Hey Everyone!
Ok well this has been quite the week. I have to remember a lot since we are emailing a day late and it is kind of a struggle for my missionary brain but here goes. Last Monday we went and saw Cheryl and she said that she was too stressed and didn't want us to come over anymore. There was a lot more to the conversation but that was basically the jist of it. She just talks a lot. I actually was not as sad as I thought I would be. She hasn't been progressing the last few weeks and she has been complaining a lot about things that she could fix if she just put her mind to it so her dropping us kind of felt like letting go of a friend who is dragging you down. I know that sounds kind of harsh, but that's what it felt like. It's kind of nice. We had a really good district meeting, Elder Brooks had Sister Sevy and I give a training on the last page of PMG. We made goals as a district of things we could improve on and one was how to help the Elders get up on time! We decided that we would call the Elders every morning at 6:25 to make sure they were up and going! It has been quite entertaining. Elder Jones always has the phone and he is NOT morning person so calling him every morning is very entertaining. On Wednesday we had exchanges with Phenix City. Can I tell you it has been so nice this transfer not having to go on exchanges every week and worry about all of the other sisters? Best thing that has happened to our area. I went to Phenix City and it was pretty fun! Sister Baker is who I went with and she is from St. George and is very happy and excited. I like her a lot. Sister Araujo (she is one of the temple square missionaries, she is from Portugal) came here to Columbus with Sister Sevy. Sister Sevy wasn't feeling well so that was kind of a struggle, I was really worried about her the whole time because I kind of have PTSD from when Sister McNeely tried to die on exchanges so I am always worried I am going to come back to a dead companion. When I got back we went to visit a lady named Rose. She is Catholic and her husband used to be a member but they have been coming to church since they moved here. She had back surgery a few weeks ago so we have been visiting her lately to help her with things and answer questions. She has concerns like why we don't stand during prayers at church and why we don't wear crosses and why women can't have the priesthood. She is nice though and I like visiting her. We are going to go over the lessons with her though because she has been exposed to it a lot, but she doesn't know the basics. Then we went and saw Diamond, she has a baptismal date for this Saturday! We have been trying to help her quit smoking which has been quite the struggle! She was really struggling on Saturday with feeling depressed and like a failure and feeling like she couldn't quit smoking. We were on the phone with her almost the whole day. Later in the day we had the Elders give her a blessing and then we went over the 15 step no smoking program with her. The Zone leaders told us about it and so far it has been really successful! It involves a lot of cinnamon toothpaste and mouthwash which sounds super disgusting to me but it has been working so far. Pray that she will be able to stay smoke free so she can get baptized on Saturday! She is really nice though and she really wants to learn and change. She is pretty awesome. We also went with the new Relief Society pres Sister Lewis to visit a less active family on Saturday. She was really nervous and we had met with them before so she wanted us to go along. She is really nice, I really like her! The Lee's are doing awesome, they are progressing right along. They are super funny. Sister Lee has set two baptism for herself. She is going to be baptized on Sept 20 which is a Saturday, unless I get transferred and then she is going to be baptized Sept 15 because she wants to do it before I leave. She is very adamant about it too. They are pretty awesome! I think she is going to drag Brother Lee right along in the gospel which is a very good thing. He has been participating and joining in on our lessons lately and everything! We haven't been able to see Carrie because she has been out of town but we have a lesson with her tonight so pray that it goes well! We are going to be kind of bold with her so we are really praying and I am fasting today so we can be prepared as we can be! Alright well now I have to tell you about P-day yesterday. I got Mom's letter last week about the ice bucket challenge, so we told the Elders and they were totally down to do it. Then yesterday morning we decided to last minute invite the Zone Leaders and then their whole district ended up being in on it also. It was tons of fun! We aren't sure if we did it right because we had no examples to watch but we did it our way! We video-ed it and Elder Brooks is going to be putting it together so I should be sending a copy of it home sometime. It was lots of fun and the cold water felt SO GOOD because it has been so hot lately! It seriously feels like death. It does not feel like a sauna because sauna's are nice and relaxing and you can chill and then get out. Here it feels like all of your energy is zapped as soon as you step outside and like you are suddenly trying to breathe water. I just tell myself that it should be cooling off in a few weeks and I only have one summer here. That's what is getting me through right now. That is pretty much my week! One interesting thing that I noticed this week. We were teaching Diamond the Law of Chastity this week so I was reading through the pamphlet before we taught her. One of the sections in the pamphlet talks about language and how having uplifting language and not calling others degrading names is part of the Law of Chastity. Not that I ever called people those kinds of names but I never realized that part of keeping the Law of Chastity is not using that kind of language. You learn something new every day! I was also studying about keeping the commandments this week and I really liked this scripture. It's Mosiah 2:41 "And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of neverending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it." I really liked that because look at all of the blessings we receive if we keep the commandments! It's pretty amazing! Never-ending happiness sounds pretty great to me! Well that has been my week, I love you all and hope you all have a great week!
