You know those weeks where it seems like everything you do goes wrong. Yeah....It was one of those.
So on Monday we had a lesson outside. The member had a super cute pig with wings statue thing. My companion used it to hit a giant bug off the table. She broke the poor pigs ear. I tried to fix it, then the member and her nephew both thought that I had broken it. (I tried to fix it with this sticky lipgloss I have) It worked for a couple minutes!!
Then earlier on Monday the family history center was still closed so we had to go to the crappy rec center computers. 15 minutes into emailing a guy comes in and sits at the drum set. Then he starts playing. He looked up after a couple of minutes and says,"Oh yeah. We are going to have a drum class in here". Then as if on cue a group of 6-9 year olds walked in with their drum sticks (no not the ice cream). They all started playing, it was awful. Erickson and I couldn't get out fast enough.
So we came up with the great idea to go to the library that is right next to our area. She got a computer right away....I had to wait 30 minutes for one. As I waited a lady sat right next to me. Like.....almost on top of me. (there were plenty of seats available). I took it as an opportunity to talk to her. She was reading a book about dolphins. It was the most awkward conversation of my life, she did NOT want to talk to me. Later I told Erickson about the awkwardness and said, "Bro. I don't even really like dolphins. I was just trying to be nice....".
Oh Tuesday... I got a call from the Sister Ap. She was like " you have been specially invited to come to the leadership meeting this Thursday. You companion needs to stay in the area to work." I was stressing out. I do not want to be a leader. I like being a quiet leader, a leader by example,a normal missionary. "I'm just a nobody missionary from east"!!! Later that day we got money for dinner. So we went to one of the places on our "food bucket list". L&L Hawaiian. I got curry chicken. BIG mistake. #currymakesyahurry Lets just say.....I almost didn't make it.....
The elders completely took the English class over..... So annoying. "Ya polo's"-Erickson. Shout out to Tui!!! hahaha. After the class we went to a lesson. It was super great!! As soon as that was over we went back to the apartment for exchanges....
Exchanges........It really depends on the type of STL you get stuck with. I ate 2 year expired peanut butter and almost died. Then in the morning I climbed a wall so we could go running. I woke up at 5:30am and couldn't go back to sleep. My body was like,"Good morning sunshine!!" .... I was still tired so while she was getting ready in the morning I totally fell asleep on my knees while praying....I got carpet burn. Hahahaha. We pretty much did nothing all day. It was awful. Every lesson we did teach was awkward and the people were super not interested...... I was so happy to go back to my own companion, own area, my own awesome investigators, a comfy bed, and non expired food.
So Erickson went to the temple on Thursday with a english member. I was supposed to go, but I had to go to the leadership meeting thing."Dang it. I just want to renew my covenants!!" It was a super great meeting. I made a new friend, because our STL's totally ditched us, and I saw my girl Allen!!!! I didn't realize that the meeting was going to be all day. So I panicked because the member had to go to work. So I went to the office to call Erickson to let her know. There was a blond chick in the office talking to Sister England. She turned around and it was HERMANA DAVIS!!!!!!!!! We screamed and hugged each other!!! It was such a great surprise! I love that girl like crazy!!!!!! It was so good to see her!!!!!!!!!! Anyway. So Erickson had a stressful time getting another member to stay with her. I felt really bad.
*The meeting was super awesome! I now have the tools I need to be a better missionary! I'm so excited to apply it all!!!
I told the office that I was going to be the first ever sister district leader. I was with Allen at the time, and they were all like,"President is never going to put you two back together. You're too wild". hahah. #BESTIESFORLIFE
Then that night we had a lesson with Omar. We asked him what answer he got about his baptismal date. He said he felt good, but then he felt confused. He said that he started thinking about a mission, and all the other responsibilities he was going to have. We explained that the first step is baptism, the other things come later. All he needs is a testimony of the church and the Book of Mormon, and everything else will happen when it happens. I felt prompted to leave him Moroni 6 to read before he prayed again! He agreed to read it!
Friday.....We reorganized the area. Bro. The sisters haven't reorganized in at least 4 transfers. Our records were a mess. We redid the map, I called a bunch of people who have moved, and we consolidated all of the records. It feels so much cleaner now! I am so happy!!!!! I love having a clean and organized area book, map, and traveling area book!! It makes the work easier. It's a pain in the butt to have to redo everything. *To future and current missionaries, update as you go. Seriously. It saves time and energy for the next missionaries.*
Then we had an appointment with Omar. He wasn't there, because he was walking home from the strip. His aunt called him, and he was like, "Put me on speaker so I can talk to the hermanas". "Hermanas, me voy a bautizar". We had Ellie with us, we started screaming! We are so excited. We visited him later that night, and he was like "I want to invite you guys to my baptism". hahaha! He also said that he loved the chapter that he read! #followtheHolyGhost!!!
Bro.......So many people that we visit don't turn on the AC. Strugs....
"She killed a fly with Jesus". Yes, I did smack a fly with the Restoration pamphlet, but it was on the other side, not the one with Jesus.....
I'm making a mission bucket list! Send ideas!!!! I've already had some pretty awesome experiences. :)
"Sisters. I just wanted to tell you that you taught very well. He knew everything. Usually I have to teach or remind them of things to pass the interview. He was very well prepared". -DL Walker. Omar is just elect! I love that kid!
Our Zone Leaders went proselyting with Tyler Haw's the basketball player!! SO COOL! I've watched his Mormon Message a million and one times!
Okay.......So some good things happened this week. I'm just being dramatic.....
My mission grandpa passed away yesterday! :( That was an awful phone call to get.
I tried riding the bike from the mission office. The first day I was walking down a driveway with it to street contact and I fell into a hole in the driveway and twisted my ankle. That was fun.....
Then yesterday freaking took the cake. We are out of miles. So we decided to ride our bikes to church. I wore a skirt that usually does okay with biking. We were riding across the street when I felt my skirt getting caught. The crosswalk sign told me my time was up. So I kept peddling. I heard an awful ripping sound. I put my hand on where I thought the rip happened.........I bore my testimony to every person who happened to be on Nellis..... (a main street). The hole was huge, and I wasn't even wearing shorts.(I knew I should have...) My comp tied up the hole with a ponytail and we decided to continue riding to church. Then my chain popped off..... I literally sat on the corner of Circle K on Cincinatti and Nellis. I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. So I just did both. My poor comp didn't know what to do. I called a member to pick us up, and then my girl Ellie to take me home to change. I was emotionally unstable for pretty much the rest of church. It was my second freaking week in the Ward! Ijole. Anyway....The Bishop thought it was hilarious when I told him what happened.....Looking back it was hilarious. So yeah. That was the end of one of the crappiest weeks EVER.....
*I took the sacrament in an English ward later that day.... Such a blessing!
But on a good note, our key indicators freaking rocked this week....Not sure how that happened.....
<3 Hermana Cordova
*My recent convert gave me that skirt. I'm so sad.....
*Biking....
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