So this week really wasnt that exciting of a week. I actually spent the entire walk over here trying to figure out what I was going to tell you! And, I only really could think of a couple of things.
First, I still haven’t been feeling that great. Some days are great, I have little or no problems, but other days, my head simply wasn’t doing any better. And, I was starting to get a cold, as we are headed into the most frigid part of the year here. So finally, on Tuesday I decided to ask for a blessing after district meeting. Elder Garcia, my district leader anointed the oil, and Elder Bills, his comp. gave me the blessing. It was very nice. He said that it was the right thing for me to do, to be on the mission. And I haven’t been questioning that at all, but it was nice to hear again all the same. It was comforting to hear. I don’t feel like my Spanish has been progressing as much as I want it to, so those words were great to hear. He also told me that I would be healed, and that I would be able to do the work that I was sent here to do. That was a relief more than anything, I was so tired of being sick, and feeling that I wasn’t able to work to the best of my ability and that I was stopping Hermana Durham from doing her work as well.
On Wednesday, I woke up feeling worse, which was the opposite of what I was hoping to feel. The only good news about that was that Hermana Freeman was also feeling sick, so we did divisions. Hermana Durham went with Hermana Collette to their area, and Hermana Freeman and I went to the two citas we had and then we went back home to not be in the cold and to rest so we could try to get better.
Thursday was Hermana Durhams birthday! And Michelle, who is great, planned a surprise birthday party for her at the church. And, for how cold it was outside, a decent amount of people showed up! It was great! We had a lot of fun, and I forgot to bring my camera…I will send some pictures of that later. My bad. But we did have a really fun time. We even had a couple of less actives who haven’t been in the church for a very very long time come so they could celebrate her birthday. That was also really cool.
Friday and Saturday passed by without any real exciting-ness. We had a couple of really good lessons, but they all said that they wouldn’t be able to come to church on Sunday, so that was a little disappointing. But overall, things are going well. We need to find more people to teach, but I have a feeling that I will be saying that every week. It is also getting a little harder to contact people. Before it wasn’t too bad because there were people on the street we could talk to. But now it is all cold and stuff outside, so there is no one on the street. I would say for a good forty, forty five percent of the day we are the only ones outside. And the cold is the excuse that most people give us for not wanting to talk to us, and its like, yes, I know it is cold outside. I am standing in it. You however, are inside, and we could, just maybe talk inside, where it is not (as quite) cold. But that is okay! We are going to find the people who are prepared for the gospel! They are just waiting for us!
Sunday was good. I really enjoy fast Sundays. I don’t know if it is a tender mercy or if I am just tougher on the mission, but so far fast Sundays really haven’t been that difficult. It may been that we fast from lunch to lunch, since we don’t have dinners with people, but the hardest part is explaining to a less active member that we are fasting, the investigators we have told have been really understanding. We didn’t get a chance to teach very much yesterday, which is a bit of a bummer, but it all in all it was a good day!
I am so exciting for you to go to girls camp! Mom, are you freaking out yet? I hope everything goes well! I am sure that it is, girls camp is always a great experience! Tell all the girls I say hi and that I am thinking of them! Oh, also, I read the Power of the Priesthood by President Packer, and I think that everyone should reread it here soon. It is really really great!
I hope you are having a great fourth of July and I love you!!!
Corinne
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