Christmas came early for this girl! and man was I so incredible happy to see what was inside! I thank you all very much! I am so excited to pack it now to go to ABQ on Wednesday!
So the events for this week- first, you all are probably wondering (well - bnot those of you who served missions.. but the rest of you) how a missionary does Thanksgiving day. First, she goes to lunch at
2:00 and has the most wonderful spread of food laid before her and of course, indulges! -unfortunately not in GF pie though.. and then they sit and chat and talk about all the things they are thankful for for 2.5 HOURS!!! and then head off to the next appointment - yes, one of the eating variety where another enourmous spread is laid before you and your stomach is already so full but of course, they have been cooking for days so you have to eat.. But it was delicious again. the members here are just so nice and they just want to make sure their missionaries are well fed and happy. and we sure were!
Sister Montini and I are so happy to be here in the university ward! Our first dinner appointment was with a less active girl in the ward who invited us over just so we could start teaching her boyfriend! who already has a testimony about the importance of church! they had cgone for 2 weeks then missed one and he said his week was just so crummy and he sttributed it all to missing church! so prepared! So after dinner we taught the first lesson on the restoration which is simply a spiritual punch in the face! especially the first vision and then when you leave the power pause of silence after- you would be crazy to not feel the spirit! and this is the lesson we taught to Dallas.. but get this - I was sharing the first vision and he started laughing! LAUGHING!! can you believe it?? Okay so it was mnore like a chuckle - but it still frazzled me! So I sped up a little - which you aren't supposed to do- and then when I finished- we left time for the power pause so the spirit could fill the room again and what did he do? LAUGHED! oh my word! what is happening! and then he said - "this is weird.." oh no is what you are thinking right?? so was I. so we asked - what is so weird? to which he responded - "I have just never felt this way before.. I all of a sudden just feel encompassed by this warmth." and he laughed about it. silly boy. But he definitely felt the spirit and he commmitted to baptism! yahoo!
But - all is not fun and games and finding super prepared people in university wards - we found abother new investigator who does not quite fit that description.. he essentaily wants to teach us all this hokey stuff. we have a lesson tonight on the plan of salvation - where he wants to teach us all his knowledge about the new heaven and the new earth. needless to say, we will probably drop him..
We also had a lesson with a recent convert this last week - for our sakes- we haven't taught many lessons form PMG in the last month and a half - so we asked if we could teach her and have her give us feedback on how we can improve and what is well and the like.. so we taught the gospel of Jesus Christ - which just so happens to be my favorite lesson! and she only had good things to say - why is it that no one likes to tel you how to improve?? anyway - She extended a very wonderful complimet though that really boosted my confidence. We are really trying to teach more out of the Book of Mormon right now (that is why this lesson is my favorite becasue you can teach straight out of the book of mormon) and so we just used a bunch of different stories from the Book and she told us that she has never before been so excited to read er scriptures! I was so excited!@ that is how it should be!! great lesson there...
Also, I have to thank you Michael specifically for all those halloween stickers.. Sister Montini and I predicted our futures with them one day during lunch. Significant events are marked by each sticker and they will happen on the dates on which they fall. It was a riot! So if you want to know how my life is going to pan out - the key is on the bottom right and look for the stickers with a T next to them.
I am outta here! I love you all very much!
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