Hello! (Echo: Hello!) Hello! (Echo: Hello!) We
welcome you today!
"Here's my [week] so far:"
Monday was a wonderful, and restful. We did
the usual: grocery shopping, cleaning, emails. Then we had a couple hours of
nothing scheduled, so Sister Bates took me to what she calls the "Nerd
shop." the have EVERYTHING. I'm not even kidding. The have mugs, key
chains, books, cookie jars t-shirts, cookbooks, everything. You name it they
have it. They had Harry Potter wands, a remote control wand (meaning you can
play like you have a wand, and it would adjust volume, change channels, or
switch from DVD to TV or whatever. it was so cool!) They had Marvel,
Harry potter, Hunger Games, Dr. who, Star Wars, and several other themes. It
was fantastic!! iI was probably good we didn't have a whole heck of a lot of
time, because I would have stayed there as long as I could. It was my favorite.
I told Sister Bates "I wish we could take pictures of this stuff." it
made me so happy :D
Tuesday was Zone conference. it was amazing.
for some reason after an amazing conference/training I always forget my notes
at home and can't tell you about the amazing things I learned. hmm. I may need
to start writing myself reminder notes so I can tell you the about the
amazing-ness of conferences and training. ANYWAY. We had great fun with
all of the wonderfully connected Themes (tay-muh= a lesson/devo presentation of
some sort) we got to watch "Meet the Mormons." it was absolutely
astounding!! I'm pretty sure I cried about 5 different times, and for those of
you who know me, I'm not really a crier. Meaning it was powerful. Did you guys
ever see it? If not, then you should, because it is absolutely beautiful. Also,
I hear that they're going to be putting it out on DVD, soon. Not entirely sure
if that’s strictly for missionaries, or general church members, or what. But if
you can get your hands on a copy, I would recommend it.
Wednesday, we actually had a lesson with one
of our 12 non-progressing investigators. Her name is Manuela (Man-you- ella),
she's German, and is very reserved. We basically got to know her, because I had
never met her before, and we were unsure if she still wanted to meet with us. It
was quite fun. We ended up talking about Angels and how are the usually
translated beings and don't have wings (this topic came up because she has
about 20 different angel statues, on which Sister Bates commented, and then had
to explain that they don't usually have wings. it was quite entertaining). Needless
to say, it was a very interesting lesson with some trouble keeping control of
the topic of conversation.
Thursday, we went to the DMV and tried to get
drivers licenses-because it's mission policy, so if/when we get transferred
into a car area we don't have to wait for that, making it easier on everyone.
But we ran into a glitch: Apparently, because Washington has no vehicle
classification restrictions on the licenses, I have to take the driving test
(in German) from a German driving school. THAT'S goanna happen. Sister Bates
and I both think the lady who helped us was just in a foul mood, and wanted to
be a stink, because it says that Washington licenses transfer right over, just
like the Utah license. I don't know. We’ll just try again later, and see if we
can find someone nicer to help us :] so, yeah, that was an adventure.
Friday, nothing to eventful happened. It was
nice to have a quiet day for once.
Saturday, on the other hand, was a flurry of
motion and adventure, with crazy old ladies falling out of wheelchairs and
being hospitalized, the building of two schranks (wardrobes), running errands
for said old ladies, canceled LA termin (appointments) after we
got to the termin and lots and lots of running around town. And Sister Bates
yelling about 3 different times "My life is ridiculous!!" She's
sitting here listening to me read my letter and saying "You're family’s
probably going to think I'm nuts." she is :) it's great fun :)
So, this week for personal study, I have been
reading in the Book of Moses. It’s amazing the things you learn using
footnotes. or even just other sources, like the Book of Moses. Have you ever
tried to read Genesis and Moses side by side? it's so cool, seeing all of the
differences, and learning more about people from the extra details provided in
Moses. I wish I had my notes.
So,yeah. That was my week. How have your weeks
been going? I hope it was just as fun and eventful as mine. I hope they continue
to be so. I wish you the best of luck, and pray for you "every day."
Love ya!
-Sister Montgomery
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