Chili Cheese Dogs, Cats, And Investigator Discussions

At about 3:30pm yesterday, the sister missionaries picked me up to go visit some investigators with them. We started out by going to Sarah's house. I was pretty nervous, but it was actually very interesting. Sarah lives alone and loves to talk. She had a lot of really cool stories. I didn't talk much, but it was nice to sit and listen and watch the sisters teach. 

The second investigator we visited was Jacinya. She made us dinner- chili cheese dogs and fries. We talked with her and her husband for a while about just normal stuff, and then moved into the lesson, which was eternal marriage. Her husband is a member of the church. They are both wonderful people. The hardest thing to get around is that Jacinya doesn't want to pray to know if the gospel is true until she feels ready. The only issue is, that could be never. When we were talking with her, it got to the point where there wasn't much left to say, and I felt the need to talk about taking a leap of faith. I compared it to me going on my mission- I'm more scared to go than I'll ever admit and I still have doubts about going. But, at the core, I know that these are surface fears, that God wants me to go and serve and that he will prepare me on the way. So even though I've been afraid and unsure throughout this whole process, I've also been hopeful and willing to serve the Lord. I don't know if that will have an impact on her, but it seems like she's just scared to move forward and leave behind the things that she's known for her whole life in the Catholic church. It was easy to see how much she loves her church, and how much she loves God. 

Anyway, both houses had cats and it's cottonwood season as well, so my sniffles have been going crazy. That made the discussions a little weird for me since I was pulling tissues from my purse every couple minutes. Jacinya's cat is a beautiful gray one named Laryl. The problem is, I love cats even though I'm allergic to them. It's very sad. 

Four days to the MTC!