Book of Mormon

April 11, 2016

Hi family! This week was good :) I got sick again on Tuesday. This time it i just a cold. Hopefully it will pass by soon :) I lost my voice for a little bit so that was funny.

Tuesday we had quarterly interviews with President which were awesome. It is really cool how inspired he is & how much he can help us. It was a really cool experience.

We were able to pick up a new investigator this week! Her name is Dee. She is from Liberia. She is 17. There are actually a ton of Liberians and Nigerians here in Maryland. She was a referral from the DC sisters. She used to live in their apartment complex. She was so excited to learn...it was amazing teaching her the Restoration & seeing it click for her. When we invited her to baptism she was so excited! It was really cool:)

Wednesday we had exchanges & I was able to be with Sister Talbert here in Columbia! This was our 3rd time being on exchanges together- we just follow each other around the mission haha. She is awesome.

Thursday we were able to meet with a Liberian family who just moved back into our ward-hopefully we will get to start teaching one of their daughters.

We had a lot of appointments fall through this week but we had a miracle yesterday. We met a less-actives wife a couple weeks ago. She is from China! Her husband is out of town for a few months so she invited us over last night for a traditional Chinese dinner:) She isn't a member & she expressed to us some concerns about the Book of Mormon. We were able to share with her our testimonies of the Book of Mormon.
As I have read the Book of Mormon on my mission I have grown to love my Savior so much. Before my mission when I would read it, maybe it didn't always click for me & maybe I didn't give it the attention it deserves. This time I have tried to really dive into it with my whole soul. As I do I feel a desire to keep reading & learning more about the Savior's atonement. I love the Book of Mormon with my whole heart. As I read it, I feel so close to my Savior. I know without a shadow of a doubt that it is true. Without the Book of Mormon I would be so confused. I am grateful for Joseph Smith and that he was worthy and able to translate it. It is a marvelous book & I know that in my life as I have read the Book of Mormon, I have felt the spirit so abundantly & I can truly feel of God's love. It was an amazing experience getting to share that with her... we will be bringing her a Chinese copy of the Book of Mormon. I hope she reads it and finds out for herself. When we receive that witness from the Holy Ghost, no one can take it from us.

I love you guys so dang much. I hope you have a great week. Good luck running for Southern Region Rep Al:) Love, Sister Stolworthy

PS: things about Columbia, Maryland 

1. The price of living is very very high

2. Howard County (Columbia) is the 2nd richest county in the US haha

3. There are a ton of town-homes/apartments because of the lack of space & the price 

4. No one hardly has garages and if they do they are small so there area always cars parked on the street.

5. Houses are pretty close together & yards are small

5. The weather is crazy- it was hot last week and then snowed Sunday:)

6. It is very rare that you will find a native marylander because most people work for the government

7. They have all 4 seasons:)