SISTER MELISSA RICHARDSON
APRIL 7, 2014
We've had some fun adventures amidst all the missionary work this week.
Some happy news is that the mission gave us our elders car. Which is
good for us and bad for them. It's amazing how much more you can get
done when it doesn't take an hour to walk or bike to one place. Plus
it's a 2013 car...probably the nicest and newest car I'll ever drive
in my life.
We went and visited the sister of one of our investigators who was in
the ICU. Her name is Mary and she was pretty incoherent. She tried to
talk to us, but we couldn't really understand her. So I just held and
rubbed her hand and sister Waldron and I sang her be still my soul.
Then I said a prayer with her and told her that she was doing great
and was going to make it. Sister Waldron was just crying the whole
time...I guess I'm more used to the hospital scene after visiting so
many people at their death bed in France when I did my internship. It
was a special visit.
We did some service for a family in our ward. They have 6 kids so it
reminded me of our big family. And they had lots of animals! We got to
feed the baby goats, hold the baby ducks. They also had baby quails,
rabbits, baby rabbits that had just been born that night, and
chickens! It was fun. I told them they need to make a petting zoo.
Sometimes investigators just fall right into your lap. That happened
this week when the high priest group leader told us to come teach his
9 yr old granddaughter and help her get baptized. Hooray! She is so
cute and we are excited to get her excited about baptism.
I interpreted again for a deaf members temple recommend interview. It
was cool to notice my improvements in the language in just one
transfer. Also, I was talking with two deaf members the other day and
then I realized for a second that I was totally understanding and
communicating with them. It was a good feeling!
Conference was wonderful and went by way too fast. I love looking for
"themes" throughout the talks and seeing what God is trying to
emphasize at this time. I learned a lot and took lots of notes. I am
excited for when they will be online and I can read them all again on
my iPad.
It's hard when you can't control other peoples agency but you want to!
It's frustrating when people choose to do other things instead of
coming to church..wish they could better realize how great the gospel
and the church are! But God continues to teach me patience and trust.
I'm so grateful for a living Heavenly Father that is always there for
me to guide and comfort me!
Sister Richardson
Yummy smelling orange blossoms and oranges. These trees are everywhere.
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