It's a good thing that the sunshine is in
my soul, because it's not outside...Sorry, that was really cheesy haha.
It's been raining for agessss. I don't know how Rach survived in
London. It is a bit warmer, but it rains off and on all day and night
and has been for the last week or two. I don't know how I'm ever going
to survive a winter in Provo again.
Anyways,
highlights from this week: Dwayne got baptized!!!! He said that he felt
really relaxed and peaceful. I am so happy for him!! I'll send a
picture next week ha. It was a bit crazy because our chapel has an
outdoor courtyard type thing and the classes are in a square around it,
and the baptismal font is in the nursery, so everyone had to go outside
to get to the nursery and it's cold and windy and raining--good thing
the elders remembered to turn the hot water on when filling up the
font...this time haha. But it was really good. He just takes
everything in and just wants to do what is right.
Other
than that, I don't remember a ton of what happened this week. It was a
good week, I felt happy at the end of each day, but the days all kind
of rolled together in my mind.
Oh wait, we had a
service project (It's always when I write that I don't remember what
happened this week that a memory comes to my mind, so I'll write that
planning on ending the email, and then it goes on for another 2 or 3
paragraphs haha).
We had an investigator who
is a bit older and very stubborn about allowing people to help her.
When we went by this week, she said that she really didn't want to
change and she was fine where she was at. But she needed help with this
huge orange/lemon tree that she has in her garden. She wanted it
trimmed but didn't want us to help her for free. We finally convinced
her to let us help, and she only agreed to let us help if we had the
elders come (which annoyed me a tiny bit because I am too prideful and
thought we didn't actually need their help to do it, because we are
capable, but it's all good haha). We went over with the elders and
trimmed this tree and a couple others, and it turns out it's a really
dumb tree. Sister De Vera had an allergic reaction to it, and it has
thorns that are ridiculously long.
On Sunday
after church we met a Chinese lady who was weeding. We stopped to help
her and quickly learned that she literally didn't understand a word of
English. Not "name" or "help" or anything. And I learned why I got
called to Australia...I cannot communicate when there's a language
barrier. At all. When we were trying to teach the Italian woman back
in Mandurah, the Semus would always tease me because I just am awful at
communicating with people who speak other languages. They said I might
need to change my career plans haha. Anyways, her daughter who has been
in WA for 20 years eventually came out and helped us communicate with
this woman. Then when we spoke to the daughter we found out that she
used to meet with elders 20 years ago and they taught her about Jesus
Christ and the Bible and all of that stuff that she had never heard of
before! Unfortunately they are in the Elder's area, so they will be
going back there. But it's amazing how Heavenly Father knows where we
all are and doesn't lose track of anyone haha. I don't understand how
he does it, but I am grateful.
One thing that I
was thinking about the last couple of days is agency. We met a man who
thinks that God makes every decision for us and we don't have the
freedom to make our own choices. I know that this is not true, but that
Heavenly Father loves us enough not to force us to choose the right.
He gives us the ability to make our own choices so that we learn. We
need this experience. Otherwise we would not be able to reach our
potential. And life would be pretty miserable if we couldn't make our
own choices. I don't know if that makes any sense. But I do know that
we each have a purpose to be here on earth. That when we keep God's
commandments, we are blessed incredibly, and that is the only way to
have lasting happiness.
I have to go, but I hope you all have a wonderful week! Good luck to everyone who's starting school!!! Enjoy it :)
I
am sooo blessed to have such amazing family members and friends.
Thanks for your examples and support! Love you all!!! I know I always
say that, but I mean it!
Love,
Sister Formica
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