Driving in Bermuda! Miracles!

 Another crazy week this week here in Bermuda! Last pday we took our permit tests because we are going to be driving here in Bermuda! I also have been able to drive a few times and am taking my driving test today, so wish me luck as I drive on the left side of the road haha. After that we were able to go to a beach called elbow beach and it was beautiful! 

This week we were able to meet with our miracle friend I mentioned last week. His name is Dennis and he was able to come to church as well. He truly is so prepared. As we met with him he mentioned how he felt like we were just bringing something out of him that he never even knew existed and that he kept thinking about our church a lot more than the one he usual goes to. We helped him realize that the reason he was feeling that way was because of the Spirit!! He is so cool and we can't wait to continue to help him prepare to be baptized in March! 

Our friend named Maymay, who working towards baptism at the end of the month is doing well but is very busy and feels that something is holding her back. If you could all pray for her that would be amazing!! 

We sadly were not able to meet with the family of 4 I mentioned last week, but we are still excited to help bring the Restored Gospel into their lives! 

This week we found some very amazing people and the Lord always puts people in our path. There have been too many experiences to share, but just yesterday we went out to knock and saw a guy working at the gas station across the street that we felt we needed to go talk to. As we did we ended up teaching a lot of his coworkers who also were working at the gas station and they all just flocked to us haha. After that we went to take the bus home and called the bus service to see when one was coming and they said there were no more busses running on that route for the night. We were way too far from home to walk so we called a taxi and our driver was one of the bus drivers that Sister Adhikari has always been wanting to talk to. We were able to get his phone number, and although it wasn't ideal to take the taxi, God had a plan for us to meet him! 

We also found out on Thursday that my companion would be heading back to New York... so this week was pretty crazy and she will fly back today... so I am getting a new companion, Sister Snow! She was someone I was told I may come out to Bermuda with when I was first asked if I would come out but I didn't have a passport and she ended up home with a broken foot. She recently got back into the mission after around 6 months of being home and now we are still going to serve here in Bermuda together. We may not always know God's plan, but it is perfect and His timing is perfect. ❤

From my studies this week I wanted to share this scripture: 

2 Nephi 4:4 

"4 For the Lord God hath said that: Inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land; and inasmuch as ye will not keep my commandments ye shall be cut off from my presence." 

So many people in the world today look at the commandments as restrictions or things we "can or cannot do", but they truly are blessings in our lives to help us stay safe and pure. Our Heavenly Father never gives us a commandment that he won't provide a way for us to keep and promise us blessings in return. I invite all of you to think of one commandment you may struggle with and strive to keep it more fully this week(:

Love you all and hope you have a wonderful week! 

Sister Reynolds(: 

**Pictures:

1. Elbow beach 

2. Johnny dogs!

3. Just Bermuda🤷‍♀️

Rain, rain and more rain!

This week was a crazy week. It has been raining so much here lately! Last pday we were able to go check out a place called Fort Hamilton, which was a good time! 

We saw SOO many miracles this week! One of them was on Thursday morning. We went to town to meet some of our friends, but had a phone lessons before that so we went to town early. Our friend who we were supposed to have a lesson over the phone with did not pick up, but there was a man sitting at a table near where we were and we knew we needed to talk to him. We ended up teaching him the restoration and were able to put him on date! After that we unfortunately were not able to get in contact with him for a few days and were kind or worried, but we called him last night and he answered!! We were able to set up another lesson and are so excited to help him prepare for Baptism in March! 

Right after calling him we called another one of our friends who's isn't on date yet but was praying about baptism and hasn't been replying recently. She answered as well and we are excited to keep working with her! 

We also were able to find a cute family of 4! The parents are very busy and work a lot but they have a 7 month old and a 7 year old who will be turning 8 next month so we are hoping we can help their family receive the Restored Gospel! 

We saw many other miracles this week and I say it almost every week, but this truly is the Lords work and He is so involved in helping each and everyone of His children. I'm grateful to be a missionary! ❤

We also got to zoom into zone conference and it was hard to hear a lot of the time, but I still learned lots! One of the things that stuck out to me in zone conference was when we have our purpose and the doctrine deep within us it truly will change us and we will become more converted disciples of Christ. I invite all of you to think of one way you can get the doctrine deeper in your heart and start doing it this week! 

I hope you all have a wonderful week! Love you all! 

