It is another great
week at Tullahoma. (Ten points to whomever can guess what I'm
referencing to when I say that.) But really, good things are happening
here. A lot of lessons were taught (the most I have ever done in a week)
and we have been blessed with positive responses to the church.
However, we have had a lot of positive response from the bugs around
here as well. Our legs our covered with their nasty little bites. Last
night a slug crawled onto my shoe. After we discovered the intruder and
promptly flushed him down the toilet, I cringed at the residue left
behind. If you didn't know this, slugs are gross.
Blackberries are the opposite.
They are delicious. Especially when you sneak them in between pickings.
One of our recent converts took us out berry picking, which turned out
to be a perfect background for a lesson on Jacob 5 and missionary work.
Teaching the gospel in a southern setting is a beautiful thing.
Speaking of food, we had a couple
of experiences this week where our stomachs led us to the people we
needed to see. The Lord works in mysterious ways. One example was when I
was inspired to invite a less active and her nonmember friends to a
baptism service going on at the church. They seemed to be the most
unlikely group, but we invited them nonetheless. Come Saturday and the
two nonmember friends actually came to the baptism!!! It reminds me of a
scripture I read this week when Nephi "had joy and great hopes of
[Laman and Lemuel], that they would walk in the paths of righteousness
(1 Nephi 16:5)." As a missionary I catch myself thinking that a certain
person would not listen to our message or that a family will not come to
church. No, Sister Johnson no! We must have faith in others.
Their is a term called the
vocabulary of faith where we say "when you receive your answer" and not
"if you receive your answer." It is incredible the difference when the
first is used rather than the latter. Our thoughts and words direct our
actions so why not smother our thoughts and words in faith? WILL YOU
incorporate the vocabulary of faith?
We realized that all the
missionaries in our district this transfer are from Utah....except for
me. We won't hold that against them. But I would like to introduce them
to you because we have quite the myriad of missionaries:
1. Sister Allred- My companion.
She knows karate and she could instruct R.A.D. classes. She use to be a
gamer and is OBSESSED with dogs even though she is allergic to them.
2. Elder Sannar- District Leader. He knows
Japanese, speaks in a narrative voice whenever he reads the scriptures,
knows a lot of card tricks, and likes to make cookies.
3. Elder Sandlin- His companion. Their names may be similar, but they
are opposite. He played football for BYU one semester before he came
out. He is worried about losing all of his muscle.
4. Hermana Smith- She is one of the original Tullahomies (Tullahomies
refers to the missionaries serving in the Tullahoma ward). We came into
the ward at the same time. She is a scriptorian, English major, and
bought the exact same shirt and skirt in different colors to make up her
missionary wardrobe. That was a smart idea.
5. Hermana Garlitz- Her companion.
She has the most incredible, curly, volumptious hair. She attended
BYU-I before she came and wants to teach Social Studies. She is very
trendy.
6. Me.
Well, I hope everyone has a most fantastic week!
I love y'all!
Love Sister Neener (:
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