Nov 4 2024

Fowl and wonderful all at once 

 

Tuesday was a unique day with Hermana Dominguez at Osu!!! We had quite the experience on Columbus State finding lots of fun new friends and teaching mini lessons. We ended our time there teaching Rex someone we approached who then we sat down with and taught him about the Restoration. He was wonderful. After we grubbed up on some GF chinese food and listened to a BYU devotional at institute. It was exactly what i needed. Some thoughts from it: 

You bring it to God and you leave it alone 

 

♡ 5 loaves and 2 fish bring what you have and give it up to God 

 

-☆it is not your job to feed the 5 thousand only to provide the loaves and fish 

☆- It doesn’t matter if you bring 7 loaves and 3 fishes 

We get caught up trying to bring more loaves and fishes we miss the miracles

 

Give what I have, what I am 

 

♡ I have to get to the point that I don’t care 

 A joy knowing it doesn’t matter because I trust God

 

 

After we went back to Columbus State to teach Jason. He really was a wild card today. Just very off and then Jibriyl joins the lesson abruptly causing Jason to be even more weird. Had a wonderful time teaching the gospel with Jibrily after the lesson on campus. He cracks me up. He’s made his Instagram his personal number and uses it too text people about activities and church. Wednesday was a wonderful time at district council- we made our own title of liberties. Our whys for being out here and our purpose. I needed that today. Had a fun little lesson with Love. She is an absolute gem who is so sweet. Elijah we pounded into about reading and praying. " get your reps in" 

 

Thursday healed my soul. I spent Halloween with my queen sister Jacobson. We went crazy at Columbus State followed by a cute lesson with a lady named Biney who was found on Tuesday. She was very open and willing to give us some time. We also had a fun lesson with Leondrae. He cracks me up so bad. We went over lesson 4 which I gave a training on Wednesday during district council so it was perfect timing. We then hit campus up with a member and got some crazy rejections. Everyone was a bit crazy on Halloween.

 

Then we had a few miracles with a member named Garrett. We taught some full lessons just out on the streets. It was wonderful. Ended the night with some homemade alfredo and bro Squadding at sis Jacobson’s apartment. Healing day. Friday was pretty crazy. We had an interesting lesson that led to my companion and our ward mission leader getting into it. I did indeed try and interject but no luck. Well, it turned into some crazy things that we will not dwell on. Ended up going out and I was crazy motivated and ended up teaching a very passionate full Restoration to some king named Adrien. Who then cried and expressed how much he needed that. He is a king. 

Found a gem that use to go to the church in Florida! Then a member named Gavin came out!!! We taught lots of wonderful meaningful lessons. Ended with soccer and lots of friends there!!! It was so fun to see love, Sabina, Sabi, tobi, meka, kaiesha. You’re probably wondering who is Meka and Kaisha. Well, they are our two newest friends on date!!!! Woohoo they showed up. We had an amazing lesson which led to us inviting them to be baptized. A bit wild but hey sometimes you gotta invite on that first lesson. Lots of miracles and I’m honestly just astonished. Then a ward member had a crazy soccer accident and had a huge gauge right above his eye and he ran out gushing blood so future nurse Hoyt jumped into action. It was actually way fun for me. 

Saturday got a wee bit crazy. We had some fun times proselyting. Had a good time teaching Tobi and Cirilo. Lots of phone calls that are actually the most deadly thing because they zonk me out. Had a really hard lesson with Love who lost her job and didn’t have money for food. Had a really emotional lesson and then did a quick little trip to the store and left a little secret drop off of food. My heart was pretty achey after that. When friends hurt I really struggle.

Well, then the Ap’s called us and we had an uncomfy talk about a sister who’s really struggling and then our Zone leaders who have a deep dislike for us. Although the Ap’s really validated us and left feeling somewhat better.. hard to say. More church calls and then a quick McDonald’s fries run which was inspired because we met our friend Wislain. Who then pulled to church ;) 

 

 Sunday rolled around and the story of Mormon has hit me deeper than before. Like Mormon, I for a minute wasn’t having a lot of hope for some of the things going on around me and people, but by the end of Mormons life he tells his son Moroni. Although I’ve just told you I didn’t have faith and I didn’t have hope -Mormon 3:11-12, Mormon 5:2 

 

I’ve come to tell you now my faith and hope isn’t in these people but is in Christ who has already won! Moroni 9: 25-26 my faith is in my Savior Jesus Christ and His promises to make all things consecrated for my good. The hard and bad can be turned into growth, light, knowledge with/ by faith in Jesus Christ. He is my hope for brighter days ahead. 

 

We had 10 wonderful friends come to church! All of our recent converts came, and best of all we got to witness Leondrae get the Aaronic priesthood- then watch him pass the sacrament. Oh the joy! God is good. 

Then we enjoyed a wonderful dinner at 7 to break our fast. I didn’t know if I could make it but I did. The day before I might have forgotten to drink water so by this point I was absolutely dehydrated, maybe a little delirious, ready to pass out. There might have been some deadly tears the last two days so the whopping headache was also pretty fowl by this point.