I don't have tons of time again, but I do have some good stuff to share! We got a less active member to come to church on Sunday. . . . We absolutely love her! She is black and she is so fun and full of life! She has three kids (all teens) who are just as fun, and we love them. We also have some amazing ward members here. One of them . . . was almost to church on Sunday when we called her and told her we had one of our investigators (12 year old Jacob) who didn't get a ride that morning. She dropped off her Mom and niece and went the 20-25 minutes back to where he lived to get him and bring him to church. And she was happy to do it! [She] is someone I truly look up to and hope to be like. She lives the gospel with joy! There are also many other members here who I love and admire. It really is hard work to be a good active member here - and time consuming. It made me realize how blessed I was back home. Visiting teaching appointments were 30 seconds to 5 minutes away. Out here people have visiting teachies who live 35 minutes away! And some people have to drive that long to get to church...at 9 in the morning. We are the only ward that meets in the building, but we always meet at 9am. And it's worth it. :)
So funny story for the week. We were tracting and I walked up to knock on the door. Most doors out here have a glass door on the outside of their normal door, so I opened the glass door, went to knock on the door,.....and felt nothing but air. Yes, I opened the door to a house pretty much like I was walking right in. And to add to it, the lady who lived there was only a few feet away, so as I tried to slowly and quietly close the door, she was right there. I apologized multiple times, but the look on her face told me that she wouldn't have listened to our message in the first place, but now definitely wasn't going to. Thankfully she didn't say anything rude, but I could see it in her face and felt so bad. I hope she runs into some other missionaries who give her a better experience :)
The rest of our investigators are progressing well, but neither [of our two main investigators] were able to come to church. [One] was because her mom wanted her to go to church with her, and [another] because her little baby ended up running a high fever of 104. But they are all doing really well and I know that it will only be a matter of time.
Also, President and Sister McDonough came to our ward for church yesterday! It was fun to have them there. We also found out that we will all be staying here next transfer! As long as he doesn't receive any other revelation before this weekend :) It's possible that we will get a fourth sister, but he hasn't decided yet...we will see :) If that's the case, we will be put into 2 companionship in the same apartment. I'll let you know next Tuesday!
The car share turned out to be a good thing in my opinion. Yes, we did A LOT more biking, but it was good and we were able to also get more members involved. I think it also helped the Elders a lot, and they didn't get in any accidents! I was so happy and grateful for that!
Well I love you all and hope that you all have an amazing week! Keep strong and remember who you are! Heavenly Father loves You. The Lord works by small and simple means, and I know that some of the most important small and simple means in our lives are prayer, scriptures, and church. They make all the difference.
May THE force be with you!
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