Tassie Times
Well, this week we had such good
week!!
On Monday we went with one of the
most awesome members in the ward into Launceston. We wanted to go grocery
shopping there because the cheaper store is there and we only have the
more expensive one in Deloraine. We saved so much money being able to go there
which was awesome. And you should have seen our cart—it was full of nothing but
healthy food. Seriously, everything was so healthy. The most unhealthy thing
there was bread. Ha, so that was good. We also went to one of my favourite clothes
shops in Australia—Rivers. I got a whole new really cute outfit. I love it so
much that I decided that I would wear it to Zone Conference and then put it
away and save it to be my coming home outfit. :)
Monday night we had dinner with the
Stake President and their family. They are such wonderful people who really
live the gospel. I love them. After that we had a lesson with S. She has some
real health challenges. As we were with her, I felt so much love for her. We are
trying to help her to feel the spirit and understand that she is a daughter of
God.
Tuesday morning we were helping in
the family history center. Sometimes I feel so bad because I don't know how to answer people's questions.
But I'm slowly learning and figuring things out. After family history a YSA
girl came to pick us up. She was chauffeuring us around for the day because our
car was getting repaired/serviced. We spent a bit of the afternoon doing some
tracting. Then we saw cute Nana Trixie and had a lesson about the spirit and
the light of Christ. Then we went to go teach the boy who we are helping to get
ready for baptism. They had forgotten about the appointment and the dad had
taken the kids somewhere but the mum was home and let us in. She was having a
really rough day and needed someone to just listen so it was good to be able to
do that for her. Tuesday night we had dinner with a cute older couple in the
ward. Haha G is 88 and is hilarious. I love older people, they're so cute. :)
Wednesday was such a good day! We
went on exchanges with the Sister Training Leaders, Sister R and Sister S. I
got to be with Sister Roberts the whole day which was really great. :) We did a
fair bit of tracting in the morning and we met some good potentials. Then we
had a lesson with S. She was having a really bad day and when we got to her
house. We sang some hymns which seemed to really help her mood. I feel like
I've been taking the role of a listener a lot lately which has been good. I
know that the Savior would do the same thing--just sit and listen to people.
After our lesson with S we saw a cute Filipino lady in the ward. Then we
visited C and her kids and had a quick lesson about prophets. Then we went to a
house for dinner.
Thursday morning the Zone Leaders
came with us to S's house to give her a blessing and also to bless her home. It
was perfect. Sarah felt the Spirit so strongly. After they left we were able to
read the Book of Mormon with her and the spirit was so strong.
Thursday afternoon we went to go
visit a less active young mum in the ward. They live kind of up on the hill. It
poured rain while we were there and got really muddy. When we went to leave,
our car got stuck in the mud... It's a good thing that her fiancé was there to
get us unstuck. Haha, cause if not, I have no idea what we would have done.
That night we had the first ward council with the new bishop which was really
good. The ward here is so great. They are going to give S home and visiting
teachers even though she's not a member yet so that she has some support.
Friday we spent most of the day at
Zone Conference. Have I mentioned before how much I love meetings? Well, I love
them. The Zone Conference was so good. I felt so inspired and received a lot of
revelation. I'll share a few of my favorite thoughts:
- A friend is
someone who accepts you the way you are but doesn't leave you the way they
found you.
- The war we
fought in heaven is continued here on earth--President Maxwell is
commander who knows what to do and how to do it. He knows how to keep us
safe and how to win the war.
- Ether 3:1-6.
Our investigators can be likened unto the stones. We need to prepare them
so that they can be touched by the Lord.
- Regret test--
if I choose to do this now, will I regret it tomorrow, next week, next
year, etc.?
- Help your
companion to be obedient. Does it really matter if they are annoyed? Will
they still be annoyed in the Celestial Kingdom?
- The adversary
is doing everything in his power to bind us under the name of freedom.
- Become a
"YES MAN." Help and serve the members at any opportunity.
- Own doorsteps.
Smile. Remember that everyone you meet is 10% less comfortable than you
are.
- "Difficulties
are just things to overcome after all." -Ernest Shackleton. (look him
up. He has an incredible story. I don't have time to tell it now.)
- "The Lord
you represent and serve knows you can do this and He will help
you."-Elder Bednar
- If we are
quiet and peaceful, we will realize the Lord has been walking in our
areas.
I could go on and on. It was such a
good conference. I am so grateful for the wonderful leaders we have in this
mission, especially President and Sister Maxwell. President Maxwell gives me
the best advice and counsel. It was exactly what I needed. Heavenly Father
knows me and is so aware of me.
Saturday was a busy day full of work
and a bunch of tracting with which we had some good success. We met an
aboriginal man who is about 70. We invited him to come to church. He was keen
to come so we arranged a ride for him. We were actually quite surprised when he
actually came to church. Haha he was wearing a t-shirt that said, "Hot as
Hell" which I found so funny. It took everything in me not to crack up
laughing. He stayed for almost all of church which was good. Haha but we did
find out that he has been to church twice before and he doesn't remember it at
all. And that he's an alcoholic. So we'll see how things go trying to teach
him.
We've been really trying to apply the
things we learned at zone conference, especially about being able to help the
members at any opportunity. We've had two really good opportunities so far.
Friday night our appointment fell through so we stopped by the chapel to make
copies of fliers for an upcoming ward activity. A family in the ward was just
getting there to clean the chapel and we were able to help them clean the whole
building. As we were leaving, they gave us a really solid referral. We had
another opportunity last night. We went to a part-member family's house for
dinner. We got there and I picked up their little teacup-poodle who is so cute
and I love so much. They said that the dog really needed a bath so we offered
to do it and gave the dog a bath and then blow dried her. And we got another
really solid referral from them which was really good!
We had such a good week. We taught 27
lessons which is more than I think I've ever had in Australia. We are finding
more people to build our teaching pool. Things are going really well. I love
being a missionary so much!
I love you all heaps and heaps!
Love,
Sister Baker xxx
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