The subject line was Sister De Vera's catchphrase this whole week haha.
This week was both a wonderful week and a wonderfully trying week ha. You know those times when you feel like you are being stretched so much but Heavenly Father sends tender mercies your way so much more often than you probably notice? It was one of those. But all good :)
Anyways, I better go, but I love you all!! Hope you have an amazing week!!!
This week was both a wonderful week and a wonderfully trying week ha. You know those times when you feel like you are being stretched so much but Heavenly Father sends tender mercies your way so much more often than you probably notice? It was one of those. But all good :)
Just a fun fact, it was national marriage day on Tuesday or Wednesday.
This is mom. Just realized Sister Formica downloaded pictures on Dropbox last week! I downloaded them to the pictures page. Seeing her makes me happy! Here are a few:
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This week:
we
did service for our buddy Tina and got bags of cakes (cupcakes/muffins
and some banana bread and delicious things...and guess what? They are
all gluten free). Not that it makes a difference for us, but they taste
sooo good.
We are still really trying to find people to teach. We pretty much had to drop everyone we were working with.
We
met another woman this week who used to meet with the missionaries
somewhere else years ago. She is a super young single mum with 3
ADORABLE kids. She was really sweet and when we pulled out a pamphlet
about the plan of salvation to give to her, she said it was the one the
sisters had given her, but she lost it when she moved. Heavenly Father
always knows where we are. We are super excited to work with her.
We
got to try Burmese food! Nono cowsway. I know there is no way that's
how it is spelled, but that is how it sounds haha. Coconut milk chicken
or something like that. Looked it up -- "Ohn-No Khao Swè" literally means "Coconut Milk Noodles". Here's a recipe blog that talks about it if you're curious. http://www.meemalee.com/2010/08/ohn-no-khao-swe-burmese-coconut-chicken.html
It is really good! Kinda like Hawaiian Haystacks (If I am thinking of the right name) but with noodles instead of rice. But you put lots of the same stuff on top, and on their table was a big lazy susan, but for some reason I was thinking it was called a dolly...and I didn't realize it wasn't until later on. They now all think that it's called a dolly in America ha.
It is really good! Kinda like Hawaiian Haystacks (If I am thinking of the right name) but with noodles instead of rice. But you put lots of the same stuff on top, and on their table was a big lazy susan, but for some reason I was thinking it was called a dolly...and I didn't realize it wasn't until later on. They now all think that it's called a dolly in America ha.
We
went to go see a less active lady and her daughter one morning, but her
partner had left and locked the door, and she didn't have a key. So
she's stuck inside and we are stuck outside. We ended up getting on the
mailbox, sitting on the top of her fence, jumping down ( between the
wall and the closeline into the flower bed, and then from there to their
lawn. Not so easy in a skirt. Good thing we are skilled.
We
had interviews with President this week--he wants to have interviews
with all the missionaries every transfer...busy busy. He is literally
the best. I have so much love and respect for him--every time he talks
to me I feel so encouraged and so motivated to do and be better!
We
were giving our neighbor a chapel tour and taking her to do family
history on Saturday morning, but when we looked in the baptismal font,
it was a mess...so we got there early and cleaned the baptismal
font...the vacuum at the chapel is so cool!! It straps onto your back
like the machines the Ghost busters use! I definitely had to take a
picture and sing the song while I was cleaning. "Who you gonna call?!"
No snakes or anything poisonous, just tons of spiders and the
exoskeleton of a lizard.
We also had stake
conference this weekend. It was the BEST. President Pemberton, our
stake president is one of the most loving and humble men I have ever
met, and he is sooo funny! It was all focused on keeping the sabbath
day holy. One speaker said that when the church was struggling in
earlier years, the Lord told President Kimball to re-emphasize tithing.
Same thing happened with a re-emphasis on the Book of Mormon, and now
the Sabbath Day. This is what is going to give us the strength to face
the craziness of the world today and defend and live our standards.
The
Sabbath day kind of gives us a day like a day on a mission, where you
are entirely dedicated to the Lord and His service. Other days we have
other commitments like work and school, etc. but on Sunday, if we choose
to do so, we can set ourselves apart from the things of the world. I
know tons of people who have served missions and loved the luxury of not
worrying about anything else, and we can have that every week on the
Sabbath!! I just realized that right now, and I am super excited about
it haha. There was a hymn we sang in Stake Conference about the Sabbath
Day, and it said it is a time we can rest from every care...that is
such a great gift Heavenly Father has given us.
The
church is true, Jesus Christ is our Saviour and it is only by staying
close to Him and following Him as best we can that we receive
immeasurable peace and joy in this life, and can return to our Heavenly
Father after this life.
Anyways, I better go, but I love you all!! Hope you have an amazing week!!!
Love,
Sister Formica
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