Dear Family,
So this week has just been an adventure- like always. I'm still
feeling very split, Like I'm not really giving either wards enough
attention but its not as bad as it was last week. I feel like things
have calmed down a bunch and we're getting into the grove of things. I
know that Heavenly Father is blessing us hard core and I am so grateful
for that. So I'm not sure if you could tell from my last email but I
was a little bit stressed out last week. I was pretty exhausted
mentally. Long story short- P-day was not as rejuvenating
as I usually need it to be and I was nervous about the rest of the
week.
Well Wednesday morning and we were driving up to La Costa our car
started acting really weird and making noises that it should not be
making. We started to get really worried because its a mission car and
we don't want to ruin it. The mission office told us to take it the
the car dealership to get it looked at. We spent all day at probably
the nicest car dealerships I have ever been to. At first both sister
Heath and I were really stressed because our car was broken and we were
spending a whole day out of both of our areas! But about 3 hours into
it rigth around the time the nice old man came and gave us warm
chocolate chip cookies I had the thought that the Lord knew how stressed
out we were and how were were trying, and he was giving us some time to
relax. I was so grateful. I had to hold onto that thought however
when the guys came back and told us that there was absolutely nothing
wrong with the car and we couldn't hear the noise anymore. We were not
making the noise up! I swear! Sure I felt a little stupid- so we
decided not to tell anyone. I feel like it was a good solution. Then
that day we went on exchanges. I went to Carlsbad and really enjoyed my
time there. We meant with some old less active ladies and I just loved
them.
We had dinner on Sunday with the Alikahni family. I'm not sure if
you remember them (or if I'm spelling there name right) but they were
the first people that I ever set a baptismal date with, and then we like
never met with them again. Well the La Costa missionaries are still
working with them and we got to have dinner with them and some members on
Sunday. It was really interesting seeing the difference in them. They
have not been actively taught for a while, but the husband who has been
trying a little harder seems lighter and happier. The wife who was
never really interested seems exactly the same. I really enjoyed my
time with them and if everything goes well we will start teaching them
on a regular basis again. Of course I have no idea what is going to be
happening at transfers next week. We have been talking a little bit to
president and the more we talk the more we have absolutely no idea what
is going to be happening. I don't even think he is going to end up
happening.
We haven't been teaching a ton which is not all that great but we
have been trying. We have been working hard at finding and I think
things are going to pick up. I we have a bunch of potentials that we
have been working on we are going to start teaching soon. I really do
believe that missionaries are meant to teach. We get to have the spirit
with us all the time but I can notice a difference when I spend a whole
day teaching as opposed to a whole day going and checking on people but
not really getting anywhere. It just feels so much better.
We got to go the temple today and that was amazing! It was
probably one of my favorite times being at the temple ever. I went to
the temple with a purpose this time. I had somethings that I wanted to
learn and I didn't find all of my answers but I found what I needed. I
am so grateful to be able to go and learn and feel the spirit so
strongly.
Well I love you! I'm so excited to talk to everyone on Sunday! Yeah!
Love Sister Allred
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