Hey there Family! (:
I am doing SO good!!
Start of a new transfer and Sister Montgomery and I are
stuck together for the next one (we have a feeling it may be longer.) I kinda
feel the same way about the mission call opening. I wouldn't change that at all.
(:
Kelcie would gosh that girl cracks me up! I miss her like
CRAZY! Make sure she knows that. (: And shoot I would have bought her clothes
(; I have been writing to Stuart and he is as goofy as ever. We all have our
ups and downs (take this week for example) but he is the same old Stuart ha.
I have to tell
you (And I swear I'll get a picture SOME time) but as we are leaving church
there is a UHAUL store RIGHT across the street from an intersection we have to
wait at forever. Cracks me up every time.
So this week....yuck. Not the greatest. Our numbers still
beat the Elders...according to our district leader ha! Not that numbers
matter...but really, this week was gross. Sister Montgomery and I cracked under
pressure more than once, hence the pictures I will send...don't judge. Gotta
keep sane somehow!
Tuesday, We tried to go visit a less active who has a kind
of crazy family...and I don't mean hectic I mean...crazy. She wasn't home so we
started to walk back to our apartment but we remembered a PI that we had wanted
to start to teaching. So we walked down to her house and she was actually home!
No way we could have remembered her or known that she was home at that time
except by the Spirit. So we got in and started to teach. Kala is from Nepal and
her family is all Buddhist. She says somehow she is "Drawn to
Christ". If that isn't true doctrine and the start of a testimony, I don't
know what is. She didn't have any knowledge of the Bible or what kind of things
happened during the Savior's life but she is reading the Book of Mormon. (And
we found out yesterday she is moving to North Carolina at the end of this
month.)
So many less actives here! They all have the same story “So and so offended me x-amount of years ago so I don't know if the church is true
anymore.” -__-
Let me just tell you. Christ, who is the center of this
Church, was spit upon, given an unfair–not to mention ILLEGAL–trial, whipped,
mocked, reviled, and killed because people were "offended" by His
teachings. As He was hanging from a cross, nailed to wood, He forgave the
people who did those HORRIBLE things to Him. Now PLEASE tell me how you have
any right to be "offended" by the imperfect people of this Church.
Forgiveness is an attribute we teach but do we actually use it? Or is it
something we just talk about on Sunday? Anyway. It was just a defining moment
for me to never let the little things slip. I will always read my scriptures
and pray because the moment I think I have "done enough" is the
moment doubts enter my mind.
Wednesday, we visited Dania after she got a little upset
with us inviting her to church. She was tired of the missionaries
"sneaking" that in after they be-friend her. We explained we loved
her and that we just wanted to help her find happiness, through the gospel of
Jesus Christ, and she started to come around. We are going to still be working
with her thank goodness! We also went to our investigator, Gary's house. We had
to pass him to the Elders because he was... a little awkward, and the Elders
would get along with him better anyway. But, they were on exchanges and Elder
Sutherland is getting transferred...so there will be TWO new Elders next time
they teach him. Oh well.
We met with
Andrea and her mom, Maria. Andrea is a typical 15 year old and we told her we
would only come back when she wanted us to. Maria wasn't too happy but agreed
that would probably be best. We also got to see Mandee Mancuso! Franky (her 9
month old) was ready to go down for a nap but it was good to visit with her for
a little bit. We found out it was Brian's (her husband) birthday so we brought
some cupcakes by later that night.
Our dinner appointment was...interesting. Sister Zadach is
from the Philippines and wanted to make food for us but Brother Zadach said we
would like pizza better. He was right haha! She gave us homemade lemonade and
pizza. The Elders were in heaven...that is until her Filipino hospitality
kicked in and invited them to get more pizza. Every time they finished a slice.
Then served dessert. We were SO stuffed. It was really nice though haha!
Thursday, just district meeting and appointments falling
through. BUT! We did find 2 new investigators. Dave actually asked us to stop
and talk to him about the church which was really nice. And we went street
contacting. We were called "librarians" by a girl with flaming orange
eye shadow and more than a few piercings in her face. If that is the worst
thing I get called, I am ok with that.
Friday, was very similar...minus district meeting.
Saturday, we broke down and bought pizza and ice cream and I
don't even feel sorry. After a crazy day, it was what we needed. We tried
tracting after dinner and found 2 old Italian women who were SO Roman Catholic
it isn't even funny. SO yeah.
Sunday was very similar to Saturday. /:
That is our unfortunate week!
Well, that is all!
Love you!!
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