Hello! Another cold and snowy week. No one really has snow shovels here. Lots of people went out on the street and attacked the snow with brooms (it gave me a new appreciation for the sport of curling). And I saw a citizen's brigade dragging a tarp piled with snow; they had removed a manhole cover and dumped it in. It's like people don't really know what to *do* with all this snow.
Other events of the week: I got to ride in a car elevator. We had interviews with President Burton this week, like we do every six weeks. His wife, Sister Burton, needed to run out and get some lunch while my companion was being interviewed. So Sister Burton took me along. We drove to Costco (it felt like going on errands with mom). And the parking attendant (there are parking attendants everywhere) waved her into...an elevator. We drove in, they shut the door. Per directions, Sister Burton turned off the engine, and pushed the "third floor" button and we went up to the roof of the building. Strange sensation.
One of my favorite parts of the week this week was meeting Sister Hong at the church. She joined the church awhile ago--we're not sure when--and hasn't attended in a long time. She saw us walking around one day. She had run into the missionaries before, so had our phone number. She's a high school English teacher, and needed help seeing if her students had plagerized an assignment. So she sent us a text message and asked to meet. We met her last week and again this last Tuesday.
My companion, Sister Ee, said when she had met her before, her heart was hard. That she questioned the church and doctrine but didn't really want answers. Meeting the past two weeks though have been really amazing. She has questions, we open the scriptures and read together. We talk a lot, and enjoy each other. And she wants to talk about spiritual things. She told us that she's been seeing the missionaries--elders and sisters--everywhere lately. We always start and end visits with a prayer. Last Tuesday, she offered to say the concluding prayer. Praying, she said she's been seeing the missionaries a lot, and that she's been baptized, and that maybe she needs to come to church, and asked to have Heavenly Father's help. It was really neat. I'm so grateful I get to know her.
Have a wonderful week! Stay warm and healthy.
Much love,
Carrie
Other events of the week: I got to ride in a car elevator. We had interviews with President Burton this week, like we do every six weeks. His wife, Sister Burton, needed to run out and get some lunch while my companion was being interviewed. So Sister Burton took me along. We drove to Costco (it felt like going on errands with mom). And the parking attendant (there are parking attendants everywhere) waved her into...an elevator. We drove in, they shut the door. Per directions, Sister Burton turned off the engine, and pushed the "third floor" button and we went up to the roof of the building. Strange sensation.
One of my favorite parts of the week this week was meeting Sister Hong at the church. She joined the church awhile ago--we're not sure when--and hasn't attended in a long time. She saw us walking around one day. She had run into the missionaries before, so had our phone number. She's a high school English teacher, and needed help seeing if her students had plagerized an assignment. So she sent us a text message and asked to meet. We met her last week and again this last Tuesday.
My companion, Sister Ee, said when she had met her before, her heart was hard. That she questioned the church and doctrine but didn't really want answers. Meeting the past two weeks though have been really amazing. She has questions, we open the scriptures and read together. We talk a lot, and enjoy each other. And she wants to talk about spiritual things. She told us that she's been seeing the missionaries--elders and sisters--everywhere lately. We always start and end visits with a prayer. Last Tuesday, she offered to say the concluding prayer. Praying, she said she's been seeing the missionaries a lot, and that she's been baptized, and that maybe she needs to come to church, and asked to have Heavenly Father's help. It was really neat. I'm so grateful I get to know her.
Have a wonderful week! Stay warm and healthy.
Much love,
Carrie
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