This week was better than last. Sadly, our investigator "A" decided to drop us because she didn’t feel welcomed by the members at
Stake Conference…we will keep in touch with her though.
On a different note, it did snow
this week. Not…too…pleased. We were tracting a lot on the first day it snowed
and man it was coming down! I stayed pretty warm, but my feet nearly froze off!
I was wearing my wool socks, but somehow my boots were NOT keeping the snow and
water out. My feet were cold and wet the whole day. : (
It was still fun though-tracting is
my favorite! We met a couple of great potential investigators, one of whom was
a lady named "E". She is 9 months pregnant and has what looks to be a
2-year-old. She didn’t invite us in because of her cray dog, but talked to us
through the screen door for a little. She was very interested and wants to meet
with us once the baby is born. We are trying to think of ways we can serve her
in the meantime. She will fit in perfectly with our ward because 90% of the
women in the ward are also preggers…it’s basically the married dental/med
student ward.
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| We promised an investigator we would go to his church if he went to ours. So we went! |
On Thursday we had dinner with the
Salmons. I love that family! They are so cute and fun. On Friday we had lunch
at the Bullards and they referred us to their neighbors "N" and "W". They
are friends with everyone in the ward because "N" is also in school. They did
end up coming to the trunk-or-treat and "N", dressed as Weird Al Yankovic, won
best costume.
Our investigator "I" also made it
to the Halloween party. She had a really
great time and loved the environment. We convinced Elder Clegg to do the
Thriller dance so that was a HUGE plus! ; ) There is so much more I could
share, but there is literally no time! P-day is the most stressful day of the
week!
On Sunday we had dinner at a
less-active’s house, Sister "D". She made the table so fancy! I took
pictures. She is a single, older sister. The first couple weeks of December she
invites 12 people to do a cookie exchange and we were lucky enough to make the
cut! We have to bring 12 dozen cookies so each lady can have 1 dozen of each
kind of cookie. Have any award-winning cookie recipes? I also got to meet a
member in our ward named Sister Obasi. She and her family moved here from Kenya
in March. Her husband is a lawyer and wanted to go back to school and she is
just starting the nursing program. Their 18-year-old son still lives in Kenya
and takes care of their property and their 4 young kids live here in Ohio. She
served a mission in Kenya and offered to come with us to lessons! It’s so great
when members come out with us. We are so excited to have her.
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| Studying in the meadow |
Today we
had dinner with the Baker family. It was Halloween themed and so was all the
food. They even put dry ice and cider inside a pumpkin. When I first got here
members never fed us, but after seeing how skinny Sister Clark is they probably
felt obliged-haha! We still have to pack a lunch and dinner when we’re at the sites
though. Sometimes the senior couples surprise us with dinner. : )
They spoil us VC sisters so bad! There is a locker that they
always stuff full of treats and snacks too. It is so FUN seeing all the
Christmas decorations go up! I can’t wait for the 700+ nativities to start
pouring in! This past week Historic Kirtland received a national award for it’s
annual nativity display. : ) I hope Sister Clark and I are companions during
Christmas. Serving a mission is a great way to make BFF’s-haha!
Anyway, the
Bakers have a family mission plan that is really cool! It’s basically just a
proclamation of their missionary goals and how they are going to achieve them.
For example, kids inviting friends, giving out Book of Mormons or pass-along
cards, inviting to ward activities, conversations about the church, etc. I
thought it would be a fun FHE to set up a yearly and monthly family mission
plan! They invited 5 different families to the ward Halloween party and got 4
no’s and 1 yes! If you end up doing this, I would love a copy and would love to
help you reach your goals.
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| Gandolf- he stays there all year round, "guarding" the house... |
Something
they’ve started in our ward is V.I.P. for very important people.
Visualize
people as they can become
Invite
them to anything
Pray for
the elect and for experiences
Also on Sunday they showed a slide show called “The Mormons
Next Door.” It was pretty interesting if you haven’t seen it. It is geared
toward getting people to see and know Mormons for what they are so that if the
missionaries ever do knock, they won’t freak out.
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| Eating donuts...with Sister Swag |
I have learned so much out here!
Every day is a new challenge and every day I feel Heavenly Father’s love for me
and all of His children. My testimony of prayer and of the Book of Mormon are
growing exponentially! I am so grateful for all those who write me and I am not
ashamed to beg for more letters! : )
Know that I miss you and that I love you bunches and
bunches!
All my love,
Sister Mohler
Remember: “There is never
a convenient time to serve.”-Elder Ballard
So do it now, before you miss your chance. xoxo
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| The "no-no" box |
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| District meeting crepes |
Looks like a "yes-yes" box to me!
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