Learning

Today I went teaching with the sisters today. Before our appointment, we went tracting yet again and I finally got to feel what it felt like to have people close the door in your face. No one was mean. After a whole block, we walked up to a house and I said to the sisters, this is hard. It was disheartening but they are quite used to it already. So we knocked on the door and a girl opened. She listened and said that she had never heard of the book of mormon but that she would be interested in knowing more. However, she was a nanny and did not live in the area. She lived in woodridge. At that I exploded into excitment and invited her to institute. She took my phone number and as it turns out her dear friend passed away this sunday and the funeral is tomorrow. I pray that she comes. It was helpful for me because in that moment, when i said, this is hard, I'm discouraged...the Lord took over and brightened my spirits yet again!

As we taught with A afterwards, we had many opportunities to share our testimonies and it was great. I officially put the twilight moves on sister brown...and I'm her favorite person! It was a great day. Sister N told me that she knew who I was going to marry the first time she met me...that was interesting. I absolutely adore them!! One of the sisters commented that my optimism and positive attitude about marriage was encouraging to her and that she truly felt the spirit when I told her about my experiences at stake conference. It's interesting that when you join the church, some of the experiences that you have are not really discussed. I love that God teaches me in my peace. Sitting there with that five year old on my lap and the others fighting over me...i heard some thing, remember my things, wrote nothing, and learned everything important!

Tonight was also the relief society meeting. Only a few people showed up but Erica read us The missing piece and the big O by Shel Silverstein. It talks about a missing piece that is consistently trying to find the exact opposite to make it whole. The big O comes along and tells the piece to roll...that its edges will soften. its hard and it takes time, but after a while, Its rolling and it doesn't know where and it doesn't care. We talked about how its important to complete yourself. To be happy and be able to bless another person's life by rolling alongside them. It was a perfect metaphor for relationships. We need to make ourselves whole, happy, and healthy...and the rest will roll into place! Overall, it was a wonderful day! But then again, when the spirit is with you and you are teachign the gospel...can you really go wrong?

OOOOO and my best friend Brittni is coming in on saturday! So everyone say Hi!