Ok so as for this
week...introducing you to SISTER HOLLADAY! Woooooooo! Well she's from Lindon,
UT, studying art at UVU, and we have lots of similarities. She's pretty chill
and laidback and has a funny, sarcastic sense of humor. It's hard to not just
chat away in English. I can tell we'll work really well together. I just get
nervous that just the stress of both of us being so inexperienced doesn't
stress us out against eachother, you know? But she definitely totally has the
greenie spirit, and I feel like I still kinda got that greenie spirit so our
greenie spirits combined will just be unstoppable. Hahahhaa kidding, but
really...she's very effective, a really good planner, wants to be diligent, and
really knows the scriptures. So now it's just a matter of teaching obedience
and Spanish! Haha. She definitely is humble and has a desire to be obedient,
which makes it easy for me. Eric, I really liked what you said about being a
content communicator, and how we need to be honest, but not disclose
everythign...so true. It's hard to know the balance between teaching by example
while still correcting things, you know? That's hard for me, so I hope she is
patient with me as I am still figuring things out 100%. It can be challenging
when I realize how inexperienced I am, and how much I fall short...but Sister
White reminded me that in this work, we can work 24/7 and will always fall
short...so we just need to learn how to use the Atonement!
So yes, this week was
definitely a transition week...transfers, then weekly planning, all of that. No
investigators at church :( But a family of less actives was there for the first
time in a long time! And a lady who accompanied us to a lesson last week bore
her testimony about it this week!! It made me so happy! She did a great job and
talked about what a great experience it was for her, so hopefully that'll get
the members excited. I'm trying to figure out the best way to teach her
Spanish. It's funny, because of course now in just the last week MY spanish has
improved like 100%, but I need to give her the opportunity to take initiative
now.
So...Rocio is a less
active that now really seems ready to come back to church. She asked us for a
book of mormon and wants to come to the thanksgiving dinner this friday, as
well as the primary program on sunday. We handed out the invites for the
primary program, the kids got really excited so we will see how it goes! I'm
excited. Found one new investigator this week..Magali who's really sweet and
has a great family. Berenice and Jose we thought were off the list, then they
randomly showed up at the VC this week...a mini miracle! So we'll see, they
still seem like they have desires to learn.
One thing...it's getting
COLD here in AZ! So Mom, if I have any jackets or long sleeved sweaters, maybe
would you want to send them soon? Also, Dad, a "confirmed
appointment" is when I called them up, and they accepted to have
missionaries come to their home and teach them.
Ok, I'm sorry I don't
have more to write. I'll send pics next week. This transfer will be a
challenge, but also a big blessing. I love you all! Love, Sister Fors
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