I’ve had like SO many random pre-mish tunes playing through my
head this past week, and somehowthey always apply back to
mission life…….. #suchasister
“It’s all about the climb…..” check.
“Doesn’t mean you’re gonna die, ya gotta get up and try, and
try, and try…..” check.
“This is life in color, today feels like no
other…..” check.
“This is how we roll…..”
check.
“Cause it goes on and on and on…..” check.
Talk about a soundtrack to my life…….
#missionarystatus
Well let’s GDTB………………….the first half of this week wasn't my kinda party.
Woke up sick on P-day (of all days) and
staggered around all day, expecting my head to either explode or roll
off at any moment.
M.I.S.E.R.A.B.L.E.
Managed to get through the next couple of days, forcing myself
to take half a day to re-coup (btw…..I never thought in MY LIFE that
it’d be hard to let myself take time to rest and relax………yea,
try being a missionary…..it just about kills ya:)
All I could think that whole day between sucking on
cough drops like they were going outta stylewas……….#lebroning
LOL
(Love the guy, buuuuutttttttt……..) haha
Anyways………so after half a week of being laid up, we were back on
our feet and in business by Wednesday. Our week then started to pick up and we
landed some sick service projects by the weekend.
Whiiiiiiiich…leads to more BIG NEWS: We
have a baptism next Saturday!!!!
We have an investigator (of sorts), who removed her records from
the church back when she was in high school, who’s decided thatshe wants
to get baptized again!!!
RAISE. THE. ROOF.
We’re SO excited for her and got the chance to go over to her
house on Saturday to help her clean for all her family and friends coming into
town for the big day. There’s gonna be a lot of them since she
comes from a Polynesian family of FOURTEEN.
And I thought my fam was big………lol!
We sorted and folded laundry for approximately 6
hours, and that was probably the funnest laundry party of.
my. life. …….I evenlearned how to tie a Polynesian ie (ee-eh).
#cultured
Sunday rolls around, and we got assigned to teach Gospel
Principles…..again….since there’s not been a new teacher called yet. So
we browse the manual, and come to find, we’re teaching the Word of Wisdom.
STEEZY.
Aaaannnnndddd……..being girls…..…our minds hop,
skip, and jump to healthy refreshments for effect.
How cute
So despite the fact that we accepted a “special
invitation for a mission-wide fast on Sunday” we assume that the general
world will appreciate our refreshments during class, FORGETTING……that it
was actually Fast Sunday for everyone.
Yea……………………………………….that’s just awkward.
We went as far as dishing up dip, chopping up veggies and fruit,
and artistically displaying fruits and nuts on platters…….before church……in the
church kitchen...before sitting down in Sacrament Meeting and hearing the
bishopric member invite the congregation to share testimonies……..
#missionaryfail
Hey, at least we were fasting, right………
I now convinced that having to teach a Word of Wisdom lesson on
Fast Sunday is just plain rude ……... #mormonproblems :) lol!
We also got a text from one of our investigators this week,
asking if we wanted to accompany her to Costco to shop for “service”…..yea…that’s
Buffalo Grove for ya. But hey, I’m never one to turn down a Costco
trip…..so we loaded up and went along to do the “heavy lifting” in
the store.
(Tangent…….I had a business college professor
who told me that when the 2nd Coming happens, he’s not
going to the temple or the stake center…..he’s going to COSTCO.
Yea, I might do the same…..e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. you could
possibly want is in Costco……even free samples ………..just sayin;)
After we’d filled a shopping cart (half of which was on the
shopping list, half of which was a result of Costco’s
good marketing skills;), we loaded up the car and headed back. We
weren’t even out of the parking lot, before our investigator asked, “So,
do you have a message for me??”
Why don’t you just asked to be baptized while you’re at it??
We jumped on the opportunity, and started sharing a message with
her about the Plan of Salvation. That morning in personal study, I’d received
the prompting to ask her what she’d ask the Savior if she had an hour
to sit down and talk with Him.
Sounded like a weird question to ask someone when it first came
to mind, but He said go, so I didn’t say no:) Sure enough, it turned into
an incredible conversation. She opened up to us about
challenges and questions she was facing, and sure enough, the spirit took over
and though I knew I wasn’t qualified or experienced enough to answer her
questions and concerns, the Lord gave me the words to say!
It’s was POWERFUL!!!!
As a missionary, it can sometimes be easy to doubt yourself. But
what I’m learning is that all God requires of me is to be worthy.
If I can try my best to be close to the spirit, then He
takes the reins and shows me what to do and what to say.
No missionary is perfect.
No missionary will ever be perfect.
I’ll certainly never be perfect, but I’ve come to
see how the Lord can perfect me, if I trust Him.
We had Sisters Conference on Thursday and the theme was,
“Becoming Perfected Through Him.” It was such a
b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l. topic. I realized sitting there that the impossible task of
being perfect is possible only through Jesus Christ, but that
it is possible!
It takes effort on our part, but it also requires turning the
rest over to Him, and letting Him make up the difference.
Onward and upward,
Sister Anna Parker
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| My mission momma, Sis Robison...... <3 her! |
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