I don't usually like to get all sister mish on the first
sentence but this gospel is so important to me! I cannot imagine what life
would be like without it. I've been thinking a lot about the talk from general
conference where he asked how you would feel if you had a personal interview
with the Savior right now...obviously most of us wouldn't be ready for that.
But there are a lot of things we can do to feel more ready as well as more
comfortable in our Savior's eyes. Sister Joseph gave an excellent workshop on
humility in District Meeting and I loved one question she used from Preach My
Gospel, How can we recognize pride in ourselves? I have noticed that whenever I
have feelings of anger, frustration, or annoyance they are usually a result of
pride or selfishness. In other words, as we strip ourselves of pride, we become
happier people. It's something I'm working on and would encourage you to think
about that question as well, it's helped me a lot in this last week to realize
my weakness and rely on the Savior more.
Well, it's week 5 of the transfer so of course DEEP CLEAN!!
And I thought I got out of clean checks when I graduated... At least North Gate
didn't have cockroaches. I completely gutted the kitchen and found a million of
them, so of course I sprayed them. Oh awk we had to leave the apartment because
we were inhaling stuff that wasn't good for us haha. Anyway I got the place
pretty spotless and was making some fajitas for dinner when a huge one crawls
across the counter. I give up. Jk I pulled out my .22 and shot the sucker. I
WISH.
Oh so we did a flash mob on the subway. We just wore normal
clothes and one of us would start singing and the rest would join in as the
song went on. People liked the song but they didn't like us. Or me at least haha
I get rejected every time I try and talk to someone on a train, no matter how
persistent I am. It's usually funny so it's fine haha. They have asked us to
attend institute so we go on Tuesday and Wednesday nights with the YSA, it's so
fun I feel like I'm in college again except I can't get distracted by Pinterest
now so I actually learn stuff! So glad I am learning how to study
finally...would have been nice to know 3 years ago before I flunked out of
college.
Oh my goodness so we are in institute and we were talking
about people in church history who apostatized like Symond Ryder cause they
spelled his name wrong in a revelation (and later on his gravestone hah
sucker). But it got me to thinking that they probably didn't leave the church
because of that one thing, but that they probably let little things that
bothered them build up and those "reasons" why they left the church
were just the last straw. It is part of using the atonement that we continually
fix things in our lives that are broken or unfair. If we let them build up they
almost always end in tragedy, whether physical or spiritual. It reminded me of
a speaker in the MTC, he said that his faith wasn't in people, he said even if
the prophet fell away it wouldn't change his commitment or belief.
Another person who was converted by a miracle left the church and I couldn't
help but thinking that he probably wasn't every really converted. We receive
our testimonies by the spirit testifying to our hearts, not by
"proof" that these things are true. If you want to know if the church
is true, don't go around looking for this or that, simply pray about it. He
will give you an answer.
So this actually happened. The social drinker who broke my
heart last week? Turns out the elders went over and she told them she doesn't
like me because I was too bold with her. Oops. I told her she needed to choose
between God and drinking and she didn't like that. Dude when your salvation is
on the line I'm not gonna beat around the bush. Either you love God and are willing
to obey the commandments or not. But anyway I'm trying to be a bit nicer and
not so sassy to the investies. Can't remember if I told you about Nicole from
last week but she came to church and is set to get baptized into the YSA on the
22nd! Also we got a referral from the Idaho Falls Visitors Center for another
guy from Nepal and he will be getting baptized the same day as well! His story
was incredible, he was atheist and was visiting Yellowstone and he found a Book
of Mormon in the hotel room. He googled it and the IF visitors center was
across the street! He went and visited it and started reading the Book of
Mormon. The sisters there told him he had to stop drinking and smoking so he
could get baptized. He threw away all that stuff, he said he started dressing
more "respectable" so that people would know he was a good person. He
has completely changed his life before we even met him! He is seriously the
coolest thing ever. Oh we also had a less active break up with us over the
pulpit in testimony meeting. The stake president had to tell him to sit down. I
played the organ for sacrament meeting and I guess I messed up a song so this
guy from the branch posted about it all up in my Facebook. Can someone please
throw away Facebook and break my iPad? More trouble than it's worth. THE DRAMA.
Whatever. The church is true.
I really love it here and I don't want to be transferred,
but then again I didn't want to be transferred from the Harbor either so I know
it'll be great whatever happens. Mostly I just know that all my stuff won't fit
in my suitcases anymore because of winter clothes #sistermishproblems. Which,
by the way, it is SO COLD here. Rexburg was a can of corn compared to this
temperature. Anyway I better get lost, if you didn't watch the CES Fireside you
should probably go watch it, it was the greatest thing ever. I am so grateful
for the opportunity to be here, it is the coolest thing of my life.
Love you guys!
Sister Wads
Pics!!!
1. Our district
2. During the flash mob..still trying to learn how to speak
Spanish from these goofballs
3. Some NYC livin'
4. Recent convert who is moving to the Netherlands...sad to
see him go :(
5. We did service in the rain on Saturday and I came home
and my toes were white and swollen and I couldn't feel them. It went away by
that night but I could hardly walk all day haha is that what it feels like to
be preggers?
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