Hola everyone. So this week, well
this week was kind of uneventful. Nothing super exciting happened, but that's
life sometimes, especially as a missionary! But let's go through what did
happen shall we?
Monday, okay so I got my hair cut.
And I don't know if you all remember or not, but the last time I got my hair
cut was in Rose Park and that was a terrible mistake, it was super crooked,
well I got that all fixed from a super nice member. In the evening we had an
awesome family home evening with a family in the Farmington Oakridge stake. It
was so spiritual. And I received the best compliment I have yet received on my
mission thus far, so we get to their home and the Hermana said to us
"which one of you did I talk with on the phone?" And I told her she
talked with me and she said "what? I thought you were a native Spanish
speaker! Your accent and Spanish is great!" WOOHOOO, no more Hermana
Blanca jokes for me! (Jk I'll still have those moments forever....)
Tuesday we did yard work with some
other missionaries for an investigator for a set of elders in our zone. She was
super appreciative of our service and it was a great time being able to help
this lady out. We also helped out with mutual in the evening and it was kind of
a chaotic mess, everyone was late, there were not enough leaders for all of the
youth and everyone was on a time crunch. We were also late to a lesson because
of it all.... So I wasn't super happy but that's okay, but because of it all
I'll probably be a youth leader someday because of how much I don't want to be
haha.
Wednesday we had to go down to SLC
in the morning for a counseling appointment, we took the bus and on the way
back the bus was making a lot of weird noises so the bus driver pulled over and
had to do some stuff to the engine, and he said "let's hope that's a self
repairing engine!" But we got back to kaysville just fine! Then we did a
service project with some other missionaries. We made some DELICIOUS food and
gave it to elderly people that have a hard time making it for themselves, or
people that needed food. It was way fun.
Thursday umm well all I can remember
from today was that we were looking for a house to have an FHE with a family
and we called them and we got her address and she offered us to have dinner
with them after we just had a huge dinner (hence the title) so we had to kindly
decline and reschedule a time where we could have dinner with them another
time.
Friday we had a lesson with a lady
that has a problem with people dating a lot of different people... It was an interesting
lesson and I basically had to tell her to not judge others, especially if they
are not doing anything wrong. That was her excuse as to why she doesn't go to
church... Then we had district meeting and we focused on How to Begin Teaching
and the importance of our first impressions with the people we teach. "You
only have one chance for a first impression" SO TRUE. So we really have to
work hard to make a good first impression as disciples of Christ.
Saturday we went biking and because
our Zone Leader, Elder Magaoay, has never seen a sister ride a bike before we
made some videos along the way. Of course my tire had to go flat, as usual. But
thankfully we were at a members home and the kind Hermano drove my tire to the
bike shop and got it all fixed for me. I love members!
Sunday we had meetings and more
meetings. Sounds like a basic Sunday. We were also able to have a lesson with a
less active lady that always seems to have something going on in her life that
makes her feel like a terrible person. But she is the sweetest and she has such
a strong testimony. But life gets hard on her a lot and it's hard to get back
up. But we were sharing a video with her and she got a phone call that she had
been waiting for for a long time, so it was an answer to prayers in the middle
of our lesson. It was a tender moment.
While this week wasn't super
eventful, and sometimes it feels like I'm in a slump, I love what I'm doing. I
love helping others come to know about their loving Heavenly Father and their
Savior, Jesus Christ. While this work is hard, I really don't have much to
complain about. Sure I can complain about people not progressing, or not
wanting to do anything, but that's about it. My companion and I have a car, a
beautiful home that come back to every evening, meals from members every
evening and whenever people see us on the street they love us. Being a
missionary in Utah is a weird experience, but one I would never exchange. I
love this gospel and the happiness it can bring to the lives of others. I love
seeing it change the perspective of someone when they come to know that they
have a loving Heavenly Father who knows them personally. I love my Savior and I
am so grateful that I can wear His name on my chest every day. Love you all.
Have a wonderful week.
