This
week we did a lot of visiting teaching with our Sisters in the ward. It
is a great way to remind everyone to do their visits and to get to know
people in the ward that we don't know. We met a lot of less actives
this week and a lot of active members that we just never get to see!
We
went out to lunch with Sister Nichols this week and were able to hear
about her story of how she joined the church 30 years ago. She said that
about a month before she met the missionaries coffee started tasting
bad. She completely lost her desire to drink coffee and her husband went
from smoking 5 packs a day to not smoking at all. Talk about
prepared!!!!
We had a lesson with the Parrish's
after that and also with Allean. They are finally understanding the
message we are sharing with them and why we believe it is so important
to be baptized by someone holding proper authority, but it doesn't mean
that they like what we are telling them or that they are ready to accept
it.
Everyone has been getting sick! Luckily
it has avoided me, but every time we call someone I feel like they are
sick or their children are sick. Sister Badger has been sick this week
as well. Luckily she has only had a bad cold and not the stomach bug
that's going around. But because of everything going around, we had a
lot of cancellations this week.
Our
neighbor/investigator Ruth came and asked if she could move in with us
this week. She lost her job about a month ago and has been applying to a
lot of jobs, but hasn't had any offers. She is pretty desperate and
doesn't know what to do. It is so hard to be put in a situation where
you are teaching someone who doesn't take what you have seriously until
they feel it can help them financially or in a worldly way. She isn't
really interested in our spiritual message, only our resources.
Saturday
marked my 18 month mark since I entered the MTC. It doesn't feel like
I'll really be coming home in a week and a half. We did a lot of biking
and while we were riding next to a main road, a man stuck his head out
of the window of his car and yelled, "Hey Mormons!" We laughed pretty
hard.
Sunday was wonderful! We had Jay come to
church and so did Sarah Hearn! She drove all the way over to Knightdale
yesterday to come to church and see me. She also packed a picnic lunch
for us, but because it was still a little cold and it was raining, we
just used a classroom in the church and had lunch together. I love her
so much! We were able to talk a lot about how she can answer questions
when faced with opposition about her new faith. She is an amazing
example of being "truly converted."
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| Me and Sarah Hearn. Love her! |
That's about it folks! I am looking forward to see you soon and spending the holiday season together. I love you!
Love,
Sister Shurtz
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