8th Month Mark and Stake Conference- Oct. 26, 2015

Hey everyone I hope you all had a great week. Our week was very busy but so good.

Monday: We did our normal things and then we had dinner at a members house. The Ebers. They are super cute. They have 5 kids. Their little girl Savannah thinks me and Sister Parker are real sisters and always asks us why we are sisters. It is super cute. Anyways we got to have family home evening with them. It was so much fun. The little kids love the gospel and love to tell you about it. After that we went and saw Bill our investigator. We read the talk Desire by Elder Oaks. It is a great talk. Then we committed him to be baptized on November 21. So that was super exciting.

Tuesday: We went and helped Peggy with getting her boat ready for winter. It was great. She really loves when we come and help her out. I love serving others it makes us all feel so good. Then we were walking to go finding and it poured rain. It was fun but no one really was home or answered the door.

Wednesday: We had District Meeting. I love them. Sister Parker gave an instruction on bearing testimony more often. We learned that bearing a testimony can be the simple things. I know that God is our Heavenly Father. I really like this instruction. We have been trying to use it more often in our teachings. Then we went contacting at Meijer and we did some training.

Thursday: We went and helped a member in our ward Sister Holmquiest with some service. We helped her clean her room, and her kitchen. She hasn't been doing so well. It was nice to help her out. Then we went and met with our investigator Arlene. She is Diane's Mom. We talked to her about the importance of the Book of Mormon and how it can help her in her life. She has been ready a little bit at a time. She likes to read it. It was a great lesson.

Friday: We did our normal weekly planning. We are on week 4 of this transfer it is crazy how time goes by so fast. After that we did a lot of finding. We walked around and talked to several people. Then we did some contacting at The Salvation Army. It was different by fun.

Saturday: We first went to Metamora to see Diane. We talked about The Book of Mormon and how it has helped us in our life's, we talked about how it is the Keystone of our religion and that it helps bring us closer to God. Then we went and saw Holly. She is a Less Active in our ward. We talked about our desire to change and come back. We also talked about how we can help her out. After that we went to Sister Robertson's house. We read the talk Great Aunt Rose with her. She really enjoyed it. We talked about having faith that things will work out. If we turn to God and let him guide our life's. Then we went to Stake Conference the Adult Session. They talked about the Ward council and how it works and how we can become part of it. It was a great meeting.

Sunday: We got up and headed to Stake Conference. The speakers were great. They talked about anchoring ourselves to Christ and to have the Holy Ghost present in our life's. I really enjoyed the talks. I learned a lot about having the Holy Ghost and how we can always have it as a guide and to listen to the promptings. Then we came home and studies and went to visit a older couple in the ward. They have both been recovering from surgeries. We made them cookies. It was great. 

Well HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!!! I hope you are all safe!!

Love Sister Alisha Carol Betts

Sister Parker and Me!!

Me in front of one of the many lakes!!

First Snow of the Winter- Oct. 19, 2015

Hey everyone, this week has been great. Yeah it snowed on Saturday but it didn't stick.

Monday: Was our P-day so we did our normal stuff and then we to a town called Dryden to have dinner with a family. We are starting to teach her daughter Abbi. She is 9 and she wants to be baptized so bad. The lesson we taught was about prayer. It was a great lesson. We talked about when we pray and how we pray. The spirit was so strong.

Tuesday: We got to email. Then we went to Peggy's house. They are home so we helped her to get her flowers in before it frosted. It was great. She loves her flowers and we love to help her. Then we went and saw Erik. He was our Recent Convert. We talked to him about the Temple and how sacred it is and how we can feel the spirit and Gods love for us. It was a great lesson. He is very interested in the family history and taking names to the temple.

Wednesday: Was zone meeting. Our zone is so big now. We have 16 Elders and 14 Sisters in our zone. I didn't get a picture but it was cool. We talked about Mission culture and the Michigan Culture. It was great. I learned a lot about our culture as missionaries and how we need to follow our culture. We also talked about Goals for the Mission and how we as a zone can become better and work towards our goals. After that we met with Bill. We read 2 Nephi 5 with him. He is doing good.

Thursday: We went back to Peggy's to finish her flowers. It was great helping her get everything organized and ready for the winter. After that we went to ward correlation and discussed our investigators and the people we are working with. After that we met with Arlene. We talked about the Plan of Salvation. We used this visual of the Plan of Salvation and she really liked it. This is one of my favorite lessons to teach people. They are so excited to know where we can go and how they can get there.

Friday: We did our weekly planning. After that we went and saw Bill. We talked about the talk "Ask in Faith" by Elder Bednar. This is a great talk. If you haven't read it, you should do so. It talks about asking in faith and God will provide a way. I really like this talk and it related so much to his situation.

Saturday: We went to Metamora and saw Diane. We talked to her about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She really understands the gospel and wants to make a change in her life to become better. The lesson was so spiritual. The member we took helped us and the spirit was so strong. Then we headed to Almont to see Holly. We talked about the talk from women's conference" Great Aunt Rose". This is another great talk. We talked about how we need to take our trails in life and turn to God. We need to not carry our trials alone. It really hit home for Holly. She loved this talk.

Sunday: Was a great Sabbath. We talked about how we need to Cheer up and turn to our Faith. We need to lean on God to help us and the prophet to show us the way. In Relief Society we talked about Leadership and how we all have some kind of leadership in the ward. We talked about becoming a leader and to stand up for what we believe.

Well I hope you all have a great week!!

Me in the forest of trees!! The leafs are so pretty!!

Up close picture in the trees!!