Sister Reynolds(: 

**Pictures:

Good morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening! 🇧🇲

Here in Bermuda it's apparently a big thing for people not to say hi very much but almost everyone says good morning, good afternoon or good evening when they talk to you or greet you. Just a fun fact for you all! 

This last week was a good one! On Monday, we were able to spend some time with the district one last time and ate some good ol' shake shack. And the rest of the day was packing and getting ready to fly out to Bermuda! Because my covid test took a little while to come back, on Tuesday, I stayed with Sister Call and her new companion Sister Streit and on Wednesday morning they drove me to the airport! For any of you that ever go to Bermuda, just know that pepper spray is illegal and you should make sure to leave it behind haha. I had some in my bag from being in New York and had no idea it wasn't allowed so customs when I got here was fun.😅

This week truly has been amazing though. I already love the people here so much! The first night I got here we were able to meet with a lady named Maymay. She was someone who was formerly taught by missionaries and we taught the Restoration and were able to invite her to be baptized next month. She is currently praying about it and is now in quaratine so we were able to teach her half of the lessons 3 days in a row! She honestly is so prepared and if we can help her come to church and start reading The Book of Mormon she will be ready to be baptized so soon. She already has such an amazing testimony. 

We are over a Branch out here in Bermuda and church on Sunday was my first time being in a Branch. It was small, but the church is still SOO true and the members here are amazing! 

I truly am so grateful to be a missionary and for the opportunity to proclaim the Restored Gospel everyday of my life. This week I read the talk from last April General Conference by President Nelson, titled "Christ Is Risen; Faith in Him Will Move Mountains". I love the part where he mentions, "To do anything well requires effort. Becoming a true disciple of Jesus Christ is no exception. Increasing your faith and trust in Him takes effort." I want to testify that living the Gospel truly takes effort and it isn't always the easiest thing but it is the best thing for us and will bless us SO much!!

I love you all and hope you have such a wonderful week!! 

Sister Reynolds (:

**Pictures!

Transfers!! Bermuda!!⛱

Last pday was a good one, we went to a lighthouse in Tarrytown and got some yummy Mexican food with the district! 

This week was a weird but really good week!! We were able to get back in contact with Djani who was originally planned to be baptized this month. I guess something happened with his phone so we were not able to get in contact with him for awhile. But the other night we had not hit our goal for finding so we were calling a ton of people and the last person we decided to call was Djani and he picked up! We were able to put him back on baptismal date and he came to church on Sunday! 

We also were able to meet a really sweet family! A dad and his 9 year old son and 12 year old daughter. They were not able to come to church on sunday but we were able to set up a return appointment and I sadly will not be here but I am so excited for them to be taught! 

We saw so many miracles this week as always. The Lord truly is in this work and it truly is His work. I am so grateful I get to be a part of it! 

Also about 5 months ago I wrote in my email, and I'm sure not too many of you recognized or remembered haha, but the week I found out I was training, I wrote about getting a call the day before I got a call about training and that call was for me to go to Bermuda. It's been 5 months of getting  a passport and a visa, but I am headed to Bermuda on Wednesday morning so pray for me as I try to navigate the airport 😂 But I cannot wait to serve the people there!! My new companion will be Sister Adhikari! 

I am so grateful for this Gospel and the amazing blessings that come with it!! I am grateful for the Restoration of The Gospel of Jesus Christ and the peace and comfort it brings me to know the things I do. I am so grateful for the opportunity to bring that truth to others. ❤

Have the best week! I am so grateful for all of you! 

Sister Reynolds (:

**Pictures!! 

1. The Lighthouse! 

2. The Headless horseman! 

Families! The Greatest Church Ever!

This week was a great week! Last pday we were again able to spend some time with the district playing games! We played the Bean Boozled game with gross jelly beans which was a good time haha! I lucked out with the bad tasting one of toothpaste so that was nice! 

We also were able to find some families this week! We started knocking more. Some of them have already fallen off unfortunately, but there is still a husband and wife we are working with who have a little girl and one on the way! He is super interested and truly knows God put us in his path, but we are still working on getting the wife on board so hopefully we will be able to help them with that his week. He also really wants to be baptized! Please keep this sweet family in your prayers! 

Our friend Carrie also is still working on preparing to be baptized on the 30th so we are super excited for that! 

