"...Like a fire is burning"

Hello all you good people out there! It has been a beautiful week. Wet but very beautiful. South Carolina is starting to look a lot like North Carolina did when I first got here, so that has me reminiscing about the good ole days. Luckily all the days on a mission turn into the good ole days, but Shelby days are still the oldest. 

We had a great time this week! We had a special Book of Mormon class this week. Instead of going to a church, we went to a member's house in York and had a little fireside in the backyard. Like an actual fireside; they had a little fire pit that we all sat around it on camp chairs. It was really fun and at the end we all had a little testimony meeting. It was super spiritual to the point that we hardly cared about the s'mores afterwards. M was there, and she bore her testimony too. She is not even baptized yet and her testimony is so strong! It's amazing. 

Wednesday before we gave the car to the elders we decided to stop by a Bible referral that was pretty far out into our area. It was raining pretty good when we set out but we didn't think much of it. By the time we got there it was coming down in sheets and the wind was blowing good, so raincoats and umbrellas could only do so much. Luckily we could shield it enough to keep the Bible from getting wet. The people weren't super interested, but they sure were surprised ro see us out there!

Friday was the next exciting thing, which was interviews. They were really good! I love getting to see President and Sister Alexander. It always lifts my spirits. 

My spiritual thought of the week came during the testimony meeting. I realized that a testimony is like a fire. Once it gets going, you can't just leave it alone and expect it to keep going. You have to tend to it, stoke it, add more logs. It's the same with our testimonies. We have to keep strengthening them with study and experience, or they'll vanish altogether. 

Hope everyone else stays dry this week! And have a happy Valentine's Day!

Love,

Sister Reay 

Campfire night (if you can see it at all)

The daffodils are blooming!