This week has been crazy!!
Last
p-day, my companion and I went thrift shopping! you all know how much I
love to thrift!! (: we found some old 70's dresses and we bought them
and we wear them all the time. Everyone thinks they are cute.... they
are kinda cute, but they are so comfortable too! I love them. I wore one
to the baptasim that we had
on saturday,
so you can see one of them in my picture. My companion and I have so
much fun, cause we both like to thrift shop(: THey are definately
grandma dresses though, they all had shoulder pads that we cut out...
yeah. they are groovy!
Then, haha,
on Wednesday night at
11 pm...
there was a brown out. So there was no electricity. we thought it would
turn back on eventually, but it never did. and It was soooooo hot!!!!!
you have no idea how hot it was. my companion and I finally in the
middle of the night went out to the living room of our apartment and
laid on the tile to try and cool off and get some sleep... but it was so
hot. then we woke up and the power still wasn't on. And when the power
isn't on we dont have water either... so... we used the rest of the
water in the tank to fill up buckets and take bucket showers by candle
light. the power had just turned back on by the time we got home that
night at 8. it was seriously the worst. I am SOOO thankful for
electricity. DOn't take it for granted. Electricity is so... awesome.
The other day we were out procelyting and teaching and then I
got so sick! You know that feeling you get when you are going to throw
up? and your body doesn't have any energy? yeah, thats what I felt liek
and I was having hot and cold flashhes. luckily we were close to the
chruch and bishop had just showed up and my companion asked him to give
me a blessing. We went into his office and one of the councelors and the
Ward Mission Leader gave me a priesthood blessing. It was so amazing
how quickly it worked! During the prayer i was already feeling better
and we were able to finish out our plans for that day. It was really
funny hearing them try and prounounce my name though(: hahaha. "those
letters are so hard to say when they are next to each other" thats what
they said. And I kept thinking... but you speak ilonggo. haha. Just a
little funny.
Lately, my companion, sister Bitter and I, have decided to
take a new apporach to teaching our lessons. So for each principle we
sing a song. So this week we focused on Prayer, or pagpangamuyo. We
start the lesson by saying "we would like to sing a song to you, is that
okay? sorry our voices are not good" and then we sing "a childs prayer"
The spirit is there instantly and music just touches the hearts of
these people! I can't tell you how effective it is! then after the song
we let the spirit guide and we teach them to their needs that are about
prayer. It is so powerful!!!! I wish we had started this earliesr!
We had a baptism this week! Her name is Sister Emelita. She is
a single mother of 10. She is such a special lady. We love her so
much. She works so hard for her family and to provide for them. Her
house is so humble. There is two rooms. the whole house is no bigger
than My room at Grandpa and cc's. and the bed is just a wooden crate.
They have no electricity. So we always teach her by candle light. But,
she loves this gospel. She reads the book of mormon and the gospel
principles book every night. She has such a strong testimony!! When she
walked into the font the spirit was so strong and then when she came out
of the water, she looked like an angel. It was so powerful! SHe is such
a great example of what a dedicated member should be. I love her so
much! We made here a cardboard scripture case for a gift. SHe is so
special to me.
Family isn't important... its EVERYTHING. I am so thankful for
my family. I love you all so much. I hope that I can see everyone of
you in the celestial kingdom when we have all past on. (:
SO, are their any sister missionaries in camp verde yet? How is the work there? Tell me! haha.
So I have an assignment for all of you(: I hope you do it because it is amazing:
I
want all of you to read 3nephi 8&9 and then write to me in an email
or dear elder or by snail mail and tell me what you thought and what
your impressions were. BEFORE I check my email next week. (:
This is where the Prophesies of Samuel the Lamanite of Christs
death are fulfilled and when Christ speaks to the people in darkness. (:
okay? can you all do that? I am counting on you!
Well that
is all for this week. Actually, thats all that I can remember at the
moment. I want you all to know that I know that this is the Lords work.
And I am so blessed to be a part of it! To bring people to know the
truth, to help them receive the gospel and the Blessings that Heavenly
Father is just waiting so anxiously to give to them. This is the best
thing ever! I hope you catch the wave.
Love, your sister missionary,
Sister Young
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