I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE A MISSIONARY!
LONG WEEK. but it's AUGUST?! I can't believe it!
Tuesday: We were able to teach Amanda finally, she is Sister Carnathan’s friend. Super cute
family. She had come and picked us up and on our way home after the lesson she
wanted to show us how her little girl knew all the words to "Bad
Blood" by Taylor Swift. Yes I was a total apostate because I didn't have
it in me to tell her not to turn on music. So I TOTALLY GOT TO HAVE A 30 SECOND
JAM SESH TO TAYLOR SWIFT. Instantly in the best mood ever.
CARNARTHAN GIRLS
Tuesday night
Katie drove us to Conway. We stayed the night with the STLs there. We love
sleepovers =)
Wednesday:
Woke up at 4:30 to be ready and in Little Rock by 6:00. And from
there we piled in the transfer van and the AP's drove us to Memphis. In the
morning we had a leadership meeting and discussed some things for the mission
and made new goals and such. Then we all got to do a temple session together! Felt
so good to be back. I could have sat in the celestial room forever. It was good
to have "me" time when I could just ask questions that I needed. I
had a ton of questions and couldn't really think of everything in an organized
way so I just asked that I could feel his love for me and man he delivered
immediately. I instantly just felt so warm and at complete peace. It was a real
good recharger for me. I know without a doubt that we have a Heavenly Father
that loves us so much. That peace that he brings is just a prayer away
always.
Thursday:
We had exchanges. I was in Danville with Sister Sipple. Danville is equivalent
to Vernal. It’s real small, and for the first 3 hours we walked all over in the
blazing sun. By the end of those 3 hours on foot we had seen every square inch
of Danville pretty much. haha Katie has family in that area and that is where
the missionaries found her, so Katie is there quite a bit and she came and took
us to see her family. Long story short there is a little boy, Cayden, 8 years
old, who is staying at Katie's grandparent’s house right now. He was just in a
car accident with his dad, and his dad passed away. This was just like 2 weeks
ago. Cayden is still recovering from his injuries and coping with the loss of
his only parent. The first thing he told me when he met me was "my dad died"
Broke my heart. He is such a sweetheart and is trying to be so strong. We
talked with him for a little while and said a prayer with him. The spirit that
is in that home is so so strong it’s unbelievable. There are so many angels in
there watching over that little boy, it had me in tears just talking to him. I
gained a strong testimony that God does send his angels to administer to us and
we are NEVER left alone. Also how blessed we are to know that because of
Christ, there is no such thing as "the end."
Saturday:
Finally back proselyting in my own area! I hadn't actually taught in
Russellville since Tuesday! It was good to be home. Also Lewis sat in dog pee
at one of our appointments. hahahaha she had to go home and change afterwards.
hahaha
Sunday:
Before sacrament we went over to Rafael's to reinvite him to church. His kids
didn't want to come and he didn't want to get them ready so after a lot trying
to do all we can to get him there he still shut us down. We were heartbroken =(
We didn't have any gators to church this week but our retention is still solid
so that’s good. After we broke our fast we went over and raided Katie's
kitchen. Poor Katie
We
are really working on finding part member families and working with them. We
have been struggling lately because with exchanges and the temple trip and
everything we aren't able to see our gators as much as we usually do. People
are progressing slowly. And this week we will be blitzing Memphis area for a
good 2 or 3 days so that’s more time out of Russellville :/ its hard but it'll
work out. Also transfers are already coming up, gosh dang it I feel like we
just dodged those.
I've
decided that if Lewis and I save MSF for a couple months we could purchase a
Burley for our bikes and take turns pulling each other. hahaha remember those
things?? Except now that it’s a new month our miles are renewed #blessed.
This
week we also found out that we were saying some things in our Spanish prayers
wrong. NO ONE cared to inform us on this so now we are trying to retrain our
brains and fix the grammar we have been doing wrong for months now! How
embarrassing.
1.
Taylor, my daughter, blessed are you because of your faith in my work.
2.
I will bless you and your family, yea, your little ones; and the day cometh
that they will believe and know the truth and be one with you in my
church.
3.
Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come; and you
shall declare glad tidings of great joy unto this generation.
6.
Behold, verily I say unto you, go from them (family) for a little time, and
declare my word, and I will prepare a place for them.
7.
Yea, I will open the hearts of the people and they will receive you. And I will
establish a church by your hand.
8.
And you shall strengthen them and prepare them against the time when they shall
be gathered.
9.
Be patient in afflictions, revile not against those that revile. Govern your
house in meekness, and in steadfast.
12
Pray always
13.
Be faithful unto the end, and lo, I am with you. These words are not of man nor
of men, but of me, even Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, by the will of the Father.
Amen.
I'm
just happy to be a missionary.
Love
Y’all
P-DAY ACTIVITIES - "SPOONS!"
AND THEN SPOONS GOT BORING SO WE PLAYED "ULTIMATE SPOONS!"
WITH BILLIE AT THE NURSING HOME
ROAD TRIPPIN
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