- We have this investigator, Arturo, and he is so so prepared to receive the gospel. Every time we go over and teach him, he's just like "wow, that makes so much sense!" and he even reads all the chapters we give him out of the Book of Mormon. The only thing though, is that his wife isn't a huge fan of learning about the church right now and he keeps telling us "if my wife wants to go to church, then I will go". So, obviously, that means he hasn't been to church yet. We invite him every lesson and he says he will come and then he doesn't! I feel like those 2 sisters in the district 2 who just need their investigator to come to church and she never ever came.
- I was telling Sister Bernal about Avatar the Last Airbender and I was trying to tell her about this one episode and I just started laughing because I remembered how funny it was and I couldn't stop laughing for like 5 minutes.
A ramen/pho movie party
- We went to Pocatello last Monday and I may or may not have spent all my money on candles (Bath and Body Works was having a sale okay, don't judge me.)
Candles
- Thought we were going to get a really cool referral but then found out it was someone who lives in American Falls so we had to hand over to the Elders over there. That seems to happen a lot.
A giant dandelion
- We do a lot of service at this senior center here in Aberdeen and this cute old lady kissed my forehead one day and it was the cutest thing.
Some flowers
- Discovered the Korean ramen from Walmart is actually really good.
Okay, so not every week as a missionary is very glamorous. Some days, being a missionary actually kind of stinks, I will not lie to you. But a thing to remember is that not only are my investigators learning, but I am learning too. There is a story from the July ensign called "Failure is Part of the Plan" that I really really love. It gives all these examples of people in the scriptures who failed, but they were able to learn from it. In the Doctrine and Covenants, there is this guy named Oliver (not Oliver Cowdery) who was given what he thought was an impossible task by the prophet Joseph Smith. He felt like a failure and turned to Joseph for comfort. Joseph went to the Lord and He said “I remember my servant Oliver Granger; … and when he falls he shall rise again, for his sacrifice shall be more sacred unto me than his increase” (D&C 117:12–13). From Oliver, we learn that the result God is looking for is not always for us to come up with the right solution to our challenges, but for us to grow from facing them. Lately I have felt like I've run into more failures and challenges than solutions and successes. But it's okay. I am here as a missionary to learn and to grow closer to my Heavenly Father. I encourage all of you this week to take a trial and learn something from it. I promise you that when you do that, your weak things can be made strong through the power of the Savior (Ether 12:27) also here is that article, check it out yo
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