Me in the snow!! You can't see it, but its snowing!!

Busy Week- Oct. 13, 2015

Hey Everyone, This week has been a busy week for us.

Monday: Was our P-day so we did our normal things. Then we met with our investigator Bill. He is doing good. We talked to him about 2 Nephi 4. It talks a lot about trusting in God. We talked about how if we turn to God for help them we will be fine. He really understood it very well. Then we did some contacting. It gets dark here sooner so we got contacting at stores for a while. It is going good.

Tuesday: We went to Almont to see Holly. She is a member that is going through a hard time. We talked about Conference and what she liked and how we can help her. We talked about the importance of conference and to apply the different talks to our life. We then went finding and then we did training. It was great. I think I learn more from Sister Parker then I am teaching her. I love to learn from her.

Wednesday: Was District Meeting. We have a new Elder in our District since transfers was last week. His name is Elder Benjamin. We talked about our purpose and how we can use the Book of Mormon to help our investigators learn more and apply it to their life's. After District Meeting we went and saw our investigator Susan. She is so ready to learn the truth and really excited to read the Book of Mormon. She wants to know how she can become better and improve her life. The spirit was so strong and we both taught her how she can know the truth. It is great to be able to feel the spirit and to follow what God wants us to teach.

Thursday: We went and helped an older member in the ward. Sister Holmquiest with some service. We helped her clean her house and vacuum and her bathroom. She was so grateful for us to come help her. I love serving others it make's us think and feel good. I know when we serve we are serving God. After that we went to Ward Correlation and had dinner. Then our appointments canceled so we went finding.

Friday: Was Weekly Planning. I really like to weekly plan. We planned for this week and thought of ways we can help others and how we can bring others to Christ. After that we went finding and then to see Erik. He was baptized a couple months ago. We talked to him about the conference and about starting to read the Book of Mormon everyday.

Saturday: We had a very free day. We didn't have a lot of appointments so we went contacting at a Scarecrow Festival. We got to see all the Halloween costumes and we were able to talk to a few people. It was a lot of fun. Then we went and saw Sister Robertson. We read the talk "Free the Birdies" It is a great talk about going to the temple and freeing the birdies or the people waiting for us to do their work. It was a great lesson.

Sunday: We went to church and John the Elders recent Convert was confirmed. It was a great experience to see how excited he was to receive the Holy Ghost and how it has changed his life. Sacrameeting was on Spiritually preparing. We need to study and read and live the Gospel. It was great.

Well I hope you all have a great week. I  love you all!!

Sister Alisha Carol Betts

At the Scarecrow festival we got pictures in the Fire Truck!!!

Me and Sister Parker inside a tunnel under the Golf Course. It is a walking trial. It is really cool. 

Inside the Tunnel!!! I bought this new dress the other day for $2 at Goodwill. I think it is so cute.

I cut my hair, I love it.

Conference- Oct. 5, 2015

Hey everyone, I hope you all enjoyed your week!!! This is how my week went:

Monday: We had our district Activity. It was a lot of fun!! We played Volleyball and then Chair Soccer. It was fun but very tiring. We then had a meeting with one of our investigators Bill. We met with him and talked about conference and what it was and he seemed very interested. We then went to stop by a potential investigator named Susan. She was home and we were able to teach her about the restoration and the Book of Mormon. The spirit was so strong. The lesson went great. She is very interested in learning and wants to come to church. It was a very spiritual lesson. 

Tuesday: We had most of our appointments cancel so we did a lot of finding and contacting. It was a long day. We talked to people but no one was really interested in learning more about the gospel. 

Wednesday: Was our last District Meeting as a District. I gave an instruction on Alma and the sons of Mosiah. It went great. I talked about how we need to teach our investigators and Less actives about how we can all repent and change and preach the gospel. It was great. Then we went to a Cider Mill. President Gerber kept telling us all to go to one and try the cider and donuts, so we went. It was great. The cider is very good. Then we went and saw Bill. He was doing good. We talked about the scriptures and how he can apply them to his life. The lesson went great. 

Thursday: We went to Almont. We met with Holly first. We talked about the Women's Conference and then the General Conference. She was excited to watch the conference. Then we met with Arlene. She was just getting out of the hospital. We talked with her about the Book of Mormon and how it can help her in her trials and her hard times. The Book of Mormon can help each of us to become closer to God. 

Friday: We did our weekly planning and then we watered Peggy's flowers. Her yard is so pretty. We helped her to water them and she really appreciates it. Then we went and did some finding and contacting. I am starting to get the hang of contacting. It is still hard. 

Saturday: Was conference. We watched conference at the church, so it was a long drive. It takes about 35 minutes to get to the church, but it was worth it. Conference was great. I really enjoyed it. Some of my favorite talks from Saturday was Elder Lawrence's. He talked about the holy ghost and how it is different for everyone. It was great to hear from him again. He came to our mission a couple weeks ago so it was great to hear him speak again.

Sunday: We watched the other sessions of conference. I really liked President Monson's talk about letting out light shine and to be an example. I also liked President Eyrings talk on the holy ghost and how we need to desire to have it with us at all times. In between sessions the Elders had a baptism. It was great to be apart of that. We had Bill come to the baptism and he really enjoyed it. 

Well I love you all and hope you all have a great week!!! 

Love Sister Alisha Carol Betts

Our Lapeer District. Elder Wade, Elder Park (District Leader) , Elder Logan, Elder Mathias, Sister Betts, and Sister Parker.

Me and Sister Parker at the Cider Mill!!!

Me at the Cider Mill!!!