One of the sisters had appendicitis and was out
of commission until Saturday, so we were in a trio between two areas
for 5 days! It was so very much fun and absolutely exhausting. But you
know what? It is worth it! This is all worth it! I just want to share an
excerpt from a letter to a friend (another missionary) to demonstrate
how I feel right now:
"GUESS WHAT?! IT'S A
NEW WEEK. AND WE ARE GONNA GO CONQUER THE WORLD, BECAUSE WE ARE
MISSIONARIES. (picture a mission-approved eye of the tiger theme playing
right now) WE'VE GOT ALL THE POWER OF GOD ON OUR SIDE AND WE ARE GONNA
HELP HIM ACCOMPLISH SOME MIRACLES.
I don't
know what changed in the last, like, 13 hours, but I am crazy pumped up
for this week. IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING. You should keep an eye on the TV,
because Newport news, Virginia is probably going to be translated or
something, so that's cool.
Haha, I'm just
kidding, but this area has such incredible potential. It feels like I'm
never going to leave. I've got a solid transfer after this, I'm almost
guaranteed to stay here so I can do some great things!
Also,
something that maybe helped with this whole attitude change is that I
finally broke the comprehension barrier. You know that point where you
feel you are finally understanding most of what everyone is saying. I
finally hit it! #5monthsin What a blessing. And while I'll have to fight
to learn the language the whole rest of my mission, I feel like it is
actually possible now.
ALSO we are going to
baptize someone in May. So spoke my mission president. In the month of
MAY, if we are faithful and diligent, every companionship in my mission
will have a baptism. Miracle May. That's the one.
I'm
so excited for missionary work. It is so much fun. It is so great. We
can do anything. It's amazing. Miracles are real. God is real. This
church is true, and we are awesome."
Our
greatest miracle this week was that of an investigator coming to church,
for the first time in 3 weeks. We taught her the 'Keep the Sabbath Day
Holy' lesson, and while we had an original plan I felt very impressed to
speak primarily about the Sacrament. Because that is the whole reason.
It is why we come to church it is why we keep the Sabbath day holy --
Because of the atonement of Jesus Christ. And before we even finished
the lesson, Delia said that she would like to come to church. And then
she did!
Yeah. Basically this week was
extremely difficult, but oh so rewarding, and I think that is what
missionary work is all about. I'm so excited right now. I wish everyone
was as excited about missionary work as I am at this moment.
So get excited! Go out, and change the world!
Con Amor,
Hermana Fletcher
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