Dear people!
Good week. Things are speeding up, and it seems like the rest of this month is just a big "Before You Go" checklist. Crazy! But I'm enjoying every moment and trying to think of good comebacks for all the Trunky jokes that my zone is throwing at me. There are three elders that will just not leave me alone, and I am now known as Hermana Zombie, for being so close to my mission death. If you have any ideas for how to respond to them, please write me haha
Just one quick example of why it is worth it to be an example of the believers in all times, all things, and all places. As sister missionaries, we can`t be alone in the house with grown men if there isn't a woman present with us. It is a mission rule, and even though people don't always know or understand, we need to live it despite the difficulties that it sometimes presents. Well, we went by a member's house this week to pick up some scriptures that I bought for a couple people. He is a bishopric counselor, and his wife is a great ward missionary. It was a rainy, windy day, and when we knocked on the door, he opened with a sympathetic face and asked us if we wanted to come in and escape the rain. He said his wife had gone around the corner to visit someone but would be back soon.
We looked at each other, but just said we'd wait a moment while he grabbed the books. As he came out with the scriptures, he said to us, "That is true. I know your rules." And then he kinda smiled at us, as if he was testing us all along to see if we'd cave in to avoid the rain. We walked away and I was just sooooo grateful that we`d chosen to stick by the rule. If we had entered his house, we would've lost his respect as honest, obedient missionaries, and lost some of the Lord's blessings as well. It is ALWAYS worth it to be obedient.
I love this work, and I love each of you!!
Hermana Oldroyd
Good week. Things are speeding up, and it seems like the rest of this month is just a big "Before You Go" checklist. Crazy! But I'm enjoying every moment and trying to think of good comebacks for all the Trunky jokes that my zone is throwing at me. There are three elders that will just not leave me alone, and I am now known as Hermana Zombie, for being so close to my mission death. If you have any ideas for how to respond to them, please write me haha
Just one quick example of why it is worth it to be an example of the believers in all times, all things, and all places. As sister missionaries, we can`t be alone in the house with grown men if there isn't a woman present with us. It is a mission rule, and even though people don't always know or understand, we need to live it despite the difficulties that it sometimes presents. Well, we went by a member's house this week to pick up some scriptures that I bought for a couple people. He is a bishopric counselor, and his wife is a great ward missionary. It was a rainy, windy day, and when we knocked on the door, he opened with a sympathetic face and asked us if we wanted to come in and escape the rain. He said his wife had gone around the corner to visit someone but would be back soon.
We looked at each other, but just said we'd wait a moment while he grabbed the books. As he came out with the scriptures, he said to us, "That is true. I know your rules." And then he kinda smiled at us, as if he was testing us all along to see if we'd cave in to avoid the rain. We walked away and I was just sooooo grateful that we`d chosen to stick by the rule. If we had entered his house, we would've lost his respect as honest, obedient missionaries, and lost some of the Lord's blessings as well. It is ALWAYS worth it to be obedient.
I love this work, and I love each of you!!
Hermana Oldroyd
Maggie's twin in Chile
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