This week was good. Kind of rough, but still good. We
went on lots of exchanges with Sister Corpuz. Like everyday for three
days. :) It was so fun! Trios are the best! But some missionary told me
that temporary trios are kind of like being a grandparent. You get them
for a while and have fun, but then you get to give them back to their
parents, or companion as it were, when they are tired. It's kind of true
I think. :) Anyways, it was lots of fun. We went and did some Filipino
work, and went tracting a lot.
We gave a training in
ZTM! It was a crazy ZTM. (Zone Training Meeting for those of you who
don't speak missionary... :) It's where we go and receive guidance and
counsel and trainings from leaders and other missionaries in our zone.)
It was awesome! I learned so much. They didn't plan in advance who would
be giving trainings, but had different people prepare about 15
trainings. We didn't know if we would give ours or not, but we ended up
being asked to do it. It was a cool training on letting your light
shine, and not hiding it under a bushel. My favorite was a training
about leaving your mark. They taught us a lot about how even if we don't
set up a return appointment, or teach a lesson, or really get to say
much at all, and all we get to do is leave a card, that it makes a
difference. It makes some sort of impact. Everything we are doing out
here makes a difference. We might not be able to reap, or even see the
fruition of our efforts while we are missionaries, or in that area, but
we are making a difference, and we need to leave our mark. It was super
cool, and it is definitely what I needed this week.
In
other news, Adele dropped us this week. :( It's super sad. She was so
golden. This week has been kind of rough because it seems like all of
our investigators have hit this point where we either can't contact
them, or they don't want to see us. So that's been kind of frustrating.
But, we have decided to do more less-active work, more tracting, and
trying to work more with the members. We have decided to do what we can,
and trust that Heavenly Father will make up the difference. I am
grateful that rather than giving up, I feel strong enough that even
though it's sad and discouraging, I feel like I can keep going. It's a
super huge blessing. I am so grateful for Sister Phinney too. Because
she is so positive, and doesn't let anything bother her. It's a good
lesson for me to learn. I am grateful for all the things I am learning
from her.
Funny story! We climbed out the
church window! (I will include pictures. :) ) Sister Phinney, rather
than going to the doors, turned into this classroom, and went over to
the window. I was confused and said something like, "What are you going
to do, climb out?" I don't remember her response, but one thing led to
another, and she climbed out the window! I realized after a second that
either she would have to come back in, or we would have to go out,
(Sister Corpuz was with us.) or else we wouldn't be being obedient to
the white handbook... She couldn't come back in due to her being too
short, so we all went out through the window. It was an interesting
experience, and super funny. :)
I saw Lele at
church yesterday, and she made me feel so good! I miss her a lot, and I
asked her if I could go to her baptism. She responded with, "Of course
you have to come! You are one of my teachers!" It was really cool. I am
very excited to go next week. :D
I know that
things happen for a reason, and even when it's hard, Heavenly Father has
a plan for us. He will never let us suffer or go through a trial for no
reason. Sister Wolterman has a quote over her desk that says, "When
Heavenly Father lets us fall, he will either catch us, or teach us how
to fly." I know that's true. I'm grateful to be where I am.
So, we are just keeping on keeping on. :) Sorry for the super long email... :) I love you all, and hope you have a great week!
Love, Sister Wood :)
Picture 1) Sister Corpuz and I during Comp Study :)
Picture 2) I told you I climbed out the window :D
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