We had the chance to speak on Sunday as well and I spoke on the sabbath day. I am so grateful for the sabbath and that we have a day to rest and remember our Savior even more than normal. 

I also was able to finish The Book of Mormon again! We had a mission goal to finish it before the end of the year and I was about a week late, but I finished! I am truly so grateful for The Book of Mormon and the power that it can bring into each of our lives. This week as we have talked with many people, they continuously tell us that they aren't looking for another religion or another church. I have come to a deeper realization that this is not just another religion or church, this is Christ's church and the ONE and ONLY way back to Him and our Heavenly Father and the way we are able to live with our families forever. I am so grateful for that knowledge and that I don't have to be lost or confused. I'm grateful as well that I can bring that knowledge to others each and everyday. 

I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week! It is week 6 and transfers are next week, tune in for some exciting news!! ⛱

**Pictures:

1. White Castle for the first time! 

2. Mirror pic @ the creepiest apartment complex ever haha 

Happy New Year! 2022!!

This was an amazing week!! Last pday we were again able to get together with the district and play some games! 

On Tuesday we met some of the coolest people! We unfortunately were not able to get in contact with the mom and her sons we found last week, which was sad but there are more amazing people the Lord has put in our path! One of them we found as we were planning to go where we find often and I felt that we should go to a neighborhood somewhere else, so we did. We ended up finding a guy who had no form of contact(his phone was disconnected and he doesn't have a set address right now) but we were planning to meet him at the library on Sunday. We totally forgot about him until he ended up showing up to church!! He walked an hour an a half in the cold to come!! His phone was back on and we were able to get his # and set up a time to meet again! We also were able to find another guy and we are planning to teach his 2 brothers and his mom! There have been many more amazing stories and we know God is truly preparing people to receive us. 

Our friend Audrey was able to be baptized and she was SO prepared. She met missionaries for the first time when she was young and has ran into missionaries everywhere she has lived  ever since. God really was preparing her and it was finally her time! She also bore her testimony at church on Sunday and it was such a powerful testimony! 

Our friends Ahmad and Carrie are still working towards baptism this month so if you could include them in your prayers that would be amazing! 

I'm so grateful for this new year and what's to come!! I'm so grateful that because of Jesus Christ we don't have to wait until the next year to change, but we can change everyday and feel the power of His grace and Atonement in our lives. 

I love you all and hope you have an amazing week! Happy January and happy 2022! 

Sister Reynolds(: 

**Pictures:

1. Mlc!

2. Audrey! 

Christmas!!🎄🤍

What an amazing week this was! Last pday we went shopping for Christmas and had a pretty chill day, nothing too crazy.

Our friend Audrey did not get baptized last week, but she is now going to be baptized this Thursday which we are super excited for and she is SO ready!! One of the coolest people I have ever met! 

Our friends Djani and Ahmad also are doing very well with progressing towards baptism next month so we are really excited about that! We have some of the most prepared people right now! 

Christmas was amazing as well. It was for sure different, but in a good way. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to have focused on Christ even more!! We were able to eat dinner with some members on Christmas Eve and on Christmas day we spent it with our district and a senior couple. Our district decided to do a live nativity so that was pretty fun! Lots of good food and lots of good company! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! 

We had an amazing miracle just yesterday where we needed to find a few more people to hit our goal for the week and we prayed for help to find people who were truly prepared to receive the Gospel before going out to street contact. After street contacting for a little bit we were able to find a mom and her 2 sons! She said just that morning she prayed and asked God for a sign and we were able to be that sign! God really is in the details and they are so prepared! 

That's about all for this week! Love you all! 

Sister Reynolds(:

**Pictures:

1. Exchanges with Sister Winkel and Nielsen! 

2. Matching Christmas pj's! 

3. New York Ave 

Exchanges! Merry Christmas

This week was a crazy but good week! Last pday we were able to hang out with the district which is always a good time! 

We are so excited for our friend Audrey to hopefully be baptized this week! She is still doing her best to overcome the word of wisdom but we have faith that she will be able to and that she will be baptized soon! And we were able to put our friend Ahmad on baptismal date this month! 

We also were able to go on exchanges with 2 other companionships this week, and I got to go up to Yorktown! It was fun to be with some of the other sisters and we saw SO many miracles! I even attempted to street contact in Spanish haha, and it went surprisingly well with the 3 sentences I know how to say. 

