If
you ask just about anyone that knows me, I have a problem with carrying more
weight around with me than what is truly needed, both physically and mentally.
I tend to deal with more problems then needed and I carry around too many
supplies. I decided this week that it was time to "lessen the load"
Last
week I bought a new bag. I have this giant bag that I told my mom that I
NEEDED. So the big bag I have will be used at every district, zone, and other
church meeting for now on. My other bag I will use when I'm walking around from
place to place. It's good to be prepared for my meetings, but while I'm going
to meetings and stopping by some member's house and so forth, I don't need as
much things as I think I do.
Second,
I've lightened my load by not procrastinating (1st sentence in Helaman 13:38).
Taking things off your shoulders doesn't just mean to drop everything, but also
to make sure that you're not making a pile of things to add on your "to
do" list. I made a goal to read 3 chapters of the Book of Mormon daily and
to not stop adding up that no matter what. I have fallen a bit behind recently,
and three days ago I've finally caught up and I've been caught up ever since.
Also on my journal writing, I've fallen a little behind on the days to write in
it, I've had to really get my act together to make sure I don't fall behind.
Lastly, I've been pretty bad at updating the information in the area book/ book
missionaries have to keep track of all the members in the church congregation
and others. I was able to update everything and that's been updated ever since!
Once you realize you're procrastinating and you stop doing it, no matter how
small it is, you'll realize the crazy load that will be lifted off of your
shoulders, and it feels pretty great :)
I
have been told since Thursday that it was going to snow today, on Monday. I
watched a movie last night and convinced my companion to join me, knowing that
she'd fall asleep on the couch. At night, for safety, you're supposed to stay
in the same room as your companion, and I really wanted to sleep on the couch.
1. I just like sleeping on couches cuz it's comfortable, and 2. I heard that it
was going to snow and I wanted to keep an eye out on the window and I couldn't
do that if I stayed in the room with the actual beds. I woke up this morning,
and went straight upstairs, and to my amazement it actually snowed. I ran back
down to the basement, put on some shoes, than ran outside like a little kid. I
made a mini-snowman, super fun. I've been told that this is the earliest it's
snowed in a long while and people around here are predicting that it's going to
be a rough winter, I'm super pumped!! I love the snow and I couldn't help but
stand outside for a long while at 6:30 am. Someone, not naming names, wrote
"Yay!" on the car window, and it's been a while since she's played in
the snow, and she realized how easy it was for her hands to get numb, but I
loved doing it anyways ;) ;)
An
ET (Emergency Transfer) happened on Thursday morning. Some Sisters have
physical disabilities to where the point where they can't walk around all the
time. My mission is opening up a Call Center (where missionaries can teach
people over skype, facetime, or phone calls) for the first time. My new
companion's name is Sister Aversa. I stayed in my same area but Sister Galeria
moved away. Sister Aversa is from Brazil, she speaks Portuguese, but her actual
heritage is German. She is a super sweet heart. I have 3 moms, 2 step-moms. I
am currently the senior companion. Sister Aversa isn't driving because her mom
doesn't want her to. I am taller than her. So I have been taller than all my 3
companions out in the field and I always have had to be the driver. With Sister
Aversa, I have to do language study with her so I have to help her learn new
words, and that's super fun. I have to take a dictionary and read her a word
and the definition, I've mainly taught her some theatre terms, what else do you
expect. She also has to do an English book and I have to grade it. She was an
exchange student her senior year before her mission and she's been out for
about 8, almost 9, months. So the book she has is pretty advanced to the point
where I almost can't grade it.
Shoutouts-
Lessen your load, and make sure to relax, people help you with this and
sometimes you don't realize it;
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It's been cold recently, so it's nice to cuddle up with a jacket or something (sponsored
by William)
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Even though it might be cold, getting some cold sugar in your body is pretty
fun (sponsored by BonT)
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Along with the jacket, sometimes you've got to loosen up your clothes and just
wear a comfortable large shirt (sponsored by Tie)
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Relax, at the end of the day lay down and watch a movie with some popcorn
(sponsored by my new companion and the members I live with)
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Release some stress by taking a walk, maybe with some... donkeys (sponsored by
Promise Ranch)
- Go
on a hike with some friends and enjoy the rocks and the different views that
surround you (sponsored by Sister Reynolds when she paid for all the Sisters
on Sister's p-day when we went to the Castlewood Canyon in Franktown/ Parker)
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Play some monopoly or some super awesome game. For those who don't know, Sister
Reynolds loves games, and loves playing with money, so monopoly is super fun
for her (sponsored by the members we live with) and, if you want, bring a
'lucky charm' with you when you play (sponsored by D-man)-- Also, just so you
know, all the red hotels in the pic was mine, *whispers* I won, but that
doesn't matter.
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Spread your wings and fly like a foil swan or a butterfly (sponsored by a
member after dinner and also by mother nature for making butterflies migrate to
the Parker South area in Colorado)
Shoutouts
P2;
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADY!!!!!! Love you little bro. ON the front of the car I took
a picture and it has a smiley face, then a B-D (for B-Day), and then there's a
B. That's meant for you B-rat ;)
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Thanks to my grandma for the boots she gave me so that I didn't have to ruin my
shoes with the wet snow
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HAPPY CANADIAN THANKSGIVING! Hope you're able to celebrate it big bro
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While driving to one of our meetings I saw
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