On Monday we dropped by and we were able to have a short lesson with
the Boyds- Sister Schott came with us. We've been having a harder and
harder time getting in with them lately, but they still come to church
and activities so we still see them.
On Tuesday we had another zone blitz, in the Forest Home ward! We were
able to reach out to some cool people. And we had a member with us. We
met a lady named Denise who was really nice! She lived way back in the
corner, a house you could easily miss. And we had dinner with the
Olsens and she made homemade spaghetti sauce and had garlic bread too-
yum! I think this is the most I've had spaghetti my whole mission-
kinda funny!
We also were able to see Katrina and chat with her- she was making
pumpkin pie for Braiden (he really wanted some- she doesn't like
pumpkin pie). She's pretty on track, it's just coming to church that's
hard because of her work schedule. And we had FHE with the Cranes! It
felt just like old times.
On Wednesday we had district meeting and talked about the Restoration.
Then we helped Sister Knopp clean her house-she'd already gotten off
to a good start! She's really clearing things out. We saw Angie too-
she is doing amazing. We actually had a really good discussion with
her about faith and how we don't have to be 100% certain all the time.
We talked about the Brother of Jared. One of my favorite verses in
Ether 3 says "and he had faith no longer, for he knew, nothing
doubting." That means faith will necessarily come with an edge of
doubt- that's part of the test! I think she'd never thought about it
like that before.
On Thursday we did our Cookie Monster thing - made cookies and ding dong ditched a few people. That was a lot of fun! We saw the Snooks-
Sister Snook is so funny! We've been helping with family history a lot- we're planning a trip to the family history center next week. We also saw Fernando and had a good lesson- he got a priesthood blessing. We are planning a party for him tonight- today is his birthday! It will be a lot of fun- a lot of the ward is coming.
On Friday we saw Katrina again and Sister Sorenson came with us- she is so awesome. She invited Katrina to her scripture study class at Super Saturday (unfortunately Katrina woke up with a bad cold on Saturday so she didn't get to come).
We did go to the beginning of Super Saturday! Haille got to come and
she loved it- the Young Women have really taken her in. It helps that
she is super outgoing. So we got to know the ward and just had a good
time and made a few crafts too!
Saturday was also the trunk or treat (our ward didn't do one so we
crashed the one for the neighboring ward). Fernando came, and Angie
came with her son, and a few less active members (and some active
members!) came as well, and Mitch came with Braiden and Cameron. It
was a ton of fun! Everyone got candy (Angie's son won me a cupcake at
the cake walk) and chili and played some great games. It was a really
good night. We also had a lesson with Julie and Sister Schott came to
that as well. I thought it went really well! I feel like I understand
her a lot better and how to better teach her and help her. And she has
to act too. That will probably be the hard part.
Sunday was crazy! We ended up having to cancel correlation because we
forgot to ask for a ride and then since Bishop Dyer was out of town we
assumed we didn't have ward council (but we did) so we missed that.
But on the upside, I got a good nap in during our lunch time! Church
was really great- there were some good talks on becoming like Christ
and love and service. The Boyds came and brought their cousin too, and
Fernando made it as well. And our evening was pretty packed- we saw
the Osterkamps and then saw the Muraskis and Delli Gattis. It was a
really good day by the end of it.
The reason for the title of my email is that throughout this week, a
theme that stood out to both Sister Sitala and I was the need and
importance of communication. We come from two entirely different
cultures and have really different ways of handling things- and a lot
of relationships are like that! So if we don't communicate, we run
into a lot of difficulties. If only we had telepathy, right? But one
thing I love about honesty and communication is that it's not only
about the bad stuff but the good stuff as well (I'm still working on
both). A lot of times when people say "oh, be honest," they want to
hear something negative but that does honesty a disservice! Being
honest about the good is as important (probably more important) than
being honest about what bugs you. President Hinckley said "I am not
asking that all criticism be silenced. Growth comes of correction.
Strength comes of repentance. Wise is the man who can acknowledge
mistakes pointed out by others and change his course. What I am
suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that so
permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those
with whom we associate, that we speak of one another’s virtues more
than we speak of one another’s faults."
I love you all! Have a wonderful week!
Sister Jacobs
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