And we had zone conference! Which is always so good and I learned a lot! I'm so grateful for our Savior and all He did for me personally and for all of us. And for this time of year where we focus on Him even more! We also had a talent show during lunch with the zones that were there which made for a good time. 

I don't have too much to write about this week, but I am so grateful for all of you and your love, support and prayers. Please keep Audrey and Ahmad in your prayers! 

Spiritual Thought: 

This week I read the classic parable of the mote and the beam in 3 Nephi 14. I invite all of you to think about how in your lives you could judge less and focus more on the things you can improve in your own life. 

Love you all! Have a wonderful Christmas! 

Sister Reynolds (: 

**Pictures: 

1. Zone Conference! 

2. Sister Call and I! 

9 months as a missionary!

What a good week it was this week! I have now been a missionary for 9 months, 9 left to go! Time has flown by! Last pday we were able to have permission to have a zone pday because we found 100 people as a zone! We played some good ol' volleyball and I loved it! We also were able to find lots of new friends this week and some are starting to progress towards baptism so we're excited about that! 

On Tuesday we had transfers and Sister Call and I had an amazing week and saw so many miracles. One of the coolest ones was while we were street contacting we had a goal to teach one more person the restoration before we needed to head home and Sister Call suggested that we say a prayer. Just a few second after we said amen this guy came running down the street. We were able to stop him and teach him the restoration in the crazy snow. As we were finishing the conversation he mentioned how much better he already felt and how grateful he was that we stopped him. God answers prayers and he truly has a plan for each of his children. 

We also were able to meet someone on Monday night named Dijani and just yesterday we had an amazing spirit filled lesson and were able to put him on date. He is sooo prepared and really receptive. He is on date for January 15th and we are excited to help him work towards it! 

Our friend Audrey is amazing as always. She is still working towards being baptized in just a little bit on the 22nd! She is so prepared and her testimony is so strong! If you could all continue to pray for her to have strength to overcome the word of wisdom that would be amazing! 

MLC was this week as well and we were able to set some amazing mission goals and gain some training on how to be better missionaries! And this week is zone conference and we are all heading down to Manhattan for it so that will be exciting! 

That was about it for this week! I love this work and I love our Heavenly Father and my Savior so much. I'm grateful for all the amazing miracles I am able to see as a missionary and in my life because of them! 

Spiritual Thought: 

Alma 32:10-11 

"10 Behold I say unto you, do ye suppose that ye cannot worship God save it be in your synagogues only?

11 And moreover, I would ask, do ye suppose that ye must not worship God only once in a week?" 

As I read this scripture it made me really think about how I can worship God always and not just when we are at church or just on Sundays. We need to worship and remember Him and our Savior always. I invite all of you to think about how you can more fully worship our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ more than just once a week in your own life.

Love you all and hope you have a wonderful week! 

Sister Reynolds(: 

**Pictures:

1. The zone! Only picture this week...sorry.

December!!

What a good week! It was the last week of the transfer and I found out I am staying here in Elmsford! Sister Vera is going to Brooklyn though and Sister Call who has been in district will be my new companion! I'm super stoked! 

On Monday we went to this crepe place and got some delicious crepes with one of our friends! And went thrifting which was a good time! 

We also had a ward Christmas party this week! It was super good! We had a few friends come and it was good to get to know the ward members better! 

Not too much happened this week and I don't have too much time to write but our friends Audrey and Ahmad are doing amazing and Audrey is planning on being baptized the 22nd, so please pray for her!! 

This week as I read in The Book of Mormon I loved these verses in Mosiah 27: 

"32 And now it came to pass that Alma began from this time forward to teach the people, and those who were with Alma at the time the angel appeared unto them, traveling round about through all the land, publishing to all the people the things which they had heard and seen, and preaching the word of God in much tribulation, being greatly persecuted by those who were unbelievers, being smitten by many of them. 

33 But notwithstanding all this, they did impart much consolation to the church, confirming their faith, and exhorting them with long-suffering and much travail to keep the commandments of God." 

Even when they were rejected they still preached the word unto the people. This week we saw lots of rejection, but as we continued to preach the Gospel we saw SO many miracles. Never give up sharing the Gospel in your life even if people don't accept it the first time! 

Love you all and hope you have a wonderful week! 

Sister Reynolds (: 

**Pictures

1. Crepes! 

2. Cute Christmas decor! 

3. Santa!