So, a funny thing that happened this week. We were
knocking yesterday night, and at every gate you need to bang a little and
whistle, to know if they have a guard dog or not. So we do that, nothing
happens, and its later so it’s pretty dark. We knock on their metal door
(people call them the holy ghost doors or confession doors since they are full
of holes so they can see you but you can’t see them). Anyway, a younger woman
opens the door and we introduce ourselves, and the first words out of her mouth
are "don't move." uhhhhhhhh...... okay? We stand there frozen on her
porch for a solid 3 minutes, when she returns and explains that she had to put
her pit-bull away. WHAT? The Lord protects His sister missionaries. She's not interested, but as
we turn to leave, she gasps and we turn around, and there is this Wolf dog
right in her yard that must’ve wandered in after we left the front gate open.
So she ushers us into her house to sit by her 3 yr. old while her husband
chases this thing out!!! Can I say again, He protects His sisters! And
yes, STL-sister training leader- is fun, you get to serve with a lot more missionaries.
Tomorrow we are doing inspections for all the sisters apartments because we are
having General Authority Elder Carlson coming to the mission Wednesday. Turns
out he was a general in the army, and so he's gonna be intense!
So here are some people from this week:
Dorinda: Older lady who had a stroke a while back.
Can't move her right arm or say anything besides "choy-choy". She
understands everything. So, we've decided to teach her sign language…tender
mercy for me and for her.
Ricky: He is still set for baptism. He actually was
asking us if he could push it forward, so that’s cool:) Only problem, he really
doesn’t know this is the ONE true church. He believes our teachings, he comes
to church every other week, he wants to follow God. But it’s amazing how
essential having a testimony about the Book of Mormon/Joseph Smith/priesthood
authority is what sets us apart..... so, working with him on that=)
Eskamillas- amazing members. Husband-YM president,
wife is YW president. Had us over for FHE with their teenage son, and we got to
play Scum and Apples to Apples!! Man, we all said it felt like home to be
playing card games.
Jason Scarabin- Less active we met with. Coolest guy
ever, swapped a ton of mission stories! His daughter is adorable! What’s the
problem? His wife hates religion (okay, we've dealt with that before no
problem) The problem is- he doesn't want to go to the Celestial Kingdom......
He knows the doctrine deeper than we do. He "gets" it. But obviously,
not enough. It’s another "Jim" -(excommunicated member in West
Hills)... You just gotta love them and realize why it’s so crucial to have the
spirit, cuz it can touch them in ways you can't.
Sister Reuben- Met on exchanges in Burbank ward.
Turns out she's a CODA (child of deaf adults). Suuuper cool talking/signing
with her. Her husband has not gone to church, but we made hamburgers for them,
joking the whole time, they were both so cool. And during dinner, I just felt
the spirit, and told him straight up that church is a commandment from God and
he needs to go. Coolest moment ever=)
This week I really have felt yoked to Christ. Matthew 11:28. At the end of this month I am halfway through my mission, and it sometimes feels
like I have so much to become, and if I fall short, how can I, as a leader,
help others grow? But the spirit is an interesting thing. You don't lose
the weight of the burden, but you are given a deeper desire and a bigger
perspective to know it’s not your hands, it’s His.
Love you all!
Sister McNeill
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