January 7, 2016
1 Week.. 2 Area!
Oh my goodness.. this week was crazy!
Since Hermana Halls companion went home, we cover two areas!
you would think that would be fun, but it's quite stressful actually!
To get from Kemah (her area) to my area is a 60 mile round trip.
It takes 45 minutes, so we have to pack up stuff we need for three days then go and then live in whichever area, then come back to the
other area! ... I was excited for the first "road trip", now it's just exhausting.. haha and we have about three more pack ups and "road trips" until
transfer meeting. Then I will get a new companion on January 13th! and we will be done having "road trips" :) just good old biking in skirts in Silverlake!
This past week was amazing.
We
started our week here in Silverlake, where we had an amazing family
invite us over to have family home evening where we taught of the Saviors love and how we can see his hand in our lives everyday. It was
so neat, the little 9 year old invited a friend over. BOOM! future
missionary :) so that was fun! the mom and the dad both shared their
testimonies of the Saviors love. I know it helped the kids hear and see
that their parents love and know the savior.
plus the dad helped fix my
bike.. haha he got lots of blessings :) My brakes now work!! WHOOT
we
also help a lot with a member named _____, she is starting her
personal progress! I am on a huge personal progress kick! I
am planning to finish mine by February! So Hannah and Maegan better get
working on it, haha we should all finish it by the time I get home. We help ____ with a lot, we love to help her. She is in her 20's and has seven kids.. well, she has three
of her own and four step children. Her house is crazy! I have
learned a lot from her and I am grateful for her! Pray for my girl!
We also work a lot with the young women! We
were able to help a lot of them this week with their personal progress,
there is a beehive whose name is Kilara, and she and I are doing a
project together! I don't think the young women here in this ward know
how much they have impacted my life. We help them with preach my gospel
and scripture study. It's cool to know they trust us, well duh we are
cool sister missionaries ;) hehe Just from really working with the
young women here, my testimony has really grown of the kind of influence a lot of people have in our lives. I am grateful for all the examples I have in my life. shout out to my mom :)
As
well, we really love to help the _____ family. She is a single mom of five kids,
recently baptized in August, and is just trying so hard. She has a very good
example of faith, she wants to just have a family. It's
hard to see someone struggle, but I know she is on the right path with
the gospel and support from this ward in her life. Pleas pray for this sister.
Then we went to KEMAH!!
I served in Kemah a year ago. In kemah there are two sister areas,
and I served in the other area, so all the people we visited I
recognized! IT HAS BEEN SO FUN! and this Sunday we get to go the Kemah
branch for church. :) I am excited to see all my old friends and the
members I love :)
Since we are in kemah, it's a car area.. people let me tell you. I HATE CARS!!!
haha I love biking.. I get so tired and I feel like sitting in a car is just
wasting time. hahah I love biking, plus fresh air and ripped
skirts in bike brakes, nothing is better than biking :)
In Kemah, we had some awesome lessons!
We
had a good lesson with a less active who is really scared to go back to
church. So of course, I wanted to know why, so me, being bold asked
her. It was so sad to hear of what was holding her back from receiving the blessing! Please pray for her that she can just come
and see the church building with us!!
We also had a funny
lesson.. haha with this "juan" guy named juan.. (I hope y'all caught my
joke there... Juan.. one.. hahahah) anyways, when he was in jail he got
all this material from this one church and he is convinced that is the
true church, but when we told him that his church wasn't the true church
he was so confused. We didn't get to keep teaching him, but he was cute! he had
no front teeth! So that was an interesting lesson...
We
also got to teach a really cool lesson in a super sketchy apartment
complex.. haha the complex is called "Shady Oaks" hahah (don't google map
that one mom) but we had a spiritual lesson about the plan of
salvation, and it is so cool how Heavenly Father allows us to feel the
spirit when we are worthy, even though where we were wasn't the best
teaching location.
Oh and New Years... slept all through the night. #crazy
We had to be in at seven and I was asleep by nine.
hahahhaha
We went to church in Silverlake this Sunday, it was such a good Sunday! I just love biking to church. We have 9 am church, so the
morning just felt so nice, and it was a beautiful day, and taking the
sacrament was just good. Then TESTIMONY MEETING was so good.
The
members here impressive me so much. I am so grateful I have them as my
example. I thought of what Rebecca might have been bearing her testimony about yesterday too... ;) and also we had the privilege to teach the Relief Society lesson. It was kind of scary, but it was good. We
taught the importance of spiritual goals, and including Heavenly Father
in the things which we want to accomplish.
Have you made your goals for this new year?? (proverbs 29:18)
I will share some of mine :)
1. Finish the Book of Mormon by February 22nd (I have about 2.7 pages a day)
2. finish my mission
3. read all the gospels
4. make a list of attributes I want my husband to have
5.
find out who the Savior is to me.. how can I know he lives? (I invite
you to ponder this question, and read "The Living Christ")
6. RUN A MARATHON
hahahah some goals :)
the best one is #4 ;) hehehe
okay, love you!!!
xoxo
Sista Widdison :)
here are some pictures of me and Sister Hall :)
heck yes my skirt is camo!
I am the daughter of Scott Widdison!
don't expect anything less :)
