June 18th 2012
Happy Monday everyone!
Happy Fathers day to the coolest dad in the whole world. As I
sat in the family ward and listened to the same song that is sung every year by
the cute little primary kids, I couldn't help but think about how awesome
my own Dad is. I miss your "little sausage fingers”, eating breakfast
with you at 6:30 in the morning and the entire list of nicknames you
come up with for the week. I miss Saturday tree trimming and
watching football with you. Ok those last two are a lie, but I
am excited to come home and play tennis and watch the Borne Trilogy with
you. I hope you had a wonderful day. Love you Dad. Also, Happy Fathers day
to all the other father figures I've adopted into my life. I love you!
So Heavenly Father is being really nice to my companion and me
right now. I seriously don't deserve it. We have 4 people with baptismal dates,
whom all have come out of nowhere. The ward members are also just completely
awesome and helpful. We are continually blessed.
Our tender mercies for the week: (1 Nephi 1:20)
-Mormon message: Choosing faith over fear. This couldn't have
been more perfect for me this week.
-Our newest investigator with a date is Manny. The Elders had
tracted into him while they were covering the First Ward but were never really
able to see him again. We were able to get an appointment set up, teach him
lesson one and invite him for baptism! He's such a sweet person. He has a
slight learning disability but I feel like it just helps him be that much
closer to the Spirit. So far he is doing really well and will make it to his
date of July 15th.
-We have a very interesting Ward Mission Leader. He is a
professor of plants or something at K-State. It just explains so much!
-We got to travel 2-½ hours south (I think) to Hays for
exchanges. Hays is always so interesting. I again had the lovely opportunity to
ride a bike all day. I came prepared this time though and didn't wear my pencil
skirt.
-We potentially had 7 people coming to church yesterday.
Getting people to church is always something of a struggle. It’s so sad to have
these people look you dead in the face and say they will be there, so you hang
out in the hall waiting and waiting. By the time the opening prayer is said you
are still waiting. It’s always such a downer. However 3 people showed
up. We will take it!
-I may or may not have realized that I have very few months
left on my mission as of yesterday. No thanks. Yikes!
My mind is in all sorts of places today. I'll come up with
something better next week. It’s been a hard transfer but it’s going to be
okay. "Everything will be okay in the end, if it’s not okay it’s
not the end". The end isn't here yet so until it comes I'll keep
going. I'm just very thankful that Heavenly Father continues to be there
for me over and over again. He is always there.
I love each of you. Thank you forever. I am still here because
of so many of you.
Have a safe week.
Sister Hall
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