Another week and it's... still cold. We actually got
some measurable snow this week, for the first time really. The last few
times it has snowed it has been probably an inch. Maybe two. It still
isn't a ton, and Nebraska needs a lot more rain and snow right
now, but it's better than it has been. The snow also gave us a really
good opportunity for service. We were driving on our way to the UNK
campus to meet with Johnny, our Branch Mission Leader (he's a student
there, naturally) when we saw this older woman shoveling her walk.
Sister Muasau said, "Sister May, we have to help her!" So we drove
around the block until we could park outside her house and offer to
help. It turned out she was 86 and was just clearing a path from her
door to the mailbox. So we shoveled her walkway, the sidewalk, and her
driveway. Good times! And by the time we were done, I was sweating and
wanted to take off my coat! Friday
was a good day for the chance to do service because of snow. I loved
it. Sometimes people don't want to accept our help, whether it's because
we are wearing skirts, because we're girls, or because we're
missionaries, I don't know. I just know that sometimes we offer and
people turn us down. But. We have carried a couch up three flights of
stairs in our skirts, I have now shoveled snow in my skirt, and (though I
wasn't in a skirt at the time) I have bucked hay and fed horses. And I
have helped with canning. So. When Sister missionaries offer help or
service, take them up on it! They love it! Seriously, even if it is
something small, service is what we looooove to do.
Did I tell you last week about our fun visitors from
Alabama? They're still here, and the one who is a returned Sister
missionary came out with us on Saturday,
and she was amazing and just perfect to join us. I will be so sad when
they all have to leave. However, they can't work in the warehouse if it
gets below 10F. So Sister Muasau and I have been praying for cold
weather. :) Is that evil of us? We just reaaaaaallly like them and the
energy they bring to the YSA. So we've decided that if we can just find 4
people to either reactivate or to bring to the church, that energy can
be there all the time. Imagine: if you could find 4 people to bring to
your ward, how cool would that be? It's amazing the difference that 4
people can make. You wouldn't think it would be a big deal, but it is.
Also, the YSA had a temple trip on Saturday, and I was jealous I couldn't go, partially because the Branch President arranged for them to fly to Omaha on his jet. See why I'm jealous? One of these days accepting a ride on someone's jet won't be illegal for me, and I will jump on that opportunity!
Sigh. It's okay. I'm a missionary right now, and that means I need to
focus. Speaking of which, I love studying in Preach My Gospel, even when
it smacks me on the head and calls me to repentance. Which totally
happened today. I realized that I let myself get too distracted too
easily, and that for us to make the progress we need to make, I need to
focus more and just be more diligent. Not that I'm a bad missionary. I
can just be better. I think we can all be better. Not that long
ago I had a zone conference where the Assistants to the President
talked about 100% responsibility. If I take 100% responsibility, then I
will not make excuses for things that don't go right or when I miss an
opportunity. It means that I will be responsible and trying to be
better.
Anyway, my time is up. Pray for cold weather! Is that
weird of me? It's probably weird of me. It's okay, though, because I was
walking around on Saturday or Friday or maybe it was Thursday? I forget. Anyway. I was walking around with my coat unzipped. It was 8F. I'm getting used to it out here!
Love,
Sister Loradona May
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