Sister Chloe Jeppson- Leeds England Mission : I Am Blessed and Highly Favoured

This week has been pretty hot out here in California haha. My hair ends up in a ponytail after about ten mins of knocking doors. But I love it here so much!!

Here are some highlights:

- one of the members in our ward, Sister Spoerl is so so amazing! She's so enthusiastic about life and the gospel and loves to share it. We went by her house to share a message and she taught us more than we taught her. She said that when people ask her how she is, she always says, "I am blessed and highly favored." She's not just "good" because to her, "g.o.o.d." means "Getting Out Of Debt". And Jesus Christ has already paid that debt for us. So she thanks God everyday that she woke up that morning and considers herself blessed. I loved that!!

-We had really good lessons with our friends this week. The Spirit is always so strong and they have been able to recognize the truth of our message by the spirit which is so cool! Goes to show that we aren't the teachers. The Spirit is:)

- Thursday was sister T's birthday! It felt like mine though because we got my favorite ever, SUSHI!! so thankful that sister t's bday pick for lunch was also my favorite. Haven't had sushi in a bit:)

- I got to go on exchanges with Sister Jones and we had a miracle filled day! We made three new friends and talked to so many people. She's a great example to me of being bubbly and cheerful and not being afraid to talk to every single person we see.

- on exchanges with Sister Jones we had the coolest experience! A couple weeks ago we met this girl and her grandmother who moved here from Egypt 6 months ago. They barely speak English but they were so nice! I felt to ask the mission office for an Arabic Book of Mormon and we got one! So on Friday we were able to go back to this family and we gave them the Book of Mormon! It was so awesome because they were very excited and were asking questions and told us they would read it. Even though there is a huge language barrier, the spirit was so strong and it's just a testimony to me that the church is for EVERYONE!!

-we had a stake pioneer barbecue on Saturday which was super fun. And our friend Grace came!! That was a miracle because she hasn't been wanting to come to anything lately:)

This week I've just been so grateful to be on a mission. I have learned so much and my testimony continues to grow everyday. It's the coolest experience being able to meet people from all different backgrounds and just share a message that is meant for everyone. I truly feel that God loves every single one of His children equally and He has given us the gospel of Jesus Christ so that we can return to Him someday. Jesus Christ is our Savior, our Redeemer, and our Exemplar and in the words of the apostles, "God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son." -The Living Christ

I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY WOOT WOOT!

Love,

Sis Jepp:)