This week went by super fast! AH! We are also dealing
with the fun 5 week month, so I'm really glad members have signed up to
feed us!
One of our investigators set house rules for her
roommates. She's a super shy and super timid little Native girl. Her
rules are are super adorable. They say things like "no fihtting
(fighting), no cussing, no using gods name, no drinkin unless it is soda
or water" and at the very end it said IN THIS HOUSE WE SERVE THE LORD.
Beyond adorable. So many typos, printed out with fun fonts on a word
document. We went over the Law of Chastity with her this week, and are
probably going to have to go over it ten more times. Sister Huch is
funny because the first time we introduced Law of Chastity she used
terms like "mushy gushy things" and "things more than kissing" or
"naughty things". And I'm like, SISTER, if we don't teach her straight
up what she shouldn't be doing, she can't live it!
Sister Huch is also getting very upset that people mock Utah. It
reminds me of Bri when she would get upset about people thinking its
funny when she gets angry (it is). And then she gives them exactly the
reaction they want!
We have a new investigator, Dallas, who we had met before at a less
actives house. We gave him a BOM, set up a return appointment, and then
he never showed. Well this week he got in financial problems and didn't
know where else to turn so he called his grandma. She said "GO TO THE
MORMON CHURCH!" Since she's LDS. So he walked over and the church
building which, on a Wednesday should've been completely deserted, was
full of Elders! He told them that he had met a Sister Huch and Valdez.
They called us and we rushed over to find him! He sat with us on the
lawn and told us that his cell phone had gotten shut off and thats why
he never contacted us. He told us he had started reading 1 Nephi and
that he had a lot of questions. We answered them the best we could.
We've met with him twice more this past week and he is AWESOME! He comes
to us already having searched for the answers to his questions about
lessons. You know the questions in the back of pamphlets? Yeah? The ones
that literally no one ever even looks at? He looked up all the
scriptures that answer those questions. He studies. He ponders. He
prays. I am amazed. I hope to be an obedient and faithful missionary,
worthy of the investigators that God has trusted us with!
The work is both full of miracles and heartache. I think of the
stories of missionaries in the Book of Mormon who suffered much sorrow
because of the afflictions of the people. But all the afflictions were
swallowed up in the joy of Christ! I am grateful to be out here, doing
this great work. Super grateful to everyone at home who have been an
influence on where I am now. I think of all the poor seminary and sunday
school teachers who had to deal with our difficult class. They had a
hand in all the miracles I am able to see now.
Much love,
have a great week!
Sister Valdez
Pics:
Dog walking (CHELSTER, its the mini baz i swear thats the only reason i picked that dog)
We traded lamps with a former senior sister
I made a soft boiled egg (only one failed attempt since i have no egg timer!)
and our grateful wall of sticky notes!
Thank
you so much for the letters and the love! Hopefully I will get my new
Chase card in the mail today and then can send some gifts home for you
all. Tell me if you have any requests (: Otherwise it'll be just cheesy
souvenirs and such. I miss you all and love your guts! Mommy, me and
Huch have had a blast doing yoga. Handstands made me sore!
xoxoxo
Sister Valdez
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