One transfer down! So this makes six weeks in Canada -- crazy town. It's been an awesome week :) First, before I forget, I got a letter from Dad at my apartment and it got here way fast (about 5 days), so send letters to my apartment and packages to the mission office.
Yeah, good week :) I'm still recovering from fun adventures last week, haha, but it was really only the first three days after the hike that I was really struggling. Now I'm doing awesome! And sorry I didn't write much last week; my fingers really were pretty stiff from multiple mosquito bites and it was mildly painful. But, no longer a problem, I can grace you all with extensive rantings seeing as I am no longer handicapped (haha...get it...."hand"........). That same night we had a lesson with one of our investigators and she is now preparing to be baptized September 20th :) We are so so happy for her and so humbled to see the Lord's hand working miracles in her life. She's one of the sweetest girls I've ever met, 17 years old. We have good times with her and her best friend who is a member.
I gave a training this week in district meeting on humility, which was, of course a much more profound learning experience for me than for anyone listening to my training. My main epiphany from studying for, and then giving it, was that the difference between pride and humility has nothing to do with of what we believe ourselves to be capable, it's about by whom we are capable. We read 1 Ne 15:7-11, Proverbs 28:26, and D&A 12:7-8. It was humbling for me the way I had studied humility all week in preparation and yet there were so many comments and insights given in the meeting that were completely eye-opening for me and inspired further studying the next morning. We hear so often that people don't want to pray because they don't feel worthy -- which sounds like humility. Ding dong, you're wrong. (Not how we generally put it to the people we teach). When we are humble, we recognize that we need God's help and ask for it at every opportunity. When we are humble, we understand who we are, and who God is, and our relationship to Him.
I'm trying to think of funny stories from this week for y'all. It's hard because Sister Schmuhl and I are together 24/7 and we laugh all day long but it's at stuff that probably isn't even funny. It reminds me of when Chase and I are like "Aw man, if only other people knew how funny we are!!" but then if anyone is actually with us, they have absolutely no idea why we're laughing. But I am so grateful to have a trainer who is funny, and thinks I'm funny, and we think the same weird things other people do are funny :) We have fun.
Oh here's something, a few days ago all four of us (us and the Mascouche sisters) were at the church for something (don't remember what) and we were starving but couldn't leave for a while so all of a sudden the four tubs of ice cream in the church fridge got much more tempting. They'd been in there for like three weeks. We decided that at three weeks, church food becomes fair game and then we ate one of these giant tubs of ice cream all in one sitting, and another one is currently in our home freezer half empty.
Which brings me to an #unexpectedmissionarysideeffect
I mentioned last week that I have very little self control now when it comes to food. Another effect that is unfortunately paired with that one, is that I feel the effects of what I eat MUCH more now. Both immediate and long-term effects. I have extensive theories for both temporal and spiritual reasons for this, but I don't have a lot of time right now, so suffice it to say I miss the days when I really didn't give a second thought to what I was eating. But I also think I enjoy my food more, now! Didn't think that was possible.
The gospel is so true, I love being here and my ward is seriously amazing. They are so nice to us, and Sister Schmuhl and I were just saying yesterday that if one of us got really sick and we needed something, there are so many people in the ward we would feel more than comfortable asking for help, which is a great feeling.
God loves me so much, and He loves you just as much. It's absolutely incredible. Jesus is there for all of us, whether or not we're willing to accept His help. We need Him.
Sorry I spend so much time talking about food, it's probably more of a problem today because we haven't had lunch yet, but I love you all so much!! Please keep me in your prayers, along with the people I teach and the Terrebonne ward.
Souvenez-vous qui vous etes ♥
Soeur Lonas
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