Chef in Training

Hey everyone!

Sorry I didn't email last week, I didn't have a ton of time! It's been another crazy week. This week will be crazy too... President Wong is leaving! Tomorrow we're having a multi-zone conference all day long and I'm so excited! And then our new mission president, President Wahlen, will get here on Friday.

Sister Dagley and I are doing so great here in Vancouver! We only have 2 weeks left this transfer so we're praying we get to stay together. She's teaching me how to cook since I've set the fire alarm off twice in our apartment hahah. She said "You're training me how to be a missionary and I'm training you how to not kill people while you cook."

I still can't believe how fast time is flying. It feels like I just got here yesterday. I'm loving every minute of my mission! I don't ever want to come home! Sorry family.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Love, Sister Rigby

PICTURES!
1)Our spiritual Father from Turkey, Erol
2)Zone Pday!
3)Sister Ostler!

4)Me and Sister Griffin

5)The city 🤩

Freezer Trash

Hey everybody!

This has been the busiest week of my mission so far... I can't even remember everything that happened!

Something really embarrassing happened... some women from church asked us what the weirdest thing about Canada was and we told them it was that they put their food scraps in their freezer. Then all the women started laughing at us and told us somebody must be pulling a prank on us because nobody does that... so somebody and some point told the missionaries that we have to put our compost bin in the freezer and all of us have been doing it since but apparently that's not what they do here. So yeah, that was a bit embarrassing hahah.

We got to teach a guy named Aaron who made it very clear at the beginning of the lesson that he was not interested in converting and he just wanted to learn more about our church. We taught him the Restoration and after we told him the First Vision he just leans back and goes "Wow... that's beautiful. I can feel that!" Then we gave him a Book of Mormon and invited him to read and pray to know if it's true. He said, "I will read it, BUT I'm not going to pray... Actually, what am I saying, of course I'll pray about it! God is not going to lead me astray." We're meeting with him again this Tuesday so we'll see how that went for him (but I'm pretty sure it went really well).

My favorite thing is to teach people the First Vision. There's no way you can read, listen to, or say the First Vision without feeling the Spirit! And that's because it is true! Joseph Smith did see God and Jesus Christ and through him, the Church of Jesus Christ was restored.

Love, Sister Rigby

Pictures!! 

 
1) Bubble tea with Sister Ostler!
2) Me, Sister Dagley, and Sister Ostler

3) Sister Ostler

4) Sister Dagley

5&6) The beautiful portraits my district drew of me at District Council

Greek Burrito

Hey ya'll!

I got my baby! Her name is Sister Dagley and she's from Lehi, UT but grew up in San Diego, CA. She's so amazing! She's ready to work hard and she has so much faith. It's going to be another great 6 weeks! We're actually planning on being companions for 8 transfers sooo....

We've had some really cool experiences everyday so far. My favorite has been Erol. We met him on a bench at the beach and sat down and had a great conversation with him. We even taught him the Restoration! He said we were the highlight of his day and then gave us his email. We've been in contact with him since and he calls us his "spiritual daughters" hahah. He's so cool. He's about 60 years old and from Turkey. He's got some interesting ideas about God, but he was interested to hear our message.

That was just one of many miracles we've had and I know many more are to come! I have taken to heart my scripture that I sent in my last email (Proverbs 3:5-6) and I just want to testify that it works! When you put all your trust into God, He is going to direct your paths. As soon as you put your trust in yourself, you're gonna get lost. I had to learn that the hard way this week haha.

Things are going great in Beautiful British Columbia. Everyday I'm more and more grateful to have this privilege of serving Heavenly Father and testifying of Him to all that I meet.

For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. -Psalm 48:14

Love, Sister Rigby

PICTURES!!

The Training Wheels Are Off

Hey everybody!

So transfer calls were on Saturday... craziest night ever. First off, we have a Filipino sister who bought balut and had us all try it. I started drinking the liquid out of the egg but then it was so gross so I just started to pour it out and the duck fell out when I did that... so I didn't really get to eat the whole thing but honestly, I'm fine with that hahah. Then for some reason Sister Nielsen decided she wanted to be covered in peanut butter? Not sure why... I'm still confused about it lol.

Then we heard transfer news! I'm staying here in Vancouver for the third transfer in a row but I'm training a new missionary! The other set of Sisters in Vancouver aren't being replaced so I'm getting their entire teaching pool as well. I'm a little nervous because I'm still so new, but I know how much it will help me to grow. I'm really going to learn how to put all of my trust in Heavenly Father. My scripture for next transfer is Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

I'm really excited to meet my baby tomorrow! It will be weird to be back in the mission home but be on the other end of things. Crazy that I was just there 12 weeks ago to meet my trainer. I have learned so much since then and I still have so much to learn! I'm looking forward to the next 6 weeks.

I love you all! Keep putting your trust in God and He will guide you!


Love, Sister Rigby

1) Peanut butter girl??
2) Balut!! 🤢
3) my district :)
4&5) Me and Sister Griffin
6) cool mural of a shark we found
7) all the sisters with a woman named Mary that lives in our apartment building.

Cursed

Hey Everyone!

