This
week was a hard week and also an awesome one at the same time.
Work-wise, it really wasn't all that productive. Lots of walking in the
hot sun half passing out (also, I got sick--more on that later), lots of
closed doors and cancelled appointments, but also lots of miracles and
learning and laughing in between.
So last monday, after we
emailed, we set to work on our epic egg experiment. We spent all last
week trying it for this one family we were teaching, but we couldn't get
it right, and then we had this lesson Monday night and we were like
"no, this has to be it. We have to figure it out!!" and we did! But it
involved several ruined eggs, some expensive grape juice (we just wanted
the bottle) and some singed eyebrows and lashes (my companions', not
mine hahaaha). But anyways, it was the thing where you use a match to
make the boiled egg go into the bottle, and you use it to teach the
Gospel of Jesus Christ. The girls we're teaching loved it!
The
most I remember on Tuesday is that we ate lots and lots and lots of
food. Like to the point that someone on the street offered us a popsicle
(it was like 100 degrees) and we couldn't even accept that! And then
that turned out not to be the best thing, because after complaining the
whole day, my comp went to bed and woke up fine, and I woke up very very
stomach sick. I got a priesthood blessing, which miraculously (yes i
know that's the point haha) let me work the whole day, but I ate just
about nothing for Almoço, which made our mission fast very long and
painful on Thursday. But I made it!
Highlight of the week
would have to be zone conference, as always. I was still a little sick
(I got in huge trouble with President for not telling Sister Mazzagardi I
was sick--but then she was sick too! So sick that she didn't even come,
which was really sad 🙁) but I still got to enjoy all the incredible
trainings, participate in the discussion and the many many
many practices/role plays, and get my mind blown by all the deep
doctrine President Mazzagardi brought up. Usually we hear about focusing
on the simple stuff, but President was like "hey you have to know this
stuff! Don't you chase the footnotes?!?! Cause you should!" This
conference was definitely themed a little bit differently. We were first
in the mission last month, and president warned us that "pride comes
before the fall," but we weren't expecting to fall quite so hard.
Seeing the results, we were expecting a pretty fiery rebuke, but
president was as happy as usual. Just a little I-told-you-so haha.
Anyways, the conference was also different because it was a lot more
council/discussion, like "come follow me" type thing. Because apparently
in the new PMG that's coming in January, it's going to be all "council"
and not "conference." We had a really good debate about using the Book
of Mormon, which led us to two huge miracles Saturday and Sunday!
Sorry
I'm out of time so I gotta summerize, but Saturday night we found a
family!! On a street we've been looking for for over 2 months. And then
on Sunday, we were knocking doors on a street we totally hadn't planned
to knock, and we found Magda, who is a breast cancer-survivor that wrote
a book about her experiences. She was talking all about it and then was
like "I don't even know why I'm telling you all of this" and that's
when my brain kicked in and was like "whoa ok that means it's the spirit
and I have to figure out why!" And then the prompting came! We taught
her about the Book of Mormon, and shared 1 Nephi 1:1, where he talks
about his trials, and how he was highly favored by the Lord, and
compared it to her and her book. And she LOVED it! She was like "wow.
THIS (pointing to the BoM) is why God led you to my door tonight!"
One
last thing: my comp and I have had an epidemic lately of saying or
thinking the same thing at the same time, and we decided today that it's
just like the people of King Benjamin, when they were so united in the
spirit that they were able to respond "with one voice" all about their
conversion. Companionship unity is soooo important and also sooo cool!
My comp and I are very very different, but, unlike my past
companionship, we find unity in following the spirit. Like I can't even
describe how cool it is when we're trying to come up with a solution for
something and then one person tentatively responds and the other is
like "whoa I just thought of the same exact thing!" and then we just
know it has to be revelation! hahaha :)
Ok I really gotta go, but here's 2 things I'm looking forward to:
We're going to paint our apartment!
Also, this week we have epic plans for a plan of salvation board game--can't wait to show you next week!
There
were tons of pictures taken, but sorry I don't have any of them yet!
Get them to you as soon as I can. Love you all! wishing you an awesome
week!!
-Sister Kirkham
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