The Rain

 

 

 

We had a really good week this week. One week until transfers. I've never heard of a companionship being together for more than four transfers so we'll see if Hermana Thomas and I can break some records. Whenever we go on exchanges I miss her. Everyone says when they separate us we will cry; it’s probably true.

 Finally, the temperature seems to have gone down! It’s been raining quite a bit. I can tell it’s less hot because I use my sweat rag less often. Have I mentioned how much I sweat here? Wow, with the humidity we just sweat and sweat. I feel bad because the women here have a tradition that you always embrace with a kiss on the right cheek. And we are always dripping with sweat.

We worked really hard this week on finding new investigators and we found one lady that I'm really excited about. She is a young single mother of two. In our first lesson, she expressed something that really bothered her. She said she has asked her pastor but says people make her feel bad for questioning things. She had always heard that God is loving; but she didn’t understand why our loving father would place bad things in our path and move us around like chips in a game. I’m not sure what Church Doctrine is on that one but I was able to express that every bad thing that happens to us is not a punishment from God. We live in a world that isn’t perfect and the rain falls on those who are good and bad. The gospel enables us to overcome the challenges of life; it doesn't omit them. Every lesson we have with her has been really long because she has so many questions; thoughtful questions that really stretch us. I would say she is the first "golden investigator" that we have had. We have seen the atonement start to work in her life.

Yesterday we participated in the stake mission prep class. First off, it was a struggle to get there. We were asking everyone for directions and they ended up directing us to the Jehovah's Witnesses chapel; everyone always thinks we are J.W.s. But the class was really fun and went well. We did a mock lesson and then answered questions the youth had. I was somehow more nervous for the mock lesson then for real lessons. This stake has four youth that have just received their mission calls; all going to Mexico. None of them will be in Spence's mission.

A man yesterday bore his testimony about keeping promises. He said he had been thinking about Christ and contemplated; what if Jesus came and decided he wasn't fit to be the Christ and didn't fufill his purpose? This thought has stuck with me. It reminds me of the talk Meish sent me Finishers Wanted.  I am so grateful that Christ had the courage to fulfill his purpose.

Thank you so much for the pictures, updates, and motivating messages. As Mom says, I'm a bit of a skimmer and sometimes it’s hard to answer your questions or comment on all the things you write. However, I always print out your letters and read them over and over. Sometimes I even have conversations with you in my head about the interesting things you write.

Love you ever so much,

Hermana Christensen