I had to put the date in the URL or otherwise it wouldn't be just for this week...#
Okay
for like 2 seconds I want to talk about the abilities to do manual
labor as sister missionaries. Once upon a time, Sister Myers and Sister
Orchard got really annoyed that no one thinks they can do manual labor
because they are girls and so they leave it to the Elders. So they
decided that they were going to mow their lawn, and the Elders lawn
(which the Elders normally do both) as a service. Upon retrieving the
lawn mower from Guadalupe's, Roberto asked them if they needed any help
mowing the lawns. They said no. Then Roberto said, "But you don't have
any muscles!" Their point exactly!!! Well, as they proceeded to go mow
the lawn, they realized it had been so long since either of them had
worked a lawn mower that they forgot you had to pull the lever down
before you started it. So then Roberto made fun of them as he started it
for them. Well, skip forward about 12 hours and they receive a call
from the Elders. "Sisters do you have any idea who mowed our lawn? We
asked Brother Miller (the ward mission leader) and President Collins and
neither have any idea. Did you see anyone over there?" Yeah, they
couldn't believe that the sisters did it. Fast forward 1 week. The
Sisters decided they were going to mow a tiny lawn of one of the LA's
and as they are taking the lawn mower one of the Elders says, "Leave the
Elderly stuff to us!" If there had been a punching bag right there,
Sister Myers probably would have punched it.........I'm telling you, the
struggle is so real.
Anyway.......
Life in general is pretty miraculous so this week is going to be a miracle week:
Miracle #1:
Once
upon a time, Sister Myers and Sister Orchard went over to Guadalupe's
when Roberto and Anthony were just hanging out. They proceeded to teach
him the entire restoration AND invited him to be baptized, to which he
agreed! Then, either the next day or the day after, they taught him
again, and upon reading the first chapter of Nephi with him, they set a
baptism date! November 21.
(Although unfortunately after so many great lessons, the sisters were a
little bit disappointed when he just seemed to lose interest, and in
the fact that he is going to be gone for like a month.........it's
difficult for them to explain, but we shall see how it turns out)
Miracle #2:
Sister
Myers and Sister Orchard were finally able to see Bruce Riley! After
like, gee, 6 weeks or something they were able to get in contact with
him! He was struggling with some different things but he was ready to
start going back to church because he had his "moment of clarity" and
wow, Sister Myers just loves him! :) (Although unfortunately he did not
make it to church for some reason)
Miracle #3:
The
sisters decided to stop by an inactive member's house by the name of
Amy Powers (PS her husband Bill is not a member). They were able to
share a short message with her and left. Well, by happenstance, they met
President Collins that evening and he got Bill to agree to a lesson -
so the sisters received a text from Sister Collins telling them that
Bill Powers would listen to our message and that they would both go with
them to the lesson! So they set up an appointment with them and on Saturday they went and taught Bill the restoration, invited him to be baptized and set a date for October 24!!!
And they said that they would both come to church!! (Although
unfortunately neither of them came to church because Amy could not get
Bill to wake up and she couldn't come alone because she can't drive on
her own)
Miracle #4:
Hubbs
Waller....the guy that knows basically EVERYTHING about the church, who
comes to like all the baptisms and church events but doesn't come to
church (bascially a dry mormon) - CAME TO CHURCH!!!! Elder and Sister
Pack, a senior couple who everyone just loves that used to serve here a
while back, came to visit on their way to their next mission and got him
to come to church!!! Sister Myers almost fell off the organ bench when
she saw him walk in (she was playing the organ for sacrament
meeting)....although at first she didn't recognize him because he was
all decked out in a suit! Sister Orchard cried when she saw him!
(Although unfortunately.....ha! Got you there! There is no unfortunate
thing on this one!)
Miracle #5:
Do
ya'll remember that guy named Nick that the sisters met last Sunday
right before Sister Collins went out with them? Well they stopped by
yesterday and met his wife, Amanda, and they talked to her about the
gospel a little bit and she's very interested in learning! She has had
several losses in her family and is looking for the church that is just
right for her and none of the churches she has tried have felt right
yet. And they set up a return appointment with her! Hurrah!
Sister
Myers has a thought: "Notice how several of the miracles have
"unfortunately"'s attached to them. I just want to point out that this
does not take away from the miracles that occurred. What happened was
still a miracle even though it didn't end in the most miraculous way.
(Although unfortunately, we sometimes tend to believe that if something
less than miraculous happens after a miracle occurs, then it means the
miracle was really for nothing...and that is false! It's just
opposition. It's just Satan. And Satan only has power over us if we let
him."
And the biggest miracle of all:
Our
Savior Jesus Christ's Atonement. From the words of Sister Myers: "I've
had a lot of time to reflect on our Savior's Atonement this week as I
have studied to give a training in District Meeting about how the
Atonement helps us to become better missionaries. I have been studying a
BYU speech called, "In the Strength of the Lord" by David A. Bednar and
wow, I just love the insights is gives about the enabling power of the
Atonement. The Atonement is what enables us to do ANYTHING we can't do
on our own in our own capacity. Whether that is physical, emotional, or
spiritual. It's truly incredible! As missionaries I know this is what
allows us to become the missionaries that God wants us to be, despite
our weaknesses and shortcomings. It truly enables us to reach our divine
potential!"
Sister Myers wishes y'all a wonderful week and she says she loves y'all lots!
Pictures:
1. Rockin the sunglasses
2. Don't ask
3. Best. Mailbox. Ever.
4. She always gets pictures of me eating cake!...hahah
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