This week has been an exercise in diligence. I'm not going to lie;
it’s been the hardest week of my mission so far. Why? Because all of our
investigators either dropped us, or disappeared this week (and when I say
disappeared, I mean literally, deserted houses and all...) almost every single
teaching appointment we had, all week, fell through. The members didn't seem to
have any friends we could go meet. Then, to top it all off, we have pretty much
run out of miles due to our GPS mishap a few weeks ago. Last night I did a
little math, and Sister Belyea and I have knocked on approx. 1,104 doors this
week.
They walked so far they found themselves at the city limits.
A snake they found while walking...yuck!
I. Am. Exhausted...........
But… With as hard as this week was, I had a kind of cool
experience in sacrament meeting yesterday. The speakers were a couple of senior
missionaries that had returned the previous week, giving their homecoming talk.
As I sat and listened to them recount their mission experiences in tears, I
glanced across the room to my new district leader, E. Kerr, who goes home in
2.5 weeks. I thought about what it would feel like to be going home. I basically
made myself super sad, thinking about it. I realized how much I'm going to miss
this someday! I’m even going to miss weeks like this one :) I am so privileged
to be able to do what I'm doing, to represent Jesus Christ, and to share the
Truth of the restored gospel with South Carolina. It’s cool to be able to work
so hard at something so important.
Anyways....
This week is MLC, and I am SUPER EXCITED!!!! For MLC this time
around, President Holm is taking all the STL's and all the Zone Leaders to the
temple to do baptisms, because he wants us to remember what it feels like to be
baptized. I feel like it’s been so long since I've been to the temple! Plus, I
get to be baptized by President Holm. I seriously can't wait until tomorrow.
And guess who our ride home from Columbia is? Brother Joseph Smith and his
wife. Seriously.... that’s his name.
After MLC, we have ZTM (Zone Training Meeting) where Sis. Belyea
and I will probably have to train, and will hopefully find out what we're
training on soon. Noooo more training like last time, please :)
Oh! Something else that happened this week: another set of sisters
moved into our apartment! They're super nice, and it’s fun to have other people
there.
Ya'll have a blessed day! :)
Sister Derrick
I mustache (must ask) you a question...Do you know Jesus?
A sign they found outside a gas station. Just think of the things Bryndee and Sister Belyea are mission out on driving all the time...maybe using up all your miles isn't such a bad thing?
Do you know the Muffin Man? They tried to find him but he didn't answer his door.
It is sooooo hot! They are realizing they can sweat a whole lot! Looking good girls!
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