June 25th 2012
Hi everyone!
Here’s the update for Manhappenin:
-Arenda: She's so great. She's 19 and has every desire to be
baptized. She has been taught almost everything and is more than willing to
change her life to be a member of the church. Here is the problem; She lives
with her (tool) of a boyfriend (they do live in separate rooms) and just
signed a lease for her apartment for another year and put all the money down.
So basically she can't be baptized unless she moves out or he does. Having
to tell her that last Tuesday was one of the hardest things I've had to do. She
was ready to break down into tears and so was I. After our lesson the three of
us knelt together in prayer and asked for the Lord to provide a way for her baptism
to happen. We are planning on fasting for her this week and I really do
believe if this is her time it will happen. A miracle can
happen. Please keep Arenda in your prayers.
-I miss the dry heat. I don't know how people do it out here.
The 104 temperatures plus humidity is just gross. To make things even
better our air conditioner is broken, and we won't have a car this next week.
Oh well. It doesn't make the church any less true.
-Tomorrow I will have been a missionary for 17 months. It’s been
the best 17 months of my life!
-Nesha: She is also a referral from the Elders who found
her walking down the street one-day. When we met with her she couldn’t
believe that we were 20 something years old and have such happiness in our
lives. She kept saying, "Its like you know your purpose in
life." We talked about the Book of Mormon and God’s love for
her. I have no doubt that she felt the spirit. By the end of the lesson
she asked if she could read the Book of Mormon and we invited her to
church. Before she left I asked her how she felt. She turned to me and
with tears running down her face and said, "I came in here with all these
worries and I'm leaving here without them. I feel like this is where I need to
be." Please keep her in your prayers as well. She decided to not to
show up to church yesterday and that always worries me.
-The cicadas (or however you spell that) are back. They aren't
as bad here as they are in Missouri but they are still super loud. We keep
finding dead ones outside of our apartment door. Maybe it’s just too hot for
them also.
-Song: He is from China and is a referral from our Branch
President. Song has a Christian background and attends the Baptist church. He
wants to learn about the "LDS" church because his preacher told him
"Mormons are a hypocrisy." I don't really know what that word means
but from the way it sounds I really don't like it. Song wants to prove the
preacher wrong because he believes that is being judgmental. He's a really cool
kid, super knowledgeable and scientific, and he's willing to learn and figure
it out for himself.
-Laura: I love her to death but she is just so complicated. She
also has a cat...ugh, I just really hate cats. (Sorry everyone) Her particular
cat really likes to sit on my lap and rub its sick head all over my hand so
that I will pet it. This week as it was doing that a bunch of its hair was
flying everywhere and like so many other times in my life my eyes puffed up,
went completely red and wouldn't stop crying. Laura couldn't figure out what
was wrong with me. Generally don't tell people that I'm allergic to their cats
because everyone has a small farm of them. As Laura was assessing my eyes her
cat jumped off my lap, went over to the corner of the room and barfed. Oh
my. It was so disgusting. I couldn't help but laugh at the whole
situation. I guess I should be grateful that it didn't barf on me. Animals
can be so gross. I will never own a cat. Ever.
This week has brought so many challenges. Opposition and trial
just as Lehi said. But with the opposition there is always a
blessing behind it. It happens over and over again. It still amazes
me. As Sister Kavea would always say, "its okay because
Heavenly Father said so." It really is going to be
okay. Heavenly Father always guides us through.
I'm so grateful for this gospel and for each of you. I
love you.
Be safe.
Sister Hall
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