"Choose Joy" - June 8, 2022

 Hello, hello, family and friends!

It was a week of joy here in Beckley, WV! Just so many miracles each day!

First, we met with Katie and her boyfriend last Monday at iHop! We taught a lesson on the importance of our baptismal covenants and what it all means. We then set a date for Katie!!!! She is going to be baptized on July 23rd! We are so excited for her!!!! We asked her why she wanted to be baptized and she talked about how different things had continued to happen that seemed to point her more and more to God. She could see how He was working in her life! She is so ready and so prepared! Please keep her in your prayers this week!

The next miracle we had was our lesson with Krista and Melissa! We did a similar lesson to Katie's. We talked about baptism and then set a date for both of them to be baptized!! Krista and Melissa will be baptized on June 25th! This is so exciting!!! Sister Spaeth asked them to share why they wanted to be and Krista talked about being ready to change her life and have God in it more. Melissa talked about how she believed the things we had taught her. It was so amazing and so wonderful!!! Please also pray for Krista and Melissa! They also came to church this Sunday!! It was wonderful to have them!

We had another miracle getting in contact with some of our other friends! We had a lesson with Keishod on Sunday! He's been cancelling on us for the past 2-3 weeks! But it was a great lesson. We talked about the Divine Mission of Jesus Christ and how His Gospel is taught all throughout the Book of Mormon. Keishod talked about how he was excited to keep reading from The Book because he hadn't realized all the cool things that are in it! We are excited for him!

Song of the Week: "Choose Joy" by Scott Krippayne. Jesus Christ is where we find true joy in life. When we follow Him and abide by His teachings we feel joy! He is the only way back to our Heavenly Father! So, be joyful! Use His Atonement each day, with joy. Give to others as He did, with joy. Work, with joy. It makes life so much better! Choose joy, choose Jesus Christ. See the difference it makes in your life! And let me know what happens!

I hope everyone has a joyful week! Talk to y'all next Monday!


- Sister Sariah Francis


Pictures!!!

A train track leading somewhere

A pretty Meadow in front of a members home

We are the light of the world, Christ is the Light of the World (😊)

Sister Wilkins, Sister Francis, Sister Spaeth





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