Hey.
How will you be courageous this week? (Sorry if I've done this one already.)
Esther is the bomb. :)
I totally forgot to mention in my last email that we got to plant a bazillion trees in the pouring rain and it was great. Just thought you should know.
Alright, on to this week.
I got a letter from President Eaton talking about the runner's bell lap....in other words, the final lap of a race. It talks about how it matters SO much and you can't slacken the pace. So that was a reality check of how little I have left on my mission and it is INSANE. I can't even comprehend it. Even when the lady in the office called me to get my name for my ticket home. This is just wrong.
Man. This week we had the BEST LESSON I HAVE EVER HAD ON MY MISSION. The most spiritual thing ever! It is incredible when you find those who are truly prepared to receive the Gospel. People who God has worked with individually so they will receive the message. We had a lesson with this lady on Tuesday night. She said she already felt like everything was true before she even knew it and she believes it. We invited her to pray right then and there and boy was the Spirit soooo strong. God's love permeated through the entire room. I was dying with joy. So she prayed and when we all opened our eyes we asked her how she felt. With tears in her eyes she said, "Happy." She knew that God had answered her prayer and told her what we discussed was true. Christ's Gospel was restored. She excited accepted an invitation to baptism and put it right in her iPhone. I have never felt so happy in my life. She is evidence of the reality of our message. And I am SO grateful Heavenly Father allows me to witness so many of His miracles. AH! Life is good.
With the two wards it's pretty insane. We had two trunk-or-treats this past week. No, we weren't like big kids running around getting double the candy. (Although we did hit up the "Spook Alley" aka the "Haunted House." Seeing 12-year-old-costumeless little boys scream at you wasn't all that spooky, but they get an A for effort.) We got the pleasure of cleaning the popcorn machine... I volunteered because I had some practice in Hesperia with all those football games. Brought back tender memories wiping up that buttery mess.
I feel like I have Hermoine's time turner with these two areas. Because we have a trio we can kind of be in two places at once so I really feel like I'm at Hogwarts or something. It's kind of the best.
Funny quotes of the week:
As the sacrament, the bread and water also named communion in many religions, was passed around we an man investigating the church say loudly, "IS THIS SOURDOUGH?!" So that's probably not funny to you, but I got a good laugh.
Some lady was bearing her testimony in Relief Society (the meeting where all the ladies gather) and she gets up there and talks about how she had a conversation with some guy and told him she was Mormon. He responded "But you're black." And she said, "One, no I'm not. And two, it doesn't matter." I was cracking up.
Lovely fact: I get to go to 6 hours of church. I feel like a Monk in a monastery.
Anyone else love their extra hour of sleep? I sure did. :)
I am so stoked because we have a 70 (one of the leader's of the church) coming to the mission.
That's why I won't have my next P day until next Wednesday. So yeah.
Love you all!
Until next time, I'll be doing it the Federal Way!
Love,
Sister Pearson :)
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