Here's my week in a semi-bullet-pointed list:
- it took us an hour and a half to get to a lesson when
it should have taken a half hour (traffic...) and I got to use my Spanish for
the majority of the lesson! :D she was an active member we didn't know well who
was more comfortable in Spanish, and her mom sat in too. So that was fun :)
- went on exchanges down to Indiana with sister
Buckmiller. It was awesome. We took pictures by a railroad track and had a
blast.
- went on another exchange with sister Lepule, and taught
one of their investigators, Gilbert. He's great, and was kind of being a punk,
so I was able to be lovingly bold at my finest. Ha it was a blast, actually. I
love lessons like that :)
- on that same exchange, we got DRENCHED and kicked off a
porch and then we got MORE drenched, and then we were stuck at a bus stop for
twenty minutes, so we sang hymns together, and I sang 'Israel god is calling'
like Alex boye
- we go to institute with the YSA in our branch, and the
sisters had an investigator of theirs come with us... It was so awesome... :D
- we went to the temple on Friday night! It was so
wonderful- we got to see 3 of our recent converts (Steven, mike and Maria) do
baptisms for the dead for their first time. SO AWESOME. I love going to the
temple anyway, but that was particularly cool.
- Kyle and George are awesome. They are two members that
we visit every Saturday to help them along and make sure they are doing ok.
They are so funny. I LOVE our lessons with them, and
think it helps them a lot :)
- it's kind of awkward how much of our missionary work
revolves around peoples dating lives. The missionaries know more than people
give them credit for... ;) but yeah, it's funny- we know who's dating who,
what's going on, why they broke up, etc. It's funny how much of our work
revolves around it
- speaking of that, a couple in the branch 'graduated'
from YSA! They got married this weekend. She invited us to the reception, and
we went for a little bit. It was Hispanic. And it was awesome. And she was
gorgeous.
- were teaching a Chinese guy named Yuxi who's studying
biology. His English is great! But theres occasionally a bit of a language
barrier that's kind of funny. Reminds me of my Spanish days... :)
Ha I had a fun-filled and packed week! I love it so much!
Every single minute of it!
The more I learn about the gospel, the more I learn that
it is achieving a balance.
For example, It is good to be humble. But sometimes, if
we are too humble, we turn into someone who is easily taken advantage of and
walked all over. It's good to be confident, but sometimes if we are too
confident, it turns into arrogance and pride.
Christ was humble- he loved unconditionally, and was
often with those who others would consider unworthy of his presence. But he was
also
confident- he knew who he was, and he knew his mission,
and stood for what he knew was right.
I hope that made sense, it's hard to put it into words.
But my 'thing'
with sister Bradley has been achieving the balance of the
gospel.
A perfect example is being lovingly bold! They are two
words that are on two slightly different ends. But as you achieve the balance,
miracles happen :)
Another thing that's cool is that THE SCRIPTURES ANSWER
REAL-LIFE QUESTIONS!!! (...what?). Yes. I know, because I've done it. This week
I had questions that weren't necessarily 'super gospel-y,' but I took them to
the scriptures to see what I would find, and I found...
ANSWERS!
Yes.
So, that's my week in a nutshell of an email. I love it
:) Love you all!!
Sister Walton
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