Well How was that new
year! Looks like the weather has been insane!! Things are still hot
here! The only thing to ring in the new year was an earthquake that we
had! We were in a lesson, my comp and I were on the couch and all of a
sudden the couch was shaking back and forth! It was only for 8 seconds
and it wasn't anything too serious, but #myfirstearthquake holla! Anyway
my comp and I rang in the new year like never before! We went to the
store and got matching grandma moo moo's because 1 they are just so dang
comfy, 2 all the homie grandma's here do it, and 3 You only live the
mission life once....as a single sista haha. Then played phase 10 (which
is pretty boring with two people, but hey we did what we could), and
monopoly until midnight. We have too much fun!
Okay
well this week has been significantly better! I totally understand the
Christmas song, "It's beginig to look a lot like Christmas" now. Because
as it says, "And mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start
again", is how I'm starting to feel. NO ONE HAS BEEN HOME! However, this
week things have been dying down and tomorrow school and work will be
starting again, and people will now be home to visit! Yoohoo! So we have
people to see again!
But, this talk came into my mind this past week as we have been finding new people to teach. Elder Worthlin states,
When I was young I loved playing sports, and I havemany fond memories of those days. But not all of themare pleasant. I remember one day after my footballteam lost a tough game, I came home feelingdiscouraged. My mother was there. She listened to mysad story. She taught her children to trust inthemselves and each other, not blame others for their misfortunes, and give their best effort in everythingthey attempted.When we fell down, she expected us to pick ourselvesup and get going again. So the advice my mother gave to me then wasn’t altogether unexpected. It has stayed with me all my life.
“Joseph,” she said, “come what may, and love it.”
And
it's so true! We have been starting our search to find new people to
teach. Contacting isn't really a missionaries favorite thing to do. Door
to door, people saying their Catholic, are too busy, or are just hiding
behind their doors, it can get really discouraging, really fast. BUT,
understanding who we are as missionaries, who we represent, and changing
our attitude we've made the best of the situation. And humor helps out
an awful lot. Sometimes you just have to laugh.
So
on to our funny story of the week. As my companion and I were
contacting, we were trying to find an address (which is next to
impossible to do here). My companion being fearless decided to ask the
first person she saw....which happened to be a group of Jehova's
Wittnesses walking down the same street. Before I could stop her, she
began to flag them down and then ask them for the directions. Well they
aren't from here either and then told her they didn't know. UGH sooo
embarrassing! She had no idea who they were until I told her. And by
that time we were just dying! On a different day, we were walking to an
appointment when this guy rolls down his window and whispers, "Listen"
and then turns on a little R&B and sings, "I'll take care of you"
and then speeds off. haha too funny.
But,
hey have a great week! Stay safe! Don't get into any accidents like
little Camden and have to get staples! AND MOST IMPORTANTLY...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD AND MOM!
love,
Hermana Van Woerkom
