SO! Cool stories all around. Knocking on Tuesday night I
prayed to know where we should go and when we got to this place I went
to park and just felt like we shouldn't be there. When I mentioned that I
was not the most supported.. My poor companion has to back me out and
she wasn't too thrilled about this.. ha #trooper. But so I started to
drive around this loop and halfway around suddenly I felt like we needed
to be there. I was way confused, but we felt ok about it so we got out
and started tracting and we ran into Jim, who is the nonmember dad of a
lady in our ward who comes to our firesides! He let us in and we talked
to him. His son was killed in a drive-by shooting in Tacoma 22 years ago
and we were able to share a little bit about the plan of salvation -
which was way cool. Needless to say, we found out why we needed to drive
farther and then suddenly feel like we were needed again :) We've been
back there twice now to finish knocking the street and he hasn't been
home, so that was inspired. BUT when we felt inspired to go back there
the 3rd time and finish some more of the loop, we knocked into Shonda -
who we play basketball with every week! Ha! It was way funny, we were
all like, wait - whaa?? And she let us in and gave us handwarmers :)
They were just about to head out to a party, so we caught them in the
nick of time and it was awesome. (now we know where she lives - ha!) She
is so funny, I love her. And she's a beast and basketball, she coaches.
Hopefully we can have dinner with her and Stephanie soon.
Speaking
of Stephanie, that picture she sent you guys after our "awesome
lesson!" ? ... that awesome lesson included Stevens wanting to light a
tea bag on fire (a gimmick we're not allowed to use with investigators
so members are a safe place to try right?) She lit it on my hand so the
little boys weren't dropping fire everywhere, but alas, this tea bag was
a bit larger than normal and it then proceeded to tip over while
halfway lit and we all maniacally were trying to save it from falling on
the carpet and I don't even know what happened but it landed in a
plastic bowl.. and then floated upwards in a poof of ashes. #fail. (I
see now why we don't use it with investigators).
On a more
sober subject, this week was weird. I was struggling with some things
and having a difficult time with people and I just didn't feel like
myself. But, I had an awesome learning/growing experience so that now my
testimony is stronger :) I know that God is there, and I need to rely
on Him more. I've known He was there for a long time, but I wasn't
relying on Him as much as I should. He makes me who I am, and I need
Christ to be a part of my life in order to feel like myself because I
feel like He is such a big part of myself and who I am. I feel most like
myself when He is with me. He makes me ME. I hope this is making
sense... But, I love my Savior Jesus Christ :) He builds me and
strengthens me. I am HAPPY when He is with me and I feel confident. He
is such a huge part of this work not only in preparing these people to
receive us, but preparing us to help them. Let Him change you. Let Him
be a part of your life and become all you can become! I feel like on a
mission you just internalize a bunch of cliche statements.. They become
rooted in my testimony.
One other thing I realized yesterday -
God teaches us in ways we understand. A guy spoke in church yesterday
about how he loves to skateboard, and the spirit told him a bolt was
loose but he ignored it and ended up biffing it. God teaches us what we
need to learn in ways that we will recognize it. I just thought that was
cool.
I love you all so so so much and I can never thank you
enough for you prayers and support :) You are all amazing. I LOVE YOU.
Have a fantastic week!!
Sister Wilson
this is for mommy <3
everything is completely frozen in the mornings...
(including our car - sometimes the handles are frozen shut
and there's always a layer of ice on it in the morn)
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