strayed far from the path or knowingly rebelled against the commandments of God. Jesus Christ's Atonement isn't just for the Grinches of people. That miraculous event is for everyone. And no matter who you are, you can experience your heart grow 3 sizes and more, even if you have never stolen every child's gifts or pulled multitudes of people away from the truth.

I have been reflecting on the times in my life where I have felt that mighty change of heart. The times that I have altered my carefully planned course, or turned away from something or somewhere I loved so I could better follow my brother Jesus. 

I have been pondering those things, and the things I learned about Jesus christ in my heart like Mary did when the angel told her that she would give birth to the Son of God. I have been reflecting on the ways that I can continue to seek Jesus like the Wise men as they followed the star. And as i do so I am building a stronger testimony to share with others and noise abroad the good news of Christ our lord like the shepherds after the angels appeared to them. I invite you all to do the same. Make the Nativity story a real part of your Christmas by living the way the people of that story did. Do those things that they did to focus on their brother and saviour Jesus Christ. 

I love you all many bunches! Go give em' heaven!

Love,

Sister Court

Here are the Fridge Phrases!!!

♡God doesn't love Jesus Christ more than me -hermana Burbank

♡God, yeah he definitely has a better plan than I do -sister Rowley 

♡infinite miracle hack: be diligent! -Elder baldrey

♡how valuable every single one of the words in the Book of Mormon is -sister Park

Welcome to the Weekly Season 9 Ep. 4 More Jesus Magic✨️🌟

Hello! Hello!

This week was just filled with so much joy and laughter. Sister Wang and I have been giggling so much! There is so much joy in the work, even when it's grey and rainy outside. I found my brother Jesus in the grey of toronto this week. And my heart is so full and is smiling so big. 

Our friend Tomoaki is the sweetest human. He comes to every activity and to church and he invites our other friends and members to come to the activities. He invited Hibiki to church and he came! Now we're meeting with Hibiki again! And Hibiki has made more significant progress in his testimony in the last week than he has in a long time! 

On Friday, we had a lesson with Tomoaki and really dug deep into who the holy ghost is and how he feels it. He told us that he feels the holy ghost everytime he gets to see us and his friends at church. And that he was feeling it at that very moment. He is praying about being baptized on the 23rd. At the end of the night after institute, he told us he was going to pray for us to feel the holy ghost. I love the holy ghost! It is so real!! 

OH MY LANTA!! AND INSTITUTE ON FRIDAY WAS JESUS MAGIC! Let me break it down for ya! The time is indeed at hand!

Our new friend Darlington, who we met outside of a random (not so random for God) library, came and loved the class! We invited to church but he said he was going to visit a friend. Upon further discussion we learned that his friend in Brampton told Darlington about this church because he is getting baptized and wanted Darlington to come and watch. Amen! God is so good! We had a lesson with him this week. And he LOVED the church service and baptism. Darlington is now preparing for baptism himself!!

Our other new friend Maris, who I met last week on the street, came and also loved the class! When I met her it was her birthday and I gave her a Book of Mormon. Which she was so touched by because she loves reading AND works at a library. The perfect gift. One of our members didn't even recognize Maris as a friend because she thought Maris was a new sister missionary..... that's gotta be a sign! At the end of the class Maris turned to me and told me how much she is cherishing her Book of Mormon, she just didn't know where to begin. I invited her to read 3 Nephi 11 and shared my testimony of the Book. She has read it and is so excited to read more! I just love her! 

To end institute we watched the prophet Russel M. Nelson’s talk from the Christmas devotional. In his address the prophet pleaded for us to gain our own witness of the saviour Jesus Christ. That invitation sunk deep Friday evening and I heeded that invitation immediately. And just like so many times before, I recieved a witness that Jesus Christ is my brother and saviour. A couple people were asked to share what stuck out to them and I shared the experience I had just had. And extended the same invitation that everyone recieve their own witness. 

I now extend that same invitation to all of you. My friends, I pray that you learn about your saviour and pray to know of his love and awareness of you. I promise He is your brother, saviour, and Redeemer, even Jesus the Christ. 

I love you all many bunches! Go give em Heaven!

Love,

Sister Court 

Fridge phrases!!!

