"I
AM SO SORE!! We carried our entire lives down 4 flights of sitars,
packed our possessions in a 5 passenger car, drove 20 minutes, and
climbed 1 flight of stairs with our belongings on our backs. Twice. My
body aches. My muscles are so mad at me! I feel so bad for the future me
who will have to wake up and exercise with this complaining body."
It wasn't nearly as bad as I made it sound, but I was feeling dramatic. So
we whitewashed Odessa (that means when 2 missionaries start in a new area). The rest of this week was really weird. We took a
lot of time to call members and set up appointments with them. We met
the ward council members, taught them in their homes, and helped them
with their missionary work.
This
area is so different! There are a lot of big lots of land that people
live on, and A LOT of gated communities. So we can't really tract here.
That means working with members will be our primary source of finding
people. It was discouraging a little bit because I was so used to having
immediate results with street contacting or tracting, and member work
takes much longer to see the results. But Sunday was awesome! A member
brought 2 friends to church, and we gave one of them a Book of Mormon!
They both are interested in learning more, which is very exciting.
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| Our new area: Odessa, FL! |
So
you all are going to just die. On Sunday night, there was a special fireside
for the Tampa Stake, and Elder Neil L Anderson, a member of the Quorum
of the Twelve Apostles, was coming to speak! We went, listening, and at
the end... Well, I'll tell you what I wrote in my journal:
"it
was such a cool fireside, and afterwards Elder Anderson went around and
shook everyone's hand. We were too busy talking to members and
missionaries, but we turned around and BAM there he was! He shook my
hand and said "Wow, there are a lot of sister missionaries here!", then
he moved down the crowd of people. It was so cool! I met an apostle.
Woah!
I really liked this week. I have no idea where anything is or who anyone is in this ward, but I am so excited to work here!
My testimony of the power of the Book of Mormon has been strengthened a
lot since I've been on my mission. I know that that is because I've been
consistently immersing myself in it's doctrine since I've been here.
That is a habit I need to continue for the rest of my life. I also have
been learning the power of prayer. That is something I am so grateful
for.
With love,
Sister Minson
Pictures from a specialized Sisters' Mission Conference we attended this week:
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| Leopard print matching at the Sister's Training is so fun! |
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