So I
don't know about you, but this week was the best. I'm on a spiritual high from
conference! I mean, how could you not be? SO GREAT.
STORIES
--My family sent me a
box of Books of Mormon!! Happy day! I don't even know what to do with myself if
I don't have a Book of Mormon in hand. On top of supplying me with more books,
they put a family picture inside each book along with their testimonies! It's
the best thing ever to be able to go talk with people and show them my family
and how the Book of Mormon has impacted them. Big thanks to my amazing mom!!
--We met with cute
grandma Magda this week--or as Sister Rhoades says, "Magma"-- and we
have a BAPTISM DATE set!! November 9th!!! Mark it in your calendars (: So
happy for her. After over a year of investigating the church...she's finally
entering in the gate to return to God! Can hardly wait (:
--Had a lesson with
Jamie and Jason, we love them dearly...but unfortunately...they are getting
dropped. Breaks my heart ): There's only so much you can do when people refuse
to read the Book of Mormon or pray about it. We've tried many approaches with
lessons, but it always turns into Bible bashing, and the thing with Bible
bashing is--no one wins! So we have one more appointment with them to tell them
byeee
--We got a referral
from Mormon.org this week, so we go to visit her and no one answers. We knock
two of her neighbors, and the first neighbor is totally awesome and wants us to
come back! The second house, a guy answered and told us he was just
house-sitting for the day and didn't live there.
Soo we go back to the
referral the next day, and they aren't interested ): We go back to the "house-sitter"
house, and the same guyanswers the door...haha before we even say
anything he just blurts out, "Ok! You caught me, I lied, this is my house.
I didn't think you would come back!" Haha caught him in the act! He was
way funny about it though, and we ended up getting a return appointment! So we
taught Pablo yesterday, and now we have a NEW INVESTIGATOR! Yayy! He's the
best! The lesson went super well, and he is so ready and prepared.
Even though that
referral didn't necessarily work out, it brought us to their neighbors, and they are
ready for the gospel! CODE RED-SEA
--Someone chased after US on
the street....the tables have turned! Haha he wanted a Book of Mormon...who
does that?! It was awesome! But he wants it in another language, so we have to
wait a week or so to get it. Way cool though!
--A while ago, I wrote
an article for sistermissionaryfashion.com...it should be published on their
site soon so go check it out if you so desire (: It's about how I prepared for
my mission from a wardrobe perspective. It's an awesome store and has the
cutest clothes! I'm honored they chose me to write an article for them.
--Friday, we went on
exchanges!! Sister Kemp came with me to work in good ol' Granada Hills. She is
the best ever!!! We had a blast, it was so fun and we worked
super hard. Learned tons from her.
As a district, we went
to do a blitz to help out the Granada Hills Elders, so we all went to the food
trucks Friday night and went crazy handing out pass along cards and
talking about Jesus! Missionaries everywhere! Loved it.
--General
Conference....exclamation point! (If you watched conference, you'll
get that reference. (: ) So basically, just amazing. I LOVE hearing from our
prophet and apostles! They are truly inspired. My love and testimony of the
gospel was strengthened and deepened. I just want everyone in the whole world
to have this gospel in their lives!
--Saturday we
went to visit a former investigator, Clara. She wasn't home, but her daughter
Ursula was! So we basically invited ourselves in to share a message...we shared
the Restoration with her, and now we have another NEW INVESTIGATOR! She is
amazing and searching for truth. We have a return appointment next Sunday and
she committed to read the Book of Mormon (: CODE RED-SEA
--Knocked on a door, and a man named Herbert
answered. We talked for quite a while about Jesus Christ, and he has the most
incredible faith and humility. With tears in his eyes, he told us he wants to
be like us one day! I mean, how can you NOT love him?? He is so sweet and we
have an appointment set with him.
--Went to visit Edward
and FINALLY caught him at home! Just shared a brief message with him, and then
his mom pulled up and he had to leave, so we went in and talked with Nancy. I
love her to death! We talked about the Book of Mormon and she committed to read
it, andwith her cute son Estabon who is going to start coming to scouts! This
family is incredible and I so desperately want them to have this gospel in
their lives. Love them!!!
FUNNIES
--We walked up to
someone on the street...
Me: "Hi, I'm
Sister Rhoades!"
Sis Rhoades: "And I'm Sister Bishop!"
Sis Rhoades: "And I'm Sister Bishop!"
...then we just look
at each other...
Me: "Wait a
second.....switch that..."
hahah so funny. Good
way to break the ice! They started laughing too.
--When we go to teach
Pablo for the first time, he's like "Oh yeah, I was just barely watching
this 'Mormon's Gone Wild' show where they leave the church or
something!"
Me: "Uh....you
mean the Amish show?"
Pablo: "Oh you guys aren't Amish?"
Pablo: "Oh you guys aren't Amish?"
haha nope. Glad
we got that cleared up!
--At conference, the
Zone leaders brought tons of Dove chocolates...lets just say,
too much was consumed. Mostly to read the little fortunes on the inside of the
wrapper haha. But then we listen to Russell M. Nelson talk about
"self-control"...we just look at each other...dang it!!! Shut
that down hahah no more chocolate for us. We're just happy that the talk was
given at the end of conference so we got our fair share of
chocolate in...(: We all signed a contract now going of sweets for a month.
haha Prophet speaks and we follow!
LESSONS
--My motto for this
week was: "Find things to enjoy. Rediscover humor, savor the beauty in the
world, notice the kindness of others, and delight in the spirit's
presence." This was taken from the 'Adjusting to Missionary Life'
handbook. Isn't it amazing? Having this perspective and always looking for the
good really does change things. Loved it. It takes conscious and concerted
effort, but it's worth it.
--Ok, so prayer truly
is amazing. We are talking with our creator, our Father in Heaven, God! He is
the most all-powerful, all-knowing, amazing person, yet He cares and He listens
to each little prayer. He is always there!! How amazing is that? I've been
focused this week on having more meaningful heartfelt prayers. I've never
prayed so much in my life, and before I knew it I found that I was slipping
into repetitious prayers...not ok! So that's been changed, and I really put a
lot of thought into what I say. Makes a huge difference.
--Conference...learned
so much. Can't even begin to explain all the things that touched my heart and
the things that the spirit taught me! Mainly, I just left conference with the
strongest desire to share this with everyone. Good news--I'm a
missionary and my whole life is sharing it! Wish granted. haha I love
missionary work.
Alrighty, that's about
it. About ten times as long as last week...back to normal (;
Love you all...SO
MUCH!!!!
-Sister Bishop
I loved these trees!
A less-active we
visited showed us this car he's restoring...it's from 1915! So cool!
The amazing Books of
Mormon!
Some gum sent to us
from Sister Langford in New York!
Got Beignet's at the
Food Trucks on Friday. We finally got permission to eat there! First
beignet ever. Mmmm (:
Sister
Kemp...love her. Recognize her dress? haha a dog peed on her so we shared
clothes (:
Just a few of the
chocolate wrappers haha
Me and Sister Rhoades
were twinners! Green cardigans and polka dot skirts.
I got a new set of scriptures, the 2013
edition!! I'm so happy, I love them (: it's fun to start over marking up
everything. And I have a whole system for color coordinating and you can see
all the tabs sticking out the top haha. Love it
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