So...this week has been interesting. I'm not going to lie, this week, I felt that if I were a member that I wouldn't give me the names of my friends and family. As you know, I'm strongly influenced by my companions. We haven't been working as hard as I know we can.
Anyway, so after all this, I made a declaration in my journal of the things that I want to do. I will work as hard as I am able. I will do work in the apartment if I need to (updating sheets and records and such). I will exercise everyday (I totally ran in place for 20 minutes today....it was fun). Anyway, I still must do my best to be ready for the explosion of investigators after she leaves.
It has been a bit discouraging, but its ok. We will find people. I haven't even met the ward mission leader yet. It has been three weeks and we've only talked to him on the phone a couple of times. The Bishop has been gone a lot too and doesn't seem to have a real clear idea of what he wants the missionaries to do. It seems so disorganized.
We were tracting yesterday and we got this random phone call. Sis. F. talked to the man for a while and he said that he wanted to set up a time to meet with us. He could only do it in the middle of the day on Monday. After a while she finally got his name. He said, "M. M.." I started laughing so hard. She was really confused. She gave the phone to me. I started talking to Bro. M.
I was grateful that he called because he told me, "hey, remember who you are and why you were sent there." He told me that I was there to figure things out and get the work moving. I hadn't really thought about that. I'd just been stuck on the fact that there was NOTHING and I had just left everything. He gave me the perspective that I needed to just go hit it out. I told him to give me three months. He told me the story about how on his mission there was a bishop that was a little apostate and doing things not the right way. He told me the bishop was ousted in three months. I told him that wasn't my goal but I was going to get things going.
One day you should meet him because he has helped me more than any mission meeting or anyone on the mish. I've learned so much from him.
So...there you go. I will be a much better missionary this week. No more allowing discouragement or complaining get in my way. I will do what I've been asked to do and I will do it well! I'll give a reporting next week.
sorry this has been such a word vomit....I'm just throwing it all out there.
Oh! So funny story. Well, you know how I'm allergic to oranges? Well, the food allergy is getting worse. I can't have citrus things pretty much at all.It is amazing how that is in everything. Well, there was a man in the ward who found out about this allergy, then has been asking me questions about it. He pulled me aside on sunday and said, "I'm really concerned with your allergy. It isn't really an allergy. I think it is an autonucleus condition." Anyway, he totally went off on how he thinks I might have lupus and that I need to get it checked when I get back. Apparently my symptoms are more to that than allergies. Well, don't worry, he isn't a doctor or anything. I saw the M.s in church so I told them because I thought it was funny. Sis. M. said she'd look it up if I wanted, but I'm pretty sure I'm fine. I just laughed....so when I get home, we need to go to the doctor ASAP! Just kidding. but isn't that so random? It is funny how people will try to diagnose us. Like with the dizziness, there were so many people giving me different remedies and such. I just kept thinking, seriously?
I don't have dizziness anymore. I'm pretty much fine in that respect. I was getting heart aches again, but I think if I just focus on what I can do better and not worry about my comp I'll be fine in that respect too. Plus, I'm avoiding citrus and have benedryll in my bag just in case (but I've never had to use it). See, I'm all figured out. :)
Another funny story is that we had this giant car, well, the '09 Malibu. Someone keyed the car in our apt. complex. When we went to show Elder S. I asked him about the other cars in the lot. I said, "Elder S., can we have a new car? Ours is just too big." He said that was ok and we switched cars. I've never even heard of that being done so we were pretty excited. It was way dirty becasue they were going to sell it and Elders had it last so we cleaned it up pretty good. It is a red '07 corolla. I heart it mucho. It is louder and squeaks, but I like it. It is a little princess car....haha. I laugh anyway.
So also yesterday while tracting we met this man named C. He was pretty funny. He was from C. TX. He accepted a book of mormon (He and his friend were sitting outside another man's house drinking and smoking so we sat and talked to them a while). I made him promise me that he would call me and let me know when he got baptized. I told him he would want to and I testified about it and made him promise.... It was funny. He told me he would. I think he will. He says he'll come to church next Sunday. He isn't even in our mission boundaries but he is a cool guy.
I'm really grateful I had Sis. R. as my comp. It makes everything else seem bearable. I'm pretty sure I would've freaked out on F. if I didn't have Sis. R. before her.
Anyway, sorry this is so long and boring.
Have a great week!
Jackie
ok. One of these pictures is Sis F. and a huge moth.
The other is a funny marquee sign....one of my favorites that I actually got a picture of...
The other is the largest spider I've ever seen It was out in Huffman. they are called banana spiders.
Well, peace out! I love ya'll!
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