There isn't much to report on about this week. It was a
hard one. We didn't get in to see any of our investigators. They were
all too busy for us. The one lady we did have a baptismal date with, we
saw her this week but didn't get to teach her, she told us to call later
in the day and we will meet, so we called and she wasn't ready yet, she
said i am still out but i will call you when i get in, don't call back
until i call you. We waited for 45 minutes then gave up waiting. she
never called back that night. Sunday we got a voice mail from her
because we left a sticky note on her door telling her how much we were
sad that we missed her and cant wait till the next time we see her. her
voice mail said something along the lines that her pastor doesn't want
her meeting with us. she wants to focus on the religion that she has,
but she is grateful for how sweet we were to her and how kind we were.
that she loves us but for now she doesn't want us to come back. so she
dropped us. its sad, but at the same time it was nice, because we kept
planning and planning and planning for her, and she wouldn't meet with
us, or when we saw her it would be for 5 minutes and we couldn't get
enough in. so heavenly father answered our prayer, and now we can focus
on those who are more prepared. this week thankfully we have more plans
to meet with new investigators, and on a very positive not e we got to
see two family from the ward this week who haven't not let us come to
their homes. We didn't give up and we finally got in, we thought it
would be a little shaky and scary teaching them because it seemed like
they had a bad experience with missionaries before, but it went
extremely well!! the one family wants to have us over for dinner and
they committed to finding some one to invite to church before Christmas.
That was the best part of the whole week, was getting in to see them.
My companion and i are doing great. There are always things that can be
improved in every situtaion and we are trying our hardest to do so. But i
know that i wouldnt be the missionary that i am now if i didnt have her
as my trainer. She is so uplifting and is always trying to help to
understand how to teach better. we wrok very well together. there are
also times where is we dont plan before or do a plack of planning things
go array so we do better when we plan before hand. It will be hard when
we split up becuase she taught me so much i feel like i wont be able to
do it with someone else, but i'll wait till two weeks two think about
that, when transfer calls come around. I would especially hate to split
right before Christmas. I love you all so very much and am constantly
grateful for each of you in my life. Something that i read in the Jesus
the Christ this week in chapter five i believe maybe it was chapter 4 i
don't have it with me so i don't remember but it speaks about how the
birth of the Savior was not unexpected, how prophets for centuries
prophesied of his coming. I thought how true is that yet people still
didn't prepare for him, and then i thought how true is it that prophets
have been prophesying of him coming again, since right after his death.
We are to prepare now for his coming like those before us prepared for
his first coming, im sure i have used it before but its my favorite
scripture. Alma 34:32 now is the time for us to perform our labors! I
know that our family does so much for those around us already, but i
want to ask all of you including you little three munchkins (brooks emma
and hadley) to find someone to serve before the years end, there is no
greater feeling then the one that comes when we know we have helped
someone who needs it. I will do so as well! We have one lady that needs
help wrapping gifts and we have been to her house twice so far and the
pile of gifts is never ending so i might just be doing that until new
years ahaha who knows with her. I am constantly thinking of all of you
and can not wait to speak with you all on Christmas!
Love Sister Hadley
Dear Mom,
My
coat has helped tons!! i am staying so warm:) i did get and extra
blanket and a straightener both work really well. The name of the woman
is Ayse Hitchins (who the story is about) and Kristen Mckendry ( the
only way sister Hitchins could get her story out, the one with the
writing contract). I am feeling like i want to be home for Christmas,
and sometimes think i am not good enough to do this. But i know those
are the thoughts of the adversary and am trying to put them behind me. I
am learning so much right now about eh saviors birth that i did not
know before. I am loving it! I love that i get to serve people all the
time! My stomach is still hurting me but im doing the best i can when i
don't feel 100% myself and when i just want to stay in bed and sleep it
off, i get up anyways, because i know someone needs me. Mom i love this
work so much, i know i havent seen anyone be baptized yet but i have
seen the spirit touch people and that has been amazing to witness. My
companion and i are doing really well, we are trying to get out of this
root together, its been hard but we can do it! i know we can! i havent
gotten the medicine yet, i am hoping to get it on Wednesday
at zone conference. The couple who normally brings our packages to us
on Sundays, went home because of a death in their family so they weren't
there and probably wont be coming back. I wish i could have said
goodbye to them, they were the best! I love you!! I love the quote you
shared, very inspirational. i cant wait for christmas!!
Love, Sister Hadley
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