We had a good week,
but Sister De Vera's been sick a lot. It stinks being sick as a
missionary (it actually stinks to be sick in general, except when you
are in elementary school and you get to stay home from school ha).
She's tough and felt better and we went out for a couple days, but then
it came back even worse. I'm a terrible companion. If they feel up to
going out I am totally fine with that, I probably should make her stay
home until she is better. I'll try to be more selfless ha.
On
Saturday we were able to go to the baptism of one of Sister De Vera's
investigators up north in Clarkson! We took the train up there, which
was great! That's the first time I've ridden a train in Australia. We
were heading to the station after our appt, but it's on a bridge right
next to the freeway and so we were trying to find a place to park and
had to cross the bridge a couple times. By the time we finally found a
place and parked, we had like 3 or 4 minutes until the train was
supposed to leave so we grabbed all our stuff and sprinted to the
station. They have machines to buy the tickets, and we were in such a
rush that we weren't thinking clearly. They don't accept credit cards,
and with american debit cards over here you have to push credit. They also
wouldn't accept a 20, which was the only cash we (and the people around
us) had...so we missed the train we were supposed to go on. The next
one came in like 10 minutes, which gave us enough time to think, buy the
tickets together (didn't see that option earlier haha) so that it would
accept a 20, and talk to a couple of the people there. Trains are the
coolest place to talk to people!! We had some really good conversations
on the way there and back. On the way back, these teenagers sitting
across from us laughed a little and kept looking at us and finally one
asked who we were. Turns out this girl had gone to church with her
friend before! The train we were on had a bunch of technical
difficulties so the power went out and then they pulled over and we all
had to get off and jump on another train. It was pretty exciting. And
then we were talking to people and almost missed our stop and had to
jump off as the doors were closing (There was a footie game so it was
super duper crowded too).
We had a couple
blonde moments this week, but I have to run, sorry all I wrote about was
the train haha. I wasn't joking in the subject line. Gotta go! Read
the scriptures, say your prayers, listen to the prophet, go to church,
all that good stuff. I love this gospel and being a missionary! Love
ya'll! Have a great week!
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