I totally forgot the password to this, but I just figured out how to get in! YAyy!!!
Here's the first one we missed:
"I'll start out with some funny things from the last 2 weeks
(since last week's email was a mess and I forgot to put everything in there
haha). Some stories:
"Sorry"
I went on exchanges with a Samoan sister. We were teaching a
little 9 year old girl and her grandparents were there. We were teaching about
what happens when we die. She asked when people die. We responded that it's
usually when they get old. She looked up at her grandma, and really innocently
said "sorry." We all laughed so hard. Except the grandma.
Polynesians>>>
Typical Sister Missionary
You know how Sister missionaries are characterized as frumpy
and just not super cute or fashionable? Well Sister Orr would be the perfect
embodiment of that (haha jk only this once). She might or might not have left
the apartment with one of those big clips that they use at the hair cutting
salon in her hair, and neither of us noticed it until we got home. It was
wonderful to make fun of her for a few days hahah.
Airport
I had to drive (really scary) and guess what? I don't know
how the heck to get home, especially not in the dark...so we were in the car
and I knew that we lived near the airport and so I just told the sister that I
was with to put "airport" in the GPS. Well, it definitely took us
straight to the airport and we drove right through the arrivals and departures
and that place where you go to drop people off. What an adventure. It was
pretty stressful, but really fun to laugh about afterwards. Don't worry, I
eventually found the apartment, only a few minutes late to nightly planning!!
"Aggressive Driving"
Sister Jenne really shouldn't be driving in seattle. I
somehow ran a red light but also skidded to a stop in the middle of an
intersection ( I don't really know what happened exaclty) and so it was really
scary because there were cars and I had to figure out how to get out of that
intersection without dying. so the tiwi box in the car yelled at me for
aggressively driving (I was swerving a lot). Sooo now I have that on my record.
This week we did a lot of fun things! Exchanges with Russian
sisters! Preparing 72 hour kits for the whole mission! Leadership meeting! Meeting
unexpected members who gave us water! Meeting and talking with a lot of less
actives "by chance." God was guiding us so perfectly this week. We
didn't find a Russian who wanted to hear the gospel, but we definitely were
able to help other missionaries in their areas with English speakers. One girl
has never heard of the Book or Mormon or seen missionaries! She was so hungry
for the life that Christ gives to all of us. It was such a powerful experience
to find her, even though we won't actually be able to teach her. I know that
she will be taken care of.
Just so everyone knows, I would not be here today, alive, if
it weren't for a prompting that I received. There were a lot of close calls
with cars this week. We were in a parking lot, parked near the entrance. It's a
mission rule that I back the car to make sure that Sis Orr doesn't run into
anything by standing behind the car and telling her to stop if there's anything
in the way or a car coming. I usually stand about 10 feet behind. Essentially
in the middle of the road. This particulzar time, I felt a quiet thought tell
me that I needed to back up to the curb, out of the middle of the road. Not 10
seconds later, a car turned the corner and zoomed past the exact spot where I
had just been standing. My heart was beating so fast. I knew that I had come
really close to death. Sister Orr and I just talked in awe, afterwards, about
how God saved my life. There were a few times this week in sketchier parts of
Seattle where I might not have felt comfortable walking if it weren't for the
protection and guidance of the Holy Ghost. I bear testimony that the covenants
that we make as members of the church at baptism and the temple really will
protect us spiritually and sometimes even physically! Don't forget that!
An interesting passage that I have been thinking about is
somewhere in 2nd Thessalonians. I don't remember exactly where, but Paul (I
think?) is talking about missionary work. What I got from the verses is that
even when someone doesn't want to listen to us, we still need to listen to
them. Even if they want to argue, we still need to try our hardest to be
edified and inspired by what they are saying.
Mosiah 2: 20-21
A good thing to ponder is how we can rejoice. I've been
thinking a lot this week about how and why I am feeling certain feelings. If we
want to go through that (sometimes painful) process of "peeling off our
dragon skin" (narnia/c.s.lewis), we really do have to take the time for
self-reflection and looking at the why and acknowledging our own faults with
the intent of letting the Atonement heal us. Prayer is my favorite time to do
this.
Important principle of life:
Constructive feedback is done out of love. How can we
improve if we don't even love each other to give each other suggestions on how
to improve? How can we expect to do better next time.
Love all of you so much! The work is moving forward, and the
world is full of miracles everyday. Don't forget that if we focus on the world,
we will forget about what's really important. Just like if you are driving on
the loud freeway, and playing music at the same volume that if you focus on the
freeway (world), then you won't even be able to hear the music (important
things in life). Maybe we should all focus a little more on our families and
how we can become more Christ-like. I invite all of you to choose one thing
that pulls you away from christ this week to give up. I'd love to hear the
difference that it makes!
LOVE,
Cectpa Jenne"
Love you all!! :)
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