Hello! I forgot to share one story last week: We
were working at the Gospel Mission, serving in their soup kitchen, and
one of the patrons asked, "Are you married?" My response: No... I'm a
missionary! "But that doesn't mean you can't get married!" Yeah, but not
until after my mission (unspoken: and probably not to you!). "That's a
waste. You're pretty!" Thank you? Here's your food! The life of a Sister
Missionary...
This week we learned that one of our investigators definitely
won't be getting baptized any time soon. That was sad. We've seen him
start to change, but those changes aren't enough at the moment to get
him into the waters of baptism. It's okay, though. We're working on it!
In other news, I got to play Candy Land this week!
Let me tell you how that came about: We were with a member, and we
decided to pop on by a family whose 10 year-old daughter is not yet
baptized. We went in and started to talk about Gospel topics when the
daughter stops us and says, "Will you play a game with me?" Um, okay,
kid. So she grabs Candy Land, sets it up, and we start playing! Good
thing we can easily connect Candy Land to the Gospel: Even when you get
stuck, or you have to move backward, you still have repentance and the
chance to start again and move forward. There's always a new card to
draw and a new way to get going! It might be the simplest game ever, but
Candy Land gave us a fun opportunity to teach about repentance and the
Atonement. Score 1 for us!
We had an awesome dinner with a part member family
this week, where the husband is a total soccer fan, so we had a fun talk
about the World Cup! Made my day! It also helped that we had a really
good discussion on feeling the Spirit and prayer, too. Soccer
discussion? Check. Spiritual discussion? Check! Awesomeness? Check!
Speaking of World Cup, last night as we were
arriving to our meal appointment, the game was underway, right? Their
teenage son was watching the game in the den, so I stood outside the
door just to ask him the score. 0-0, he replies, right? So I say, "Go
Germany!" And just then, Germany scores! Y'all, I totally helped Germany win the World Cup. I'm pretty sure I did that.
Also? It appears we will get to go to the temple
this week with a member we've been working with to help her go to the
temple for her own endowment. There's been some discussion about which
missionaries and how many get to go, because our mission president has
put a limit on the number who can attend, but right now I think it's us?
I guess we'll know for sure on Saturday!
Anyway, if we do get to attend, it will be the first time I've been to
the temple in over a year. If you live close to a temple, GO! I've
really missed it since I haven't been able to go. It's so far, and the
mission has rules that you have to serve within a certain distance in
order to go on zone temple trips. I haven't served near enough to the
temple since my first transfer. Take advantage of being close to a
temple and enjoy it!
I love you all, and I can't wait to hear from you in the coming week!
Love,
Sister Loradona May
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