Week 76- The Work Continues

Feb 22, 2021 Okay so it has been such a good week!! Being with someone 24/7 is sometimes amazing and sometimes an opportunity to grow but it has definitely been amazing. We have been working so hard and having so much fun! We walked some dogs, taught a bunch, laughed a bunch and have set up so many Bible studies with people! Love you all and I hope you have a good week!! Love, Sister Clement

Week 75- Last transfer news! Staying in Nanaimo

February 16, 2021 Hello everyone!! It's pretty crazy because I am going into my last transfer!! I am so excited to just work super super hard. And my new companion is SISTER LASSO! She is easily one of my best friends here and we have always wanted to be companions so I am so excited.

Sister Beck headed home on Sunday so I've been in the most fun trio ever. We had a chip party transfer night and watched the chosen so it was so fun!!

Jaime was baptized this week and while everyone was stuck in their driveway so it was crazy trying to get everyone there it all worked out. She was beautiful and so excited and gave the most powerful testimony ever. She has changed and she said that she has been so much happier. I love her so much.

1. We got blue light glasses for cheap! 2. Trio life!! 3. Dropping off sister beck at the ferry!! 4. Teaching with sister Taylor!! 5. Our chip party 6. Jaime's baptism ! 7. Such a pretty view 8. All the snow 9. Dinner at à super fancy restaurant!!

Week 74- Teaching and Cooking!

February 8, 2021 Hello everyone!! I hope you have had a good past couple of weeks. We have been crazy busy over here in Nanaimo! We set a goal 4 days before January was over to teach 100 lessons in January because we realized we were already at 73! We had more than that planned for the rest of the 4 days but so many cancelled :( we hit 99 and it was amazing. A few months ago the sisters in this area were struggling to have one lesson... They put in so much work and effort and so did missionaries before them and is I feel so blessed to be able to come here and see this change!! We really do owe it to them.

One day when we had like no time we somehow managed to cook 4 soups, 3 thick lasagnas, and 2 batches of brownies!! We were cooking until 10pm but it's fine, it needed to be done. The coolest thing with the meal prep that we've seen is that people have been helping others through it. Most of the people we've helped have done it for others. So we are helping people help people! And that's what will bring them the most happiness. Well that and Jesus haha!! But yeah it's been really fun and my cooking skills have definitely increased. Sister Beck has taught me a ton. It was sunny two days this week which is amazing. I really do miss the sun.

Well this transfer has seriously flown by, we have seen so many miracles. Next week will be transfer news!! (pré sure I'm Gunna stay but I'm excited to see who my next comp will be)

Love you all! Have a good week Sister Clement 1. Our landlords in Victoria got us Chinese food!! 2. Post run, we were dead lol. 3. Drives to Victoria!! 4. Celebrating sister Beck's 18 months with facemasks! 5. Lunch at Yellow Deli! 6. The run with sister holman and her friends! 7. Language Study with my Thai homies!! 8. The cutest dog that we walk!!

Week 72- Sorrow but also joy because of the Plan of Salvation

Januray 25, 2021 This week has been very busy, powerful, full of sadness, but also full of joy. Tuesdsy morning we recieved news that Jared Riddoch (a missionary from my mission that had just returned home a month ago) and his fiancé passed away in a tragic car accident. It really hit me. Such a horrible thing to happen. I loved elder Riddoch. I had the privelage of serving with him for 5 months. He made us laugh so much and was a piano genius. We also was so humble and loving and genuine. He also made great sourdough bread haha. It made me wonder if the plan of salvation was really true. (The plan that god has for us that answers the questions of where we came from, why we are here, and where we are going) I was able to teach the plan of salvation several times since, and I am here to say that I know that it's true. God really is there and I know Elder Riddoch has returned home. We had some of the most powerful lessons this week. As my companion and I taught people what we believe it was so much more powerful and personal. I am so grateful to know of this plan for us. To be able to have hope that we will see our loved ones again. As I was driving around on Tuesday at night I was looking at all the cars and people and wondering how many of them are experiencing a tragedy? Or have hearts weighed down with burdens and sorrow? Probably more than we'd like to think. And these people are going through it alone. They aren't aware that God is there to help, and to lift, and to give hope and peace in our most challenging times. That's why I'm here... To help show people that they are never alone. To give them the opportunity to turn to the one that loves them most. While it was a hard week. I still felt joy. A simpler joy. The joy of feeling full. The joy of feeling peace. The joy in knowing that God loves me and everyone else. Joy felt alongside sadness and pain. We were able to serve so many homeless people this week and I feel as though I have been able to be filled with more love than I ever have at this challenging time.

I know this email has been a bit different this week but I want you all to know, whether you believe in God or not that you are loved. His love has no boundaries. It has no end. No matter who you are, what you have done, it doesn't matter to him. He cares about the here and now. He knows who you can become. I love you all and I hope you have a really good week :) Love, Sister Clement

1. Serving meals to the homeless at salvation army!! 2. Our blue light glasses lol 3. Sunny d!! 4. Sooo much lasagna 5. A massive pot 6. It hit below zero here!! 7. A beautiful view 8. Dog walking !! 9. Free delicious poutine !! (missionaries est there free in Victoria!) 10. Trying spruce beer for the first time

Week 71- Nanaimo!

January 18, 2021 It's been a long time since I've written one of these!! But I am here on the island in a place called Nanaimo!!

We have seen so many miracles since I've been here as well it has been incredible! We posted a service add to do free meal prep for people and it has gone crazyyyyy I think we will be swamped with cooking!! We also did some outdoor service for these two guys who were hilarious and started a massive bonfire for us.

The apartment I'm in right now is way nicer than I have ever had!! It's definitely not Thailand aha.

Also I am officially in a congregation in my church that has families and is not just young people because we have been getting so much food!! My first three days here we got meals LOL. What a changé from the two meals I got in 6 months. Poor college students, what can ya do. But yeah it's been so fun and we have found some amazing people to teach who have such a string desire to follow Jesus Christ!

Keep going in whatever you're doing that's good. The blessings of your work almost never come right away but I beliebe in an eternal never changing, perfect God and he always upholds his promises. He promises us that we will recieve blessings for every good thing we do to follow him. So they will come, I'm certain of it. I hope you all have a good week! Love, Sister Clement 1. Dropping off pie and ice-cream for our friends!! 2. We are going to Victoria for a few days every week and this is our new place down there!! It's so fun and it's a beautiful drive too :) 3. We got soooo much free kitchen stuff off of marketplace!! This woman really needed it off her hands 4. My beautiful comp and I! 5. A nice view on one of our dog walking services! 6. The start of the bonfire 7. My attempt at being arsty and making cards for an organization! 8. A member gave us some money and we got.... THAI FOOD! And I was able to have a good chat with the owners and workers. It was super fun 9. Another super nice view