I wake up at 6:30, shower, and don't talk until companion
study at 9.
That's how I roll in the mornings. My speaking hours are
at 9.
So hello everyone, hope you are all doing well and good.
This week was really long. It was not the best of weeks, but I'll focus on
positive things so you don't get depressed reading this. You're welcome.
We have a lesson every Wednesday with a girl named Lulu.
She is a recent convert and she is actually shorter than me. She's 19 and
hilarious. I have really gotten to know her these last couple of weeks, and we
have this great friendship already. I think that's one thing I like about
meeting people, is the friendship you make with them can last on earth and into
the eternities.
We had our first district meeting after transfers this
week, and yeah I miss the elders and sisters back in Citrus Heights, but I love
my new district. There's this bond you get with other missionaries that no one
can understand unless you have served a mission. It's weird. I like it.
On Friday I went with the red bluff sisters to see this
102 year old woman. She has no memory at all and kept repeating everything she
had already said. She thinks she's 200 and kept telling us so. We talked to her
for an hour, she'll talk your ears off with stories. I love senior citizens.
Saturday was had another zone blitz. That's where all the
missionaries go work in one ward al day long trying to contact people for the
missionaries over the ward to go see. It actually went really well, it was for
the red bluff ward and we all went on splits with the members of the ward. I
got to know a couple members really well, and I got to pet a chicken. All in a
day's work.
I am playing a special musical number on the 8th of
November, which I am very excited about. The ward here adores me just because I
can play the piano. Guess I'll only ever be known as the sister missionary who
plays the piano. That's better than not being remembered at all, right?
Also I have discovered a pet peeve. I hate it when
someone just calls me "Sister." No, my name is Sister Ginn. Get it
right please <3 p="">
I do have a testimony of this gospel. I also know that I
am never alone. Ever. This week was hard, I felt a bunch of emotions. I've
prayed so many times to feel less alone and to have the strength to keep going.
I'm still here, so far it's working. The lord knows we are all trying our best.
I'm doing the best I can with the circumstances I've been given. Something I
have learned is to not shove anything down people's throats. You can't make
anyone believe the gospel, and you are not supposed to. That is their choice.
Don't take away someone's free choice just because you want them to make the
right decision. It is up to them, not you. My purpose here as a missionary is
simply to invite others to come unto Christ. I'm not here to baptize people. If
someone wants to be baptized, I am fine with that.
I am here to help others recognize that Christ is real
and that he can take upon himself all our burdens and make them lighter to
carry.
I love you all. Prayers are appreciated. I am struggling
a bit right now, it's not easy to live with someone who likes to control
everything and anything. Thank you for all you do. You are all the best human
beings on the planet.
Love,
Sister Caroline Ginn
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| Sister Harvey is 102 years old! |
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| Investigators daughter! |
