Very busy! There are lots of families
and investigators we working with.
We eat with and teach a less active
family every Monday, and last
Monday we finally just got straight to the point and asked them why they don't
go to church (too tired after working Saturdays) and bore testimony with all
our hearts of its importance. We just said, "We love you so much, and God
has so much to give you! If you already realize how much he is blessing you,
imagine how much more he can give you if you will just show him your faith and
devotion in going to church!" It was cool because they took it as we gave
it--with love. They didn't get defensive, they understood and felt the Spirit
and our love for them. While we were greeting at the Sacrament doors yesterday,
the two daughters who usually come approached the door. While initially my
heart dropped a beat, I craned my head around thinking, "They could still be
coming...." Right as the mom and son walked into view. 2 minutes later the
dad walked in. I couldn't stop squeeling inside! Best miracle of my mission thus far.Not much time but I wanted to relate one more story so you know that I am still a really lucky girl.
Yesterday we went to visit some members and they had a fire
going in their fireplace, but it was really smokey, and we began to wonder if
the chimney was open. They had never really used it before, and what with my
experience at the ranch and all I thought I might be of some practical help. So
I started poking around, looking for a lever to pull to open the chimney but
just couldn't find anything. They started asking me questions, pointing to
other little knobs and stuff, and kind of treating me as the master on the
subject, which gave me confidence, and then one of them said, "well,
what's this pipe here with this little knob?" and I was like, "Huh I
don't know...let's turn it." So I did. Turned out to be a gas fireplace
and that was the gas knob. So the fire got REAL big before I hurried and turned
it off, but then the wood was doused in gas, so it started filling up the whole
house with thick black smoke and we had to rush to take the wood outside and
open all the windows and turn on the fan and put it out before everything was
covered in black. Only the bricks above the fireplace got dirty in the end,
which we cleaned, but boy was I grateful that I hadn't burned down a members
house because they hadn't come to church that day.
Carolyn roasts chestnuts.....I
roast less actives. Sure grateful I am not a plane home right now because of a
dumb mistake like that!
Love,Hermana Carter
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