I did get your cards and the advent
calendars, we love them. It makes me so happy that we still have that
tradition going haha. This week has been great. Thanksgiving was a lazy
day but besides that we have done great. On Monday night we went to see
the Karikers. Ingrid and Garland. They are refugees from hurricane
Katrina and the sweetest old people ever. Their daughter converted years
ago and is a member but she has gone less active. Anyways the Karikers
are so nice to all of the missionaries, they have never really been
taught, so we decided we would try and they were like "no thanks, she's
Lutheran, I'm catholic." We were able to clear up some of their thoughts
about us, nothing big though. They love Mormons haha. Sister Kariker
made us pillowcases that she drew on and gave us them as our Christmas
present, and had us open them :) mine has Captain America on it haha,
and Sister Austins has Rapunzel from Tangled. They're so darling! She
also gave us some soup, like real new Orleans kind of soup. It was
amazing, it has polish sausage in it. Every time they give us food it is
the best. I think that we could still try and teach them, cause they
would be the best Mormons! I will have to get pictures with them.
On Wednesday we went to visit Brenda Niedo. She started
Reading the Book of Mormon, but backwards and had read a ton, like she
is really studying and so we just shared what we have been studying
also! It was so cool. She really has had a change of heart. We saw her
on Friday also and she came to church on Sunday, she has now been re
activated!!! She has told us every time that we saw her this week that
before she met us she thought she lost her chance and had no chance of
the celestial kingdom, but now she realizes she did not have enough
faith in the atonement, and that is what she has been missing. She now
knows that she has a chance because of the atonement. :) she is amazing I
love her so much! I will have to get pictures with her also.
Thanksgiving was awesome!!!! We went to the college branch
building to have thanksgiving with The DeVries, and her side of the
family also. They were hilarious I don't think i have laughed that hard
for a while. I only ate one plate!!! I was so full, I was sick though,
which I think is a blessing in disguise that I didn't eat more that one
plate haha. Then we went home and took a 2 hour nap, that is why I said
my Thanksgiving was lazy. We were so exhausted and I think that was the
nap that I had been waiting for for about 5 months haha. After our nap
we went up stairs and had more dessert with the bakers and the family
that they had over. Their one So- in-law, Phil,was a crack up. He and
his wife have two kids on missions. I said that I had not laughed as
hard as I did until being with the DeVries, well I lied, I could have
peed my pants, he was so funny. Elder Ashcroft and Linton stopped by
and we all just had a good time talking for like 2 or three hours. We
were supposed to go to the sisters house and watch a movie but we got
too distracted, but we did go over there finally at like 8:30.
That was a good idea, we were able to talk and we found out that the
sister training leaders were the ones who totally exaggerated the drama
and then told them, that we hated them, and then they told us that the
sisters thought they were better than us and didn't like us. 1st off the
interviews we have with leaders and the stuff discussed in them should
not be gossiped about, so that is ridiculous that the sisters told
private info to other people and then blew it out of proportion.
Everything is happy go lucky with us and the other sisters now, and I
have come to the realization that it is ok for them to teach Sam. I was
jealous cause I love Sam but that is ok. We cleared everything up and
decided that we need to be up front with each other and not really use
the sister training leaders. like we still need to respect them, but we
are not going to take what they say very seriously. So Thanksgiving was
amazing!
Oh also on Tuesday before the sister training leaders left, we
still had the one with us on exchanges and she took up like our whole
day, we did not get a lot of work done because she had to "train us on
the ipads" they do this every time. Anyways she found out that we were
using our actual scriptures in the appointment and told us that was not
ok, we need to use the ipad. Sister Austin and I told her no, and so
she texted the zone leaders and then called them about it. I think that
nothing will replace my physical sripitures, and when with an
investigator it is better to look it up in our scriptures rather than an
ipad, cause you can't mistake scriptures for anything, But an ipad is
just a cool toy. We use the ipad for the pamplets and teaching, but if i
am going to pull out a scriptures I want to use my scriptures. Sister
Black was so mad. She told us that is we don't use them properly they
will take them away. Sister Austin said "ok, go ahead" and sister black
had no idea what to say! They didn't end up taking them away but still
she was being ridiculous, Sister Austin was pretty much in tears cause
Sister Black made us feel like we were the worst missionaries on the
planet, which is ridiculous cause we are working hard! Anyways that was
the drama there, but she is gone now and we don't need to worry, haha.
So Brother Jaure is ready, well he wants to be
baptized so we taught him the word of wisdom yesterday and so pray for
him this week that he can stick to it, he also visited with the bishop
to start his repentance process! He also is writing a letter to Pres.
Mecham so that Pres. Mecham can understand the situation better and then
set up an interview and then we just have to wait for permission! So
hopefully he will be baptized later this month, or early January.
Brother Levon is so amazing please keep him in your prayers, he is so
strong and I know he will be a great member of the church. I can't wait
for him to be baptized. I have some pictures with his adorable daughter
Kordillia (Kordy) I will send.
We thought that this week had been rough, but then we added
up our numbers last night and we had 25 lessons! We are so exctied, and
the best part to me is that we know the people we have taught, I love
every single one of them, and the number was good cause we met our goal,
but besides that I don't even care. I sometimes miss home and it is
hard being away feeling like everything is changing, but then I realize
how many amazing people I have met and it is worth it. I love it here so
much. Mom the pictures of you and Eva and Claire and Gavin made my day.
Also Vicky Wilkins went me a card! She is such a sweet heart, please
tell her thank you for me. It means so much.
Remember Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart
and lean not unto thine own understanding, in all thy ways acknowledge
him and he shall direct thy paths" The Lord has a plan, a plan better
than ours, we need to trust in him, and everything will work out the way
it needs to be. Heavenly Father loves us so much we are his children.
Tell him everything, let him know what is happening, thank him for what
you have been given and let him, let him know your struggles. I have
really been working on this this week and I want you all to also. I love
my Heavenly Father.
I love you mom and paps :)
LOVE, ANDREA
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