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Me with my new
companions! Sister Wilson on the left, Sister Caldwell on the right!
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Monday
Tuesday
Daisy picked us up for
lunch after District Council and took us to Panera Bread. We then went straight
to Amanda's to serve and help with some more packing & cleaning to help her
move. It was so ironic to think we'd have to go home and do the same thing,
only for ourselves. That evening, we had dinner with a family who made me the
BEST gluten-free and vegan brownies! The Spirit put into my mind exactly what
to share with the mom as a spiritual thought, and she really brightened up in
excitement! We went with the senior couple to deliver food that members had
donated to a non-member whose sister referred us to him. Then Bela came by in
the evening and dropped off a cooler full of all the Mexican food she and made
for me to take with me to my next area. Oh yeah!!!
Wednesday
Transfer day already?
I still remember first getting Sister Stites as my companion and thinking we
had a long while together. Nope, it flew by. And it's weird to think the amount
of time I have left on my mission was the amount of time that just flew by. We
made it to transfer spots safely after a rushed morning of finishing packing
and cleaning. It was Sister Wilson's birthday today, and she got two new
companions for it! We did some unpacking, studies, then headed off for
volleyball with the youth and ward correlation after. Thursday
We walked down to the church this morning to meet a member who works there. We had some cool contacts along the way! Sister Wilson served on campus on Tallahasse and is literally the best at talking with everyone. She stopped a guy who was mowing his grass and walked right up to another guy by his car. At the church, we met Sister Jones, who taught us how to make paper cranes! She was impressed by origami skills :). The Liedys came by with some important supplies... like another bed and desk! #triolife Then they took us out for dinner.
Friday
We have a crafting
activity every Friday morning with a group of ladies. Only one of them is a
member. We worked on crafts that would prompt them to ask questions, like
painting scriptures or working on a back cover for Sister Caldwell's Preach My
Gospel! We had some great conversations and then went out to lunch with all of
them. The member, Sister Sullivan, paid for us. That afternoon, she drove us to
a far away area to have a lesson with a referral, Linda. We got to teach her
the Restoration, and while she seemed a bit overwhelmed, she was excited to
start reading The Book of Mormon. Sister Sullivan then took us out for dinner
to Taco Bell! While there, Sister Wilson gave a lady in line a Book of Mormon
after talking with her for a while. I have a lot to learn!
Saturday
Funny story... We
stopped by to see a former investigator who had a baptismal date, but the
missionaries lost contact with him. We were able to catch him home! We set up
an appointment that evening at the church and he said at least four times he
would see us at 5pm. Well, when 5pm rolled around, he didn't show. We waited
for 25 minutes in case he was running late. We decided to drive to his home. We
pulled up and no car was there, so we went back to the church in case he had
left and was on his way there. Nope, the church parking lot was still empty. By
this point, it was 5:45pm. We decided to say a prayer to know what to do,
and a few seconds after the prayer, we looked up and see his car driving down
the road towards the church!!! He looked over at us, looked away, and kept
driving by! That answered that question about his interest level...
Sunday
You never quite feel
like you fully belong in an area until you meet the members on Sunday! We
have some of the most missionary-minded members here who are willing to
sacrifice so much of their time and money for us. It was so good to meet
everyone at church. A member who saw we didn't have dinner invited us over for
dinner. I'm so blessed because it just so happens that she has a spare violin
laying around that she loaned me to play while I'm here!
I've been studying
lately about the importance of being kind. Kind is such an overlooked and
underappreciated word, kind of like "nice" or "fine." What
does it mean to be kind? According to the dictionary, it is showing a tender
and considerate nature. From my experience, it means considering other people's
needs above your own, and then responding in a way to meet those needs, even if
it's not the way you'd naturally want to respond. It is continuing to serve and
love another person even when they don't respond kindly back to you. It is
looking for ways to compliment others and uplift them. I've been working on
being more kind in my responses to others, and I definitely have not been
perfect at it, but it has been such a blessing. Someday I want to be as kind as
Christ.
Much love,
Sister Burnham
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