Well hello there! How are you doing?! Are you not so happy that the sun has decided to shine a bit more these days?? Dad, I think you are totally right. I am greatly effected by the weather like you are... But the good news is that the weather changes all the time so those low moments don't last forever right?! I am seriously considering moving somewhere warm and sunny year round because that was a ROUGH couple of weeks. There are rumors of another arctic blast though this week.. grr... We are getting closer to summer though. YES!
It was definitely a better week. Now that I have figured out the root of the issues (as I said last week) I mostly just had to fight with not getting frustrated and annoyed at the tiny little things all of the time. It helps when we have time with other missionaries. So we have started going into Clarksville everyTuesday and Thursday for what they call "skills". It is basically just extra roleplaying for an hour. It helps break up the monotony of having the same type of companion study everyday. We have been around missionaries a lot more and that is great! We are also having another exchange this week that will help a lot too. Plus- this is the last week of transfers! So we are expecting some changes. Very rarely do they keep trainers and trainees together for longer than two transfers. They have 16 new sister missionaries coming in this transfer and they have to open more areas. Sooo... perhaps I will be opening a new area next week. We will see, we will see. I am praying for a change- although I do finally feel like I have adjusted into the work in this area. We have built up some solid relationships with the members and investigators. It would be a bit challenging to walk away from the work that we have done since I feel like I have been doing most of the relationship building. That is what happens when your companion doesn't talk much. Sigh. Whatever happens though, I trust in the will of the Lord. If He needs me to stay, I will stay. If I need to go, that is fine too. Two more transfers left- who knows WHAT is in store.
Gosh I am jealous that you get to go to the islands this week! I hope that you have a TON of fun! Since I have been gone it has been party after party for you all! Mel and Disneyworld and Mom and Dad in Italy and Kauai! Jaron getting married. Zach just rockin' it in good ol' Utah! Unless I missed a trip somewhere? We better go to Disneyland when I get home!
I got to speak in church yesterday. It is funny how things that used to be really hard have become much easier. I also had to train two zones on Thursdayat Zone Conference. So hundred or so missionaries and an entire branch. Odd as it seems, I really enjoy speaking in front of a lot of people. This has got to be preparing me for something...
We had lots of fun teaching opportunities this week. Our baptist preacher friend, is considered progressing now :) He has been reading from the Book of Mormon and read all the way through first Nephi. He had a lot of questions though. His lessons are quite interesting. We started out talking about the Book of Mormon, then he got on his preacher soapbox and started hollering about Adam and Eve for like an hour... yep. An entire hour of our own personal sermon. What was frustrating was he acted like we didn't believe anything he was saying. In reality, we teach that stuff all the time. I just wanted to make him read 2 Nephi 2.... It summed it all up beautifully and much quicker than his sermon. Anyways, eventually he stopped to breath and we were able to bring it back to the Book of Mormon and what he read. His biggest issues lie in the whole idea of Priesthood authority. So we are going to do some research on all of that and help him see why it is important. The cool thing was eventually he told us that when he started reading the Book of Mormon, he wasn't sure about it. He didn't like it. He decided he would pray and his heart softened and he was able to give it a chance. Then he started thinking, "you know, maybe this is possible." So he hasn't decided yet where he stands. That is ok. We have a progressing investigator!!! :)
Well, I love you all so much. I hope that you have a wonderful week full of island magic and fun! Can't wait to tell you about transfers! :)
Love you!
Sister Alicia Johnson
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