May
27, 2014
Well it was a good week and a bad
week. I didn't get robbed though so that is good!(Reference to Elder Gage in
Colombia) We go to trade in our Suburban
for a small SUV. It's called a Captiva. It's cute, I like it. I don't think our
car is going to be done for a while though because they said that the company
who makes the part they need went out of business so now a new company has to
start making them and they don't know when that is going to happen! Fun stuff.
Ok so on Tuesday we had a lesson with a girl named Destini. She is the
girlfriend of a guy in our ward. She is really nice, has kind of made some
unwise decisions but she seemed really sincere. She has never been very into
religion because she said they all were very condemning and told her because of
some of the decisions she has made she was just going straight to hell and she
didn't like that. We did the Restoration lesson but we also talked about the
atonement and repentance and things like that. She is really cool, she wants to
be a mortician and I think she will really like the Plan of Salvation! Then we
stopped in to the Relief Society activity for a minute and they were talking
about being holy women. It had a pretty good turnout and they had a really
yummy dessert bar! Then Wednesday we did exchanges with the Pine Mountain
sisters. Pine Mountain is really what everyone here calls "Harris County."
It's really rural and although they say its a mountain the highest elevation we
got was about 750 ft. In Columbus we are about 450 ft. So mostly not a mountain.
It's really pretty up there though and we drove past this gorgeous equestrian
place with huge green pastures and a beautiful barn! It was gorgeous! Sister
Mcneely stayed there with Sister Brizee and Sister McElroy came down to
Columbus with me. I have to stay in Columbus for all of the transfers because I
am the only who can drive the rental car! Sister McElroy is awesome though! She
has been out for a year and we had a great time together. We went and saw
Brittani, she is the wife of a member we are working with and kind of talked
about how she felt about church. Basically she has never been very religious
but she is just waiting for an "ah ha" moment so she knows what to
do. She also talked about how she is kind of struggling with direction in her
life and other things. It was a good talk though! Now we have a goal, to help
Brittani have an "ah ha" moment. Then we had a lesson with
Shamiracle. Ok so her mom is pretty much morbidly obese and can't really move
off of her bed. She talked for about the first 30 minutes and then Shamiracle
fell asleep and we had to wake her up for the lesson. We sort of taught Gospel
of Jesus Christ but I'm not sure how much it sunk in. The next day the YW Pres.
drove us back up to pine mountain so we could save on gas and miles so it was
fun to chat with her. She is awesome. We talked about some people in the ward
she wanted us to visit and her family she is from Sandy, UT. Then on Saturday
it was super hot and it felt like death so we wanted to die. We mostly just had
tracting scheduled and we checked on a few referrals but none of them were
home. Then we had another lesson with Shamiracle. This one went much better! We
talked about baptism and taught her the commandements and reviewed the Gospel
of Jesus Christ. One thing is that sometimes when Shamiracle talks really fast
I have no idea what she is saying! Her accent and just kind of the dialect they
have is really hard to understand. The lesson went much better though and she
really wanted to come to church, she even pinky promised me she would be there
which is pretty binding for a 9 year old! THEN SUNDAY COMES! We had been asked to teach the 14-15 year old
sunday school class so we worked on that. Then we get to church and none of our
investigators show up,that is always sad. The Zone Leaders call and tell the
two Spanish Elders they have to come to another church. This makes the Bishop upset as there is a
gospel principles class that they teach in Spanish in Sunday School. Then we get this text in the middle of
sacrament saying that we needed to call Shamiracle's mom because it was an
emergency! We went outside and called her and I guess her oldest daughter
wouldn't wake up so she didn't have anyone to help her get dressed so she
couldn't come to church but Shamiracle was ready and really wanted to come but
we needed to find her a ride! We of course weren't successful because church
was almost half over and I felt bad since Shamiracle really wanted to come but
there wasn't a lot we could do because we aren't allowed to give rides unless
someone is coming to an appt with us! Then we taught Sunday School and it was
kind of like teaching a class of deaf mutes because no one would talk. Oh well
I just talked at them and told the kid who was goofing off to stop it. Anyway
it was just a really stressfull day and so I went home and cried because
sometimes you just need a good cry. So Monday we went and spent two hours at
the mall and did some retail therapy which was just what we needed and we felt
lots better! I am kind of glad I live in civilization with a mall. The poor
Pine Mountain sisters only have Dollar General to shop at unless a member will
drive them to Walmart in Columbus. Tomorrow we do exchanges with the Flatrock sisters,
that is the other ward here in Columbus so they are close. I am going there
with Sister Porter and Sister Ellison is coming here with Sister McNeely. It
should be fun! It's getting really hot here and I am sweating a lot.. I just
keep telling myself I only have one summer and I can make it! I am looking
forward to this week though and things are just going to get better! I am reading the Book of Mormon again and I
just started Alma. I am almost to my favorite story of Ammon! I also know that
I have shared this scripture before but I just love this scripture so I am
sharing it again! It's Alma 5: 45-46 "and this is not all. Do
ye not suppose that I know of these things myself? Behold, I testify unto you
that I do know that these things whereof I have spoken are true. And how do ye
suppose that I know of their surety? Behold I say unto you they are made known
unto me by the Holy Spirit of God. Behold, I have fasted and prayed many days
that I might know these things of myself. And now I do know of myself that they
are true; for the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit;
and this is the spirit of revelation which is in me." I just love
that scripture because it is just such a strong testimony from Alma and it's
exactly how everyone should gain a testimony! We can't just rely on others, we
must fast and pray to know for ourselves through the Holy Spirit of God. A
testimony isn't just going to magically appear! I love this church and love
being a missionary (usually)!
Thanks Mom for telling me that
grocery prices have gone up, I thought they had. When you said that randomly the
members there buy groceries for the Missionaries that is so great! Here in the States we don’t have a lot per
month for groceries and other things so if anyone ever wonders what to do for
service you bet “Give Groceries to a Missionary”! Hope everyone has a good week!
Sister Price
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