I swear when you have a
companion that is your best friend and is also going home, the transfer just
blows by. I've got 5 more days with Sister Richards! 😶😭 And I might even have only a week left in
Boise!! There is a highly likely chance that I could be moving to the Nampa,
Pocatello, or Idaho Falls mission... Weird. Sad. Scary. Or maybe I will
stay in Boise! But! All of these changes are done by the guidance
and influence of the Spirit, so whatever happens is supposed to happen.
It' scary though. I've made a commitment to myself that no matter where I
go (or if I stay) I will keep a positive attitude. Iss all gooood. :)
This week has been a
whirlwind of an adventure!
Monday: Last P-day
Sister Billy Jo Hess, one of my favorite members, took Sister Richards and I to
bike the Greenbelt! It was a warm day, but the heat didn't really phase
me, because....well, I'm from Mesa, Arizona! haha Anyways, The Greenbelt is
a trail along the Boise River that people can walk, run, bike....It's
gorgeous! We made a pit stop to cool off by stepping a little bit into
the river. It was cold! But so nice. :)
We also went to the
Boise Aquarium because a guy in our YSA ward that we teach works there, so he
got us in! We got to pet sting rays, sharks, fish.... And we held bearded
dragons and got to feed a chameleon. Super cool! We make the most
out of our P-days and have lots of fun. :)
Tuesday was very
special. At our dinner appointment on Monday, Cheryl told us that she got
her temple recommend back! I have been working with Cheryl since the beginning
of my mission. Her goal was to go back to the temple....and she made it!!
She wanted to set up a time for us to go with her for her first time back....So
we went the next day!!!! It was a beautiful experience. And while I was in the
temple I ran in to Sister Terri Riggs!!!! Ohhhh it's the coolest thing to
see people you know in the temple, especially when they are from home!
We got to visit Rosselyn
a couple times, again. She is doing SO well! She looks better and better
every time I see her. :) One time when we stopped by, the Spanish elders
happened to be there too. Right after we walked in, Rosselyn's grandpa
told the elders that they decided they want to get baptized!!!
Aaaaaaah!!! It was so exciting to hear that! Rosselyn's love for the
gospel was felt by her family and they felt the Spirit and now want to be a
part of the gospel. Happy happy day!
We had a lesson at
Subway with a YSA investigator that we found a while back. We taught the
Plan of Salvation. This guy, Sean, thinks about things a lot. I like
it... But believe it or not, we were there for over an hour and a half and
didn't even get past "the veil"! He was so hung up on why we had to
have a veil after Pre-earth life. That was different than normal.
Usually we explain the veil in a couple sentences, but an hour and a half is a
looong time to discuss that.... haha
That night we taught the
Fluckiger family (I love them!) the Plan of Salvation. It was very nice
and much simpler to teach it to parents and a four year old. (They didn't get
stuck on why we have the veil;)
Jezrael came in to town
from Spokane! We met up with him. It's always great to teach him.
Today we went on a hike
at Bogus Basin. The Idaho foothills are so nice, and the weather was
gorgeous....I think it was in the high 60s. :)
And I think that about
wraps up my week in a nutshell. Here goes one last week with Sister
Richards!!
Ponderize: Exodus 14:14
(Sister Richards favorite scripture:)
The Lord shall fight for
you, and ye shall hold your peace.
When times are tough, if
we are doing what is right, all will be well! The Lord is always on our side!!
From Idaho to you,
XoXo
Sister Carling
When we biked
the Greenbelt and dipped our feet in the river!
Our hike at Bogus Basin
this morning.
Miss Sister Richards soooo much tooo
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