Why Hello Family
It's been pretty chaotic
lately, let me try to explain.
SO as you know, I spent
the first 4 transfers of my mission in Lake Crescent. Then I got
transferred to Daytona North, to be in a trio. 3 Weeks into the transfer -
stake boundaries change - We move up North to the Palm Coast Ward - then
surprise Sister Peterson gets Emergency transferred. Which meant last week
we had to get up at 3:30 so I could drive Sister Peterson to the mission
office, we got there and dropped off her stuff and President said, "Sister
Sorensen, go home and go back to bed." And I said, "Sure President,
you don't have to tell me twice."
Anywho, so we whitewashed
Palm Coast this week. But. Wait there's more..
We're doing weekly
Planning on Friday and ….get a call from the Zone Leaders. We end up talking
with them for about 2 hours, because they were saying basically the change
isn't working, because a bunch of different factors; 1. Our new church building
was 45 min away. 2. We’re far away from most active members. 3. The ZL have too
much work for just them two in the Ward. 4. There's a ton of widowed sisters
they can't really see, etc. So - end
result, We go to Daytona South, they go to Daytona North. Because they are in a
safer area at the end from another Ward and we just cut it so we don't go into
the projects. Haha.
Basically what is
happening is for the last 2 weeks of the transfer, our zone leaders and we are
just going to do a double whitewash to better help the areas.
So Saturday, we packed
everything up and switched apartments. No complaints, our new apartment has
wifi and 2 bathrooms and a lady downstairs who we call grandma and she makes us
cookies. SO IT’S BEEN A LIL CRAZY.
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| When you move into the Elders apartment and the whole living room is exercise equipment. |
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| Our area switch. We started in A-went to B for a week and now we're in C. hahahaha |
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| Our last apartment had a load of candy in it. So naturally I left it there. The Zone leaders called us that night and come back to bring us more dishes and cups. We were just talking to them at the door and Elder Jensen says, "What's in the closet behind you?" And drops the whole basket of candy and they run as fast as they can to the car! Also, we have a lazyboy in our room. (Elders) |
Okay now for the week.
Palm Coast! Man, I felt so accomplished this week. It was so good and we worked
so so hard. There's not really any work in that area because missionaries have not
really touched it. So we just did a lot, a lot, a lot of finding. All day,
every day.
And boy did it feel good,
no it was not easy and I pretty much fell into my bed each night straight up exhausted
but that felt so good.
We found some really cool
potential people for the new Elders to teach there and we met a ton of less
actives. J was a really cool one - she's been less active for about 5 years and
it's cause her life is a hectic mess. Missionaries hadn't come by to see them
in a long time, so we got to see her twice this week, and she said she wants us
to come weekly to help her and her kids.
Brother K was another. We
were walking up to his house and his neighbor was outside so I went to talk to
him, I asked if he still knew of the man that lived there and he's says, “Sure
I do!” So he came and knocked on this less actives door with us😂
Brother K comes to the
door and is says, "You know these are missionaries from my church right?” The guy (Dennis) just goes, "Well of
course I know they are Mormons, you always know when it's a Mormon, no one else
looks like that."
He also said his sister
is a Mormon.. but she's crazy. I said, "Oh" and he's says, "No
she's just crazy, she was crazy when she was a Baptist she was crazy when she
was a Jew, she's just crazy" Haha.
Also I met someone who
went to BYU with Shannon! She was in law school with her.
I think there were many
reasons why we needed to be there for only a week, even if it was just that God
needed me to know something. I learned what it meant to really be here for the
right reasons. I learned how much I love God. Because I was thought “Hey even
if you just want me to knock doors all day long and get rejected I'll do
it, I can do that.” I'll go where you want me to go.
Also GOOD NEWS! We got
the A. family back! Technically they are in the Elders area, but we're going to
teach them. The daughter is the recent convert that got baptized when we got
here and her parents are probably the most solid people I've seen they are just
so willing to be baptized.
We have been reading the
Book of Mormon in a transfer and I've loved it. Alma 5. Alma 5 people, I
could never had said it better myself.
One thing that stood out
to me so much this week was Alma 5:37
"A shepherd hath
called after you, and is still calling after you."
The spirit pierced my
heart with that one. He is currently calling after you, no matter what state
you are in. That means if you are far away from him, or I believe even when you
are close. He still is calling after you.
Can you feel so now?
I've just been thinking
so much this past week or 4 weeks.. about Weaknesses.
It's interesting, and
I've just now realized this. At the beginning of this transfer I got a
blessing, like I always do. And two things he said stood out to me "I
bless you to become strong in the areas you feel weak" and he warned
"Be mindful of all mission rules"
Honestly at first I was
(wrongfully) slightly offended. I didn't feel all that weak and I've never had
a problem following mission rules.
Now, in hindsight I see.
After all that has happened these past few weeks I see there are and were areas
where I'm weak. And that's okay. That's great! Great that I know that, if you
don't know where you are weak you don't know what to change, and you become
complacent thinking your maker is done making you into what you need to
be.
As long as I'm aware of
the weaknesses, my heart is open to change. I am not a finished product. Ether
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With the mission rules
I've seen that I was given that council more to help others maybe more than
myself.. but if I'm not aware of the mission rules I can't help others to be
obedient. If I'm not obedient myself I can't expect them to be. Just because
it's not something I've struggled with, doesn't mean I'm the same as every one
else. And I've learned to be sensitive to that, and I've gone to my Heavenly
Father tirelessly for help.
I know this message we
share is true. Because trust me, I wouldn't be here if it wasn't.
We have the message that
the power that created the universe exists on the earth with men who converse
with God. No. One. Else. Can say that. How cool.
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| My companion really wanted to catch a butterfly |
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| I live in a beautiful place |
Love you. See ya soon;)
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