Hiiiii, cuties :)
SO, I'm running a little low on time, so I'm going to skip over the individual little notes but I hope ALL of you know how much I love you. Also, you all looked like models in the pictures you sent this week. I come from an attractive family.
1.) "Hi, John! How are you?" "Oh, I'm fine. Just trying to get closer to God and learn more about His word. You know how that goes." -John (referral) Oh, do I ever, John. ;) One of my favorite phrase people in Ohio say is "His word". In almost every prayer investigators or recent converts say the phrase "Thank you for sending the girls to teach me more of Your word." is included. Every time President Brown asks us what our purpose is, I want to simply say "to teach His word." BUT then I decide to not be annoying and say the missionary purpose.
2.) "I'm just going to F@#$ it... Dear, Heavenly Father..." -Jennifer Wow.I occasionally like to start my prayers with the F bomb as well, Jennifer. Haha, I can assure ALL of you that when we taught her how to pray, the phrase "I'm just going to F@#$ it." was never mentioned. Not even once. I can also assure you that once she started praying, Sister Young and I opened our eyes and just silently laughed together. On the plus side, she said a really good prayer, and she wants to continue to meet with us. Hip hip hooray!!
3.) "Good luck, you're going to need it." -Random lady Sometimes people say really mean things to us like "You're going to Hell" and it doesn't even phase me, but for some reason when this lady told us this in her sassy tone, I was really mad. What the even heck, lady? THEN her next door neighbor was interested and we have a return appointment for tonight. I wanted to go and thank her for her "luck", but I decided that wouldn't be a good thing to do because A: She was being sarcastic when she wished us luck and B:I wasn't actually thankful for her, I was just thankful that we proved her sassy comment wrong. Why am I including this quote in my email you might ask? Because it was a lame week and this is one of the more interesting quotes in my journal. Haha, sorry.
4.) "Do you sing in your church?" "Yeah, have you ever heard of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir?"(ME) "It says in the Bible no musical instruments. You only need the music from your heart." -Donna We talked to Donna for a solid 30 minutes in the POURING rain. She was interested but didn't want to admit it. After she said this quote she started handing back the Book of Mormon we gave her. I gently pushed the book back to her and said, "Just read and pray about it. That'll answer your question on whether the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is appropriate or not." Why is that even a concern, folks? Haha, I didn't even think it was funny in the moment because I hate being wet. Just picture a grouchy girl with a cute, yellow rain coat with rain streaming off her hood in front of her face. That's how Donna saw me. She probably never wants to see us again, BUT WE'RE GOING BACK BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MISSIONARIES DO.
5.) "Those down days aren't 'down days'. They're growth days." -President Brown We had interviews with President Brown this week. This quote is a little golden nugget from my interview. Guys, there are days when I literally don't want to do missionary work. I just want to sit on the couch and not talk to anyone. President Brown told me that I need to be thankful for those days because that's when the most growth happens. Do I like growth days? No. I really don't like growth days. Am I thankful for growth days? I'm trying to be. I suppose life isn't meant to be effortless. I'm thankful for a mission president who is teaching me how to work hard. I love President Brown.
I love all of you. Have a good week :)
Love,
Sister Reddish
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