I guess I lied about the cold because it got super hot this week.
The sun was shining like crazy. But it's cold today so, maybe the cold is coming.
Monday was fun! It was Labor Day and we got together as a third of the mission and played sports, and had a water balloon toss... that turned into a water balloon fight, and then we made a pyramid with all the missionaries that were there. The pictures are on the mission blog. Haha.
It was a blast.
Tuesday had a lot of cool stuff happen. We got to do service for an investigator. Then we ate dinner with the Holdaways. Sister Holdaway had to go so we just ate with the 3 kids and they were really calm for the beginning. I was really surprised. They worked together to get dinner on the table and they were nice, but then throughout dinner they got crazier and crazier until at the end they were literally chasing each other on the ROOF (the roof over the porch) and holding the dog off the edge and throwing sticks and I tried to share a spiritual thought but they just weren't having it. Haha. I love that family.
Wednesday was a zone meeting which got us really pumped and excited to do missionary work. Then we went to dinner and a member had invited this guy she met on a walking trail to dinner at the same time. She is an AWESOME member missionary. So we started talking to him about what we do as missionaries and asked him if he's been looking to strengthen his faith in Jesus Christ and see the peace that comes when we have a Christ centered life. and he really does want that change so we set up a time to meet with him again and taught the Restoration. And then he came to church on Sunday and LOVED it. :) It's awesome!
I don't think anything too exciting happened Thursday or Friday BUT we met this one guy Thursday night while we were knocking who opened the door and said "What you are doing is useless. Going door to door and using your voice to spread the gospel is a waste of time. If you want to make a change, go do *blah blah blah*" Then he told us to never come back. Ever.
So anyways, that was super pleasant. But THEN on FRIDAY we were knocking a totally different street. Totally different area, and this guy opens the door and starts saying the SAME EXACT things. And I'm just having a huge deja vu moment. So I ask "Did we knock on your door yesterday?" And he said "Yes. You did." and I asked "Was it the... same house?" Because I was SURE it wasn't, but I was so confused. And he told us that it was a different house. Anyways, at that point I couldn't help but just start laughing and laughing. Sister Evans wasn't really pleased but I just felt like God was playing some joke on us and it just made me laugh.
Saturday was a crazy day. We had a much needed service project where we pulled black berries roots for 3 hours. It was hard work and it was dirty work and it was painful but MAN I needed to work out some stress because it felt great! Almost our whole zone was there and by the end we were having so much fun, we threw dirt at each other and were filthy but we got a ton of ground cleared. It was so fun.
But right when we got home President Blatter called to give us our transfer calls. Which was stressful.
Sister Evans will be staying here and training, which means that I am going somewhere else (that made me sad) and I am going to the Winlock ward in Centralia. I'm taking over an area that has been Elders for years and I'm going to be training.... Heavenly Father and President Blatter I guess trust me quite a bit, but I don't think I totally trust myself as much. I was pretty overwhelmed right away because I don't know the area, I don't even know who my companion will be, I'm going to be in charge and I also have to make the foundation for my new companions mission. I feel like I'm going to be alone, but I know that I won't be.
Church on Sunday was made just for my I think because all of the talks and all of the lessons helped to ease my fears. One return missionary gave his homecoming talk and it was all about having faith and not having fear. Something he said was that "fear is something that is unworthy of a Child of God.... fear destroys that feeling of confidence God's child should feel in a loving Father."
He continued to encourage us to CHOOSE to be happy in whatever situations we are placed in. Which I definitely need to work on. I started praying to be happy, but now I think I need to start by praying for the desire and the motivation to be happy and positive. Because sometimes I find that I just want to dwell in my bad mood. Which isn't something that a Child of God should do.. but it happens.
So I know that God wants to push me and stretch me and help me overcome ALL of my fear. And the only way to do that is to do things that scare me and overcome them. So, I'm going to do this, and I'm going to accept it, and I'm grateful that God is in charge and knows what I need better than I do. Any prayers you want to send my way will be much appreciated. :)
I love you all and I'm grateful for the prayers that are already sent my way. And I'm grateful for all the support and encouragement I receive.
Have a great week!
Love, Sister Warburton
Pictures:
This is the Holdaway family! I LOVE them. |
Camille Holdaway. She reminds me of Kinsey Hale |
We went to Izzy's for dinner one night this week. |
The McOwen Family. My Ward mission leader and his wife and the cutest child in the world, Lydia. |
Emily Henry and I. She goes knocking with us a lot. |
At the Holdaways so I could say goodbye. |
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