Such
a good week!!!! So many things happened this week. I can't even.. :) So
starting with Monday.. We were going to go over to our ward mission leaders
house to watch the prophet of the restoration with an investigator that is
close with them. So after going all around town to get the movie from people we
ended up watching the testament instead. Which seemed great... :) haha most
awkward thing Eva!!! It kinda turned into a "Friday night movie" deal
even though it was FHE so there were people cuddling and being cute and icky
then there was just me and Sis Giles in the corner being the awkward sister missionaries.
I have never felt sooooo much awkward in the air. Then when we got home the
other sisters car was already there and their dome light was still on but there
was no lights on in our apartment. We were like uhhhh what the? And we unlocked
the door and no one was there and then BAM they scared the crap out of us. I
almost peed myself. It was so scary. We thought they had been taken or
something and one of them was like that wouldn't happen and all I said was "Saratov
Approach" and she was like ....... Yeah.. Now I'm freaked out! Hahaha it
was so funny though :)
The
next day we studied and then I went on my first exchange with the sister
training leaders! Super fun! The sister I went with was awesome. I spent the
night in their apartment and we were in the YSA ward. Super fun! We were on
campus so we got to walk around and talk to some cool people that are my age :)
we had some super cool lessons too! We taught this girl that was super close to
baptism and then she dropped the sisters hardcore because she had doubts from
false stuff she has read. Then a friend in the ward resolved her concerns and
she started meeting with the sisters again. We were going to teach the restoration
but instead she had questions about the plan of salvation and we talked about
that. She was soooo cool! She had lots of perfect questions and it was amazing.
When we first got there she was like oh I was just listening to conference
talks! What? She's an investigator ahh and she was talking about "
when" she gets baptized and what "we" believe and she aid she
wants to be married in the temple. She was amazing! Then we had dinner with an awesome
sister that went to USU and she was the coolest person ever :) and made
excellent cookies. Haha :) then we met with a recent convert that told us about
a talk she heard at a devotional and it was about what will happen when we get
to the other side and people will ask which prophet was on the earth when we were there. Some will say they
lived in the time of Abraham and such. Then some will say Brigham Young and
everyone will be amazed at the strength of those saints. Then we will say
Thomas S. Monson and everyone will go quiet and be astonished because of the strength
that we have in the last days. It gave me chills when she was talking about it
:) super cool.
Then
next morning we studied together then did some service at the YMCA then met
back up with our companions and then I went to a lesson with the as me girl
that watched the movie with us. She is so great. She is still having a
hard time with her family though. But we had set out to do the restoration with
her, and I had no idea what our real plan was, but then my companions pulls out
the plan of salvation cards and we taught that and it was a powerful lesson.
She said she really needed to hear that message of hope because she was having
a rough time, and we told her that was not even our plan but the spirit
prompted it and she was amazed. She got emotional and told us thank you. It was
so cool!!! These miracles just don't quit. :) after that we had a lesson with
Donna the one we found my first day. We got to the door and she says "I
only have 15 minutes but come in!" She was having a bunko party :) haha
then we ended up talking until her friends got there but before we had left her
with a plan of salvation pamphlet and she read it and it was sitting on top of
her BOM facing us again. And then she asked if that copy was hers and we were
like YESSSSS and then she told us how comfortable she feels when she is with us
and how she told her friends about us :) like what?! You aren't even embarrassed
about us? Haha and her friends asked them why she even let us in and she
totally stood up for us and said because she likes us :) haha then she said she
would like to learn mor about the 3 kingdoms thing next time :) haha we didn't
even have to set up an appointment. She is awesome! :) then we went to mutual.
Haha these girls crack me up! They kept asking for our first names and I
finally got to use the line "sister" haha just like the elders did to
me when I was younger.
The
next day we went to do service and the bishops house with his wife. She is
awesome. Her garden was just going nuts so she couldn't keep up. So we picked
tomatoes and then sliced pears for them to dry. Totally reminded me of when I
was a kid helping Mary Ellen with all those kinds of things. So I still got to
help in a garden after all! Be sure to tell Rex that. :) Then we were
planning for this week and got interrupted with a call saying we would be
moving to another apartment. Haha in the middles of the transfer :) then we
taught a sweet lesson on King Benjamin's sermon and committed the sister to come
to church :) the next day we had new missionary training and district meeting.
