May 12, 2014 - Day after Mother's Day!

Is it bad that I don't feel like writing an email this week? Haha. I feel so blessed that I got to see everyone yesterday! It's just taking so much energy to try to think of everything that happened this week.... Let's see.

 

We had a lesson with a man named Richard. I'm writing a blog post about him on my personal missionary blog I'll post on my missionary Facebook page, so you can read about him there. I had a really profound experience in that lesson. Richard won't be accepting this gospel any time soon, but he's now one step closer. Toward the end of the lesson, he asked me what I would say to Jesus Christ right now if I died in this moment. I had to think. Hm. What would I say? I told him I'd say something along the lines of... I love you! I did my best to serve you and my brothers and sisters!.... Since I'm emotional, of course I cried. But after the lesson his question stayed with me. What would I tell Jesus Christ if I died right now? The more I thought about it, the better response I now have. I'm home. That's what I will tell him. Thank goodness I don't think I will die today. But I feel like I have really done everything I can to become like him. I feel like I would be comfortable enough in his presence to tell him that I am finally home. I want to live my life in such a way that I will always be in a place to be able to tell him that.

 

We taught a weekly Book of Mormon class on Tuesday night. We alternate teaching each week with the Elders. But this week was great. Only three people showed up- kinda bummed about that...but it was still a great lesson. Brother Stark, Sister Hughes and Kimberly Neal were there. Brother Neal is a returning member who has completely turned his life around. I cannot remember for the life of me if I have told you about him already, so if I have, oh well. Haha. but I have never met anyone in my life that is been living proof of the atonement of Jesus Christ as much as this man is. He was about ready to take his own life when members of the ward reached out to him in love and helped him turn his life around. It's such a touching story. He still looks a little rough around the edges, but his heart is 100% in the gospel. He doesn't know any of the Bible or book of Mormon stories, so he asks lots of great questions and is soaking up everything we say! It's amazing.

 

We went and did service for a less active lady who broke her foot. We wound up taking an entire hour cleaning her kitchen floor. Heavenly Father is definitely trying to teach me how to have good clean habits. I will never let my future home get that messy!

 

Sister Udall and I have been having so much fun together! I don't know what it is, but I think I just decided to be 100% myself around her. I mean, we were really good friends before this week, don't get me wrong, but I just decided that if she was going to help me become a better person, I needed to open up my heart! And since then, we have been laughing all the time. We had a conversation where I was pretty much BEGGING her to tell me what I do that bothers her. She is just the sweetest person ever and doesn't like to make people feel bad. But we made an agreement to be honest with each other. It's like the story of the current bush. At the end of this transfer, we are going to look at each other and say, "Thank you for loving me enough to cut me down!" I am so grateful that Heavenly Father has blessed me with a true friend. :)

 

I love being a missionary. I know I am meant to be here. I know that I am doing the lord's work, and in turn, he is blessing me and helping me become a better me. :) I truly just want to be more like the savior, so that when the time comes for me to meet my maker, I'll feel right at home.

 

I love you all! Have a great week! Keep reading the Book of Mormon!! I know it's hard to remember and life gets in the way, but when you make God a priority, God HAS to bless you. He said so himself in D&C 82:10- I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.

 

Love ya!
Sissy Anderson :)

Sister Anderson and Sister Udall playing Barbie's with an investigator's daughter. 
I bet Julie had a GREAT time!

This is HAIR!!!  So during our Skype chat Julie told us that she was standing in water up her ankles and was tired of it, so she took the tub plug off and cleaned out the hair.  This TOTALLY grossed her out!  But now her shower is perfect.  At least I taught her something!  Ha ha.