It's been a good week!
Definitely had ups and downs, but reading your emails about the success in Vandy and California with people getting baptized is so exciting! I've been thinking about how so often missionaries focus on baptism being the end goal...when really our end goal is the temple, so that we can make it to the celestial kingdom! So those who have gotten baptized...REACH out to them!!!!!!! those new converts need members to work with them, get to know them, and help them keep their baptismal commitments! Just love them. :)
Yeah the weather was totally crazy here! Sister H. and I were in a lesson when the storm moved in...it had been warm and windy- felt like thunderstorm weather...then when we came out of the lesson it was raining so hard, and the wind was crazy! the thunder was the loudest I have ever heard...and lots of trees fell down, and the aftermath was pretty crazy. We had to run home in it...we were soaked! and then we didn't have power for the night. But everyone is safe :) From the running I have awful shin splints....they had been acting up a bit from walking on pavement so much...and that just put them through the roof! So if anyone knows some good shin splint remedies- let me know! I am going to be an old lady when I come home...my whole body aches! Especially my my hips and knees! haha
Last Monday, we were feeling a little rotten...so being girls we went out to eat at this AMAZING arabic food restaurant...seriously delicious! then we went to a butterfly sanctuary with the Hermanas. The whole time I was there I was just thinking about how much Granty Pants and Benson Boy would love it! It was all pretty cool. Then on Tuesday we had exchanges with Sister T...... Seriously, with these Sister Training leaders...they work us hard!. The Elders seem to look forward to exchanges...Sister H and I dread them hahah they are super stressful and just seem like you are being examined the whole time. But we do learn from them...just stressful. But with Sister T. we were able to teach an investigator! I don't remember if I have told you about him...he is a super big guy with Tattoos all over...but the one on his neck says "Faith" haha so he is pretty religious. He is so ready for the truth and the gospel. We will see how ready he is- tonight we are setting him with a baptismal date, last lesson just didn't seem quite right. I'm really excited about him!
Another one of our investigators isn't progressing. She is more just wanting to hear the gospel just to know...but not to change. So we figure that this is her first time with the gospel and later down the road she will see how it can change her life!
We have a few appointments this week with new people so hopefully we will have atleast 2 new investigators! :)
Sometimes it is just so frustrating when people don't see that need for the gospel in their lives right now- and I just want to SAY I"M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SALVATION AND STUFF....and then they would just be cool with everything. OH Dad, you will love this!...So Sister T. says to me...Sister Allred, you remind me of somebody....Jack Black....hahahahaha my life is now complete! I hadn't even been quoting Nacho or anything! I thought that was super awesome.
Sounds like we will be able to teach that one investigator I told you about. The one who's a 'dry mormon'....it's a bit of a mess right now. but we will see! fingers crossed! We don't even know if he will let us teach him yet...but we are much closer to that point than the elders considering they won't even have the Elders over.
One thing that I realized this week was a bit about the Atonement. I am realizing how much I don't like to rely on other people and I like to just be able to do everything myself. Which is a bit of an issue as an imperfect human being trying to reach perfection! I was reading Elder Holland's talk from last conference and loved the quote "Lord I believe, Help thou my unbelief". I so often have the faith taht we can find a new fmaily to teach, but then in the back of my mind prepare myself for when we don't. But I just need to do all I can, then hand the rest over to the Lord and let him take care of that unbelief that I haven't quite been able to get rid of. That is one thing that is just so great- the Lord doesn't require us to be perfect right now, but that we are doing our best to progress.
That was a little bit of a rambly email- BUT I love you all! MUAH!
Sarah
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