March 6, 2012

Buenos dias familia!

 

Well my last transfer flew by, and Sister Vause is probably already in Utah. Craziness. So, transfers have arrived. So, on Saturday night we were awaiting the phone call to figure out what was happening, and we were standing on the porch of an investigator when I look at the phone and it says "Missed Call-Mission Office". Well, if you will recall cerca October 2011, that was what was on my phone the transfer when I found out I was training. So, immediately, I start like literally shaking hahaha. So, we leave the investigators home, and I call back the mission office, and President Ellsworth answers. There you have it, folks, Sister Fors is training again. You would think they would learn! Or rather, you would think I would learn. So there are 4 new Spanish sisters coming into the VC this transfer, and I'll find out tomorrow at transfers which one I get. I actually just saw all of them just now, they arrived this morning and stopped by the VC, and they all seem really nice. Sister Vause left yesterday, so Sister Lamb and I are companions until tomorrow. And one of the new sisters will be staying with us for the night as well. 

 

So, we will just take a moment to discuss how I feel about training again. I was fine with it at first, but now I'm getting nervous. I will admit to you why..Sister Fors made a rookie mistake. So, when I was feeling all like "oh, yeah, I can handle this!" I decided that it would be a good idea to get some helpful hints from Sister Holladay of some things that she thought I could do differently or improve that would help my new comp. Mistake! I repeat, mistake! She proceeded to list several things I could do differently, which just like shot me into a nervous wreck of "I'll never be a good trainer!". I was so stressed out when I was training, and so Sister Holladay told me "Just don't stress", and when people say that, that just makes me stress out more. I know that this time around, I won't have to deal with bed bugs, moving out twice, Christmas lights, being sick, none of that (hopefully). And, I learned a lot of good lessons from the first time, and I now know more of the things I want to focus on, and how I want to teach, etc. Everyone talks about how on missions, the Lord always makes sure that you learn a lesson several times over. I'm so scared that I didn't learn my lessons the first time! 

 

Anyways, there's my nervous rant. It'll be fine, I'm sure. I'm really grateful for scriptures and for prayer and for patriarchal blessings. I  know that the Holy Ghost really is "The Comforter"...Heavenly Father knows how to comfort you better than anyone, because he created you! There's a reason why "read the scriptures, pray" are the Sunday School answers. It's not necessarily about the habit, it's about having the Spirit influence your life as much as possible. I think about how we were all given the Gift of the Holy Ghost, but then so many of us neglect the very things that enable the Holy Ghost to influence our lives! Anyways, so I am just so grateful for the Spirit. It is a real, real thing. 

 

Oh...speaking of the Spirit, this past week we had our zone temple trip, and it was so good. I love the temple! I love how real your communication with your Heavenly Father becomes when you are in the celestial room. I just love how many tools our Heavenly Father gives us to return to live with him, and how often he reminds us of His love for us. I was thinking about that as we were walking around the temple gardens, how it's like every single flower and plant is just like a little note that Heavenly Father left for us, reminding us how much he loves us while we're apart. If we just open our eyes, we'll see how Heavenly Father's tender mercies are really all around us. I have no idea where this tangent came from, but it's just something that I learned this past week.

 

Ok, I haven't even said like anything about  the week or anything. We had an awesome group FHE with tons of Carne Asada, and played a really fun game. You can read more about our investigators below.

 

Anyways, ok I love you all! Have a great week, you're the best!

 

Love, Sister Fors