This week went pretty good til we all got really emotional and tired and stuff. But it was still fun, just not the most productive week.
Our investigator John is now being taught by the Elders. We put it off for a few days but then the impression came so strong that he needed to be taught by the Elders. It was really hard to "give him up" but we already can see how much better he's doing with the Elders.
Jeanne thought we were on a hunger strike til she came to church. WHOOPS. We talked it out and it was actually wonderful. She and her husband were able to have a real conversation and they are going to take a while to come around. Like maybe 10-20 years. But I know she wants to be a member of this church.
This week I still felt like everything was my fault, I felt like I kept messing things up, and I felt like a really big dummy and failure...........
I have no specific instances to make me feel that way. I just did. And I cried all week. MEH.
I got to go to Charleston to get training from Brother Donaldson about teaching and being "Preach My Gospel" missionaries. Brother Jackman gave us training about ipads just in case we ever actually get them (p.s. they have no idea if we ever actually will).
That was probably the most spiritually filled day of my mission thus far. It felt like being in the temple again. And I miss that feeling.
But I know that Joseph Smith saw Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father in a grove of trees. I know that they called him to be their Prophet on the Earth. I can testify.
Oh yeah. And astonish!!! :) I'm so grateful I was invited to that meeting. I needed to be there. And it was wonderful. Plus I got to see Elder Bingham and Elder Clawson again!
Christina is doing awesome and is totally on track to be baptized on the 11th of April! She's had her questions about whether or not the Holy Ghost is actually speaking to her or if she's just crazy, but yesterday I think all of her questions about that got answered in Sunday School. Our Ward Mission Leader was inspired with how he taught his lesson. The Spirit was so strong and so special.
On Saturday we get to see EVERYONE in the mission at one time and Elder Christofferson. It's very exciting and we're doing our best to be prepared for all that the Lord has to tell us. It's not every day I get to shake the hand of an Apostle of the Lord. Hopefully. I don't even actually know if we'll get to shake his hand. We'll see.
At the end of this transfer there will only be 20 Sisters left in the mission.......20! That's only 10 companionships. My options just got limited drastically. So many more areas are going to close still (or be absorbed by the Elders as President likes to call it).
Saturday night the Ward had a chili cook-off and a member invited her neighbors, who all came. And brought their Sister and her daughter. And the Grandma. All from Bogota Colombia. They had a 3 year old named Camilla and she thought my glasses were cool so we became good friends really fast. It was fun to mix from Spanish to English and listen to her giggle. She was ADORABLE. Hopefully they come to church next week because they looked like they've been in this Ward for years, and not people who have never met members before and have only been in the country for 6 months.
We had a missionary booth on campus at WVU. We basically set up a table with a bunch of stuff and blitzed the area on campus between the cafeteria and the classrooms. It was pretty cool. We also had a giant Bible and Book of Mormon.
We were able to get over 100 phone numbers of people who wanted to learn more about the Gospel, and then hundreds more who took cards and actually listened, but didn't want to give out their number. Which I get, I wouldn't give my number to us...........
It was awesome. It's so much fun to be able to talk and interact with other people my age. But also kind of dangerous. You never know what weirdo is going to think it's funny/cool/awesome to say they asked out the Mormon girl. Bums. It was really awesome though.
I finished my first journal and now I get to start my second!
Saturday night people were pretending it was St. Patrick's day already. Everyone was wearing green and drinking like crazy all over town, on every porch. So tomorrow night should be interesting :) We get to stay inside!
-Sister Packard
Best:
1. Seeing Sister Sullivan at Charleston, and then the Spirit there. Loved it.
2. No more snow. Sometimes it's sunny. But then it rains. Lots of areas have been flooding.
3. Wearing flats again and NO LEGGINGS OR TIGHTS. Spring is here!
Worst:
1. I burned my thumb on the oven. It's pretty gross.
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