Hello again:)
I know I say this all the time, but how in the world has 2 months already gone by? I am already on my 3rd week in Florida. TIME!! I don't, and never will understand it. Days go by like its nothing too. But anyways, this week, has been yet, another great week:) Thank you for all of your emails. I look forward to them. I wish I could have been that that workshop thing. It sounded like it was amazing. I definietly regret taking advantages of those sorts of things. That has changed. Those things are what I look forward to now, as a missionary. Haha I can't believe that it was 109 degrees back in St. George. I really don't miss that. haha It's hot here, but in all honesty it hasn't been too bad. It rains SO MUCH! Holy cow. The other day we were Harvesting and all of the sudden out of the blue, it started pouring. We got SOAKED! There really is no point in getting ready, doing your hair, or any of that becasue you never know when you're going to get dumped on. So when I send pictures home, you will know why I look the way I do. Poor people of Florida, they have to deal with it. haha My crocks though were the best purchase. We went to the mall last Thurs., I really miss shopping:( but we restrained ourselves and only went into the crocks store. Haha we had such a hard time buying them. Such a fashion No no. I mean, crocks, come on, who buys crocks now a days. But in my defense, they do make some decent looking ones. you really just have no other choice here. We are always walking through parking lots of rivers, so they are great:) I will send you a picture of them. I got buy one get one half off. I wear them almost every day.
I feel like I have so much to tell you! I will start off with a short funny story. Ok, so yesterday, Sunday, sister Felix and I were sitting in our seats in sacrament. sister Bean was up at the piano, since she is the only one in the whole ward that plays the piano. haha anyways. the primary sang a song for Fathers day and afterwards the branch president stood up and said something and people started standing up. So Sister Felix and I started standing up. Then all the sudden she pulled me down, and started laughing. I was like What?? She then said, they asked all the Fathers to stand up. HAHAH i was so thankful that she pulled me down before I was all the way up. Oh the joys of not understanding spanish. I embarass myself quite a lot actually. ;) That was my funny for the week haha
Well, this week was really good. Really Faith building, I guess you could say. We saw a lot of miracles, but our numbers weren't very high. We just kept asking ourselves, what could we do better to find more people. I guess our Faith was lacking a little bit. I was having a hard time motivating myeslf, I was tired, hot, all that. Then, sunday night there was a recent converts fireside at the church. President Anderson was speaking at it, so we went. It was like the one with Lisa. It was so cool. These people are so strong, and have such amazing testimonies! The same occurring story from the converts was, they were praying, lost, and lonely, then before they knew it, they got a knock on the door from the missionaries, and they knew it was sent from God. President Anderson then got up and talked about the Spirit in missionary work. He asked us "How do you think these missionaries find the people, like you, that are lost and searching for direction in their lives?" Its the spirit. The spirit of God is what directs us to know what houses to knock on, and what people need the gospel at that time and are prepared. After this fireside I had never been more ready to go out and spread the Gospel, and find those people that are ready. Us, as a companionship were so pumped to go harvesting that night. We got in the car, and said a prayer to find out where we needed to harvest. We picked and area, it wasnt very Latin, but we still went with it. We found some great people, and we also got some doors slammed in our faces. But we kept going. It was coming to the time where we needed to go. We were walking down the street, and we saw these two people walking on the sidewalk across the street. We all three, walked over to them, and introduced ourselves. Ray and Ann were their names. They were from the Philippines. Ann worked on cruise ships, and she was dropped off here in Florida because she has Cancer. She has been going to the hospital here in Florida, meanwhile, her husband and kids are still in the Philippines. Her only friend here is Ray. She told us how alone and depressed she was. She is about to go into surgery on Wed. and then for Chemo. She is nervous that she wont make it and will never be able to see her family again. We asked if we could give a blessing. Sister Bean said the prayer. It was the most spiritual moment. I looked up in the middle of it and saw tears running down Anns cheeks. I knew the spirit was not only touching me, but it was touching her as well. After the prayer, she was bawling. She was telling us how grateful she was, and that we were her Angels. She told us she wants us to come to the hospital with her for her surgery on wednesday because she has no friends or family. As we were walking away, Ray and Ann were already half way down the street and I was already almost in my car, I got this feeling that I need to get her a book of mormon. My thoughts were, "no she is already clear down the street, and I am already getting in the car." but I ignored that feeling, hurried, and grabbed a book of mormon and started running. I looked down and noticed that it was a spanish book of mormon, which they dont speak. I ran back to the car, almost giving up and not doing it anymore. But then again, I got that feeling. I searched the car for a english one, and then ran to her. I got there, out of breath and tired, barely caught them, but once I got to her I said " Ann! I have something for you! " she said, "yes?" I bore testimony right there that I know, when she is depressed, scared, and alone, that she can read this book, and I promise that it would help her through the hard times. She couldn't stop telling me thank you, and how much she was grateful for us. As I walked back to the car, I knew that I needed to follow that promting. I am so glad that I am a tool for God to bring his children back to his fold. Such a testimony builder. He send us right where he needs us to be.
This week is a new week, and we are pumped:) Miracles are going to happen family, they are going to happen. Just you wait. I wish I could tell you all the things that I go through, but there really isn't much time ..:( I love you and think of you all the time. I have lots of pictures for you, that I can't wait for you to see! :) Thanks for being so great....you are always on my mind. Have a great week family! Your missionary loves you:)
Love, Sister Kacey Rogers
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