Monday, October 10, 2016
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| P-day hike |
I feel a little bit like a robot right
now I keep saying I'm happy and it's been a great week, but it's true!!
On Tuesday we went back to the R.'s for
service! This week we started painting their grandchildren's playhouse! It is
very similar to the one we have in our backyard at home, so I spent my time
reminiscing on my childhood days playing outside. Life is so different now than
it was back then, and I am so grateful for the way I grew up and the family who
raised me.
That
afternoon we went tracting on Pine street!! It felt so good to tract again!
Most of our area is so spread out and isn't tractable. So when we turned onto
Pine to contact a former I jumped for joy when I saw the town houses all in a
row! We met a nice man named S., who was just about to leave but said we could
come back on the weekend. Now that doesn't seem like anything but NO ONE EVER
says we can come back...EVER!! So we were sooo excited!! We went back Saturday
and unfortunately he wasn't home, but we plan to try him again because we are
just so excited!
That
night the Auburn 3rd ward had their Young Women in Excellence and we
were invited to come and speak to the young women. The theme was, Oh, the place
you'll go! It was so fun to be with the
youth!
Wednesday
we had district meeting and then headed to Colfax to help clean out an old
garage with some other Elders and Sisters! We were doing an assembly line and I
was in the dirt floor garage, handing things off to people. I love projects
like this, I love cleaning out hoarders houses and getting my hands dirty. Well
I had picked up a bin and was turning to give it to Sister Morrison, I don't
know if the owner of the garage bumped something or if I did, but one of the
support beams falls and bonks me on my head. I just kind of stood their shocked. Everyone was asking if I was okay and I just
asked if someone would take the bin. Someone took it and I walked outside. It hurt
a little, but I believe there was an angel there watching out for me. It fell
hard and was a big beam, I'm surprised I didn't get a concussion, but I didn't
even have a bruise. God truly watches out for His children.
That night we had a lesson with J.! We have been
trying to mix it up so he can understand and won't be bored. So we divided up
the second half of the Restoration and each taught a portion. His portion was
prayer and he bore a beautiful testimony of its importance and how much prayer
has helped him in his life.
I am so grateful that God has a
provided a way to communicate with Him. Whenever and wherever we need to. I
know that He hears and answers our prayers. He loves us and doesn't always give
us what we want, but He will give us what we need.
We
were able to have another great letter lesson with the F. family! We showed
them the video "A secure anchor". The video depicts a rock climber free
climbing, without ropes or harnesses. It may look more fun and exhilarating,
but the climber ends up falling probably to his death. It then depicts two
climbers, using safety equipment to make it to the top of the canyon! They
reached their destination safely and probably had a lot more fun than the other
guy who died. He relates it to following the commandments and how they will
help us be safe in this life. I am so grateful that God has provided ways for
us to be safe, happy, and healthy. The commandments may seem restrictive, but
in reality they protect us from spiritual and physical danger.
A
sister in the ward works at a memory care facility for people who have some
sort of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. We went there sat with them, chatted,
and did crafts or puzzles. I met a lady named C. who doesn't really have any
memory loss, but her husband lives there so she is there to be with him mostly.
She's from Germany and told me all about her childhood and what she did growing
up. She told me about how she and her husband met and what brought them to
different parts of California. I love old people!! I learned so much from her
in just a 45 minute conversation. It definitely made me want to get more into
family history and record the stories of my families so I can treasure them and
have them before they begin to forget them.
Saturday
was a miracle day. "On a whim" (it was really a prompting from the
Spirit) we decided to stop by L.'s and see if we could meet her! Wait, let me
back up. So she knows President Trentman who is in our Stake Presidency and
since we got here, about two months, we have been trying to get her contact
info from him. He finally gave it to us and I am so grateful he did. She was
excited to meet us and had SO many questions, mostly pertaining to the
creation. We were able to answer a few of them, but she seems to trust Google
over the scriptures. She wants to know the deep doctrine or the origin of God,
which no one actually has the answer too. So we told her we have some lessons we
can teach her that will help gain a better understanding of the basics before
she can understand the deeper stuff. She said she would love too. We can tell
she has such a deep desire to know God! We hope to meet with her next week or
so!
Finding people like L., makes it all worth it. It has been hard
here, even though I'm so happy, the area has been my hardest. People just don't
want to talk to us or are never home. But I know that as I am obedient and
diligent, we will be richly blessed and see miracles.
Sister Emily Gore
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