Hey y'all!
Another week has come and gone and now we're onto a new one! Just like
that! It's already January 11th. At this rate, it'll be Christmas like next
week. WEIRD. Okay anyway!
This week was pretty great :)
On Tuesday, we contacted one of our church headquarters referrals and we
ended up being on the phone with this man for like 45 minutes. Haha and he was
talking like the ENTIRE time!!! He told us that he has been studying the Book of
Mormon since like the 80's...so you know just a couple years. And he told us
that he wanted to order one of our "combination books" AKA a quad with all 4
books. And then after this, he went on for the next 40 minutes about the history
of the Bible and how it connects with the Book of Mormon and all this stuff. It
was amazing! And super interesting! I wish we would have recorded the convo or
taken notes or SOMETHING because it was some really valuable stuff! Anywho, he
told us that he would get back to us on a time that we could come and teach him
the discussions and all that. So basically he sounds super elect and I hope he
gets back to us soon! His name is Kelly :)
On Tuesday we also contacted another referral. Her name's Linda. And we
knock on her door and we hear a voice saying something, but we didn't hear. So
we both lean in closer to the door and say, sorry what was that? And then we
hear it again, but this time we actually hear it. And she's like "come in!" And
we look at each other and we're like... uhhhh.....should we just walk in? I mean
she told us to? Is she expecting someone else? AHHH. So much awkward. Hahahaha
so Sis Scrib opens the door and we're like hey, we're the missionaries! You
know, the schpeel. And she smiles and nods like she's expecting us. We give her
the video that she wanted and then we also give her the Book of Mormon and set
up a return appointment with her. She kept saying how she appreciated us coming
by and she "looks forward to meeting with us again." So left the house and we
fist bumped and we're like "nailed it!" And then skipping details a little bit.
We go back on Saturday because that's when our appointment was set up for. And
her husband answers the door. So we go, "Is Linda home?" And he doesn't even
saying anything, he just opens the door further and points and tells us to come
in. So we walk in and Linda is sitting right there. She tells us that she's not
feeling well so we ask her if she would like to reschedule and she says yes. And
so we're trying to figure out a time and then her husband and this other young
boy were sitting at the room literally arguing with us every time we said a
time. And poor Linda was sitting looking like she wanted to cry. And then her
husband goes, what are you trying to reschedule anyway? So she says, they want
to teach me more about the Book of Mormon" and he's like "Linda, we don't study
Mormons." And the turns to us and says "She had a stroke, so she gets confused
sometimes." And basically she told us she actually didn't want to reschedule
(because her husband told her that) and so we're like okay, well have a great
day! You have our card, so if you have any questions, let us know. And then we
walk outside the door and then all we heard was the husband and the young boy
mumbled something and started laughing. And it wasn't just a laugh, it was more
a mocking type laugh. So that was a little discouraging. But we walked back to
the car and went straight to our next appointment, just a little bit early, and
she totally ordered pizza without us even asking (we had been craving pizza for
the last few days) and so we had comfort food with one of our favourite ladies
:) Her name is Gail Weir and she feels like a grandma to us. I just love her. So
everything worked out. It just breaks my heart because Sister Scribner and I
both feel like Linda wants to learn more but her husband is super controlling
and holding her back. So we're praying that his heart softens up a little bit.
Good times! Such is life as a missionary!!
Hmm, what else. We had a Zone Conference on Friday and it was AH-MAZING! As
per usual. I love missionary meetings. I think I say that every time we have one
hahaha. But for reals, they're my favourite. We got to see President and Sister
James and that's always a blessing. And we got spiritually nourished for like 8
hours. It was the be-yest. The meeting was supposed to be done at like 3...but
it didn't get finished until after 4. We ran super behind....but it was
definitely worth it. It was EXACTLY what I needed to hear. Also as per usual.
Those meetings are so inspired it blows my mind every time. I just LOVE
it.
Other than that, the work is going good! We had to say another "see ya
later" (I don't believe in good byes anymore hah) to another Marine that we've
been seeing pretty regularly. So that's lame. First Will, now Phineas. And then
I'll probably be transferred soon. And so many other families are leaving soon
too. Man oh man....it's that time of year again. Gotta love military places. You
get close to someone and they leave. But it's okay, like I said earlier, it's
only a see ya later :)
Cassandra passed her baptismal interview!!!! YAY! That's super exciting!!!!
I'm so happy for her :) She's seriously the best and I love her oh so much.
<3 <3 <3 I came to this mission for her, I know that for a fact - we
need each other :)
Annnnddddd, I think that's about it!!! I hope y'all had a great week too.
Remember to read your scriptures and pray everyday AND go to church on Sunday!
That will give you the strength you need to get through this crazy adventure
called life :) You got this. The Savior always has your back.
I love y'all!! Take care and stay safe and have the best week ever until
next!
MUCH LOVE,
Sister Blumel
xoxoxo <3
PS - Here's some selfies we took on Cassandra's laptop. She had to take
pictures of them with her phone, that's why the quality isn't super great. But
you still get the jist of them! They're the best!!! Ahhh so much love for that
girl <3
PPS - I haven't forgotten to ponderize! I pick on every week I just forget
to tell y'all about it hahaha. So this week I'm ponderizing Doctrine and
Covenants 123:17 :)
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