So...I've always been tall, you all know this. I
just was kind of born and then I shot up about two weeks later.
Well...it might've not have been quite like that but you get the gist.
But I swear, it's like this week, everyone is taking notice of it. We
went to visit this less active family which actually turned out to be
active and then a part member family...basically we just had no idea who
they were and we started learning all kinds of stuff about them. The
Granddad, or as they call him papa is not a member of the church and he
said that he'd be interested in learning more. We set up a return
appointment with the Reed family and we stood up to leave. I swear it
was like I'd just put on a fireworks show with a mariachi band and a
t-shirt cannon because they were just in awe of how tall I was. The
little girl, Gracie, pretty much called me a monster and then took off
to find a measuring tape to find out how much of a monster I was. I
tried to explain that a lot of people in my family are tall...just not
the girls...and she wasn't having it. And it was a trend all week. We'd
go eat dinner with a member and I'd walk in and it was like I was
surrounded by glowing light and they were just enthralled by me. I'm
trying to have fun with it though, because then there is the inevitable
question of "how tall are you'? I've said "What? I'm tall?! I never
knew!" and "5'14", only a few people have caught onto that last one, and
then politely nod and pretend like that little girl doesn't think I'm a
monster after all...there's a purpose for my height, and perhaps it's
to help little shorty Sister Seaman reach her cereal. :)
This week we had LTM which is a two day conference in
Irmo. President Holm spoke to us, Sister Holm spoke to us, and then we
had trainings by pre-selected missionaries as well as the APs. It was
really amazing. I got to work the Lexington area with Sister Lewis and
we knocked on this potentials door and he comes out a minute later with
balloon making stuff. He said "prepare to be amazed" and he asked what
my favorite princess was, then he made me a balloon Belle! It was sooo
cool. His friend James came out with him and we tried to give him a
missionary discussion. It was hard with the balloon construction
happening what with all of the screeching and twisting that comes with
balloon making. It's amazing though how much you can get through and how
open and prepared some people are for the gospel. James said that he
was interested and that he wanted us to come back!!! Ah very cool!!! And
when it was all said and done, I got to take home a balloon Belle, and
Sister Lewis got to take home a balloon Rapunzel. Very fun door. :)
Then,oh oh the fun doesn't end there, we got to sleep over at the
Lexington Sister's apartment. Unlike Sister Seaman and myself, there are
two companionships in that apartment, and one of those companionships
is a triple. And in that triple was Sister Patterson!!!!! It was so
great to see my MTC companion and she is LOOOVING the work. It was so
wonderful to get to reconnect with her and talk about some of the
stresses of our daily routines. I talked about how I was followed home
by a drunk man, and she talked about how she was proposed to by a less
active they were teaching. Ah the adventures of missionary work. :)
I learned a lot at LTM. I learned lots of things that I can improve
on and I learned, that above all, a leader is someone who follows
through. Someone who learns how to improve, and then puts that plan in
action. This is something that I've really struggled with through
out...well...my life so it was good to hear about how I can improve.
I loved General Conference!!! Everything was so
inspired and I'm really hoping that all of the talks about missionary
work get our ward pumped about helping the work along. They aren't...bad
ward members...but they also aren't excited about missionary work and
about helping us. Sister Seaman and I have tried to have meetings with
the Bishop and the Relief Society president on several occasions but we
haven't heard back! We are frustrated because the work goes so much
better when the members are involved, and no one knows the members
better than the auxiliary leaders. We are striving this week to gain
their trust and get the work moving along.
Please pray for Tina. She is a woman that we put on
date two weeks ago and she is so elect and so incredibly wonderful.
Satan is working very hard on her though and is making it incredibly
difficult to meet with her. Her Uncle is in the hospital and we haven't
had contact with her for about a week. So scary when a week ago she was
texting us pretty much everyday. Please pray for her and her family in
this dark time that they will feel comfort, and that they will be able
to meet with us and have us bring the spirit into their home.
I love you all so much and miss you every day. Mom, I
would love to get my cousins emails over email if you would. That way I
can print them all off in the same place and they aren't scattered all
over my apartment (which is very clean by the way! I make my bed and
clean off my floor everyday. Bout time huh mom and dad. ;) ). Oh, by the
way, I'm a cat whisperer. They follow me around everywhere. There is
this cat named Sarj in the neighborhood, and he's a big ball of fluff
and awesome. I pet him once and now, I can call him from all over the
apartment complex and he'll pretty much show up everytime. Oh...and he
ran into our apartment. I promise I did not let him in!!! He came to our
door and I was petting him (outside) and then he proceeded to run
inside. I quickly showed him the door, but I can now no longer say that a
male type thing has not been in our apartment. Gah I guess I'm just one
of those disobedient missionaries. :) Guess I'll have to confess to
President Holm.
I love you all very much and can feel your prayers.
Follow the counsel of the prophet and of his apostles that we just
heard, they know the way. I'll talk to y'all next week and let you know
about the many miracles that I see everyday.
TLLY, and incase you forgot, I love you too. :)
Sister Jones :)
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