Hello friends!
This week was full of
fun experiences!
Last Monday for P-day,
we drove out to Hidden Springs, which is technically part of Boise, but at the
same time it's in the middle of nowhere. Some members out there have a
really nice house with lots of property to play on. We did a little hike
to some cool rock indents.....
We had AMAZING lesson
with Jezrael this week. He hasn't been paying tithing and we reeeeally
want him to so he can get his temple recommend! We started discussing the
tithing but somehow the discussion moved over to talking about the temple and
why it is so important. I think because we talked about that, he had a
better understanding, and hopefully more desires, to pay tithing. We kept
promising him blessing that come from paying tithing and the Lord will take
care of us if we do it! He said, "I wouldn't want to pay tithing for the
blessings...I would pay tithing help people. Like if it were to help the
missionaries, like you guys, I would do it." This is coming from
someone who barely has anything and considers himself beyond blessed...Now his
heart is in the right place!! What an example. I love that kid.
At our zone meeting we
learned how to be better, more effective missionaries! I played the piano
for a musical number with Elder Lamb singing--"Savior Redeemer: Missionary
Medley". It's my favorite and I am so proud of myself for being able
to play it! I'm doing Personal Progress and for one of my projects I
learned to play that song. :)
This week Sister
Richards and I have been praying to find a new investigator for one of our
family wards. Much of our time and efforts has been focused on finding
and contacting referrals. On Saturday we walked around and knocked on lots
of doors. It's gotten warm here. When I say warm I mean like, 82
degrees......Perfect weather, right?! Well everyone that we talk to thinks that
it's pretty warm to be walking outside. FALSE! It couldn't be a better
time to walk around neighborhoods! So many people are outside doing yard work,
preparing for Spring/Summer and I LOVE that! Oh, by the way, having a
Spring is quite fantastic. There are flowers everywhere and it makes me
happy. :) Anyhow, at the end of the day I realized I had a sunburn on my
back!! Nothing bad or painful, but enough to be a noticeable burn. haha!
I just think it's really funny that this Arizona girl is getting burned in 80
degree weather when I'm not even chilling in the sun that much...
On Saturday I was on
exchanges with Sister Brown--who is also from Mesa, Arizona!!!! We didn't
know each other before the mission, but we've made the connection that our moms
and aunts and uncles grew up together!! Cool, right? It was funny to tell
people that we were from the same place.
Saturday night we
stopped by a wedding reception for Katie Spjute, who is in our singles ward and
YSA ward--we're pretty tight with that family. Anyways, somehow when I was
standing in a group of young girls, I just, I dunno, a bouquet of flowers happened
to fall in my hands when Katie tossed it in the air. How'd that
happen?!?! ;) Not sure what that's supposed to mean..... hahaha
Ponderize: Alma 60:24
"...Repent of that which ye have done, and begin to be up and doing..."
We can only become
better or progress if we are UP and DOING. Don't be lazy!
From Idaho to you,
XoXo
Sister Carling
Sister Brown (from
Mesa!) and I with our Dutch Bros smoothies.... One of our potential
investigators gave us some money to go get some after we did a little service
for her.
Streets of Boise!!!
<3
Sister Richards and I on
that lil' hike thing...
I caught the bouquet!!
Haha
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