Last week I had a crappy week. It sucked. And for some reason, this week, I had the best week of my entire mission so far (haven't been out that long, but I guess what! I just finished my first transfer in the field! cheeeeeeheee!)
So, the mission is basically like Space Mountain. Because it's a rollercoaster of emotions and you don't know what's going on half the time, but it's not just a rollercoaster - it's a rollercoaster in the DARK. So you don't know WHAT WAY IT'S GONNA GO NEXT. Luckily for me, this week the ride was pretty dang fun and happy.
On Saturdays here in Burley, we usually have ZERO appointments. All of the brown people are out partying with their families and shopping and taking a break from work. But this Saturday we got to visit so many people! Straight up miracle!
One of our appointments was with our best less-active friend Araceli. She gave us some mean Mexican soup and talked to us while it snowed outside (lol Idaho). Then we just had a suuuuper good conversation with her about how she finds peace in her life and she's like "honestly sometimes not at Church. I feel it outside when I'm hugging trees and feeling nature in my soul and when I'm not around people." And I'm like daaaang Araceli! She also said "man, I need to mail one of these Prince of Peace cards to Donald Trump because he needs more peace in his life!" I was rooooollling laughing.
We also got to visit another one of our less-active friends Marta and her son Miguel. She had some really tough questions for us and it just ended up being a super good conversation about doctrine! Which was really refreshing for her to trust us with her questions and her doubts and just talk it out with her (super hard for me to do in Spanish, because I can only say things really simply, but hey! humbled every day!). It was a cool visit.
Lastly, we got one new investigator and loooots of potentials. I knocked on lots of doors this week and led the door encounters which is actually not that scary! One lady invited us in and gave us hot chocolate and tamales. It also thunder stormed one day and me and Hermana Peterson were like BLESSSSS RAIINNNN!!!
I have some big news as well about transfers - I'm staying in Burley! But guess who is leaving! Hermana Peterson!!!!! I have never been more scared about something in my whole life! This means I will be follow-up trained by an Hermana who will be coming from Twin and won't know the area or any of our investigators, members, or less actives. BRAHHHHHH
I guess this is what the Lord wants of me. Suuuuuper terrifying but that's aiight. I'm filled right up to the brim with happy and laughs and it's all good. Hope everyone has a ballin' week!
Lots of Love,
Hermana Elkington
P.S. Also the Elders in our district left donuts on our doorstep one night and I was like blesssssssssssssss
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