August 29, 2016
Hello Hello:)
How are you humans? It's been such a good week. Missionary life is so joyful. Tuesday we did our usual bingo party with the old ladies at Bradford Square and GUESS WHAT??? I won bingo. Three times that day in fact. I have seriously never won a bingo game in my life. I swear I had the luckiest card. I about cried I say. I was so proud of myself. I'll admit, no one else was as impressed as I was but it made my day. We have been knocking so many doors. It would be kind of discouraging but we have decided to play a few games to make life motivating. Tracting is so funny! We have started the word game at every door. Some how trying to fit the word Velociraptor into a door approach makes life better. We've been working with a lot of less actives. Some are progressing so well. Its so awesome to see them regaining their faith and to feel the spirit they didn't know they were missing. Less Active work is one of my favorite things. Friday we set up the classroom of a lady in our ward. It was so fun. It made me miss school and all the times I helped my mom set up preschool. Saturday I went home for the night. Yorba Linda 4th ward had their annual steak fry and I couldn't not go. Oh my golly how I love and miss those people. All of my favorite people were there. The Lomellis, Ryan, Sharise, the Browns, Ann Palmer, the Mayans and about a billion others. There was also a few people who I had taught right there at the party. it was so amazing. They take such good care of me. Of course I left the Mayans with 3 cantaloupes, a bag full of fruit, and a bag full of Chelsea friendly snacks. I love those people.
Recently I have been thinking a lot about love. One of my favorite quotes I have found recently is by Marvin J. Ashton.
“We must at regular and appropriate intervals speak and reassure others of our love and the long time it takes to prove it by our actions. Real love does take time. The Great Shepherd had the same thoughts in mind when he taught, ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments’ and ‘If ye love me feed my sheep’. Love demands action if it is to be continuing. Love is a process. Love is not a declaration. Love is not an announcement. Love is not a passing fancy. Love is not an expediency. Love is not a convenience. ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments’ and ‘If ye love me feed my sheep’ are God-given proclamations that should remind us we can often best show our love through the processes of feeding and keeping."
True love is charity, the pure love of Christ. As a representative of Jesus Christ I really am striving to love as He did, and that love comes not only through word but through deed. I challenge you all to do the same. I know that as we strive to give Christlike love to all we come to meet that we will be able to see people and love people as God does, and in return recognize how much we are loved by our Savior, Jesus Christ.
I love you all so much. Have a good week aye?
Quotes of the week:
"I had a girlfriend who was Pentecostal once. It was weird." -Elder Rubio
"Why was it weird? Cause she said hallelujah every time you kissed her?"- Brother Remington
"No. It's cause she said AMEN every time he didn't"-Sister J