Monday: A member took us shopping! It was such a fun time, have not done that in an while! It was nice to get some cute new clothes :) So mom don't worry about sending me anything else, I am praying it will all fit in my suit case! Then we just had some good powerful lessons after with some of our solid investigators.
Tuesday: 4th of JULY!!! SO fun! In the morning, the ward put together a pancake breakfast! S and M (investigators) came and had a great time! Everyone was all dressed up and the food was delicious! I love our ward :) Then we had a good lesson with M, studied the scriptures, and then got ready for a rocking party at the H's! They invited all the sisters in the stake over to celebrate the day! It was so nice of them to invite us over! We had a DELICIOUS meal (hamburgers, watermelon, chips, cake etc) Just the way America should eat :) Then we played some super fun games with even more candy! I was on a sugar high for sure! It was fun to just be with the sisters and have a good time! then we had a water balloon fight to seal the deal! Perfect. Then the rest of the day we cleaned our apartment and prepared for our training in zone conference. But in the evening we went firework hunting! We found a bit empty parking lot and just chilled on our car waiting to see something. We did see some so we counted it as a success! And to wrap up the night perfectly, we got Fro-yo at 10 at night. #blessed #GodblessAmerica It was a fantastic day
Wednesday: Zone conference! It was wonderful! Our training went well, all thanks to the spirit! We are trying to prepare the mission to receive LOTS of new missionaries! 30 this next transfer, and 26 the next! PHEW that is a lot! So we talked about how to help these new missionaries adjust to their new way of life. President Weed gave his thoughts on obedience. They were wonderful. He talked about Striving to be obedient. Only Christ was perfect and could be exactly obedient. We can only strive to do our best. That is what God asks. Lots of good things :)
Then the BIGGEST miracle happened! A month a go we were teaching this guy who had a lot of potential and wanted to know God! But he disappeared on us! For a month we have not been able to contact him. But Wednesday, we were in the area and decided to try one more time... we were walking up to his complex and THERE HE WAS... Outside! I yelled out to him, he turned and smiled! I was afraid he was going to run away... phew glad because I would have run after him to give him the Book of Mormon we promised to give him! Anyway, he told us he had been in Chicago for the last month... OH NO WONDER. And that he was moving there... LIKE THAT NIGHT... IN 2 HOURS... WOAH. It was such a miracle that we saw him! God set us up for that perfectly, thanks! We gave him the Book of Mormon, and told him to text us his address when he got there... HE TEXTED US! AHHHHH so we immediately sent his info to the missionaries there! It was such a tender mercy, he will be baptized one day!
Thursday: We did some service for a member, she needed a vacuum so we brought ours and vacuumed her living room! Silly me though. I did not know how to empty the darn thing. But when I finally figured it out, I used my big muscles to pull it out. It seemed to not like that so he opened up on me and dumped all the nasty cat hair, dead bugs, cheeto crumbs onto my skirt... thanks. Good thing it was a skirt that I do not like.
Friday: More service! A member has been CRAZY busy keeping watch over her grandchildren, so we miraculously caught her home and just helped her out around the house! Made the beds, vacuumed (no incident this time) and other things she needed. Then she fed us dinner, she is a rockstar!
Saturday: Exchanges with the Poquoson Sisters! We did some service in the morning at the C's, we chopped wood! But not with your ordinary axe... we used a horizontal log splitter! You just used some leverage and arm strength to force the log against the axe head and "pop" it splits nicely for you! The rest of the day was just filled with teaching and testifying, my favorite thing! We taught tithing using goldfish too, that was very fun, and delicious (thanks mom for sending those!)
Sunday: Sister Fahey gave a GREAT talk in sacrament! As I was in the chapel, I just felt so much love for EVERYONE. I love being a missionary :) The other meetings were great too, and both our our wonderful investigators were there and had a great time! Our members just scooped them up, we don't even have to worry! Then we stayed after for choir... just the 6 of us! We were praying for angels :) Then we had a great meal with some members, and then had a super productive meeting with the High priest group leader about helping out the single sister in the ward and helping him out with home and visiting teaching stuff. This ward is finally coming together!
PHEW. Short enough for ya? So yeah, let's just wrap up and say it was a swell week :)
Thought for the week: Something I have been thinking about lately is the fact that our purpose on this earth has 2 parts. One: to prepare to return to God. We prepare by living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But Two: Is to be successful in this life. I read that in Preach my Gospel this morning, twice! That not only does God want us to return to Him again, but He also wants us to be successful and happy here. I have been pondering that since I have been making goals for my future and planning on what I want to do when I return home. I know God will not leave me alone. Nor any of us alone in our decision. As we strive to be obedient (as president weed has confirmed) then God will guide us along the path to not only be with Him, but find SUCCESS and HAPPINESS in this life, something i think we all strive for.
http://www.ldsliving.com/3-Questions-to-Help-You-Transition-after-a-Mission/s/79872
Being a missionary is BLESSED y'all. I love it.
Have a fabulous week, catch you later!
LOVE Sista Poulsen
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