Hey, Mom and Dad. Thanks for your emails and for being the best parents around. I'm going to Cleveland for Preparation day, so I don't have to much time to email, but I hope you two know that I love you both more than I can say.
1.) " Hi, I'm Josh! This is my wife, Peggy." -Josh This quote probably seems normal. A nice man named Josh has a wife named Peggy and they're happy and married. Plot twist: THIS Josh was a woman. A WOMAN. When she told me this, I tried to make it seem like I wasn't judging or that I didn't feel uncomfortable. I wasn't so much judging cuz like whatever "we all sin differently" and "Jesus loves everyone", but I DID feel uncomfortable. I'm pretty sure when she told me this I smiled, but then my eyebrows slanted down in a concerned matter and then all I could get out was "ohhhhh." What made this more uncomfortable is that we were doing a service thing, so my companion (we were on exchanges so I was with a sister named Sister Bussell) was talking to someone else while we served food to the less fortunate. I didn't have a companion to help me not be awkward. AND now I'm concerned because while typing this I realized that I won't have a companion to help me not be awkward when I'm home. Oh dear. I'm going to stop because I'm stressing myself out. The end.
2.) "Trust me, I'd have to be dead to know "Him" more." -Random lady The other day Sister Golden and I went contacting on Main Street in Oberlin. This is sometimes a good idea, but most of the time we just talk to super liberal people who don't like us at all. Anyways, this lady looked like she was in a hurry, so we were like "Hey, can we give you this card with Jesus Christ on it." She was like "I already know Jesus." (you have no idea how many times I've heard that phrase come out of people's mouths) and we were like "Wow, cool. This card has a link on the back to a short video to help you know Him more." AND that's when she said this quote. She said it mysteriously, so it was pretty weird. Then we kinda just didn't say anything and she finally just took the card. Then she walked away briskly. Lame story? Maybe. I thought it was funny though.
3.) "That bird's poor digestive system..." -Me So, every time Sister Golden "backs" me, I have to roll down the window so she can alert me of any potential accidents. The other day I turned my body in the drivers seat (because that's what people do when they put their car in reverse) and I began to roll down the window. That's when I saw somethin' sick on the back window. I was like "Sister Golden, what the heck is that nasty crap?" and she was like "I think it's bloody bird poop." That's when I replied with this quote with a single tear falling from my face. Ha, just kidding. I didn't cry, but I did feel kind of sad for the poor bird. When I got out of the car, I went to go examine the poo. After some close examination, I realized that it wasn't bloody bird crap.. someone had smashed some sort of berry on our window. Betchya you weren't expecting that plot twist, huh? Seriously though, who the heck does that? You don't just "accidentally" smash a berry onto someone else's car. That doesn't happen. I laughed for like 10 minutes. This happened on sort of a crap day, so I would just like to publicly thank whoever smashed a berry on our window.
4.) "As we embrace the gospel in faith and deed, each day and every hour, we will draw a little closer to our God. Our lives will be better, and the Lord will use us in remarkable ways to bless those around us and bring about His eternal purposes." -President Uchtdorf Conference was so, so good this last weekend. Lately, I've been sort of worried about coming home and not really knowing what to do with my whole life. Throughout conference, I felt like Heavenly Father was telling me "Hey, you don't need to be a missionary to help those around you." I realized that even though I'm not going to be passing out pass-a-long cards and trying to teach the Restoration to everyone I see in a few months, I can still help people around me because your not just supposed to represent Jesus Christ when you have a black name tag on. SO, I guess moral of the story is that everyone who talks in General Conference is inspired, and they really helped a sista out. I love being apart of Jesus Christ's church. General conference is remarkable.
I love this gospel, I love being a missionary, and I love all of you. Have a dang good week.
Love,
Sister Reddish
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