09-28-15
Dear Family and Friends,
So...this week was really hard. But I think I'm doing
better. I think.
On Monday, the O's were kind enough to feed us
dinner before our appointment for that night. We got to see the P's. I
just love them so much. They fame to church this week! So that was exciting.
They only stayed for sacrament because P didn't feel well, but at least
they came! We went back to the O's for dessert and then we saw H
and C. It was a rough lesson. All of them were a little rough that night.
But it was okay. We know we are doing our best. (Mosiah 3:7)
Tuesday we had a special person come to our mission! Elder
Arnold of the Seventy and his wife came to speak to us. They trained on some
really good stuff. Sister Arnold gave a really great training prior on self
esteem. So that was really cool for me. I got a lot out of that one. Then we
had some trainings by President and Sister Clark. President trained on becoming
a mast teacher and Sister Clark trained on Jacob 5. I love that chapter as it
is all about the gathering of Israel. And so missionary work is involved! I
loved it. We talked a lot about how we can apply it so that was really cool.
then we had a training by Sister Arnold on being genuine. I realized that I am
not as genuine as I thought I was. I am going to work on being genuine. then
Elder Arnold trained us on...well, a lot of things, honestly. He was really
good friends with Elder Scott and he got the call that Elder Scott had passed
away while he was with us so he announced it to us. That was pretty sad. I
think I cried. Right after the announcement, Elder McGovern gave a musical
number of "I Know That My Redeemer Lives." It was really powerful.
then we talked about this case study of a missionary a few years ago who was
really good at working with members. We will be discussing that for district
meeting tomorrow. We tried by a couple people before dinner after conference,
but no success. We ate dinner with the M's. they have a son in Alluvial, my
first area so that was really cool to find out. Then we saw L N. That was
interesting. We are trying to not give up on her. She keeps trying to get us to
her church. Even though she's a member of this church. We saw Brother H
that night because I really needed a blessing. I was feeling really inadequate
after Elder Arnold's training, but Brother H gave me a blessing and it
all worked out. I don't have any scriptures today because we were at zone
conference :)
Wednesday was a pretty good day. We saw Sister Ji and
watched Legacy with her. She's really sweet...but she won't come to church. We
saw Sister M, finally! She's pregnant and guess what?? Her daughter's name
is Abby! That made me smile a little. We saw Sister before dinner and
then we went to the M/s. It was fun! After them we went to see H
and C again. H didn't get baptized this week but we did watch a really
good movie that we think may have helped--Emma Smith: My Story. I remember
watching it in theaters when it first came out. Something Emma says in the
movie is this: "Strength isn't something you have; it's something you find."
And then at the end she tweaks it a little bit: "Strength isn't something
you have; it's something God helps you find." Lucy Mack Smith says
somewhere in there too: "Being strong can be a very lonely thing." I
really needed those things. (Moroni 7:41)
Thursday, we had a pretty good day. We saw Sister L and
shared a good message with her. She's having a baby boy like Natalee! And they
are around the same age too :) We did some service for Sister Ounesavath so
that was fun. Then we saw the s for dinner. It was really good! she is so
strong. We saw V H after that who is very sweet. She has gone
through a lot in her life. So that was good. (Mosiah 7:33)
Friday was a little rough. Sister Putnam was sick, kinda.
She had a cold, we think. At first we were thinking a sinus infection but now
we think it's a cold. We hope that's all it is. We ate dinner with the
H's and they made homemade pizza! That was really good. We saw M.
That was fun. Brother H is pretty great too. We love him. So earlier on
Friday, I was feeling a bit of pain in my stomach and so I was thinking it was
something I ate and it would go away. Except it didn't. I couldn't sleep that
night and tried keeping myself busy by reading and trying to find a way to
occupy myself. But I couldn't. So around midnight, I woke up Sister Putnam and
she stayed up with me and helped me to know what to do. I was in a lot of pain
which I am not used to. I've never handled physical pain well. We called
Brother L and he and Brother W came and gave me a blessing at 1 a.m.
It was very sweet of them. I was able to sleep the rest of the nice and the
next morning I called Sister H. (Moroni 7:47-48)
Saturday we didn't do much. I was commanded to stay in bed
per Sister H's orders. I was going crazy but i was also in a lot of
pain so it helped to sleep. but if I moved it hurt a lot. I did eat a tiny bit
of soup and that was it. I slept for most of the night until our dinner right
before women's conference. I learned a lot! I loved Sister Wixom's talk and how
she talked about the miracle of children and our divinity. Then I really loved
Sister Reeves as she talked about the divinity of women too and the power we
have in every tool God has given us. I loved Sister McConkie's just because of
how powerful she was. And then President Uchtdorf's was just really awesome. It
helped me to know we can always be happy, not matter what. I loved it! We saw
Brother Hoffman afterward and that was fun. (I don't have scriptures because I
didn't study.)
Sunday was awful. I was in so much pain at church. Sister
O took me home second hour to try to help. she had me take vitamin C
and then eat an apple. I felt bad since it was fast Sunday but I didn't know
what else to do. Sister H called us during our break the fast and so we
talked to her. The day before she had thought it would be anxiety but it wasn't
that. Then it was a bladder infection but I was just in so much pain that I
couldn't move much. So she said to call the doctor in the morning. My fever
spiked up to one hundred degrees for just a couple minutes last night too so
that was great. We were able to teach two people though! So that was good.
Sister O had us come over and she took care of me for a little while.
This ward has been exactly what I need as I go through this. I don't like it at
all but I know God has a purpose for it. (Mosiah 16:9; 17:9-10)
Today I went to the doctor and found out I have a Urinary
Tract Infection...yay! And the one medicine I am allergic to is the one he
wanted to give me. But he didn't. He gave me some other medication and said if
the symptoms don't start to feel a little better in the next few days to let
him know. I may be stuck inside for the majority of the next few days which
sucks. I don't like staying in. I go crazy. But if that's what I need to do to
recover, I'm sure I can do it.
The O'hs have been really great this week helping me
out. I really love them. I also appreciate the L family and the W's
for allowing their husbands and fathers to give me a blessing. It was really
great of them.
I love you all!
Always <3,
Sister Abigail Reese
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