HI HI HIYA!
This week was great! Another week gone already! Times really does fly when you're having fun! hahaha. This week we had an incredible lesson with Melinda. If the Lord would bless me with a lesson like that once a transfer or even once every couple of months, I would do everything in my power to help facilitate it. It's a great motivation to be even more obedient! Melinda is Christian. She has a young son and husband. She has had problems with addiction before and had to give up her older daughter. We taught her about the Restoration and then invited her to kneel and pray right then to ask if it is true. I have never felt the Spirit that strongly on my mission (and maybe in my life) as I listened to her thank and plead with her Heavenly Father. After the prayer, the Spirit prompted me to tell her that she was a daughter of God and that he loved her more than she knows. I have never before felt such power as I testified of God's love for her and how he wants her to return to live with Him. Missionary work is the best.
After Melinda's we walked to our car in the TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR. In the words of Sister Remington, I have never before felt so wet. It was a hoot though! We went home and changed our
This week we volunteered at both the food bank and the thrift store. I love volunteering!
On Thursday we had a lesson with Danielle, our 13 year old Jamaican. She is awesome! We watched a Mormon message on the member who was with us's phone. We were all crying haha. It's the one about faith and it has Elder Eyring's voice. Go find it and watch it.
Also on Thursday we had a zone training meeting. I got pumped. When we got back to Steamboat I was OYMing (opening your mouth) ERRYBODY. It was hilarious and really fun and I may or may not have made a fool of myself. I guess that's what mean when they say you should have fun on your mission!
We drove to Oak Creek this week to help a man move furniture out of his burned-down house. He had an incredible attitude for having a house burn down. Of course we taught him a lesson and he is awesomely prepared.
This week we had exchanges with the Sister Training Leaders: Sister Bennett and Sister Encarnacion. Sis R and I went with Sis E and we OYMed ERRYBODY again. It was a hoot. We met a man named Jacob at the college here and invited him to church. We invite a lot of people to church so we didn't think much of it. Well on Sunday, halfway through sacrament who appears int eh doorway: Jacob! complete with coffee cup and bike helmet. Our Ward Mission Leader Fred took him under his wing and afterwards took him to Sunday school where he proceeded to lay down across the chairs....Then halfway through Sunday school I turn around and he is sitting with his eyes closed and both hands raised in the air...After church a bunch of ward friends went over to Fred and Don-Ela's for waffles. Jacob came too. He seemed a little overwhelmed but he wanted to meet with us again so the more power to him!
We had an investigator tell us this week that he's not sure if he believes in God but the one thing he does believe in is marijuana. That was nice. We also had an investigator run after us shirtless (he's an old man) and then proceed to recite one of his poems for us entitled "Old Chest". How fitting.
Today some of the Craig missionaries drove up with a recent convert and their ward mission leader. We "hiked" to Fish Creek Falls. It was definitely more of a walk. It's beautiful up there! We also ate lunch (yay more food) and then drove to look at the hot springs at Strawberry Park. I'm definitely going back there. You guys should look it up.It's sweet. It was a lot of fun to be out in nature!
This week I realized just how blessed I am to be a missionary. When I truly accept this sacred calling, it changes me! There is a greater purpose to what I am doing here than I often realize. I have found more happiness here in this short time than ever before! I still have a lot to work on but it's great because my weaknesses are so apparent. I know exactly what I need to be doing and who I can turn to for help.
Here's to my first transfer almost being over!
Just a little rain!
Hiking: Fish Creek Falls
more hiking
and more hiking.
Sister Encarnacion, Sister Turner
tricompanionship fun
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