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| This is, from left to right, me (but you knew that), Sister Rydalch, Elder Byram (one of the assistants to our mission president), and Elder Lewis (who used to be our district leader, but then got transferred, but then was back for a day on an exchange). Sister Rydalch made them take a picture with us because we pranked their car. According to everyone, the Cambodian sisters (aka us) are the wildest sisters in the mission, but we get the work done. |
Hello friends! This week has been really great. Sister Rydalch and I are just constantly moving. She likes to tell people "we work hard, play hard, and then sleep even harder".
On Sunday after church, Brother Wheelock was talking to us about being more organized and really focusing on listening in our daily routines. He talked about how to take what people say and use it to guide your interactions with them in a meaningful direction. I thought it was really insightful, but I was worried that I wouldn't know how to apply it myself. Well, later that night, we knocked into a lady named Dixie Lynn. She let us into her house, and said she wanted to talk to us, but didn't believe what we believed. In stead of leaving it at that or trying to push her, we just asked questions about her life and listened to her answers. We then were able to use what she told us to invite her to read and pray about the Book of Mormon. She was really excited about it, and said that she felt like us coming was an answer to her prayers, which I thought was awesome. We are going to go back and follow up with her later this week. (Also, she has 3 dogs, and I didn't even freak out, so progress is happening all over in my life!)
Yesterday we were walking through the parking lot of an apartment complex that we were going to knock, when I saw a lady smoking a cigarette on her back porch. I called out to her, and just asked how she was doing and if there was anything we could do for her. She said she had just prayed and asked God to send her someone to talk to about her problems who could help guide her. Her name is Del, and it turns out she is in an emotionally abusive relationship, and she knows she needs to get out of it, but she is scared to be on her own. We shared Alma 7:11-13 with her, and she was so much happier. We talked to her for about 45 minutes, and you could see her demeanor change over the course of our talk with her.
A different day (I can't remember which one), Sister Rydalch and I were walking around the International Business district (aka Asiaville, WA) trying to find new people to teach. One problem: there were no people out. None. I don't know where they all were, but we could not find them. It was really cold, and we didn't know what to do, when we heard a voice behind us yell "Hey, Sisters!". To be honest, at first I panicked a little. I figured it was going to be someone who didn't like us or something like that. But when we turned around, it was a very nice older man, who is a member on a different part of Washington. He took us into a restaurant, fed us dinner, and introduced us to all of the employees. They were all Vietnamese and didn't really understand who we were, but it was still really awesome.
Basically, the moral of the story is God is always listening. He knows us, He loves us, and He will help us. We are never alone unless we chose to be.
Oh, also, Sister Rydalch and Sister Johansen took a recent convert that they had taught to the temple on Thursday, so I was Sister Ireland's (Sister Johansen's companion) trainer for a day! It was way fun, even though we almost ran out of gas.
Well, that's all for this week! Have a lovely day and keep on being awesome!
Love,
Sister Lemon
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