Family!!!
Man there has been so much that has happened this week. I printed
off Sophie's email to read later. I had to do that with a couple and
I'll respond next week. I have a couple lessons that I've learned this
week that I want to start with.
1. Trust your companion. I've been getting frustrated because she
can't read my mind while we are sharing lessons. Haha it's dumb I know
but I realized what was wrong. When we practice for lessons we teach to
each other during comp study and then when we go to a lesson we teach
together. We are going to start teaching to pictures during comp
study. I was getting frustrated because I would want her to finish my
thoughts but then she would go a different way. Basically I'm just
relying more on the spirit everyday. If I'm doing what I'm supposed to
and trusting that my comp is intune with the spirit as well then
whatever we share with the person we are teaching is going to be exactly
what they need to hear.
2. Follow spiritual promtings. One day we had knocked on several
doors with no success. We had an appointment fall through and I could
tell Sister Peivi was getting a little discouraged. She wanted to go
get something to eat to just take a break. We were one street away from
a super less active family and so I felt like we should visit them
before we do anything else. We did and it was a major blessing for the
family. The mom, Kelly, does antiquing on furniture
and her person who helps her quit on her that morning. She was actually
on the phone crying to a friend about how she was ever going to finish
the 5 projects that she had to take care of that day. She was
completely lost when low and behold the sisters knocked on her door :D
We ended up painting a huge piece of furniture for her and it was a
blast. She was soo grateful that we stopped by and could help out. It
was awesome! I'm so glad I acted on that promting.
A couple things have happened this week that I want to tell you about as well.
1. We are completeing a challenge from President Lindsay to read 5
pages of the Book of Mormon everyday and highlight everything that
mentions Christ or his him speaking. There are HEAPS of things. There
is no doubt that the Book of Mormon is really another testament of Jesus
Christ! I have learned soo much already from it. I can't wait until
we get to the end and I can look back on the whole book and really see
how much I mark everyday. Elder Cook one of our Zone Leaders called it
our "BOM-a-thon". I thought it was a clever title.
2. We take public transport everywhere! I've never been on a train
or bus before coming here. Even the trax in SLC I don't ever remember
riding. It's been fun. We just have a card that we scan when we get on
and off. It's so great.
3. We were able to be part of a celebration this week called
Matariki. It is basically a Maori New Year. It was incredibly fun to
learn about and be a part of. The Maori's have an incredible knowledge
about their family history and we went around the room and shared
somthing about our family history. I never felt more at home with
people that I barely know. I felt like that hole I felt in my heart
those months before I came out was filled. I finally felt like I was at
home. There were tears as we all shared how much we felt like we
really were family. Bishop mentioned that we are literally family in
God's Kindgom. I loved every mintue of being there. This ward is
awesome and I am glad that I was assigned here first. It's been a major
blessing.
Again I'm coming to an end of time with this computer but I love
you all. I wish I could write more. Good thing I'm keeping a journal
as well as these emails, right? Keep up the faith. I pray for you all
daily. I hope summer break is awesome and I can't wait to hear more
about it!
Much love,
Sister Shayne! :)
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