Missionary Summer !!!
Another great week! Currently sitting on the Plunkett's front porch soaking in this beautiful Belle Harbor day. It'll probably always be my favorite part of New York.
This week was way busy, we had a tri-zone conference, Sis
Anderson and I had to give a workshop on working with members so we
invited one of our members to come and talk about how teaching with
the missionaries has strengthened her testimony. She bore a really
powerful testimony about how she and her husband moved here and they
had no idea there were so many people here who needed their
testimony. They have the cutest family, their daughter Sariah is
like my little twin (: me and my comp also sang a musical number and
I played the piano for the thing so it was a really busy day
and went by so fast! After the conference we did a double-exchange
so I went with a companionship to their pool in Park Slope and Sis
Anderson went with Sister Cox and her comp to Bushwick, not like I
was jealous or anything haa ha. We didn't even have time to take our
bags home because we had to go see Sister Dorskey, she makes us the
most random food I love it! She is the lady who we have to basically
scream at in order for her to hear cause she's deaf-ish. She is the
definition of Italian Brooklyn, she has the accent and swears like,
every other word. Sis Anderson tries not to laugh, I'm past the
point of trying to hold myself back...I'm laughing the whole time!
It's so great...there's no life like mission life that's for sure!
Pretty much all our appointments had cancelled but this member
(the same one who gave her testimony) had let us put our bags in her
house till the end of the night so we went to pick them up and
proceed with plan b but her house was kinda a dump so we cleaned it
and folded all their laundry. It was so fun! I miss cleaning and
doing normal people stuff like that.
The next day we exchanged with the Midwood sisters, I got to go
back to my old area with Sis Vandertoolen, she is the CUTEST. We had
some sketchy experiences, as per usual in Midwood. This guy came up
behind us as we were walking down the sidewalk. He had a boombox on
his shoulder and was pretty clearly high on something. He yelled out
to us (even though he was right behind us) "it's the elders of
the Latter Day Saints! Ya'll look like Ruth and Naomi" Sister
Vandertoolen didn't even hear him so I'm like "walk faster"
under my breath and she's like "what??" Haha she'll
learn...
Friday we had Zone Training Meeting, it was super good! I loved
one thing from Dalin H. Oaks: "Would I be a lawyer who became
an apostle, or would I be an apostle who used to be a lawyer?"
I loved it cause I think we think of ourselves as our occupation or
looks or accomplishments. We are first and foremost disciples of
Christ, and we should shape ourselves to what He wants us to be.
Saturday and Sunday were massive miracles, an investigator who
had dropped off the face of earth texted us and we had a lesson with
her Friday and again on Saturday!! She is so cool! Then on Sunday we
had a TON of people come to church!! The coolest thing at church was
when we were sitting in gospel principals with 2 of our
investigators: one has a baptismal date and the other was kinda on
the edge. It was supposed to be about the sacrament but it ended up
being about baptism. She raised her hand and said "on the way
here I was thinking about baptism and now we are talking about
this...basically, I want to be baptized!" We were stunned and I
might have shed a tear or two, we have been teaching her for 2
months and she didn't seem like baptism was in her sights...and then
this!!! It was the coolest shock ever! Later that days she texted
and said "please don't beget mad for what I'm about to tell
you" I was thinking "oh great she doesn't want to get
baptized" she sent a second text saying that she was sorry but
she gave her Book of Mormon away to a family member who was going
through some difficult times and she knew it would help her! The
most amazing part is that this investigator has struggled to
understand and love the Book of Mormon, but her giving it away is a
sign she knows how special it is! We were so stoked. We also had a
way cool lesson with a woman who we knocked into last week...she
didn't even freak out when we told her her baptism wasn't valid! Haa
ha. We got soaked in the summer rain on the way home...I love being
a missionary in New York!!
I thought this week was so cool. Last week was a bit of a
struggle and Sister Anderson and I knew we needed to keep pushing
and work even harder. The Lord was completely aware of everything we
go through and He wants to help us! I know this gospel is true and I
am so so happy to be here. The closer it gets to the end the more I
treasure this special time to grow closer to God and to share the
gospel full-time. Love you all!
Sister Wadsworth
1. Our double exchange
2. Tripleting it up
3. We have a popcorn obsession...
4. Sister Vandertoolen
5. Rockaway beach...we came in dresses and Terry made us put on her clothes haa ha.
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