Hello! So I am not really sure what to talk about. haha! It feels like
my life is much the same as it is every week. Some interesting things
that happened this week would be:
1. We met this really awesome guy last week and had our first lesson
with him on Tuesday. His name is Jay and he is totally seeking truth.
He has tons of questions and we are so excited to be able to teach him
more. He reminds me a lot of Jen. (We were teaching her back in Kenn
Park). He is a deep thinker and wants his questions answered and we
just so happen to have the answers to his questions. We are planning
on teaching him on Tuesday at our ward mission leader's home. Speaking
of a ward mission leader that leads me to point number...
2. We got a new ward mission leader at church yesterday. He and his
wife (who is in the stake RS presidency) are awesome! They are both
RMs from Korea (different missions and times). They have twin boys (6)
and a little girl (4). Super cute! They are really excited for this
new calling and are willing to do what ever it takes to get everything
going in the ward to do more missionary work. I love it!
3. Transfers are coming up next week! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT??? This one
has flown by! I have loved working with Sister Hiersche. I don't think
we will be staying together though. I am not sure what to predict
about this next transfer. We will only have 2 new English speaking
sisters coming out so there is a big possibility for me to not train
again. The thought of that makes me sad. I know that training is super
hard but I loved it. I would love to have done it 3 times. I would
like to think that I would do it right on the third go around...haha!
Anyways, so when I skype home on Sunday I should know what is going to
be happening.
4. We had zone conference on Friday. This was my second to last one.
:( I only have one more. Super sad! It was totally amazing though.
President and Sister Greer had gone to the mission president seminar a
week or so before and that was presided over by ELDER HOLLAND! Can you
imagine that. They had days...literally days...with him teaching them.
So cool! And he knew them by name too! Anyways, so Pres and Sis Greer
taught us some of the things that they leaned from him. The biggest
thing and the topic we focused on the most was of course the Savior.
Everything we talked about and every question that was asked always
made its way back to the answer being Jesus Christ. He is THE way! We
can't do it with out HIM!
5. I am so grateful to have this opportunity to be a missionary. I
love this work and I love Washington and I love these people and I
love the LORD! I know that I only have 3 months left and that thought,
simply put, terrifies me! I often wonder if I have done enough and if
God has accepted the sacrifices that I have made. I miss home and the
things that I can do there, but I can tell you this now, I will miss
the mission so much more than I have ever missed being home. Even
though we get yelled at and people are degrading towards us, I still
love them! I love everyone! I feel so sad when they don't want what it
is that we have to offer them. They are turning down the opportunity to
have a closer, stronger and more meaningful relationship with our
loving Heavenly Father and his Son Jesus Christ. I want to shout my
testimony from the rooftops, but that wouldn't do any good for some
people. They still don't want to hear it. It makes me so sad and yet
so grateful at the same time to know that they will get another
chance. There is always another chance. Its just sad to seem the time
going by and the blessings going by with out being used as they
should. The Gospel is such a wonderful thing! :)
6. I love you all and I miss you! Have a fantastic week!