Yesterday was the start of another transfer! This one will be a 7 weeker, because the last one was a 5 weeker because of Christmas! I am transferring! My first one and done! We both kind of had a feeling I would transfer and Sister Jackson would stay but she is transferring too! White wash....sucks but this ward needs it. I am really sad to be leaving Sister Jackson :( I am so grateful for the amazing life-long friends The Lord is blessing me with here in Florida!
This week we had our mission Christmas party, so it basically feels like Christmas is over. I really had a feeling I would be transferring so I opened all my presents that day :) hehe I would have done it anyway. I loved them all thank you sooooo much!!!!!!!!! I have the best friends
and family ever!
and family ever!
At the Christmas party we did a white elephant exchange it was fun! I got a little table ping pong set. But I gave it to one of the sisters because she is putting some things together for a family they are teaching that doesnt have anything!
We also did skits as a zone....so our zone leaders set it all up, and gave us the lyrics of what we were going to sing the day before the conference. And so we all had to memorize this long song, but of course no one had time to do it....but we practiced before and it went fine. But then everyone forgot the words and it was just sooo funny, and I started laughing and then Sister Jackson started laughing we were just folded over laughing the whole time. It was hilarious......ly bad. Our zone will probably go down in history for the worst skit of all time.
We also had the ward Christmas party, and they were expecting to have very few people there because a lot of people are out of town. So it started at 6....no one there. 6:15.....3 people. 6:30....same three people. 6:45.....7 people. 7:00.....150 people. Classic latin style. They were going crazy trying to set up more tables, and then we realized that they were struggling with the food. The plan was to have all the youth plate the food then serve it....but they were just standing in the kitchen having no clue what to do. At this point it was almost 8 and everyone was starving. So Sister Jackson and I got in there and started plating the food. Funny part- They order food for about maybe about 70 people....dont forget there was about 150. And Latins when they put food on their plate they put on their WHOLE Plate, as High as it can get....so we had to make it stretch really far....but we did it! Not to mention we ran our of forks and plates. but we made it work. but we didnt get food. then these two 14year olds walk in the kitchen to throw away all the food on their plate, but just before it was about to go in the trash I yelled dont do that! So we were able to save it and eat off their plates....good time.
Juan Carlos and his family are doing great! Its so cool to see "atheists" start having a desire to believe in God. They have all prayed and Harold the 14 year old is praying every night! its a miracle! Tonight we are taking them to see the temple!
We had a fun member present with our awesome investigator Soila. We brought Cynthia with us who is a recent convert, and it super excited about the church! This Saturday just after 2 months of being baptized to went and baptized her daughter who died at 17 from cancer....she is sooo happy. But anyways for this lesson we went in planning on teaching the Restoration But with Cynthia we covered baptisms for the dead, patriarchal blessings, priesthood blessings, excommunication, law of chastity, dreams, tithing, and much more! it was a good time. Good thing Soila is super elect :)
This week we knocked into a huge muscular black man, wearing man leggings.....after the prayer he went in for the hug. The worst part about getting hugged by men is watching it happen to your companion first......because if your comp jumps off a bridge you better be right behind her....k maybe not in that scenario....but that was fun. I didnt think I would ever become such an awkward hugger....
My annual cold sore came this week. It used to be a summer thing but as of last year and this year its now a winter thing. But thankfully my sweet companion had some lemon essential oils, got that bad boy down real fast! it really worked! One of our zone leaders said its 'voodoo magic.' I said 'dont you think that God created natural things on the earth that can heal us?' He said 'of course', as if that were a dumb question. So I said 'well thats what essential oils are'.....we got silent for a good minute and said 'well I still think its voodoo magic.' I wont further my opinion on the subject....
This week I have been really thinking about what God expects of us. Sometimes it can be overwhelming but I know that He wants us to truly be IN the gospel. To dive in head first and to not look back. I realized that many claim to be active in the church because they go to church every Sunday. But being active at Church does not always mean being active IN the Gospel. The point of the Gospel is help us grow and become who God needs us to be so that we can help is children. One way that I am trying to be more active in the gospel is by setting goals that will help me improve in areas of Christ like attribute, things that my patriarchal tells me to do, or other desires I have to help me become better.
I started by writing down all off the things my patriarchal blessing tells me that "I AM" second a list of All the things from my patriarchal blessing says are my "SPIRITUAL GIFTS" Third I wrote down all of the things it says I "NEED TO BECOME or Do" and the promised blessing that accompany it. This really gave me the ability to see everything clearly and decide what areas of my conversion I need to begin to set goals for.
One thing I have learned on my mission that setting a goal is pointless unless it has plans. So for each goal I made different plans on how I will accomplish it, and I set three dates where I report back and write about it in my goal journal. My plan is to only a couple at time but I am excited to see how it will help me to come closer to the Savior and help me become who I need to become.
My challenge to all of you is to take out the wordy parts of your patriarchal blessing and find the skeleton of who you are and what you are to become. And then make plans on you you can give Christ the gift of being more active in the Gospel. This Christmas give Christ the gift of yourself! I am looking forward to my journey and I hope that we can all better dive INTO the gospel together.
XOXOXOX
ps.....sorry I know my grammar is getting worse and worse. #tryingtobebiligualproblems
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