Mesquite Nevada Stakes
Sister Abbie Wilson
JOURNALING IS IMPORTANT HAHA
Hey guys!! You guys get to hear from me twice this week haha. I need to be better about writing these things so that you get them on time. And sorry in advance for the long emails haha.
Monday was another fun day!! I hit 8 months on my mission which is crazy. The time has gone by so fast. So to celebrate that, we went clothes shopping and I decided to buy some more sweaters. I know I'm not super close yet but I don't how I'm going to bring all of these clothes home. 277 days left but who is counting haha.
Tuesday we did a lot of knocking. But guess what guys.... it was 54 DEGREES!!! It was a miracle. We decided to not wear coats this day since it was so nice outside. After we finished knocking we had a lesson with our friend Hiram. He is honestly one of the coolest people I have taught. I want to be like him when I grow up haha.
Wednesday we had a long day. We did lots of contacting and lots of knocking. Later that day we were about to knock this referrals house when I got a call from my old companion telling me that one of the friends I had in Montpelier wasn't going to come to church anymore. She said he didn't really give an explanation, but that he said he could come this week and that he would be done for a while. She had told me to not call him for a couple of weeks, but as soon as her and I got off the phone, you bet I called him. I am not someone who can just wait for things. As we were talking he told me that he knew I was going to call one of these days to check up on him. He told me what he was going through and told me that he needed a break for a while. As I was listening, I decided to ask him a couple of questions. Do you read the Book of Mormon everyday and know its true? And he said "Of course" Do you know the church is true? "Absolutely". I told him that he was where he needed to be, and that he was supposed to be there for someone else. During the rest of the phone call I let him that he was important to me and that I loved him. I told him that even if he doesn't come back to church I would love him. That is something everyone needs to hear. So when you're at church, at the grocery store, or just at home find your friends and family and tell them you LOVE them!!!!
Thursday was a pretty rainy day. I love the rain but it isn't the same as it is back home. It's a lot colder and it doesnt smell like sage brush which is unfortunate. We also had to walk in the rain for 15 minutes to get to a lesson since the road was blocked off. After the lesson we had an oil change and so that took up the rest of our day.
Friday we had District council and we made breakfast for lunch and it was amazing!! After the meeting we had a lesson with our friend Michele with one L haha. She is kind of crazy. She made us these weird drinks wkth milk, cream, cranberry juice, ice, chocolate icing donuts, broccoli, and some kind of nut. I didn't want to be mean so I took a couple sips and it wasn't worth it haha. She also brought us some tomato soup and put a long piece of celery, had random chunks, a rock that says hope, and then threw a pen in it because journaling is important. Lets just say that it wasn't that good. After that weird lesson we had interviews with President Hayden which was fire.
Saturday we had a lesson with our friend Giovanni which was awesome. We read the introduction and the testimonies in the Book of Mormon. I suggest reading and studying them because you will get new things out of it each time. The rest of the day we went knocking and it was freezing. We knocked until it was dark out and thats when the wind picked up. It got really cold and I wasn't about it so we left haha.
Sunday was a normal church day!!! We had both of our wards and then went out finding. It was cold again so we weren't out for to long. After we went home and just hung out and did calls and weekly planning.
ANYWAYS....
Be grateful for everything, follow the first prompting, pay attention to the little things, pray always, and remember HE loves you and remember to love each other!!
143,
SISTER WILSON
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