Transfer: 8, Week: 1 (BOO!)
Monday: On Monday we had P-day. We emailed
and then took our typical chocolate trip to Mona's (only like the best
chocolate/gelato place in the history of the universe). After that we did
laundry at a members and then went to downtown Langley. We went "shopping".
It's not the same with your own money. They had TOMS on the Island. I REPEAT
THEY HAD TOMS ON THE ISLAND. AND THE EVEN BIGGER NEWS: I DIDN'T BUY ANY!
Missions change you. Truly. We also walked down to the beach and just enjoyed
the fresh Washington air for a bit as we watched yachts, cargo ships and cruise
ships pass. Then we went and tracted for a bit. It is starting to get hard to
tract in the evening because it gets dark early. In the winter it is pitch
black by 4 PM. Luckily, it gets dark at
7 right now, but with no street lights and a billion trees it is really dark by
6:30.
Tuesday: FULL OF SERVICE! We were able to do
our studies in the morning (my favorite part of the day) and then do service
for a sweet eldery lady in the ward. Then we got our mormon.org time. We get an hour every other week to get
on all the church websites to look up talks and stuff. IF WE HAD IPADS WE COULD
DO THIS MORE FREQUENTLY. I am not yelling so I don't know why that was in all
caps. I am not mad or bitter or jealous or anything. After that we did service
at a place called Ryan's House. Then we went out and tracted. Good ol'
tracting. It never gets old. ;) And then we had dinner at the cutest couple’s
house. They are new in the ward. They are in their 30's and OH MY GOSH THEY ARE
YOUNG! We love them and it was great to talk to them about the Atonement! After,
we had a lesson with JC about the temple. He is preparing to do
baptisms on the 10th of October so that is so exciting! Next step: get sealed
to wife!
Wednesday: We had district meeting so we had
to catch an early boat. It was a great meeting about listening and inspired
questions. We also had a lesson with our recent convert Z. He is doing so
well and he is preparing for the temple on October 10th.
Thursday: Thursday was a day of contacting,
tracting in the rain, and house checks (we passed!).
Friday: Our weekly planning day so we were
inside a lot, then we tracted for a while. Then we meet M. I will tell you
more about him in a second. We got to talk to this guy named J. He’s
basically doomed to become a member because he has so many connections. He
knows like the whole ward and he knows us through some service that we do.
Anyway, this week we were able to talk about our beliefs with him. We were able
to share our testimonies and it was great! Hopefully he will want to take the
lessons.
Saturday: National Day of Service! We (the
ward and the community) went and cleaned up a cemetery. It was great and we got
to wear those really cool yellow vests that you see on mormon.org! Pictures to come! After that we met up with
some elders. Our district leader and his companion and our zone leaders all
came over to the Island to tract some areas. Not too much success there but we
did get the number of a lady! We are calling her this week. :)
Sundayyyyyyy: We had church of course! And it
was lovely. And basically our day was just filled with studies.
So here is a story: Two Mondays ago we were
driving to dinner and saw a guy pulled over on the side of the road needing a
jump. We stopped, and he said that nobody had stopped for 15 minutes. Well he
didn't have cables and neither did we so we left and called a member to go help
him. A few days later the guy was broken down on the opposite side of town and
when he got out of the truck he turned around to see our members there again.
So they jumped his truck. THEN just a few days ago we were grabbing our mail at
like 8:30 PM. When we came out of the post office we hear, "OH MY GOSH,
YOU ARE KIDDING ME?! YOU TWO GIRLS AGAIN?!" Well he needed another jump
and this time he had cables. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH HIS TRUCK-just sayin.
Anyway, we started talking about the church this time. He said that he had met
with missionaries in the past and he has attended church before. He didn't know
there was an LDS church on the Island. So we exchanged information and are
hoping to set up a lesson for this week!
I know that Heavenly Father is a God of
Miracles. I know he provides and blesses us according to His will and His
timing. I know that prayer is a two way communication between us and God and we
can receive answers if we ask in faith. I know that God is perfect and he has a
perfect plan for each of His children. He provided a Savior so we can be
forgiven of our sins, return to Him, and live with our families forever. I know
that we all have talents and abilities that are God-given that we can use to
strengthen, uplift, and help others.
I love love love love love you all! I hope you have the
best week ever! Pray, read, obey, smile. xoxo
Sister Rodda
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