Holy cow this week has been awesome! Day after day of thunderstorms. It was the best.
We didn't even get that wet. Apparently we got the rain bands for Hurricane Danny. Who knows. Not me. We don't get to watch the news! I am so excited to watch the news...mainly the weather when I get home. I am such a nerd I know.
This week we were blessed to go to the temple again because Sis. S had a recent convert who went to do baptisms. We drove up early so we could do initiatories and then I got to do some baptisms for names that I have been holding on to for a bit. I was hoping to do them with F when he goes but I didn't want to make those people wait any longer. I ended up doing the initiatories in Spanish because the poor working was struggling through the English.
I had a really good experience while in the baptistery. In the Houston Temple, the have a thing called Family File times...not sure if it is world wide or what. But families can come in for 15 minutes with family names and do all the work downstairs. We saw 3 families come in and it was the coolest thing to watch the father baptize and confirm the children for their ancestors while mom watched on the side. The Spirit was piercing! I saw one mother just weep as she watched her family. What a great experience to do with the whole family? I always think back to the time we did Grandma's work but I cannot remember who baptized me... do any of you remember?
Later that evening we got together at the church and did a musical lesson with a set of blind investigators. We met in the chapel and just sang hymns. It was really nice. It was chill because it was just the missionaries from Alief and we got to be all together. I seriously love this District. It is probably my favorite yet. It was there that I found out that F baptized one of his friends from Sierra Leone on Saturday! Holy cow I freaked out! I was a little upset that no one told me about it (especially since it was at out building) but then I was just thrilled that he baptized his friend. He is seriously the best thing ever. I am so excited to go with him to the temple. If those missionaries don't tell me when he is going I am hurt someone. Kidding. But I will be very mad. That is my guy right there and I am very protective of him.
This morning we had district breakfast because Elder Cordtz is heading home today. He has to leave earlier to make it for the start of the semester. We are going to miss him. It was nice that we got to spend a lot of time with the Elders this week. As you will see with the pictures we took. Sorry they are pics of pics....no emailing Elders so that is all we can do.
Basically all of our investigators have fallen off the face of the planet...school is starting and every one is in chaos it seems. So hopefully things will fall back into place this week. I miss seeing and teaching them. It just one of those transfers that I feel like we aren't teaching that much. Probably because this has been the fastest month of my life and I have no idea what has even happened.
This week I have been put through a lot of mental trials for some reason. I feel like everyday I was faced with some thought that would pull me away from the work and It would creep in on me at the worst of times. It was super annoying. It was a good faith builder for me because each time it came I just had to pray and say that I couldn't deal with that nor was it in my control to handle and time and time again Heavenly Father lifted the thoughts and took them away. Just a small example that Heavenly Father does not want us to be filled with burdens. Instead at times he places them there so we can continually learn to rely on Him. I feel like I have learned a lot this week about priorities and making sure I am focused on the things that I have control over. There are so many things that Satan will do to distract or lure us away from the Light. But we are so much stronger than him if we stay on the Savior's side.
Sorry it is a short one. Not much to report. Enjoy the pictures :)
I love you!
Sister Greaves