Can I
just say, I love being a missionary? It's the best thing ever. I
couldn't be doing anything better with my life right now. What makes it
even better are some things that people say to you, like....
"Why
don't you just go melt like a snail?!" --Gotta loves Psalms
"Sorry,
I can't meet today, I have to go make my bed" --Well ok, you could
have just told us you didn't want to see us....
"I
bet dinosaurs even had dinosaur prophets" --Apparently prophets were
a thing even before Adam
"I
get so offended when people don't wave back" --Courteous Nevadans
"Where
does Jesus go potty" "What do you think rain is??"
--A four-year-old’s pressing question and her brother’s reply
"Dang,
I am just so attractive" --Going over For Strength of Youth with a
recent convert
"To
get to know someone, you have to talk with them; you can't just stare at
them!" --Lesson on prayer
You just
had to be there. Seriously though, people are the best. So this
week was pretty great. We got to go to the temple with several of our
recent converts to do baptisms for the dead. It was wonderful. I
love going to the temple and wish we could do it more on our missions but
missionary work is pretty awesome too. Then we have been able to have
just some good lessons. People are keeping their commitments (yay!!
Best thing you can have as a missionary) and actually reading and praying about
the stuff we talk about. Because until they start doing that, there is no
way that they are going to find out for themselves. God can't answer an
unasked question! So that made us happy this week.
Oh!
Crazy story. Apparently Sis Sweany and I are awful missionaries and
should be ex-communicated. So if I come home early....my bad. We
have this guy that we have been teaching that got baptized a couple months
ago. His wife used to be a member and wanted to get back in the church so
she actually requested us to come over. Well, after the first couple
lessons, she decided she didn't want to learn anymore but her husband continued
and was baptized. She is a little unstable mentally and it has just gotten
worse because she won't go get help. Usually we never see her because
when we come for a lesson (with another member, don't worry) she hides in the
back. Well this week we stopped by and she is not happy. She had
just ripped up his patriarchal blessing (that he had just gotten) and thrown
away his scriptures, wedding rings, and every picture of them in the
house. I'm not sure exactly what she was upset about but her mom is
learning from missionaries in Reno and she called them and told them all this
crazy stuff about us and how we were disgraceful missionaries and should be
kicked out of the church. She even told us she was going to write
President! It was kind of amusing because the things she was accusing us
of were so absurd that no one would ever believe her. Especially if you
even kind of knew us. That was last Tuesday and we are still alive so
that's a relief ;) So that was our exciting adventure of this
week. Missions always keep you on your toes, that's for sure!
Hope you
all have a lovely week and are staying out of trouble more than I am!
Sis Rae
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