Hello everyone! Before I forget, next Monday is Not P-day! Our P-day next week is on Thanksgiving. So don't worry when you don't get an email (I'm talking to you mom).
We started the week in a different area! Sister Quinton went to an all day missionary leadership conference with her STL companion (Sister Williams) so I stayed in her area with her companion (Sister Leavet). Their area is downtown Salem, though we didn't get to go to the cute historic downtown, no we stayed in the more ghetto side of town... It was fun. We drove back to our area with them and did exchanges together the next day.
We "power washed" our area, (both sets of sisters stayed in one area for the day.) I got to be with sister Williams. It was weird having to lead out and take charge because I was the one who knew the people and places we needed to see. It was kind of stressful but also a good way of measuring where I am at in my teaching and talking skills. I'm improving... Slowly but surely. Talking to people is easier, still don't know how to small talk but that's OK.
We are working with so many great people it kind of gets overwhelming how many people need our attention. But I'm excited at the same time to see who is ready to progress and how far some people have already come.
We met with Stone this week, (the one we met on Saturday who said he wanted to come to church). He's a rock solid investigator. Get it!? He is super eager to learn and wanted to come to church this week, we got him a ride... But it didn't work out. He still wanted to come but we didn't hear the ride canceled until Sacrament Meeting was over! And our other investigators backed out. It was a stressful disappointing day, BUT we have such a caring ward that is so willing to help us out it really turned the day around. We played a game after dinner with a member family and guess what? I won! It was super fun.
We also had a great lesson with Marci this week. We invited her to be baptized, she said she would have to pray about it. That is perfectly fine with me, it's not flat out rejection so I'm happy about it.
Apparently Albany has the biggest Veteran's Day parades this side of the Mississippi, and guess what? We walked the entire route... In the rain...
Scripture of the week... Alma 34! It is such a powerful chapter. It explains why we needed the atonement, how we should pray, and what this time on earth is for, along with a bunch of other wonderful insights from Amulek. One of my favorite parts is verse 16;
"And thus mercy can satisfy the demands of justice, and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of justice; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal plan of redemption."
I just love the imagery of being "encircled" by arms of safety. Repentance is allowing the shield of the atonement of Jesus Christ to protect you. His love is always there, you just have to have the humility to accept his help. There is no need to stand unprotected in this storm of life. It's as if you were in a rain storm (like the one that's happening right now), and you forgot your jacket (like we did last night), but Jesus is walking next to you with an umbrella. All you have to do is be willing to walk in step with him.
Love you all! Have a wonderful week!
-Sister Peterson :)
Pictures:
Most are from last week because they didn't attach in the last email.
From this week... Eating Thai food with the Hermanas.
The Veteran's Day Parade.
EXCHANGES with the Salem Sisters
With sister Leavet
At Walmart (because we realized we didn't have many pictures... But we do because I forgot last week.)
And my new Facebook profile picture! Finally got it up and running!
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