This week has been a harder week. My faith has been tested, but all is
still going well. :)
I had to miss a day today though :( On Wednesday, I woke up, and felt
absolutely miserable. It turns out, that one of the sisters in the
other companionship felt the same way, so we called Sister Van Cott
(presidents wife) and talked to her for a little while. She heard me
trying to talk, and my cough, and immediately said that I needed to go
climb my butt right back to bed. :P My companion and the other sisters
companion went on splits, and they were companions while we stayed home
to rest. Our companions went and got us some NyQuil, and I went right
to sleep. I think I slept for like 8 hours. I woke up to eat once, and
then went back to bed. I also took a long hot bath, and that helped a
lot.
It was nice to rest, and I needed it, but it was hard to not go and
see the people we were planning to see. We had 11 people that we were
going to see that day. It was really hard. It made sense though, to
stay home. The people we went and saw on Tuesday were really worried
about my cough, and the way I sounded. The rest was good. I was able
to go out on Thursday, and felt much better. I now feel totally well
:) There is a little cough, but I am using thieves (an essential oil that helps with colds)
I have energy again, and just feel great :)
We finished meeting with the single sisters that we could. A lot of
them didn't answer their door, or there phone, so it was a little
difficult, but we were able to do it :) There are a lot of single
sisters in our ward that are older, and have lost their husbands. It
is sad how many single people that we have. When we go over to their
houses, we sit there are talk for like an hour or two. It is hard for
them to be alone a lot, but we are getting them to come to church, and
have friends in the ward. :) It is really helping them.
It is getting cooler out, so everyday we are going to try and go to a
park, and do studies there sometimes. It is amazing how many people
come up to us and ask us about our skirts, and why we have a name tag.
I love saying that I am a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, and that it is my choice to be out serving the
Lord. We get a lot of question in stores too, and while walking around
apartment complexes. I love it :)
I am having a hard time staying positive at night.
I ended up getting a blessing the other night because of it. Things
are just hard right now, but my blessing gave me hope. I was told that
my family was safe, and cared for, and that you felt my love. I was
also said that the ones I love are being watched over, cared for, and
that they can feel my love. I was told to be patient. Things are going
to turn out, but it is going to take time. We are doing as much as we
can, and putting so much faith in the Lord, and nothing is happening.
I have to have patience and faith that something is going to happen,
it may not be while I am here, but it will happen. Things are just
hard for me. I am getting better though :) and we did see the single
sisters, and are starting to meet with all the members in the ward.
Things will pick up, just not as fast as I want them too. :P
It is like I always say, patience is not a virtue I have. I guess the
Lord is showing my that I need to work on that, and that he is going
to help with that :P It will all get better and easier.
There are some scriptures that we have been reading to our
investigators, and I just realized last night how much it is applying
to me as well. They are:
Moroni 7:33 "And Christ hath said: If ye will have faith in me ye
shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me." And the
expedient is whatsoever God asks us to do. We just need to have the
faith in Him, and He will help us with anything that He asks us to do.
The other one is:
Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing shall be impossible" He can go
anything. We just need to put everything in His hands, and all will be
well.
It is crazy how the scriptures help us, and that when we turn to them,
we can know that all is going to be okay :)
I love you all so much!! Thank you for the support that you give me!!
Oh, Happy Labor Day :)
still going well. :)
I had to miss a day today though :( On Wednesday, I woke up, and felt
absolutely miserable. It turns out, that one of the sisters in the
other companionship felt the same way, so we called Sister Van Cott
(presidents wife) and talked to her for a little while. She heard me
trying to talk, and my cough, and immediately said that I needed to go
climb my butt right back to bed. :P My companion and the other sisters
companion went on splits, and they were companions while we stayed home
to rest. Our companions went and got us some NyQuil, and I went right
to sleep. I think I slept for like 8 hours. I woke up to eat once, and
then went back to bed. I also took a long hot bath, and that helped a
lot.
It was nice to rest, and I needed it, but it was hard to not go and
see the people we were planning to see. We had 11 people that we were
going to see that day. It was really hard. It made sense though, to
stay home. The people we went and saw on Tuesday were really worried
about my cough, and the way I sounded. The rest was good. I was able
to go out on Thursday, and felt much better. I now feel totally well
:) There is a little cough, but I am using thieves (an essential oil that helps with colds)
I have energy again, and just feel great :)
We finished meeting with the single sisters that we could. A lot of
them didn't answer their door, or there phone, so it was a little
difficult, but we were able to do it :) There are a lot of single
sisters in our ward that are older, and have lost their husbands. It
is sad how many single people that we have. When we go over to their
houses, we sit there are talk for like an hour or two. It is hard for
them to be alone a lot, but we are getting them to come to church, and
have friends in the ward. :) It is really helping them.
It is getting cooler out, so everyday we are going to try and go to a
park, and do studies there sometimes. It is amazing how many people
come up to us and ask us about our skirts, and why we have a name tag.
I love saying that I am a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, and that it is my choice to be out serving the
Lord. We get a lot of question in stores too, and while walking around
apartment complexes. I love it :)
I am having a hard time staying positive at night.
I ended up getting a blessing the other night because of it. Things
are just hard right now, but my blessing gave me hope. I was told that
my family was safe, and cared for, and that you felt my love. I was
also said that the ones I love are being watched over, cared for, and
that they can feel my love. I was told to be patient. Things are going
to turn out, but it is going to take time. We are doing as much as we
can, and putting so much faith in the Lord, and nothing is happening.
I have to have patience and faith that something is going to happen,
it may not be while I am here, but it will happen. Things are just
hard for me. I am getting better though :) and we did see the single
sisters, and are starting to meet with all the members in the ward.
Things will pick up, just not as fast as I want them too. :P
It is like I always say, patience is not a virtue I have. I guess the
Lord is showing my that I need to work on that, and that he is going
to help with that :P It will all get better and easier.
There are some scriptures that we have been reading to our
investigators, and I just realized last night how much it is applying
to me as well. They are:
Moroni 7:33 "And Christ hath said: If ye will have faith in me ye
shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me." And the
expedient is whatsoever God asks us to do. We just need to have the
faith in Him, and He will help us with anything that He asks us to do.
The other one is:
Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing shall be impossible" He can go
anything. We just need to put everything in His hands, and all will be
well.
It is crazy how the scriptures help us, and that when we turn to them,
we can know that all is going to be okay :)
I love you all so much!! Thank you for the support that you give me!!
Oh, Happy Labor Day :)
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