It was great! Our mission theme is being fishers of men so we talked about what
that means and went fishing! We used a real pole and everything to fish for
bags of candy. Haha super fun! Then we went home and packed up our stuff and
moved! Haha so we are now living in a little (so I typed the first part
of this on my ipad and then a heck of a time trying to get it from there to the
library computer for some weird reason) technology seriously hates me. anyway.
we are living in this little apartment above a members home. Still outside our
area... but President didn't want all 4 of us together anymore. :( We
were the only missionaries in the whole mission that had 4 in an apartment.
haha but it sounds like it's a temporary move so I haven't unpacked like any of
my stuff... haha :) tis the life of a missionary I guess. The family we are
living with are the Cottles. The mom reminds me sooooooooooooooooo much of Lisa
Porter :) it's so cool! I love her already. The apartment is soooo old school.
I was going to take a picture of the shower cause it's kinda comical when it's
not you showering in it. the shower heads points towards the curtain and it's
very small. haha :) Sister Giles started cracking up just telling me about it
because I'm practically a giant compared to her. hahaha. anyway, it's really
fantastic :) After that we went to dinner and guess flipping what!? I had split
pea soup and didn't gag once!! haha So much like baby food... so much. The
member goes "A lot of younger people don't like it" Uhh so you make
it for the elderly sister missionaries huh? :) Then we had a lesson with the
little girls that have some crazy issues. one just literally kicked and
screamed and swore at her mother the entire time. super sad. the oldest one is
amazing though!! we sang I am a child of God with her and during the screaming
she just kept singing it. I love her :) We are going to make her a CD of
primary songs today :) then we had a lesson with a woman that I think I have
mentioned before, but who knows? :) She is super knowledgeable, but she
has been baptized in a couple of other churches and doesn't understand the need
to get baptized again. We had a fabulous lesson with her about covenants and I
was so impressed to tell her that if she comes to church and gets baptized she
will have the strength to overcome her problems with anxiety. It was so cool! I
couldn't believe what was coming out of my mouth haha :) She was in tears and
she goes "Do I need to get baptized again?" Yes sister :) you do! She
said she would think about church and such and call us the next day. So she did
:) The next day we helped out at a funeral. Interesting.. but after that she
called us!! She said I thought a lot about what you girls have been doing and
the only thing you have been doing is inviting me to choose to be a part of
something. so I will come to church!! :) That night we had a couple of lessons.
One of which the topic of Guy on a Buffalo and Llamas with hats came up
bahahahahaha My companion had no idea what we were talking about. It was
hilarious :) haha that night we had halibut for dinner..... :/ meh. I had to
keep telling myself it was chicken because the texture was icky. and the member
would not stop talking.... haha :) she talked for an hour straight
about genealogy and we were like well we have to go now..... and she kept
talking. We finally had to just be straight up and say we really have to go.
and she still followed us out the door talking. ahhhh Oregonians. :)
Yesterday was
fantastic! the 2 older ladies came to church!!!!!!! We were so excited!!
:) The Lady we taught this week stayed all 3 hours despite her anxiety and she
was a rockstar. Our Ward Mission Leader teaches Gospel Principles and he is so
good. I'll write you a letter about the lesson because it impacted me a ton!!
:) It was so fantastic. And after church she said she LOVED it! she said she
has always felt like a feather floating around and she felt like she belonged
here. and she asked what her next step is :) Is this for real?! Like these
things really do happen! We are planning on committing her to be baptized next
month. She is seriously the most prepared person ever!! :) We had a few lessons
and I got to show some members the Come unto Christ music video. My favorite!
:) then we had dinner at the coolest members house :) I love that family. Then
we went to finally watch the Prophet of the Restoration and it was a lot less
awkward this time. I love that movie!! :) and now you are all up to date on my
life I think! :)
Can you even wait for
General Conference?!?! I'm so excited!! :)
We should still be
having a couple of baptisms next week! :) super excited and I'll keep you
posted on Marvina! Can you handle the suspense?! I can't!! :)
I just love this. It's
so great to be a missionary. I couldn't imagine not meeting these people. They
are truly wonderful :)
OH! We had a butt ton
of member present lessons this week too :) It's a big deal.
Okay :) well, I think
that is it. So have a wonderful week! :) I love you all bunches!! :)
Love,
Sister Stucki
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