This
week I have decided to tell you about a few exciting things you may or
may not know missionaries do (or at least I have done in the past 6
days)
x. MULCH!! These Ohio folk are crazy about their mulch. I
guess we don't really have much use for it in Southern Utah so I haven't
been very exposed to it, but I have mulched 2 yards and a photography
studio just this week. What can I say--I love to landscape!
x. Family History! Our churchhouse has a family history
center-- happy day! We were able to use it this week with one of our
investigators and it was awesome. She actually found out a lot about her
family and LOVED IT. I'm on a family history kick and loved it too!
Later in the week she had dinner with us at a member's home and we had a
great discussion about why we do family history.
familysearch.org
check it out!
**sidenote: we also mulched her yard this week :)
x.
Bake/frost hundreds of cupcakes! A couple who actually both grew up in
our ward had their wedding reception this week! We got to help get
prepare the refreshments.. and taste test. YUM! If you want your
missionaries to love you... ask them to bake with you!
x. Listen to love stories. We probably ask every person we meet.
We've actually started marriage advice journals. I'm pretty sure I know
more about marriage than if I had actually spent the past year married.
Also feel free to tell the missionaries your love story. At least the
sister missionaries :)
x. Go to weddings! Literally one of the most beautiful I've been too. I love weddings.
No, I'm not trunky. I just love being reminded why we are here on this Earth-- to become eternal families!
x. Hold frogs, chicks, and other small animals and reptiles. I found the frog mulching..
x.
Teach the friends of famous Mormons. Yes, Hilary Week's BFF is still
one of my favorite people yet. She bakes for us out of the Mormon Moms
cookbook and I just can't get enough of her.
Cool story! This week she was working out at the Y. One
lady came up to her and mentioned that she had heard her talking about
the Book of Mormon and that she was a Mormon! They had a great chat.
Another woman approached her later and commented on her Time Out for
Women bag (she went to hear Hilary). They also had a great conversation!
Neither of these women knew she is investigating the church nor did
they know the positive impression they made on her. Don't be afraid to
talk about the Gospel!! I promise you will be blessed. I just can't
agree with Clayton Christensen enough, the power of every day
missionaries is real.
x. Be offered an alcoholic beverage. This hasn't' happened to me too
much on my mission, but actually happened a couple times this week. It
was a great opportunity to share my beliefs! :)
x. Did you know
missionaries are basically on call from 9-9? Yep, we are at your beck
and call. This week we got a call from a member telling us to hurry over
to their house because they had a friend over who was interested in the
Gospel. The Book of Mormon had come up casually in conversation and
their friend showed interest so they acted and invited us over! We came
right away (I promise if you do this, missionaries will literally drop
anything else they are doing) and answered his questions. We're teaching
him again tonight!
x. Talk to nuns. We meet one of the sweetest girls I have ever met
in my life this week. She is entering a convent next week, but we are
meeting with her until then!
x. We are the life of dinner
parties! Invite us over and we won't be pushy or awkward.. we'll just
talk to your friends and make them feel really loved :)
x. Teach people in the pouring rain. We're like the postal service except probably go out in even more intense weather.
Hopefully you can see that missionaries basically do it all and Elder Russell M. Nelson was not joking when he counseled,
"Ask the missionaries, they can help you!"
I also
hope you noticed how much of our work includes the members. Missionaries
are here to help members with their missionary work-- not the other way
around! Put them to work! :)
I love you all! Have a wonderful missionary work and share your stories with me!
xoxo
Sister Rolfe
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