♡God's pace is peace -my mtc comp 

♡living things are just healing -sis Peterson

♡Prayer is for all the am's and all the pm's

♡Youre suppoed to live worthy of sacred grove experiences

-bro sandor

Dec 6: Welcome to the Weekly Season 9 Ep. 3 The Time is at Hand to Come Unto Christ

Hello! Hello! 

Some weeks I just don't know what to write. But so much happened this week, so I should have something to say. 

Elder Nash and Daines of the quorum of the 70 came to tour the Canada Toronto Mission this last week and spent time talking to every area of the mission. The spiritual confirmations and revelations recieved during the mission tour and in the days following it were answers to my fasting and prayers.

It's winter time and the work is a slowing down with the people we are teaching and our ability to find those that are ready to recieve the restored gospel. We don't have as many lessons throughout the week and I am missing teaching lessons with my companion and the holy ghost. Lately the lessons we do have go a tad of course and end with me wondering what even happened. BUT NOT TO WORRY! (I have been a little worried, but not anymore God is good) My testimony and my personal conversion to the Doctrine of Jesus Christ is ever increasing!! I feel that every day as I study more. 

Which is why I've been confused and a bit frustrated with the work lately. I'm coming closer to my Brother Jesus, so why isn't the work following? Something I've been studying and pondering A LOT lately is how to balance achieving missionary work and at the same time strengthen personal conversion. Am I focussed too much on my own personal conversion, that I'm not focusing enough on supporting the conversion of the people we find to teach? 

The answer?

No. 

Because it's all one work! (I'll come back to this)

God is very aware of me. I know this because as I fasted this past Sunday for patience to hold on a little longer I heard the answer to my prayers. I think I'm learning that at the points that I'm just about to lose patience I just need to wait a little longer because something is coming! 

Sunday morning in my studies after reflecting on what I shared above I opened up my book of mormon to where I left off reading and read in 3 Nephi 1 verse 13. The words "lift up thy head and be of good cheer. The time is at hand" brought peace to my mind. God seemed to say, "chill dear sister, just chill." So chill we shall. 

The time is indeed at hand! Our new friend Lucas walked into church on Sunday, visiting for the first time, and it won't be his last. He felt so much peace. And the testimonies the members and missionaries shared in the service pierced his heart. I sat with him and our branch presidents wife for an hour after church teaching him. Lucas has so many questions and THE STRONGEST desire to believe in the things we shared that I have ever seen. We taught him yesterday and he's coming to all of our activities this week. 

More peace and encouragement was brought to my mind during sacrament meeting as a member shared his testimony and an experience he had on his mission when he felt similar to the way I have been feeling. This member shared with the congregation what his mission president at the time shared with him. In missionary work, it's a win win win for God. Whether the work is fast or slow, His children are coming to him. Even if it may seem like it's just you. You are His child and He is so happy that you are coming to Him. God's pace is different for each of His children. But it's a winning pace every time. God doesn't lose. He can't lose, otherwise, He would cease to be God. 

The momentum i felt from sunday is rolling at the start of this week. We went on exchanges with the Sister Assistants to the president and I just don't even know where to begin! This exchange was Jesus magic. Sister Cobia is filled with Jesus Magic. We had a lot of finding time together. But it was so amazing! It was a full day of teaching. We just taught the people on the streets of Toronto, REALLY taught them. Jesus christ was on the streets, in the stores, in the library, on the subway and bus. We were traveling in a trio all day, Sister Cobiam myself, and our brother Jesus. And we saw miracles! In addition to that we shared our testimonies with eachother of so many things throughout the day. The whole day was just spiritually edifying and energizing.

So friends, come unto Christ, seek ye this Jesus, submit cheerfully to the will of the lord, lift up your heads and be of good cheer!

I love you all many bunches! Go give em Heaven!

Love,

Sister Court 

Weekly fridge phrases!!

♡the holy ghost compensates for my clumsiness -sis. Stacey

♡the lord likes trajectory -elder Nash

♡what would make the better story? -sister Nash

♡He is not a "catch me if you can" God, he's a "come unto me 

God" -elder Nash

♡if you feel like you're chasing Jesus, you're probably chasing the wrong thing. He will NEVER run away from you