This week was a busy one for us! It started off with a flat tire on Tuesday morning, the day we were supposed to shuttle senior couple missionaries from the bus station to their hotels for Zone Conference the next day! Immediately channeling my inner problem solving... we called the Elders to come change it for us :) HA!
The next morning was Zone Conference! I was so excited! We were going to get to see our mission president and his wife and hear from 3 general authorities! Before the meeting actually started we got to shake hands with all of them! It was really neat to have them at our Zone conference because they stopped each of us and had a conversation since there weren't tons of people there! I loved it! Elder Pearson, the presiding authority at the meeting shook my hand and asked where I was from, since nobody knows Gig Harbor I usually answer with Washington State. He then asked where about, I asked if he was familiar with Washington and he smirked and said he was, so I asked if he knew Tacoma, he said yes and then I went on to ask if he know Gig Harbor and he smiled really big and goes "We love Gig Harbor!" and his wife was smiling and nodding too! It turns out he was the mission President of the Tacoma Washington mission from 2005-2008! It was so cool!!!!
After everyone got to mingle with the authorities the meeting started! We got to hear from Brother and Sister Reeves (she's the General Relief Society 2nd Counselor), Brother and Sister MCConkie (she is the General Young Women's 1st Counselor) and then Elder and Sister Pearson. As a missionary, meetings and events like these are SO nice because we are here to spiritually feed and uplift others so when we get the chance to be on the receiving end it is amazing! I have truly been on a high ever since that meeting! I feel like I learned so much and I am just ready to go and work even harder! Also, the special musical number that I was a part of went really well!
After Zone Conference my companion and I went on exchanges with our Sister Training Leaders! I was with Sister Paia'aua! She is a new STL and this was her first exchange! It was really fun though! I like her a lot and we had a really nice time :)
Also this week we found out that our Stake Presidency is changing the ward boundaries. The most anyone knows is that the changes are pretty big and will affect each ward pretty drastically. That is my worst nightmare. We might be assigned to a different ward, we might have to move flats, we might not be able to work with our less actives or investigators or Sam; we will have to all get together as missionaries and swap teaching records and brief each other on specific people and so forth. I am already stressing out a lot about it, prayers would be much appreciated! haha
So this week we will not have a car to use because it is in the shop being repaired from our accident. It is SO cold here so if I don't email next week it is safe to assume that I am dead from being too cold :)
We had another Volleyball night on Friday! Those are fun and really good because a lot of less active and non members come and can meet us and see that the church has other fun activities! Also I love being able to play volleyball!
BIG NEWS! Sam was able to receive the Aaronic priesthood yesterday!!! We got to be there when he received it! It was so cool to be able to witness that! I am so proud and blessed to be one of the ones who has seen him through this journey!
We also have an investigator named Joey who is starting to progress well! I am excited about him! We taught him about the plan of salvation and he liked it a lot! We invited him to be baptized but he is a bit hesitant at this point but says he would like to be baptized someday!
This week I was studying the Book of Mormon in Jacob chapter 5 about the parable of the vineyard. I came across a phrase in verse 11 when the Lord of the vineyard says "It grieveth me that I should lose this tree." That really hit me hard, and I began to cry a little bit. I reflected on each time I passed someone and didn't try to share the gospel with them, each time I didn't knock on a door because I couldn't figure out how to open the gate latch, and how any of those people could have been the ones that the Lord has been preparing to learn about the restored gospel, and that it truly does grieve Him to lose those people. I resolved with myself to never let a gate latch or "awkward situations" stop me. I know that someday when I stand before the Lord that a hard gate latch or awkward situation is not going to be a good enough excuse as to why I let those people pass. We all have people in our lives who need our help, this week let's all resolve to reach out, love more, and be kinder to those around us so that the Lord does not have to grieve over one of His struggling children.
I love you all! Happy Father's day to all those men out there who have been an influence in someone else's life, and especially to my Dad, one of the kindest, humblest, loving people I have ever known. Have a wonderful week!
Love,
Sister Golden
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