November 18, 2013

Hello again!

So the mission here is hitting records of how many converts are being baptized every week and my companion and I are spending our Sundays crying because everything seems to go wrong with our investigators. First of all we have very few investigators, but the few that we have were so great all week, super interested, fulfilling commitments, excited to go to church. Then comes Sunday morning and we go by and they won't go because they can barely walk their feet are hurting so badly from playing soccer at the church with everyone on Saturday night barefoot. Seriously I wanted to say to them "don't you think Jesus feet were hurting when he was nailed to a cross for you?" Whatever, can't force people to make the right decision. Next week they will go. It was a really disappointing Sunday, but we're looking forward to a much better week this week. I believe that blessings are real and after the trials they come. Our other investigator who is an alcoholic had a relapse this weekend and we haven't seen him for a few days. Probably lucky for him because as soon as we see him he'll have to get accountable and start repenting. 

Anyways. My birthday was excellent this week. Even God gave me birthday presents. Seriously, we scheduled 3 baptisms that day. By the end of the week they all fell through or were re-scheduled for a later date, but it still made for an excellent birthday present. The elders had a party for me. 

 

 

Then another member made dinner for me. Thursday the ward surprised me with a cake after our meeting. 

 

It was like the birthday that never ended. I had cake almost everyday this week. And we still have some left over in the fridge. Oh and my companion gave me some really pretty earrings. She's great. 

 

I bought myself some new perfume and make-up. I'm looking for new sandals because mine are on their last thread. It's an ongoing debate if they'll last until the end or not. I don't want to switch because I already have tan lines for these ones and I don't want to sunburn my feet by switching. We'll see what I find. Maybe I'll just glue them together for the 5th time.

The pictures I sent are of my birthday and of the activities we had with the youth this weekend. The stake is having all the wards do a service project and we did splits with the youth to gather food and clothing items for some non-profit organization and get referrals. When the people donate food we tell them as a thank you we want to bring a DVD about Jesus to them and the majority accept. It's a good scheme. We'll see if there are good results from it. 

Well I think that's all. I feel like there is something I was going to say that I am forgetting... but oh well. I'll say it next week if I remember. 

Love, Sister Laurel Udy