Soooooo this is all that's going down this week...
We've had to do some switch offs because of emergency church calls and appointments. It's been fun teaching with Sister Slaugh! I've been finding that I've been growing language and spirituality wise. With the missionaries help, I can go in more depth conversations, which is great! I find myself being able to read faster today. I can understand people sometimes at their normal speed, but it depend on what they're saying.
Also madre, do you remember that one song, Murder In the City? Well Sister Hughes knows the Avrett Brothers and is familiar with the song. It brought back memories. You should read the lyrics again. Two lines that are my favorite in that song is " I'm so proud of you both in so many different ways", and " Nothing is worth sharing than like the love that let us shares our name".
Something that I've been learning is to rely more upon others. Ben Hardy, mentioned in one of his letters that when you're struggling you need to communicate it more with others, and with the Lord. Sometimes we bottle our emotions and try so hard to not show what's really going on underneath. We feel that if we share our emotions, it's a sign of weakness. That or we feel like we're inflicting our burdens upon others. However, it's not the case. My brother-in-law shared that when you don't share or communicate your stresses etc. you deprive yourself of letting others help you out. I've been finding out more about that.
I've been learning how keen communication really is. That without it, things can turn bad very quickly. I came up with an idea of an activity where we have to communicate and work together. Little did I realize, that as I'm trying to delegate the activity to others so that I'm not necessarily in charge of the activity, that I was experiencing my own communication and working to together activity. You have to be able to communicate with others as to what you want to happen, be willing to accept other peoples ideas/opinions, and be able to make decisions. I guess dad was right all along ;) haha. I feel like I'm adapting more tendencies of dad, mainly communication.
If there is anything that I'm learning from Lolee and God, it's patience. We find all of these golden investigators, but they're never in our area. We have yet to find any new investigators lately, and I'm not sure what to do yet, except keep contacting. It feels like we're fishing. You either hit really good spots where all the fish are at, or you keep on reeling nothing but bait and keep on trying new spots and new bait.
A lady's car broke down yesterday in front of our church. She's been Buddhist her whole life, and Sister Hughes and I had her come into the church. We took her into the sacrament room, and Sister Hughes started to explain what goes on in the sacrament room. The lady though stopped her in mid-conversation and said, "What is this feeling?" She then explained how she felt goose bumps and this electricity all over her and into her heart. Sister Hughes explained it was the Holy Ghost. The lady explained how she felt safe, and protected. She's also a bit crazy and told us how she walks to work and everything and explained how there is a samurai statue she walks by everyday with a long sword. She explained that if the samurai were to come down and chop her head off with the sword right now in the sacrament room, she'd be fine... She's still golden though! Haha!
Thanks for supporting me madre! Also thanks for always having the ability to make me smile! I want you to meet Sister Slaugh, because she's a lot like you. She cares about everyone else except herself! That's a great trait to have, BUT don't forget to have some YOU time! Ben also told me that we're like bow-strings. If we don't loosen up a bit, we lose our spring.
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