Can you believe i've almost been on a mission for a month? I certainly can't!!! wow time goes by fast but slow at the same time. Oh it brought so much peace to my heart to see and talk with my wonderful family! I miss you all, but you all look like your so happy and good so it makes me happy. From meeting all these people here and hearing about all their backgrounds, I guess it culture shocked me a little to be like.. "what?? people don't have awesome families who support and love them in everything they do?" but seriously... Every time I go into an investigators house I count my blessings for my family back home and how blessed I was to be raised in a tremendous family of strength and spirituallity so thank you:).
How was Christopher's phone call??? it brought me to tears to hear his voice but in between his mexican accent I could hear his enthusiasm and it made me so happy. after my phone call I had to take a good 5 minutes to detox back into Jersey.Technology these days right? FaceTime I felt like I was at the dinner table with the family!
Alrighty I guess I'll talk about my week. so Tuesday we had our district meeting with non other then the awesome incredible Elder Benson leading us all. We talked about love and it just brought a whole new perspective to my teaching and my attitude. It was spiritually uplifting. so after district meeting we went to this random asian buffet.. but I felt like I was in vegas or something. I didn't quite understand the ambiance. but it was chinesse food non the less so I was happy. we ate with our district and laughed. At one point elder benson stood up and said, "sister clark. now be honest. how much weight have I gained since i've been here?" we all just laughed at him. I didn't know what to say. I mean I wasn't keepin' tabs on his weight before he left and now. but it was a funny moment. I told him that dad just sent me here to spy on him and that i'm not really a missionary.. he said he believed me.
so after we had an apt with Chuck. One of the investigators I mentioned last week. We met him by following sister kimbals prompting to knock on his door. Before we would meet with him we have this monkey stuffed animal that we practice teaching with. So his name is chuck. He's back home studing the restoration as we speak. As we teach him I can feel the lords love for him. it was an ok lesson and we set up a time to meet with him later in the week. then we went to kevin's house this is the house where i just count my blessings for my amazing family. It was a weird situation but we eneded up just reading the book of mormon with him. His uncle and his step daughter. It was pretty awesome. then we ate dinner with sister sturgill. She is a whitty old lady who use to ballroom dance and she's from the netherlands. she told us stories of her life and it was fun to meet her.
Wednesday it rained:) you can imagine how happy I was. The rain makes me so happy and I love it so much it's one of heavenly fathers ways of telling me that he loves me. oh so this is a fun story so we went out to lunch with a member from the ward and on the way home it was sunny outside and my companion sister kimball gets car sick a lot so she was like lets roll down the window. so she's in the back seet just letting the outside breeze fill her face then all the sudden she says I think a bug just hit my eye. she's all calm and we don't think much. like 30 seconds later. she is just spazing out. spralling out in the back of the car laughing/ crying. "HELP ME HELP ME" words can not discribe this moment of her throwing her body to and fro and when we'd try to help she'd freak out and just spaz out. sister richardson and I didn't know how to help her and we couldn't help much because we were laughing so hard.
I'll send a picture that just describes this moment. it was one of my highlights of the week. not that I enjoyed my companions pain just that it was just weird... and funny. we pulled over to a taco time to fix her eye. and as we continued to go out and knock on doors. It brought us happiness. we were knocking and this guy lets us in and just basically is dissing the church for sending out sister missionaries to knock in new jersey. and he just kept saying "I just don't understand it. I'd never let my daughter do that." as he was talking. sister richardson and I expressed our testimony of why were here and we know the lord is on our side. it pumped me up about why i'm out here. people just don't understand and that is the most frustrating thing. you wish you could force it on them but you can't. but thats ok. agency is great:)
Later that night we went to choir made up of elderly ladies and the elders and ourselves. all i can say is it made me miss sister meeds directing skills. it was funny but awesome at the same time. Sister sturgil sat next to me and kept wispering random comments to me which made me laugh. but after choir we got to meet divina and britney. 2 young girls about 20 and they are awesome. Divina loves he bible takes it with her everywhere and we are teaching her next week! and britney is great. she just wants a church thats upbeat and grabs her attention. So i'm excited to talk to her and let her feel the spirit.
Thursday was our weekly planning day. where we plan all day for the upcoming week. then we walk cause we are trying to save miles. so we were invited to the Cherewiches (peoples house I called from) they are so awesome they take such good care of us. when we went over there she gave us journals and just talked to us about life. and then she did a ear candle for sister richardson with made me laugh.
Friday was our tough day. the first day being out here when literally all doors were slammed in our face but there is always hope for ever door closed another one opens (hopfully):) I have faith the lord will soften hearts. but It started off with us being at chucks house were he told us not to come back and that he was fine making it the terrestrial kingdom.. we were bumbed maybe we didn't teach it effectively enough, but it broke our hearts As he was saying it I could feel the spirit just wanting me to fight to not lose him. but again.. agency...:) so then kevin cancelled on us but we taugh his uncle and his daughter in law. but as we taugh the spirit was just not there because he was in the back room swearing up a storm.. mostly about family but a little bit about the orange's crisi?? did you hear about this?? crazy stuff.... anyways we ended up having a laugh attack at the end of the day so it ended off on a great note.
Saturday. So next to our kitchen we put a picture of the first presidency and it looks like president monsen is sitting with his fist on his knee waiting for a fist pumpt. so everyday we walk by it we give President Monson a fist pump and say.. we got your back! I look forward to it every day. look at the picture and you'll see what i'm
talking about it.
so we taught another investigator names shawn. he's from texas and he's so nice. he's been prepared. he's golden I tell you!!!! he was asking all the questions for the plan of salvation without us saying
anything and we just got excited. :) anyways we get to meet with him again soon after he's done with finals and stuff. we challenged him to read the book of mormon before he studies and it will help him ( I though of elder
clarks letter) and I feel good about that challenge for him:) then that night we had a dinner party and the cherewhiches they fed us bbq and we just got to know some ward members more. then that night we went a-knocking. and no doors would open. then finally we randomly (spiritually I should say) decided to go knock on this less actives house. and they let us in. it's a family the dad isn't a memeber but everyone else is. and she was so happy to have us. she said she's been praying for sisters. because her youngest daughter wants to be baptized but is scared of the elders. so we talked to her and she was still so shy but i'm determined to break her out of her shell.. haha get it? shell... anyways but never fear sister clark is here!! i'm excited to teach her and get to know the family more. it was such a blessing to talk to them. tendy mercies for sure.
Sunday was mothers day and sister richardson (aka mission mommy ) you call your trainers your mom or your dad. and so sister kimball and I wrote her a card and made her a big sign and took family pictures. it was fun I'll send them. but other then that nothin to much to say! i'm happy to be here.
I'm trying to work hard. and the Lord is putting me to work:) I love new Jersey with all my heart I really do I know I was sent here particularly for me or for someone I haven't met yet. the lord places us in situations for a reason. he trusts us that we can make it through things with his help. he wont always take our burdens away completely but he will lighten the load and teach us a better way of carrying them. I love you family Stay tuned for pictures and more news next week! I love you all:)
Love sister Clark
-Go team clark
-clear eyes. full heart.. can't lose!!!
-party people!
-With the Lord we can do all things. the world needs us!!!
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