This week was pretty good.Tuesday was way fun because we had exchanges and we actually have awesome Sister Training Leaders. I went to the other area with Sister Chapman, she's from Arizona and she's 28 years old! But she is awesome! She used to be a P.E. teacher and she just has an awesome story about pride, being stubborn and finally going on a mission. Hahaha. We "pillow talked" until way late into the night. It was just fun because she reminds me of Sarah, Katie and Becky all rolled into one person, which I can imagine helps you see why we were talking for dayzzzzzzz! But it was really fun and nice to go somewhere new. The whole three months I was with Sister Andrus we didn't have one exchange ahhaha, it was actually kind of funny and okay with me because the STLs were really nice, but just not someone I would gel with easily you know? Not to say they were bad or anything, they were great missionaries, but not having exchanges was totally fine with me.
On exchanges we went to go visit this elderly lady that said some of the funniest things. She was crazy, I was dying the whole time we were there. She was describing someone's sales skills and said, "He couldn't sell a fifty dollar bill for 25 cents." HA! I personally thought it was hilarious.
While I was gone supposedly we got a billion and a half referrals and we got three return appointments from three of them, which never happens!
Thursday we had a lesson with a lady who works in downtown Atlanta and she met missionaries down there who referred her to us. So we met her and she's really awesome. She's engaged to a Jehovah's Witness, but she does not go there, and she's interested in learning more. She has always had a belief that Christ came and visited the Americas and that's why she was willing to listen to the Elders because they taught her that. The lesson had to be cut short because she had to pick up her daughter and stuff, but we just did a tour of the church building and we made a return appointment for this week.
Then, right after Stephanie, we had a lesson with a lady named Tanisha. She's from the Caribbean Islands and has a very inquisitive daughter that asked more questions than she. The lesson was really good, and we will be seeing them again this week.
Friday we made a goal to get caught up with all of our contacts in order to allow ourselves to go to the Sikh temple again. This time the Spanish Sisters came with us and it was really cool. They ended earlier so we could stay and eat and still get home on time. I'll bet Indians think Americans have really bland food because they use a lot of spices. But I love everything I ate. So yummy! But we wanted to go one more time and go prepared, so that was probably the last time we'll be going. I really enjoyed the overall experience, I definitely learned a lot.
Saturday was really good. We mostly just contacted, but we went to go visit this lady, Melinda. She came into the church last Sunday after we had missionary correlation meeting and she didn't have a place to go or food etc. So our ward mission leader and another ward missionary took her to where she's saying, the Atlanta Hotel, and paid for three days. Well, they told us to go over and try and teach her, so we taught her and the lesson went really well. She came to church yesterday and really enjoyed herself.
It was interesting to go where she lives. We live across the street from the "ghetto" which we're only there during the day really, but where she lives is where all the drugs and other bad things are happening, so it's a dump. To me is just interesting to observe and think about Mosiah 2:41, "I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the chammandments of God.... They are blessed in all things both temporal and spiritual." Just to be given the chance to walk into so many different homes, apartments, hotel rooms, etc. Just shows me how that scripture is fulfilled. The best thing this gospel can do, whether in its fullness, or in parts depending on how people are raised etc. is that it can change every aspect of a person's life. It doesn't just change the Spiritual, it changes the physical as well. When we desire to become better, we increase all parts of our lives, including our health, our cleanliness, spirituality, everything. At least, that is what I have been able to observe. But yeah, happiness is found in just "trying a little harder to be a little better." (President Gordon B. Hinkley).
Anyway, all is well. Hopefully Mindi feels prepared to be baptized next week. She's having a couple few doubts, but I won't be worried, we did everything we're supposed to and now it's in her choice and the Lord's hands.
Love always,
Sister Smith
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