This was a pretty good week. Again it was kinda slow for my liking, but we made a lot of progress.
My goodness, I'm learning so much about myself. Every single meeting that we have has been specifically for me and the things I'm struggling with. Not that I have huge struggles and problems or anything, but ya know. Growing pains. I know I'll be grateful for them when all is said and done. But going through them right now just hurts. As you all already know from your own experiences.
Our only investigator right now, Donna, is so sweet. We stopped by her house and taught her about Joseph Smith, and she just soaked it all up! She has these big blue eyes and she never breaks eye contact when we are teaching her! We invited her to come to a new member fireside that our mission puts on and she said she wanted to come! BUT last minute she had to back out because she was taking care of her neighbor's five year old. She's just so hard to get ahold of!!! But the lord will work everything out, I just know it! He loves her, and if he wants her to have blessings of this gospel at this point in her life, he will make it happen. :)
I love Centreville 2nd ward. So much. I love the families and all the kids and I just love everyone so much. The ward mission leader is the greatest! He is always asking how he can help us, I mean, last week he made me take off my shoes to shine them for me! Haha! He is giving us names of former investigators to go check on and he is so supportive. I couldn't ask for a better leader.
About my companion, we are doing well. This has been the hardest six weeks of my mission. The entire time I kept thinking to myself about how she is NOT humble at ALL. And she HAS to do things her way. Buuuuuuuut as it turns out, I've been the exact same way. We've spent hours on end talking about it and trying to fix it, but it wasn't until yesterday that our conversation was actually effective. We spent all day after stake conference just talking. And I cried, so you of all people (and dad haha) that the conversation was actually getting somewhere. I have no idea what will happen for transfers this Thursday, except for the fact that I know I'm staying here, but I'm just really sad that it took all transfer for me and Sister McKee to really get along. I'm really, really sad it had to be that way. I know that if we had gotten along a lot sooner, we might have seen a ton more miracles. This transfer has been really dry in terms of our teaching pool. And now I know why. My mission has been the most humbling experience of my life. I always felt like I was the one putting in all the effort in this companionship and that she wasn't doing anything. But I really wasn't doing enough. Yikes. This is something I know I'll learn and re-learn over and over again, but at least I have this experience to live by. I really hope Sister McKee and I have another transfer together so that we can put our newly found trust and unity to good use. It's all up to the Lord at this point, because I can see it going either way.
Sister McKee and I talked about the scripture in Ether 12:27. As a side note, I think it's kinda funny that I chose that verse to be the one on my missionary plaque. Haha. I just chose a random scripture because I know they needed one in order to hang it up on the wall... But even six months into my mission, it really has become a personal theme.
Ether 12:37
And if men come unto me I will show unto them their aweakness. I bgive unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my cgrace is sufficient for all men that dhumble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make eweak things become strong unto them.
Especially since being on my mission, I'm doing my best to be exactly obedient in keeping ALL of God's commandments. I'm not letting myself pick and choose, but I'm keeping all of them to the very best of my ability. I'm trying so hard to not give into those excuses I make for myself, that everyone has. And by doing so, I'm truly coming closer to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I'm not saying this to toot my own horn, but to show how applicable this scripture has become in my life. The very first line of the scripture says that if men come unto Christ, he will show them their weaknesses. And as I've come unto Him, he's made a TON of my weaknesses known to me. I'm sure my weaknesses were known to everyone else, especially those in my family... but now I can see. Just like in the song, Amazing Grace, I was blind but now I see. It's not easy to have all my weaknesses thrown at me in such a short period of time. Haha- Sister McKee and I were talking, and we decided that there needs to be a fine print at the bottom of this verse that says PROCEED WITH CAUTION; WEAKNESSES HURT. A LOT. I'm learning how to be okay with the weaknesses I have as I work to overcome them. Like I said before, this has been the most humbling experience of my life. But if I take the medicine with a spoonful of sugar, The Lord WILL make all these things work out for my good! It's like working out my spiritual muscles- and right now I'm super sore! But I'm glad it hurts because it means I'm on my way to become more like Christ.
Anyway, enough of my sermon. hahaha! Sister McKee and I are doing really well. We are understanding each other and serving each other. I'm laughing again :) And things are just so much better! I was able to say "I love you" and really feel like I meant it.
So it snowed. Again. It always seems to snow on Preparation days. Haha. But today I have another chance to redeem myself for being lazy on the last time it snowed on pday. God is so good! Second chances are real! Haha.
I love you all! Sorry I don' thave too many stories this week, but that's because the Lord has used this time to break me down a little so that he could build me up even stronger. So I know that great miracles are on their way!
Have a great week!
Love
Sister Anderson
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| Sister Anderson with her St. Patrick's Day package. Brendan helped me pick out her goodies! Whoohoo! Had to include some green frogs! Ha ha! |
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