Hello hello!
WOW cool week! I have just felt so very happy lately. I truly love being a missionary. Missionary work is all about love. So I have been praying for charity and I have received it for sure! Lots of people reject us, but God is helping me to love them anyway!
"The most effective missionary always acts out of love." - Someone Cool
[ Lisa Says: It was Dallin H. Oaks, Sharing the Gospel (missionaries don't have Google!) ]So you know how we had snow last week? It disappeared over night... and we were wearing short sleeves the next day... WHAT. Virginia though. We had lots of fun in the snow though! People are saying there may be one more big storm. We are planning on building some Sister Snowman's... stay tuned.
We also got our car fixed! It had a leak in the antifreeze hose but all is well! But we actually enjoyed walking so we are going to keep doing it! It is also great exercise so that's a bonus! It also helps so we can just stop and talk to people. We have met a lot of people that way!
So something cool I realized... well Sister Olsen helped me. We (as missionaries) sing a hymn at least once a day. Before we start our companion study, we sing a hymn to invite the spirit. And when we weekly plan on Thursdays we sing again before that. We have started a tradition with V to sing to her every time we go over. It has been super cool! So may I just say music is awesome and it truly brings the spirit. But we have to be careful too. Music can also harm us if it is not the right kind of music. So as we listen to wholesome, uplifting music we will be able to feel the spirit more in our lives. I promise that.
We got to help A out with a few things! We cleaned up her basement... it looks great now! And in payment she gave us food... the pumpkin bread was divine! She also needed help with yoga. She needs to practice teaching people besides her silly kids who don't take it seriously. So we did some yoga with her! Awe, it felt sooo good! Much needed meditation for a missionary. It is cool to see how service is softening hearts. I love service :)
We taught little R [the boy preparing for his baptism] the 10 commandments this week! He is just adorable. I will try to get a pic with him this week. We were doing all these little hand gestures to help him remember and things. So fun!
We also did more service and helped Sister B scrape up her old plastic kitchen floor to put in tile! She made it into a bit of a game and we sectioned the big piece into 4 areas. Then we raced to see who would win! She did... but I got second! Man it was tough work!
Thought for the week:
"You cannot get 100% on the test of life. But Heavenly Father gives extra credit."
So true. Without the Grace of God and Jesus Christs atonement, there would be no way we could ace the test of life. But thank goodness for a loving God and Brother who helps us through this storm of life. I am so grateful for them. I testify that they live and love you so much :)Well, this week we have zone conference and exchanges. But other than that it's pretty normal!
Stay warm with all that crazy weather y'all are having! We are getting into spring weather here, it's crazy!
LOVE YOU! XOXO
Sista Poulsen
