So, back to the
awkward contacts...we had two great ones yesterday. The first one all
started because....drum roll, please...MY TIRE POPPED. It finally
happened to me. We had just finished facebook, and jumped on our bikes
to leave, and I notice that my front wheel is grinding and dragging, and
I find a little tiny thorn wedged into it! (Spiritual parallel: even a
little thorn can keep you from moving forward.) (#missionaryupinhere
#spiritualparallelsforall)
Anyway, we called Elder Brown to know what to do, he
told us to call some elders in the area for help, they show up and it
turns out they don't actually have the tools required, then we sit
around for a really long time waiting for the other Hermanas to bring me
a bike that I can use. (While I am very grateful for the help, I will
admit that it was a frustrating process. IT IS SO LAME SITTING IN A
CHURCH FOR THREE HOURS NOT DOING ANYTHING...)
Anyway, I got this other bike for the day, but it's
impossible to get on to, and I was struggling for a bit in front of this
one house, and these two people were audibly laughing at us. So we
decided to contact them. :) Well, it was super weird. He hugged us each,
even when we said we weren't allowed to, then was just talk talk
talking, we decided to just leave him with a card, and he asked us if we
have videos on Mormon.org. We said no, and he was like, "darn, cause
you two are cute......" then he points at my companion and says,
"especially you," and then he turns to me and goes, "sorry. no offense."
...that's okay, I did my makeup this morning with a sledgehammer, so I get it.
(You know the talk "Lock Your Heart"? Well, every day it gets easier and easier.)
Anyway, another weird contact...last night we went
up to a door and knocked, and a little boy opened it. We asked if we
could talk to his parents, and he said yes...then he just went back to
his kitchen table and started drawing. So here we are, standing in front
of this open doorway, and anyone could just walk by and be like, "what
the heck are you doing here" so we say to the little boy,
"...umm...could you get your mom or dad...?" Then he gives us this big
old inconvenienced look and goes to get someone. Well then two seconds
later this guy walks out of another door in nothing but his underwear
and long story short we are never contacting another house again.
Just kidding we totally will. #onlywhennecessary
We
went bowling as a zone last week! And I got so many strikes! (A strike
is when you throw it in the gutter, right?) (Just kidding I really did
get a lot of strikes. I've been excited to brag about that for an entire
week. Glad I got it off my chest.)
This week was a little rough with investigators...we
still didn't have anyone in church, and no one really progressed and
finding was pretty hard, too...but I also grew a lot personally. I
studied a lot more about the Atonement. I love it! I don't think I will
ever learn enough about it.
We've also been working on getting some "Personal
Mission Plans" out to our ward members! It's a super awesome plan on how
we can help the members share the gospel with their friends in a really
simple way.
Don't be afraid to share the gospel! It is so easy!
Just invite someone to do anything! Like...family home evening! Mutual!
Share a scripture! I promise it will brighten their day...and yours!
I also learned how to catch whipped cream in my mouth. I'll send the video if I have time.
I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH. PLEASE KEEP WRITING ME LETTERS. And more than that, pray, read, go to church. You know the drill.
LOOOOOOOVE, Hermana Thomas
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