Sorry I didn't email last week! I spent most of the day with my zone so I didn't have time, plus I had just been sick with the flu the week before (we think I was cursed by the witch because it was right after we taught her) so there wasn't much to write about. Honestly, all the weeks are blurring together and I don't know what happened when haha. We had Zone Conference this week which was really great, as usual. President Wong is really amazing, I'm sad I only have one more transfer with him!

Our Zone Conference was focused on becoming better teachers. President Wong shared an object lesson where we had a big pitcher of water which represented all the knowledge of the gospel that we have that we want to share with others and we were supposed to pour all our knowledge into somebody's cup. Obviously when we poured the knowledge we had into the person's cup it just would overflow and get the person wet. We talked about how we need to be better at focusing on other people's needs and figuring out how big their cups are. Some people have huge cups and they are so ready to hear all about the gospel, other people have tiny cups and they can only take a little bit of knowledge. God knows where they are at so as long as we rely on Him and listen to the Spirit, we will be able to help people come unto Christ, no matter how small of a step it is!

I don't have much to share from this week, it was a little slow, but God is good! He is so aware of our every need, even the needs we don't know we have. He can give us the strength we need to do things we didn't think possible if we trust in Him. One of my favorite quotes by Gary E. Stevenson says "You have the Savior of the world on your side. If you seek His help and follow His directions, how can you fail?" It's so true! It's impossible to fail when you trust in the Lord. He knows what you need that will help you to become more like Him!

I hope you all have an amazing week!

Love, Sister Rigby

PICTURES!
1-3) Zone P-day!
4) Exchanges with Sister Nielsen in the YSA ward! With Yuki, Karin, and Rino
5) Vancouver Sisters with Sister Wong

Do You Believe in Magic?

Hey everybody!

I've almost been out on my mission for 3 months! Crazy! Vancouver is starting to warm up and so are the people. Everyone just seems happier when the sun is out.

This week was so good! We met with my Japanese friend, Airi, and got some sushi and talked about our church. It was a little difficult because her English isn't very good and she's not familiar with churches in Japan either. But she wants to learn more, we just have to pass her on to the YSA sisters and find someone who speaks Japanese. She told me that she's bringing her mom to church this October so she can hear me sing hahah.

We also got to teach a witch this week! The elders knocked on her door and said they'd send some sisters so we went, not really knowing what to expect, and found out she is a practicing witch. I've met a lot of interesting people out here but she's winning the prize for the strangest.

I got to go on splits with Sister Nielsen and Sister Lewis this week which was so much fun! I absolutely love all the sisters in my zone! I learn so much from them and I just love being around them.

I hope everyone is doing well! Remember, "You have the Savior of the world on your side. If you seek His help and follow His directions, how can you fail?" -Gary E. Stevenson

Love, Sister Rigby
1) Me and Sister Nielsen🏼
2) Dinner with Sister Martindale and Sister Tapon... I wouldn't recommend Pho Extreme Suprise
3) We asked our two Brazilian district leaders to make us something Brazilian, so they made us brigadeiro and a Brazilian proverb
4) Airi!
5) Me and Sister Lewis

Bashin

Hey y'all!

(Sorry in advance for how long this is)

This has been quite the week... lots of bible bashers and lots of rejection. But what's new haha. The bible bashes are never fun but it's been especially frustrating and intense this week because every single lesson Sister Daku and I have had- this transfer and last transfer- have turned into bible bashes. The people who bash us intend to destroy our faith and our testimonies but every time it happens my testimony is a little bit stronger. As they've brought up questions and concerns that I don't have an answer to it requires me to rely completely on my testimony of the Book of Mormon. Even though I don't know everything and I can't solve people's concerns, I do know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God which means Joseph Smith was a prophet of God which mean the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is really Christ's restored church. All these people have to do is read the Book of Mormon and pray to God with real intent to know if it's true, but they never do.

I've been praying to develop the Christlike attribute of hope, and Heavenly Father is really pushing me to develop it lol. It's really easy to get discouraged when most people you talk to most days say no, or argue with you, or tell you you're condemned to Hell, or laugh at you. But there are people out there who will say yes and who you'll be able to help to feel the Spirit. Like my Japanese friends last Sunday! (We're meeting with them this Saturday so I'll update y'all next week) We just have to focus on the ones who are ready and continue in hope, knowing that Heavenly Father will place them in our path.

Missionary work is hard and frustrating and stressful, but it is so rewarding and so much fun! I have grown a ton and I'm learning how to really push myself. I'm learning skills that will prepare me for the rest of my life. Most importantly, I'm learning how to put all of my trust in my Heavenly Father and go to Him for my every need. He really is waiting to help you, you just need to reach out to Him in faith and then wait. The trials you are going through are strengthening you and and helping you to become more like Christ.

I'm going to share a quote that has helped me a lot this week that a friend shared with me last week by Russell M. Nelson- "When we comprehend His voluntary Atonement, any sense of sacrifice on our part becomes completely overshadowed by a profound sense of gratitude for the privilege of serving Him."

I hope everyone has a wonderful week! I love you all!

Love, Sister Rigby

1) Sister Daku and I

2) Exchanges with Sister Reidhead
3) Vancouver
4) Favorite sushi from Happy Sushi
5) Me and my friend Coco