Jan 16: Welcome to the Weekly Season 10 Ep. 3 Burrito Mondays🌯>>Taco Tuesdays🌮

Hello! Hello! 

I really do feel so much Joy. Even though I feel Satan's influence in my life, I am genuinely the happiest on my mission than I have ever been. And I know that's because I know Jesus Christ and learn and live and love his gospel!

Faith in Jesus Christ changes you! Let's get into the nuts and bolts of it...

When your faith in Jesus Christ grows, your desire to share His gospel does too! For example, yesterday I was on exchanges with Sister Nishimura (she's from Japan, and changed my life yesterday, but that's a story for my momma bear) we went to the mall with the BarBurrito where Tyson works to get dinner. Tyson was there and as he's making our burritos, he's talking to us about a man he had just served who was going through a hard time. Tyson told this man never to turn away from Jesus. And then Tyson told us exactly what he looked like so we could keep an eye out for him and invite him to church. Tyson has tasted of the fruit and his desire for others to taste it is so strong. So strong in fact that we got to taste BarBurrito for free yesterday! Bless up! 

When your faith in Jesus christ grows, your desire to do anything to follow him grows to! Our friend Hannah, who is preparing to be baptized this Saturday is so prepared. It's her time! Law of chastity? No Brainer. Word of Wisdom? She gave up tea and coffee faster than I could snap my fingers. Tithing? Easy money 💰 (Hehe pun intented). When she learns restored truths that's she's never heard before like what happens after we die, she just knows it's true. She let's her faith in Jesus Christ guide everything she does. And it has brought her so far! Amd so close to God. 

The wrestle with Satan is real. Just as real as the wrestle with God is. I was talking to my mom last week about this wrestle, and how hard it is. Nothing is going wrong per say, but the stress in my chest and in my head somedays is so consuming. And then I talk it out, study it out, pray it out and feel good for a time. Until it comes creeping back. And why does it do that? If I know that God knows me, and I know that as long as I'm doing my best, He will make it all work out, why does the stress seep in again?

 Because Satan also knows me, He knows we're doing our best, and he knows what happens when we do. He knows God's work moves forward, and he doesn't like that. So Satan slides on in and wrestles with us until we turn around and wrestle with God. I've learned this week that wrestling with God is the ONLY way to win the wrestle with Satan. And recently, I've had to consciously wrestle with God all the day long with a prayer in my heart. It's hard work. And some days I have a hard time following the spirit and teaching with the spirit. But I'm doing my best, and God knows that. 

So go get a burrito, do your best and talk to God out loud and in your heart. 

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

Love, 

Sister Court 

Weekly fridge phrases!!!

♡I will not deny the christ -moroni 1:3

♡awake my soul! No longer droop in sin! Rejoice o my heart! And give place no more for the enemy of my soul -2 Nephi 4:28

Just a couple verses that kept my fire going this week! 

Jan 10 2024: Welcome to the Weekly Season 10 Ep. 2 Find Your Holy Ghost 👻

Hello! Hello! 

The last couple weeks have been kinda crazy. We have so many friends to contact and teach, sister beckwith and i cover 2 zones right now so we went on 3 exchanges, and I want to work with the members. I have just been feeling like someone always falls through the cracks. There's not enough time in the day to take care of everyone. I know that the salvation of our friends isn't a make or break on my part, I know that the sisters have their own agency and the amount they struggle doesn't depend on whether or not we were able to send them a text or voice message that day. I also know that I've only been in Churchville for 2 weeks and it's ok not to know everyone yet. I also know and have to remind my self that it's not all on my shoulders. In fact, very little of it is on my shoulders because it's not my work it's God's. 

Sister Beckwith is amazing and we've been able to council through these things together and with God. She has the gift of knowing what God needs me to hear. And I am grateful for that. She also has the gift of making me laugh all the time! I'm grateful for that too. 

All that being said, I find joy in the work all the time! Even when I'm stressed. Because guess what! Joy does not depend on the things happening around me, it depends on my relationship with God and my desire to serve Him. And boy do I love to serve Him.

