Last Area Miracles!

26th Feb. 2018

Sis Jenny Smith and me! Both from Claresholm ward as Companions!

Last Area Miracles!

Hey everyone!

It has been a pretty great week!

I hear the weather at home is not so good! Drive safe!

1.) We met with our new investigator Amanda, and we had a really great lesson with her! She has gone to a lot of different churches. She grew up Catholic, but has met with missionaries from other churches before. We gave her a Book of Mormon, and she was pretty excited to read it! So that was awesome! 

2.) One of the member's took us to a really fancy Japanese restaurant, which was really cool. They had like, the big tables that they cook right in front of you, and some really good sushi! I am one happy Sister!

A beautiful back ground for a picture! At the Japanese restaurant!😋💕

3.) At church on Sunday the power went out everywhere in the building, except for the chapel and like 3/4 of our ward didn't show up because of freezing rain. So I had to stumble through playing the piano, because no one else could play. But it was pretty great. There was 15 people there, and it was fast and testimony meeting, so everyone bore their testimonies. It was really awesome! Sometimes those are miracles that happen, when it ends up being a small group, and you get to hear from everyone. The spirit was strong! 

4.) Last but most definitely first! Britney from my last area, Stratford. Got Baptized yesterday!!!!! I got to Skype in and watch! It was so amazing! I am so GRATEFUL for the opportunity I had to get to know her, and watch the gospel change her life!  The Lord does his work with those that are prepared, and I am just glad I got to be there for the ride! 

Cheese!!!

My planner and Sister Smith's, crafty evenings!

Love you all tons! Keep your heads up!

Sketchy bathroom at a community dinner in Baysville

Favorite quote this week!

There is no GROWTH in the COMFORT zone.

There is no COMFORT in the GROWTH zone.

Tea shop made Sis. Smith Happy!

Fire Alarms, Slamming on brakes, and Transfer calls...

12 Feb. 2018

Gateway to Muskoka Country

Fire Alarms, Slamming on brakes, and Transfer calls...

 Hey Everyone! 

Some pretty amazing things have happened this week but it has also been a rough one...

1.) We found 3 new investigators, and two of them actually seem kinda solid! So we are pretty excited about that!

Gravenhurst, Ont. opera house

2.)   This week has been really great, we found a new investigator where we were tracting in a rather sketchy part of Gravenhurst. We knocked on this door, and as soon as her son opened the door the fire alarm went off. He closed it, and said; " Mom there are two strange girls here!" She came to the door, and when she opened it, the dog ran out.  In my mind I was thinking if I catch this dog, she will let us in! So I go running and Sister Grover is following behind, and I caught it! We walked back to the apartment, and she was like; "Yeah come on in!" She had a lot going on that night, but she had met with the elders once a few years ago. She didn't really remember why they stopped coming, so she invited us back! Sometimes promptings are a bit weird, when you are chasing some strangers dog down the road, but it was totally worth it! Christ's hands are in our lives and it is so amazing to see how he prepares others and myself to do his work!

3.) We were leaving Gravenhurst, and driving down the street on the edge of town, and Sister Grover slams on the brakes and says; '' We are going to knock on that door!'' So we turned around, went over there, and there was snow piled up all in front of this house, but we finally found a little trail to the side of the house. We knocked, and this lady answers, and we told her our purpose, and why we were knocking so late.  She was like; " I'm baptist but you can come next week and share a message with me and my kids! So we are so excited. Miracles Are REAL! 

Wharf on Muskoka lake at Gravenhurst, Ont

4.) Sad part... Transfer calls were last night and we made it to 10 :30 with no call. Usually they call from 9 - 10:30,  but Elder Ballard called us at 10:36... Sister Grover is leaving me to go to a young single adult(YSA)ward to work in Brampton! I am going to miss her a ton! But guess what? My new comp is....... Jenny Smith! From Granum, AB! So it's going to be a flippin sweet transfer!  

Love you all so much! Have an amazing week! Happy Valentines day! 

Polar Bear plunge at winter festival in Gravenhurst, Ont.

1 John 4:7-11

7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

Boat races in Gravenhurst, Ont.

Miss-Supertest-III-Raceboat1The greatest Race boat show in Canada history

Inside-the-Muskoka-Discovery-Center-in-Gravenhurst-Ontario

Skimming on Muskoka Lake

Steamboats in Winter

Gravenhurst, Ont. steamboats

Largest Muskoka chair in the world

looking down on cabins on Muskoka Lake at Gravenhurst, Ont

Another week in the life of a missionary!

5 Feb. 2018

Another week in the life of a missionary!

 Hey Everyone!

This week has been pretty great! We have received the great gift of 4 feet of this white sugary, stuff on the ground... oh wait it's snow!

Snow squall watch in effect for Muskoka, Parry Sound 5 Feb, 2018

 Blessings of the week!

1.) We met this super awesome guy from Chile, who is Catholic. His dad met with the missionaries down there, so he invited us back, and took a Book of Mormon! So that was super exciting! Tracting miracles!

2.) We have had the opportunity to meet with a lot of less actives this week, and got a bunch of them to come out to volleyball, which was really fun! Some of them came to church too! Lot's of them have been having some pretty heavy "Refiners fire" so it has been really amazing to work with them and help them recognize the Lord's hand in their life! 

Other than that, just hitting the streets this week! Plus trying to get over a bad cold.

 Love you all so much, and remember when times get tough, look at the things that we can learn from our trials! Heavenly father is there for us every step of the way! Have an amazing week! 

Love Sister St. Onge

Mosiah 24:14-15

14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.

15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.