Look at how aesthetically pleasing this field and house are
This week has been a good week! The sun was shining this whole week and it wasn't super windy, so it has been pretty warm! It got very chilly all of a sudden today though, so I'm just going to assume I'm not going to be warm again until April. Neat. Lots of people have been home this week, so we were able to have tons of lessons and fellowship tons of people! Something cool I also got to do was go on exchanges with the English sisters in our area, so it was nice to speak some English for a little while lol. Being a missionary is not about the place you get called to, it's about the people who are there, and let me just say, all these people out here are so amazing. Even though my Spanish isn't perfect and I can't communicate with our investigators perfectly, I'm so happy I get to be with them and be the person who gets to teach them about the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Highlights from this week:
- So the sister I went on exchanges with, Sister Miller, is from the Navajo reservation in Arizona and she was telling me all these stories about what life is like there and I honestly couldn't fall asleep because that place sounds scary as heck (also, skinwalkers?? totally real I believe it)
- Also on exchanges we went proselyting at an old folks home and I just wanted to express how much I love crazy old people
- One lady who we went and taught thought I was TWELVE. it's okay though because she had lots of cats and her little kitten would climb up onto my shoulder and sit there which was the cutest thing ever
- So this one family we teach apparently lives across the street from a witch??? We've gone over there so many times this week and I still haven't seen the witch out in her yard and I'm honestly very bummed about it
- So since everyone out here basically lives on a farm we get free eggs from this less-active family and I got to meet them yesterday and they are just the coolest people ever. Also all their pets are named after Star Wars characters which is pretty cool
I was mad when our investigator said i looked like i was 12 but honestly looking at this picture i see it (also, a puppy!)
So quite a few of our investigators like the church, but feel like they don't want to get baptized and then fall away later, so we've had a lot of lessons about faith this week. One scripture that I've really liked and shared with a lot of people this week is Ether 12:6, which says "...I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith". Sometimes we just need to act with faith and trust that the Lord will make everything work out, even if something seems scary or hard. I've definitely seen that happen a LOT on my mission so far, but it's been amazing to see the blessings I've received from acting on my faith. I promise you guys that if you act on your faith, you will see blessings and see the hand of God in your lives.
Just wanted to show y'all how cute my desk is
I hope everyone had a good week this past week. I love you all so much and I love being a missionary!
-Hermana Peterson
When I take pics like this i feel like I'm in an indie movie
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