so we are now the first mission outside the 30 pilot missions
in the states to have facebook for proselyting purposes..... So i deactivated my
account, so please no longer go on it. So if anyone looks at my blog through
fb.... they need to now just go straight to the page, not that anyone probably
really reads it, let's be real, buttttttt ya. so i have a missionary one, and i
don't like it at all. i liked being disconnected from technology, but i can see
how it is helpful considering everyone is on fb all the time. and if we are
unable to see someone in person we can teach them a lesson over fb, or
coordinate with the members and different things. but it is also wayyyyyy a
huge temptation for so many reasons for missionaries. so one of our roles now
is to monitor their fbs..... yay but i will keep you posted on how it goes. It
is interesting how we are using technological advances for the furthering of
Heavenly Father's work.
so next package. not expecting one soon don't worry, but
just in the future.... could you maybe get me some bath and body lotion. there
is this smell that i just discovered i love! and they don't have that store
here. it is called twilight wood. thankssssss.
the subject line is my policy for restaurants and dishes now. There are
some crazy ones, and loads of them we have no idea how to say or read or what it
means, and i got something really scary the other day, so I decided that is a
good rule of thumb. if you can't read it, don't eat it.
so my companion and i listened to this great talk the other day. it was so
good.... i want you to listen to it rebecca! it is called "spiritual
conditioning" by hyrum smith. and i can't find it anywhere on lds.org or anything, so try youtube and see if it is
there. and if it is listen to it!
Miracle of the buzzer. There is this 80 year old lady named Nancy. She has
been less active for like 30 years.... But just the other day she was driving
past a church and told her friend that she needed to go back to church.... guess
who showed up on her doorstep that night. we were going through the ward list
visiting the people that no one knew, and decided to try and visit her. The
amazing thing is, she lives in a building of flats that you have to be buzzed in
to go to the door. Well she said that she NEVER has her buzzer on, but that
night for some strange reason she accidentally had it on. and she didn't really
understand who we were, but she buzzed us in anyway even though it was late and
dark outside which is another thing she never does. And her friend and her both
came to church on Sunday! They are so sweet. Her neighbor is her best friend
and is about 70 and takes care of her and goes with her everywhere. It took us
all 2.5 hours to get to church. we were 30 mins late.... but we got there!! slowly
but surely. ha
We forgot it was fast sunday, so when we showed up 30 mins
late, we were sooooo confused. We showed up during one testimony, and then the
lady sat down and there was like a few minutes of waiting for someone else to
get up to speak. (normal for fast and testimony meeting, but not for regular
meetings) so we were looking around wondering who was awkwardly forgetting to
get up and give their talk or announce the next song. took me a while to figure
out what was going on.
Also did I tell you about our investigator in scotland a few weeks ago?? We got a call from the Senior couple in our ward telling us that
a man had just called them by accident trying to call the sister missionaries he
had met earlier that week. Well we got his number called him and set up a time
to meet. We were supposed to meet at this place called overgate but we show up
and it is this business building thing. he didn't answer so we texted him and he
said he was there, but it wasn't a business building but a shopping center.....
we asked if it was by st albans. he said he didn't know where st. albans was but
he was in dundee..... we had no idea where dundee was, so we had a member google
it for us..... turns out it is in scotland. so we were both at overgate but just
in different countries. oops. sad because he sounded great! we passed him to the
scotland missionaries, because we figured that was a bit too far to
travel.
I got hit by a car. mum don't freak. it was just reversing, ha but we were
crossing a street behind a stopped car and then all of a sudden he reversed
right into me! but he didn't even notice! just switched to drive and drove
away.... english drivers are mental
There is this older lady in the ward, and i am in love with her. she is
sooooooo sweet. perfect example of childlike innocence, but not being childish.
but she has been a member for about 40 years. She said the missionaries
knocked on her door and told her they had another testament of Jesus Christ, The
Book of Mormon, and she told them to come on in because she loved Jesus Christ,
and if there was another testament she wanted to know about it! She loves
coming out teaching with us. After one lesson, she kissed one of our
investigators William on his cheek. She is this tiny little english lady,
and he is this big young african man. It was such a funny picture. Also she is
great because whenever she doesn't recognize someone at church she greets them
and asks if they are investigating and welcomes them and bears her testimony to
them. But she met Nancy on sunday, and nancy told her that she was already a
member just returning after 30 years, and Sis R. gave her a huge hug and
kissed her and said oh my goodness welcome home! it was one of the sweetest
things I have seen. If only we were all like that. So loving and
accepting.
William is a man we are teaching and he is getting baptised April 20.
If you could remember him in your prayers that would be great! thanks for
praying for Denise adam! it is making a difference i know it is. You are
going to have a long list by the time I get home!
a few last thoughts:
I AM SO EXCITED FOR GENERAL CONFERENCE! Everyone please watch it, i know
that it will answer so many of our questions and help us in our trials if we
allow it. Here is a link to watch it for this weekend: (Saturday and Sunday 9 am and 1 pm, on KBYU 9403 Dish... or on the interenet)
On a train ride home from our exchanges the man next to me was watching
this movie, and when i glanced at the screen i caught a glimpse of awful violent
immodest things! and it instantly filled me with such an awful feeling. it
strengthened my testimony of how the spirit really cannot be with us when we are
watching, doing, or even just tolerating these things. i realised how much
media has really become filled with such filth. and that it is completely
normal! i almost started crying. I just felt so bad for all the kids growing up
with all of this surrounding them. I pray everyday for you mckay and adam, that
you will be able to stay away from such games, tv, films everything. It is
amazing how even if it is just for a second and not intentional how it stays in
our mind. I am still having to work hard to get that image of the violence out
of my mind. It is amazing how in the world we are as missionaries, but
separated spiritually from the world. i do not want to return to normal! I am
a weird missionary, and i like it :)
i got to go to my first Missionary Leadership Council meeting. i really
enjoyed it. about 25 of us missionaries meet with The Mission Presidency and
discuss the past month and our goals as a mission and different things. It was
great! i don't have time to go into detail sorry! but i loved it.
dad- yay! i want to read the books when i get home! remind me ya because I
may forget ha but since i am not coming home till october, i will have enough
time on my hands to read them.... oh also i decided during that time i want to
go biking with you and get good! okay just get not awful. deal?
adam! man sounds like you had a great week! with the raffle and getting all
that stuff. and i am sure you are great at baseball! it runs in the family :) ha
jk glad you got a new glove, dad's really did use to hurt. thanks for your
email! i love you! and miss you. hope you like your present. is there anything
you want i never know what to get you. have a great week!
Mckay! hows life? great i am sure. busy i am sure. how is the mustang??
and volleyball??
LOVE YOU! have a great week! i have fallen in love with England, and i want
my little kids to have an english accent..... but don't worry i won't move here
when i get older. maybe just for a few months, too much rain still. i miss the
sun. miracles happen everyday to all who look for them.
quote i liked this week
"we are not here to know, but to grow"
love ya! rachel
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