Søster Severson's Adventures Week 13-Forget Denmark, I'm Going to India

Hej!!! 

It has been an absolutely insane week- not even sure where to start. We've been doing a bunch of service and yard work, had our first in person district council and again have been doing a lot of former and Facebook work. 

Absolute Highlights of the week though were Paula and Janani. We got Paula on date for baptism!! It was so cute we asked her if she would be baptized and then she was like " ...sure" and then she was like "yes I mean YES!" Haha she is so sweet and her testimony and love of God is so pure. Every time we meet with her she just lights up our day. 

Other highlight of the week is Janani!!! The most adorable girl from India, we've been able to video call with her twice and she is just the literal cutest person. We were able to get into contact with Elders in India and did a lesson with her and them that was... hardcore. Basically we have been teaching Janani really slow and trying to ease her into the idea of the Book of Mormon it Mormon been really hard because of internet issues and the time zones but we have been connecting with her and building her trust. But yesterday we had the Indian Elders join and they just busted straight through and explain the whole Restoration to her like almost verbatim from Preach my Gospel and we were like 🤯! But afterward she was like "that was great! I learned so much!" And we were like dang I guess that's how they just do it in India. But Sister Butler and I decided that instead of me going to Denmark we both just going to go to India to find Janani. Good plan. 

Spiritual Thought:  My favorite line from the Come Follow Me reading this week is from Alma 34:38 that says "and worship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in," 

This verse obviously made me reflect on lockdown and what it has meant to me to worship from home. I realized that an unexpected benefit of Home Church is that the sacrament has become so much more meaningful to me. During regular church I think I had a tenancy to be more anxious than reverent trying to make sure I got my gluten-free bread. But being able to focus now more on the reverence of the sacrament and on the spirit has made these past few months so meaningful. Yesterday we had sacrament by the pool of our apartment complex.. worshiping when and where we can ! How have you felt this lockdown has forced you to change and evolve your relationship with God? 

This email is getting pretty long but shout out to Søster Clark for heading out to Yakima!! (We will get to Denmark...eventually) And to Claire (ahem, Sœre Jones) on getting called to Paris France!!!!

Pictures!!! (Super lame this week sorry)

1. Rubber Duck Army... email me if you want to know why 

2. Letters to Health Care Workers for Service!! 

3. The Fam on Facetime from 4 different states literally none of us at home 

4. Good meme from Fay 4