I'll just start by saying no, there were no fires or floods this week but it was very hot and sunny and the flood part will be explained later...
This week has been bright and sunny! It's been up in the 50s this week and it's so nice not to have to wear a jacket and rain boots!! There is something about the beginning of a new transfer that is just so exciting even the weather can't help but be in agreement!🌞🌞🌞
Monday we said goodbye to Sister Unferdorfer and sent her off on a new adventure! We welcomed Sister Cornell and started a brand new adventure of our own!
Little facts about Sister Cornell:
-She is a runner! Therefore I am also a runner this transfer haha😅. I actually like running, though at a much slower pace than Sister Cornell. So thank goodness we found an abandoned track close to our house to run around every morning!!
-She is from American Fork, and has one older brother and one younger brother.
-She loves to hike, camp, and do anything outdoors.
-She does not like little dogs. Which is hard because there are a lot of little yappy dogs out here!
-She has been out seven and a half months and just transfered from Dayton (which shockingly is a smaller town than Vernonia!)
-She is upbeat and full of life and energy!
-She is very kind and a good missionary!
Lots of change comes with a new companion. Every combination of sisters does things a little differently so it takes a little time to adjust but it's a great chance to learn from each other. I am no longer the driver so that feels very different!
The week was full of a lot of getting to know people, and I got to test out my memory on how to get to places without relying on a GPS or sister Unferdorfer! So far we haven't gotten tooo lost.
We did get a little turned around looking for a less-active member’s house but it's what happened once we found it that's the good part! So this family is one that the Branch really misses and wants us to focus on. In the past they have ignored our knocks or bluntly told us to go away. The only exception was when we brought over cookies on Christmas Eve. But with no cookies in hand we expected the same cold shoulder.
Once we found the house their two young boys were out playing with the hose in the yard. We successfully dodged the water on our way to the door but then we were cornered... The little boy comes right up in front of the stairs, looks at us with an evil grin, and blasts us with the hose!
After a minute of huddling in the corner pointlessly trying to avoid the spray, saying in a sing-song voice through laughs and screams "OK that's enough now!" (which probably only encouraged him) eventually I ran down the steps and grabbed it from his little evil hands.
Well no parents had heard this event, and our intent was to see the parents but now soaked we trudge into the back yard and find the father. It is so awkward to act like nothing is wrong when you are soaking wet and not really sure what you are still doing there. It took a minute for him to figure out it was his child who did the soaking. So we just carry on a normal conversation with no one pointing out that we were dripping...
Soon everything was settled down and though we didn't get to share our original plan with them I think we definitely broke the ice haha! The mom even agreed to take a picture for us.
Another not quite so exciting thing happened this week. This week at the library a man came up and asked us what it is we do there. We told him we have a Book of Mormon study group and then conversation ensued! I feel like I have been given the gift of tounges haha! Not like other languages just other... Vocabularys... There are a lot of different people who have very different ways of thinking and looking at the world. I feel like I am able to understand them for the most part and teach in a way that they can also understand. Example. That man we talked to at the library is a quantum physicist, and we got to have a conversation about the Holy Ghost and the Book of Mormon in our vocabulary but also in the science vocabulary. It was very fascinating.
One more update for the week! Jared, an investigator, decided to start taking a picture with Jesus every day! I love when people make their own goals and have the drive to be self motivated! I am so excited that Jared is on an up! And that he is taking the steps to grow closer to Jesus Christ by remembering him every day!
🌻SPIRITUAL THOUGHT
This week I read Alma 17 and verses 10-12 really stood out to me. It says;
"And it came to pass that the Lord did visit them with his Spirit, and said unto them: Be comforted. And they were comforted.
11 And the Lord said unto them also: Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word; yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions, that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me, and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many souls.
12 And it came to pass that the hearts of the sons of Mosiah, and also those who were with them, took courage to go forth unto the Lamanites to declare unto them the word of God."
Sometimes life can be hard. It can be frustrating. It can be disappointing. Don't let these inevitable downs stop you from reaching out to God for help. Don't forget that the darkest hour comes right before the dawn. Sometimes you have to ride out the hard times but don't loose faith! Have courage! Trust that God knows best and has happiness, peace, success, and rest in store for you.
Don't just sit idle until those times of peace come; pray, fast, study the scriptures! There is peace in understanding that peace will come eventually.
Thank you for all your love and support and prayers!! Keep shinning!!
Sister Peterson :)
Pictures📷
-Packing
-saying goodbye 😢
-THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSET! (The cameras really can't do it justice!)
-Introducing... Sister Cornell!!
-She made us a pasta dinner! 🍝
-sack lunch for district meeting and interviews
-Before...
-After...
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