Dearest Family and friends,
Well that is so crazy that Brother Willmore is
now Bishop Willmore. I think that it will be amazing. He's a pretty cool guy.
What is weird to me is that the whole Bishopric has changed since I left! It is
weird that I will be coming home to a whole different bishopric and
stake presidency.
Everything is just dandy here haha. I have
realized how much I really love it here and I really hope I am
not transferred this next week. I have been kinda wimpy this week and I
realized that yesterday and I think it's because I have been scared
of people saying no..since last week that happened a lot haha. But I
decided enough was enough and I shouldn't be scared so we went to contact this
referral. So we tried this referral, who's husband is less active and she is
not a member. They just moved in a couple months ago and guess what her name
is? ALEXA...therefore I know I would love this referral haha. We
knocked on the door and she answered and immediately invites us in. We only had
a couple minutes till dinner, so we set up a time to come back and I am
super excited to go back. They are so stinking sweet!
This week has been kinda slow, nothing really
cool happened. Except yesterday at dinner we had dinner with the bishops
family, and last time he wasn't there. He is really busy and never has
time, so we have yet to have an actual meeting with just him. Well after dinner
we talked to him and got so much done! I can't even explain how happy I was.
Cause ward counsel is awful usually, like yesterday we showed up and talked for
not even 2 minutes and then it was twisted into other peoples agendas and so
not missionary efforts happened. I was really frustrated after yesterdays ward
counsel cause it happens every time, but then we met with the bishopric. This
next week, we decided will completely be dedicated to getting the members
acting rather than just talking. So last night we went around to different
members and it was awesome. We also saw Brenda :) who I just love.
So I have to tell you all a story. On
Wednesday night we had the best mission correlation ever since being here and
it was phenomenal. Well we had it at the Bakers house (where we live) so that
Brother Crook could fix the wifi on the laptop we use for progress records.
Well we were on such a spiritual high.
So many people don't have faith that the natives can
change. We had a conversation with a family about it for a half an hour..and well it wasn't really a
conversation because we just sat and listened. The spirit was not there
and I didn't want to say anything because I did not want to argue.
Finally we went down stairs and we both were so hurt and sad and distraught. Yes, I know they have problems but
it's not completely their fault. Read in the Book of Mormon, they are a cursed
people! But once they get out they can stay out. It makes me so sad that no one
has faith in them. People need faith! Anyways me and Sister Austin said a prayer
after and then felt better. That was a rough night though.
Yesterday we saw Brenda cause she was not at
church. We went over and found out that she is not doing well at trying to quit
smoking. The problem is her son. He smokes about 4 times as much as she does
and he purposely does it around her and offers her a cigarette! Gah he made me
so mad when he told us that he offers her them. We talked to her about the
problem of her smoking and then about prayer. I mentioned how she has to act on
the prayer. Right then she burst into tears. I have never seen her cry before.
I felt awful. She then started telling us all the awful things that are
happening to her. She feels like she is being pulled down and has been
forever. No matter what she does there is this bock and something always
is pulling her down so she cant get over it. Brenda has really made a great
life for herself considering where she began. She has alcoholic parents, she
has had a hard life. But no matter how hard she tries she can never get past
this block. We just listened and she cried and cried. I don't know how
much comfort we gave her, we read some scriptures though. It is so sad to see
her like that. She is suck a sweet lady. She is going to try to stop smoking
again. I really hope her son doesn't mess her up again. Keep her in your prayers
please. I was thinking about how Brenda is trying everything and cant get
passed this block, and I thought about it and how that is the curse. It is
Satan working ten times harder on her cause she has so much good to offer. It
makes me so mad that people don't have faith in people like her. She is trying
so hard and I know that if she had faith in that she can do it.
She needs others to have faith in her also though. I do, I have faith she
will get out of that situation.
Oh a cool thing that happened, well to
me it was cool. Well the beginning is not cool. So Dawn, the lady who we
decorated her Christmas tree went out of town for Christmas and then came back,
and then her Mormon aunt died. Which made me panic a little cause she had us
praying for her aunt and I was scared that since her aunt didn't live that
she would think our prayers were not working. Well she told us she would call
us when things calmed down. Well like you all know, when people say they will
call you, it never happens. Well on Thursday morning Dawn called us and set up
a time for us to come over! And not only that, but we have been trying to get
her to read the Book of Mormon for weeks and she told us that she has now read
the testimonies of the 8 witnesses and the 3 witnesses and will keep reading
through the first chapter of Nephi before our appointment with her!
Wahooo I am so excited and that is an answer to my prayers. She has
began to read and I know that if she keeps it up she will gain a testimony of
the Book of Mormon and understand how true this gospel is! So that is an
amazing blessing that happened :) Anyways that was my week haha. I love
you all so much :)
Love Andrea
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