Well, this has been on the hardest weeks of my life!! We
have knocked more doors in the past 7 days then I have ever knocked before!!
We have talked to tons of people and it makes me soo sad when they don't want
to hear what I have to say. I feel like Heavenly Father has given me a
bad week so that I can really see his hand in all things and all the tender
mercies that he sends my way. To help keep me going I have started a list
of all the little things he has done for me. To name a few: the
sunsets!! HOLY COW!!! I have never noticed how beautiful the night sky is.
Every night there is a pretty sunset that lights up the sky. It’s
like nothing I’ve seen before. Every night I try to get a picture, but
all I seem to capture is the side of my companions head!! hahaha!! I should
have taken a photo class in high school!! Another tender mercy is the wind! You
see, we have to ride our bikes a lot to save miles because we only have so many
miles we can drive a month and our area is HUGE!! It’s so hot and humid here
that whenever the wind picks up it is totally a blessing!! I truly know
that the Lord has been giving me strength to get through each day because I
have wanted to give up, but for some reason I don't! I know that the Lord is
pushing me so that I can became the missionary he needs me to be...for one
reason or another I need to know what it is like to have no one to teach and I
think in ways it helps me to understand the worth of the message I share and
how much it really can bless your life if you are willing to humble yourself
and come unto Christ.
This week has also been the week of a lot of first for me.
I have had to do so many new things. Like: ride my bike in a
skirt..it is not as hard as it looks! I also had someone get really mad at me
for knocking on their door and I’m not gunna lie, it took everything in me not
to laugh while she was yelling at us!! you see, missionaries must knock her
door often because she told us that she said to never come back and when we
tried to say sorry and that we were new that made here even more mad..then she
came outside and yelled as we walked away..she looked really funny and it was
so hard not to laugh...as we walked away it got really sad because our message
could have made her so much happier and helped her in so many ways. I
think that is one thing I have learned this week...that the gospel of Jesus
Christ truly does bring us happiness. Another first for me this week..and
I know it sounds funny..but I had to cut my nails for the first time this
week...Now! I know what you are thinking.."this girls is 19 years old and
has never cut her nails before?!?" but you see I never learned because my
mom has always done such a great job of this and so why would I do it myself.
While it was a learning and humbling experience as I tried to cut
them..my companion laughed at me as I tried to do this "easy" task,
but I think that I did a good job for my first time..I didn't draw that much
blood! POSITIVE!!!
I have learned to get over some of my fears this week...like
90% of people have pets here and we are always petting someone’s dog or cat..we
taught a member lesson this week and they had a big cat...now don't like cats
and think they stink and I hate their hair..well while we were teaching this
family, their cat sat on my lap and it wouldn't move for like 20 min.!!!!! the
hole time I was thinking that someone better move the cat before I freak out
but I didn't want to be rude..when we got to the car afterwards I looked down
at my skirt and there was hair everywhere!!! I had a mental freakout...it was
bad!!
I have gotten to know the members of the ward so much better
this week..we have had tons of dinner appointments and they are great people
with great testimonies. I have ate some different food, there is an Asian
in our ward and she cooked some Asian food and it was different, but I ate
everything on my plate..Daddy you would have been proud!....the members are so
kind and they are all so willing to help us with whatever we need which is
awesome!
I love and miss everyone!! Thanks for all the love and
support!
Love-
Sister Randi Hulet
PS I can’t send pictures this week, but will try to next
week!!
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