First lets take care of some business. It's pretty sad when I get a
letter from my companions mom from Tennessee before I get one from
anyone in Utah. Just because I'm out of the MTC doesn't mean I don't
need letters. I do!
Now to the good stuff I guess. This week has been interesting. We
are full proselyting and my companion has never done that before so
we've had a hard time filling up all of our time. I'm new and don't know
excatly what we're supposed to do. I suggest things but she's too
scared to do them, doesn't want to, or we can't. I don't know. I never
know what's going on. We contacted some referrals earlier last week and
only one was interested and so we set up a time to come back and they
weren't home. We went back like a million times and they never answered
the door. So we did some tracting on that street and saw them pull out
of their driveway and leave haha some people. The joys of being a
missionary. Another lady we went to we knocked and her dogs were barking
and she told them to be quiet but would never answer the door. Its
happened many other times too haha I just laugh everytime and my
companion doesnt think it is funny. We have to laugh about something
though. Thursday we had an all day training meeting for new
missionaries and I finally figured out who my mission president looks
like. Bob Barker haha it's crazy. His wife is the cutest. She is always
matching. She always has on a plain colored cardigan, the same color of
shoes, earrings, and a patterened skirt the same color. I just love her.
Friday was a busy day we had a lot of appointments and people to
see and of course no one was home. I haven't got to do any teaching yet
and it's frustrating.
On Saturday we helped a single mom move into our ward. she was
excited to have sister missionaries in the ward because now she can have
us over for dinner because she wasn't allowed to feed the elders unless
she invited people to come over. and a fun fact about her she graduated
from American Fork. The Relief Society president used to work at the
Albertsons in American Fork and a member has family in American Fork and
I know them. It's so great to have little connections everywhere.
Its been sunny and 90 here. it's been great. there has been one
cloudy cold rainy day and i was freezing haha and everyones lawns are
dead and brown. worse than utah. weird huh? fun fact about oregon. you
can't get your own gas. it's illegal. so i love getting gas because you
don't have to do anything haha
Oh and Saturday also we were teaching a less active and trying to
get her to come to church and my companion said oh you should come
because us missionaries are teaching sunday school. and i was like what?
and she's like ya. i forgot to tell you. so that was nice haha the
lesson was only two pages long and we didn't know how to split it up
between the four of us so we decided to teach the first two lessons and
me and my companion had the second lesson but we barely made it through
the first lesson so we have to teach next week. atleast we have more
time. also the lady teaching relief society called me and my companion
up to talk about missionary work and I made everyone cry. I touched
their spirits. It made me feel pretty good. also on sunday the visitors
center was open and i walked in and immediately felt the spirit and
didn't want to leave. at first it was hard to open my mouth to talk to
people but once i did i placed my first book of mormon! yes it takes me
longer than others but oh well. it was a great experience. In the
visitors center we're supposed to get familiar with all the videos on
i'm a mormon and the mormon messages. they are fantastic and i encourage
you call to watch them! they are amazing.
The church is true guys! God lives! He knows me and each one of
you! he knows my strengths and my weaknesses and exactly how to push me
and make me stronger. I wouldn't still be out here without him. He's
holding my hand every step of the way. Delegate things to the Lord! He
wants to help you. Yes he knows you and whats going on and what you need
but he needs you to realize it and ask. so just ask!
Love you all. Miss you.
~Sister Harris
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