I am super happy about this last week! It was
so full of little things taht were huge miracles. Such as being able to
teach in unity and by the spirit. Having someone who always has a
concern, come back or comment to be rendered speachless by the power of
the spirit. Seeing the light of the gospel in the eyes of those we
teach. As we teach, literally seeing who we are teaching dressed in
white. Learning precisely what we need to when we need to. Being able to
reflect and realize that God has blessed me tremendously on my mission
with placing specific people in my life. Learning golden nuggets about
the gospel. Scriptural insights. It was super amazing. Also we got ipads
and I have a headache from learning how to use them. It's nuts. It is
eventually going to really be helpful. They are so far but also a little
stressful to get used to. Maybe its just because paper planners have
been so engrained. I am excited to use them. They are super neat. And
really they are also a part of teh string of little things that are huge
miracles. This week just has been super good.
Funny story for you: We have to sync our i-pads to
each other every day so that we can make sure we have updated
information. So we were doing that and I had started syncing. I looked
over just as she pushed the ok button to sync hers. *Note to the
audiance....don't sync at the same time or death and destruction will
happen! So...what do I do in this crucial moment? I Panic! Literally. I
said "Noooooooooooo!!" she is confused. I show her my ipad and she sees
that it is downloading. Her eyes bug and we both spaz out just a little.
Then I say "Ah! Panic!" and she says "I know what to do, I know what to
do!" and then she kills the page. I was dying so hard because it was so
funny! Moral of the story....don't panic. Stay calm. Kill the page.
Awesome story for ya: When we were on exchanges I
had a super awesome sister with me. We were walking down this street and
we see this guy in his yard with a wheelbarrow and we stop to talk to
him. He comes right over and shakes our hands and then invites us into
the backyard to see what he has done on his yard. Let me tell you
something about oregon. People don't invite you in. Unless they are
Jehovah's Witnesses and they are going to give you lots of pamphlets to
read. So we went and saw his backyard. His wife was there too. Aparently
he had been married to an LDS woman. He does not really have religious
beliefs but his current wife does and they have been progressing forward
in faith together. And we talked about forever families and they seemed
interested. So we are going back this week! Excited!
Neat small thing that is a huge miracle: We have
been meeting with this couple for a long time. She used to be a member
but is now 7th day which is what he is. They have so many questions and
deep doctrine concerns, its crazy. It has been such a blessing because
it pushes us to really study and dig deep. We are working on the basics
and it has been so interesting to me how much time we can spend on the
basics and how in depth our conversations can be speaking of the basics.
It's been really great. And also the other day we had an incredible
lesson with them in which we felt the spirit so strongly with them the
whole time and we were able to use the bible and very convincingly
present our doctrine and testimonies. I can't really explain. It's a
'you had to have been there' and you 'have to know the people' sorta
deal. But just know that it was incredible!
Tender mercy of the week: We went to go visit a
member and she has a geode rock and the inside crystals are in the shape
of a butterfly. It was awesome.
I love you all! Go be awesome missionaries!
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