Alright so this has been like the weirdest week of my
mission life.
monday (pday)- was super chill. it was hna buhrleys last day and we
threw her a surprise little party with empanadas and ate some no bake
cookies
tuesday- hna burhley and mayfield left for new adventures. burhley
homeward bound and mayfield off to the yuka. we spent all day cleaning and
packing and then went out for a few hours.
wednesday- we waited a long time to move to our new house (the
elders old one). to pass time we slept, played cards, read, slept, ate, etc.
Finally we got moved... well taken to our new house. Well, we were super
saddened/upset when we got there. Remember how i mentioned we cleaned like all
day? well we left our house BEAUTIFUL and came to a house that wa far from it..
however i feel so thankful that both the assistants and office elders were there
to help and the old elders to help us clean it all. so wednesday we spent
another day cleaning. (12 of us)
thursday-
we showed the elders our area so they knew members, recent converts, and
investigators we were working with.
friday-
they showed us around their area.
Saturday- in the morning we went out with the elder to see our NEW
HOUSE... well i say new house because i want it to be. it was super nice. the
day we moved into our new house we were told we were gonna move no more than a
week... so that wa nice.. they dont like us living above the guys who live below
us so they want us out of there pronto so we should be moving sometime this
coming week so a new place.
then the rest of the day we went out on our own and didnt get too
lost.
Sunday- our first sunday. church was awesome. it was ran very
punctual.. which is rare here in this country so that was cool. we had a
meeting with the bishop and other leaders on how to help the ward and it was
super cool. then the bishop and his wife went out with us for 2 lessons and it
was great. We ended up visiting who needed our visits.
Anyway, so that was my week. out new area is HUGE... and full of hills.
butt work out for sure. Its also full of some mixed feelings. Some are super
excited to have us hermanas here but also some were attached to the elders...
they havent had hermanas here in over 10 years.
so yah, im excited to work in this area though. We have a lot of area to
cover and i hope a lot of work.
Work work work... its hard. however, i recenrly rediscovered a quote i have
that says: "if it wouldnt be hard, it wouldnt be worth it".
its true. have to really show Heavenly Father how willing you are to help
His children. He loves them and doesnt want just anyone toiling with them. He
wants hardworking, obedient missionaries to teach His beloved children because
only through those kind of missionaries can He teach them the Gospel. Those kind
of missionaries teach with the Spirit, which is the key to missionary work, the
key to teaching in the way God wants.
I know that this is God's work and that the only way to really have success
in helping people come to Christ is relying on God to do so. I know im not a
perfect missionary but i really do want to help people be happy and the Gospel
is the greatest joy ive received and i want to share it.
I love you guys and i miss yah but the time is short until i see you
again.
con amor,
hermana hildman
ps. General conference is next week! im so stoked!
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