It was a good week. When I look back on it,
it feels like it was more than one week. First I remember all the
exchanges I went on and all that we were able to accomplish. Then I think
of all the stuff that I did with my own companions. So... I had two
very good weeks!
I went on exchanges twice but was still in my area both
times. Just with a new companion. Both times neither sister knew
anything about the ward so it was a lot of pressure on me to train and
show them how organized this area is (since it is supposed to be a model
area with me being an STL) by myself. The first exchange I really loved
(well loved both but the first especially, I was with Sister W.
She is a really confident missionary. She knows what she's doing and
she's not scared to do anything. So we were able to talk to a lot of new
people. We even got a referral and visited John. He is an older man who
lives by himself. All of his family - including his children - have
died and he is kind of bitter at times. But we bore our testimonies
about families and God's plan for us to be with our loved ones forever.
We talked about the temple and the feeling of peace we get from going to
church. We even said a blessing over his home and got the rest of his
contact information. We haven't been able to set any return appointments
up though :( he's been busy I suppose. But even if we don't see him
again, I hope we were at least able to make a difference. Actually we
found a couple of other potential investigators that day too :D I'd love
to serve with Sister W. some day on the mission. She isn't scared
to be bold. And when people around me are confident, I am just as
confident. Having a shy companion is hard though. Not because I'm not
confident but because it is exhausting to be the one doing all of the
bold work.
My favorite lesson this week was with R. It has
been two weeks since we've had a lesson with her because life has just
been crazy. But when we saw her she still had just as much of a desire
to learn and become closer to her Heavenly Father. The Spirit was so
strong in that lesson. Most of the time she couldn't even say anything
as she was trying to hold back tears. We talked about the Atonement and
what a blessing it is that Christ has taken everything on himself. And
how we can show him that we love and appreciate Him. Read, pray and
church! She has been struggling with coming to church because of her
autistic son. We had a
church tour scheduled with them so that he could become familiar with
the building and be more comfortable on Sunday. But then last minute her
kids ended up staying the day and night with their father and she had
to cancel. :/ Every time she gets a step closer, Satan throws something
huge at her! I don't like Satan.
President has asked us to only write
letters on Mondays and we only have so much free time on Mondays to
write. Send my love to everyone!
Lots of love!
-Alexis
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