Ok well this has been quite the week. I have to remember a lot since we are emailing a day late and it is kind of a struggle for my missionary brain but here goes. Last Monday we went and saw Cheryl and she said that she was too stressed and didn't want us to come over anymore. There was a lot more to the conversation but that was basically the jist of it. She just talks a lot. I actually was not as sad as I thought I would be. She hasn't been progressing the last few weeks and she has been complaining a lot about things that she could fix if she just put her mind to it so her dropping us kind of felt like letting go of a friend who is dragging you down. I know that sounds kind of harsh, but that's what it felt like. It's kind of nice. We had a really good district meeting, Elder Brooks had Sister Sevy and I give a training on the last page of PMG. We made goals as a district of things we could improve on and one was how to help the Elders get up on time! We decided that we would call the Elders every morning at 6:25 to make sure they were up and going! It has been quite entertaining. Elder Jones always has the phone and he is NOT morning person so calling him every morning is very entertaining. On Wednesday we had exchanges with Phenix City. Can I tell you it has been so nice this transfer not having to go on exchanges every week and worry about all of the other sisters? Best thing that has happened to our area. I went to Phenix City and it was pretty fun! Sister Baker is who I went with and she is from St. George and is very happy and excited. I like her a lot. Sister Araujo (she is one of the temple square missionaries, she is from Portugal) came here to Columbus with Sister Sevy. Sister Sevy wasn't feeling well so that was kind of a struggle, I was really worried about her the whole time because I kind of have PTSD from when Sister McNeely tried to die on exchanges so I am always worried I am going to come back to a dead companion. When I got back we went to visit a lady named Rose. She is Catholic and her husband used to be a member but they have been coming to church since they moved here. She had back surgery a few weeks ago so we have been visiting her lately to help her with things and answer questions. She has concerns like why we don't stand during prayers at church and why we don't wear crosses and why women can't have the priesthood. She is nice though and I like visiting her. We are going to go over the lessons with her though because she has been exposed to it a lot, but she doesn't know the basics. Then we went and saw Diamond, she has a baptismal date for this Saturday! We have been trying to help her quit smoking which has been quite the struggle! She was really struggling on Saturday with feeling depressed and like a failure and feeling like she couldn't quit smoking. We were on the phone with her almost the whole day. Later in the day we had the Elders give her a blessing and then we went over the 15 step no smoking program with her. The Zone leaders told us about it and so far it has been really successful! It involves a lot of cinnamon toothpaste and mouthwash which sounds super disgusting to me but it has been working so far. Pray that she will be able to stay smoke free so she can get baptized on Saturday! She is really nice though and she really wants to learn and change. She is pretty awesome. We also went with the new Relief Society pres Sister Lewis to visit a less active family on Saturday. She was really nervous and we had met with them before so she wanted us to go along. She is really nice, I really like her! The Lee's are doing awesome, they are progressing right along. They are super funny. Sister Lee has set two baptism for herself. She is going to be baptized on Sept 20 which is a Saturday, unless I get transferred and then she is going to be baptized Sept 15 because she wants to do it before I leave. She is very adamant about it too. They are pretty awesome! I think she is going to drag Brother Lee right along in the gospel which is a very good thing. He has been participating and joining in on our lessons lately and everything! We haven't been able to see Carrie because she has been out of town but we have a lesson with her tonight so pray that it goes well! We are going to be kind of bold with her so we are really praying and I am fasting today so we can be prepared as we can be! Alright well now I have to tell you about P-day yesterday. I got Mom's letter last week about the ice bucket challenge, so we told the Elders and they were totally down to do it. Then yesterday morning we decided to last minute invite the Zone Leaders and then their whole district ended up being in on it also. It was tons of fun! We aren't sure if we did it right because we had no examples to watch but we did it our way! We video-ed it and Elder Brooks is going to be putting it together so I should be sending a copy of it home sometime. It was lots of fun and the cold water felt SO GOOD because it has been so hot lately! It seriously feels like death. It does not feel like a sauna because sauna's are nice and relaxing and you can chill and then get out. Here it feels like all of your energy is zapped as soon as you step outside and like you are suddenly trying to breathe water. I just tell myself that it should be cooling off in a few weeks and I only have one summer here. That's what is getting me through right now. That is pretty much my week! One interesting thing that I noticed this week. We were teaching Diamond the Law of Chastity this week so I was reading through the pamphlet before we taught her. One of the sections in the pamphlet talks about language and how having uplifting language and not calling others degrading names is part of the Law of Chastity. Not that I ever called people those kinds of names but I never realized that part of keeping the Law of Chastity is not using that kind of language. You learn something new every day! I was also studying about keeping the commandments this week and I really liked this scripture. It's Mosiah 2:41 "And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of neverending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it." I really liked that because look at all of the blessings we receive if we keep the commandments! It's pretty amazing! Never-ending happiness sounds pretty great to me! Well that has been my week, I love you all and hope you all have a great week!
Love,
Sister Price
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