Shout out to my nephew!! :) :) :) :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY
LINCOLN!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE ONE!! Auntie Emily misses you, but I just
love you too dang much to be sad. I hope your day was the best day of your life
so far!! :) You are the cutest stinker and I look forward to the pictures of
the party I'm sure you had. (hint, hint Jenny. haha)
Today I am just having the hardest time paying attention. I
think I have mission on-set ADHD. I don't have to be doing anything so I don't
want to be. It has taken me about 20 minutes to get these
3 sentences and the subject line in. I turned music on finally. That
helps me to pay attention. AND I'M WEARING PANTS! That's always good. Not to
get anything wrong. I love wearing a skirt, and doing my hair, and picking a
completely different outfit everyday. BUT... It's nice to throw my hair up in a
bun and just email.
I love listening to music.
A lot.
:)
YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MY WEEK?? It was so weird. We
didn't see that many people, but the people we saw were really good. We have to
get our balance in teaching and finding. I have never been rejected so much,
but it's also never been easier. I think to myself "I only wanted
you to be happier than you already are." So I didn't do anything
wrong. We don't knock doors in this mission unless we have a name of someone
inside. So if it is a member's neighbor and they say "Oh, Sally lives next
door and might be interested in hearing your message." Then we go!! :) I
love missionary work! It's so exciting. Everyday is different!
ANYWAYS. One thing we do do (... yeah) is talk to people we
see in their garages, weeding, etc. We walked by a group of friends that were
drinking and they were so nice... UNTIL another girl came out and got in my
face. "Hi. Why are you guys here?" a foot away from my face. It was
weird. One of the guys said "Hey step back, You're intimidating
her."
"Nawh," I replied. "I'm bigger than
her." Everyone giggled and that really broke the ice. It was a good
discussion after that. There are a lot of people who don't understand what we
believe. Or understand it completely wrong.
I have fallen in love with reactivation. There are so many
members of the church that have fallen away, but they have a testimony of the
truth and a relationship with God. It's amazing to see a change, a
re-lighting so to say. There is something special about that. There
is a lady in our ward, Sister Wheatley, that hasn't been to church in many
years. Something someone said a long time ago offended her and her son. I don't
know why it stuck with her so long, but it hurt her. What happened was mean,
but nothing is mean enough to keep you from your own salvation. I really love
that we can apologize on behalf of that person, or even the church.
We have that in our authority. I see a change in her, specifically. I love that
woman so much. She reminds me a lot of Aunt Becky. I was upset when she wasn't
at church on Sunday (lets just say I shed a few tears yesterday ..
haha. It was good for me. It's the first time I've cried since being in the
field. I feel so much better.) She promised that if we call her at 8am she will
be there at 9am church next Sunday!! I'm going to hold her to that.
We have talked to a lot of people that are ready to accept
the gospel, but not ready to change their life style. It's an interesting
dilemma. People see that it can make them happier, but they still don't want to
do it. I just pray that one day something we (or someone else) says will really
show the impact it can have on their lives.
We also just had an investigator (Kiel, remember him?)
CAUSALLY SAY "oh yeah, I was thinking about Lull baptizing me the first
week in June." OKAY, BRO! WAY TO GOOO!!!! :) I was so excited I almost
jumped out of my seat. He is going to be so blessed! He is going to be so much
happier. I'm glad things are getting easier for him.
Missionary work is the most rewarding thing ever. I love
it.
And I love you! :)
Hugs from Havasu!!!! :)
Sister Fields
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