 Our friend Tyson (BarBurrito man) came to church and watched a baptism. We talked a lot about the Holy Ghost and he says to me, "I need to communicate with my Holy Ghost so I can know when I can be baptized." That was the sweetest thing I've ever heard. I need to communicate with my Holy ghost too. The way Tyson feels and has such an individual relationship with the Holy Ghost inspires me. I invite all of you to develop and seek an individual relationship with the holy ghost.

 There's joy in the car as sister Beckwith and I sing to ridiculous youth album music. There's joy walking around the mall talking to all the people who are so sweet and interested in what we say, but there's also joy when we talk to the people who are wearing cool clothes that don't have a lick of interest. I find joy when I see a sister realize what she needs to do to more closely follow God's plan. I find joy when I hug the sisters I serve with after an exchange. I find joy when I get to know members and we have fun small world moments. And There is joy by my desk at 9:30pm as I'm kneeling with God sometimes not knowing what to say, but feeling that He's sitting with me pleased that I had the faith to do so.

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

Love,

Sister Court

Weekly fridge phrases!!

♡all you have to do is follow the spirit and be worthy -sister Beckwtih

♡Satan can't thrive in clarity because what he does is confuse -sister Beckwith 

♡work through it until you get to the root of the problem, then uproot the problem with the gospel -also sister Beckwith

Jan 3 2024: Welcome to the Weekly Season 10 Ep. 1 Running it Back, BarBurrito Magic🌯🎩✨️

Hello! Hello! 

Welcome to 2024! What are ya gonna do with it?

I'm back in Etobicoke and so far Sister Beckwith and I are having so much fun. Churchville YSA is blessed. It is weird to be back in the same city I started my mission in. It kinda feels like I never left, but also I feel completely different than at the start of this grand adventure. I'm thankful for the opportunity to be in Etobicoke again as a not so baby missionary. 

On Saturday, I found Jesus at BarBurrito. We were at a mall in Brampton doing some finding & having dinner before a lesson. I was feeling like a rice bowl sounded good so I went to BarBurrito. My new friend Tyson fixed me up with THE BEST rice bowl I have ever had in my life! He was wearing a cross necklace, so I complimented it. He asked if I was Christian. I told him I was & that I was actually serving as a missionary for Jesus Christ. Turns out that Tyson is new to Christianity. One night 6 months ago he had an experience & knew that he needed to follow Jesus. So that's what he has been doing & everyday, he prays to God to learn more about God's plan for him. 

BAM! 

Sis. Court has a craving for burritos and as shes ordering her food explains that God has given her a unique message to share about His plan for His children. I got his number, invited him to church AND gave him a Book of Mormon. All of which were done across the counter at this magical BarBurrito! 

We texted him later and he said he couldn't come to church because of New Years. BUT THEN! On Sunday HE CAME! WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND (Vianna)!! They both loved it and are coming back next week! We have been messaging both of them. Vianna is the sweetest ever. We text her a spiritual thought and then she pours her heart out in testimony over text about her experiences with God, and prayer. And how her relationship with Tyson has grown so much closer since they both have started coming closer to God. I testify when you and your loved ones come closer to God, you come closer to eachother! Tyson and Vianna have shown me that. 

Yesterday, we were door knocking near a college campus and met 3 people who have been looking for a church to go to since moving to the area for school. It was the coolest thing to see. People are looking for God. People are looking for a stronger relationship with God. I testify that God is in your everyday life, He is all around you. BUT there is no better place than gathering with other people at church to share your love of God, and to have a spiritual renewal for the week ahead. Go to church! Share your testimony! Grow your testimony! Start the New Year feeling closer to your loving Heavenly Father. ❤️ 

I love you all many bunches! Go give the world Heaven!

Love, 

Sister Court 

Weekly Fridge phrases!!

♡God is so patient with us, you can be patient with yourself too -Sis. Wang

♡God 365 -elder Willards mom