Last Monday all the sisters in our zone got together and sidewalk chalked it up! We each drew our companion. Grand Junction is the best place in the world (jk) because I even got some nice tan lines on my legs and arms! Woot! I love all the sisters in our zone so much and I am so glad I know all of them because they are all so different but AWESOME. They really all have helped me become such a better missionary because of their examples (cheesy sister missionary moment of the day)
Monday night we headed to Glenwood Springs to spend the night, as early Tuesday morning we were privileged to drive all the way to Frisco, back in my old zone! We had what is called Mission Leader Council, where all the Sister Leader Trainers and Zone Leaders get together and talk about the mission. Sister Moser was there! It was so fun to see all the people I have served and catch up with them. The only downside was I got a nice migraine halfway through. I've never had one of those before! It felt like someone hit me over the head with a baseball bat. The rest of the meeting I focused mainly on not throwing up (TMI).
We've been struggling to find people to teach. We've decided as a companionship that we are not going to go inside until we find someone new every day. One of my favorite things about being a missionary is being guided by the spirit. This week we met 3 new potential investigators who are so great because we were guided to them. One of them in particular, Jessica, told us she had been thinking about all the questions we asked her with the survey approach earlier in the day. Both she and us could feel that we were meant to meet her that night. We were also lead to Jesse and Rekha. We originally met Jesse walking down a street. He told us he wasn't interested but that his wife might be. We got his address and went over there a couple days later. They just moved into their new home so we volunteered to help them landscape! On Friday we got to work picking rock and spreading mulch over their backyard. We came back later that night to drop off some flowers for them and they showed us their house. We started talking and sharing. Rekha was adopted from India after getting lost from her family at the age of 4. She has so many questions and I know that we can answer them! They have been trying to have a baby for 7 years and both Sister Tew and I felt through the spirit that they would be able to have one if they start living the Word of Wisdom and putting God first. It's so exciting! Jesse also told us that he expected us to come "help" but just talking about our beliefs but was very impressed when we actually worked hard! The blessings of service! Because of these experiences, I know the Lord will help us find as we put in the work.
On Wednesday we had an amazing district meeting where we practiced our OYMing (aka open your mouth). I love our district leader so much! He's about 5'4 and is hilarious! I wish you all could meet him. He plans the funnest activities. Plus I think we just have the best district in the mission. After district meeting we headed up to Collbran, our favorite place in the world! We saw Claude Huish again, the 82 year old farmer. He fed us angel food cake, ice cream, and strawberries. I think he is my favorite! He is so grumpy but has the best old man laugh. We ended up staying in Collbran longer than we had planned and didn't have anything to eat for dinner so we headed to the tiniest grocery store in the world. Sister Tew has to eat bread a lot because of a stomach condition so we grabbed a loaf. Sadly we discovered we had to buy 8.00$ worth of groceries in order to use a card. A loaf of bread, pringles, and a box of capri suns later we were on our way.
I love General Conference SO MUCH. I feel the spirit so strongly and I hear everything that I need to hear. I especially loved Sister Jean A. Stevens, President Monson, Elder Bednar, and President Uchtdorf's. Sister Steven's talk really helped me. If I trust in the Lord, I can overcome any of life's challenges and I really believe that! He always has a plan to see us safely home. That's about the most comforting thing in the world! I really love how many little poems President Monson incorporates into his talks. In Elder Bednar's I really felt how necessary it is that we understand and apply all that we can about the Atonement. I know the Atonement is what motivates me and supports me every day to do all that I do. My favorite man of the day was Elder Aidukaitis, mainly because he looks like a muppet and Elder Walker's shout-out to good old Raymond. Oh, I also loved Elder Perry's horse talk! That was great! Because of GC I have resolved to do a little better and ever follow Christ's example. In the words of Pres. Monson, "it's all about the work of the Lord, the cause of the Master."
Funny stuff of the week
- the one day we decide to go running outside, it snowed on us!
- Sister Tew saw her very first prairie dog and was overjoyed...
- I had a dream this week right before GC that sister missions were extended to 2 years. In my dream I decided to stay the full-time. It was so real. When I woke up I was thinking about it so much that I decided that if that happened I would do it. Right before GC started Tew and I were chuckling, saying, "in 10 minutes we'll find out how long our missions will be." Sadly my dreams did not predict the future.
Hope you all have a great week!
Sidewalk chalkin it!
Zone Conference!
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