Hi everyone!! I hope you're all doing amazingg! Here are my week updates..
We had zone conference this week and it was so good! We got a ride with the other Hermanas because it was an hour away (so I don't think biking would've worked out too well). The Hermanas had to go through the car wash which was funn! Kind of unnecessary to include in this email and I honestly don't know if I'm just super entertainment-deprived, but I just love going through the car wash hahaha
Anyways, one of my favorite parts of zone conference was the focus on being accountable. We hold the friends we teach accountable by giving them certain goals and expectations we hope they'll follow through with. In the same way, we need to hold ourselves accountable to the Lord through goals in our morning and nightly prayers!
The dinners that members feed us are literally the best. I've learned that I need to go to those meals starving because they feed us so much! It's so sweet but there was one day I had a snack before we went to a member's house and that was a baddd idea. She fed us so well and I was soo full when she brought out dessert. Luckily Hermana Silva saved me and let me put a little of my dessert on her plate while she was in the other room because I couldn't fit anything else in my stomach haha
Soo turns out Hermana Silva had to go to the doctor this week because she was actually pretty hurt from the bike wreck! We couldn't bike for a few days so we got rides. But she's all better now!
We put two people on date this week for baptism!!! Fidelina and Raul. They're from different households. So excited for them both and we hope they can be good examples for the rest of their families.
I understood a few more words than normal in the Mixteco sacrament meeting so hopefully that means I'm making a little progress! It can be hard not to get discouraged with the languages sometimes but I also love having the challenge and hope I can see more growth soon!
STORY TIME:
Last Friday, we had exchanges. I was with one of our Sister Training Leaders, Hermana Rhees! This was my first exchange and I was in charge of leading area (so basically taking Hermana Rhees through my day and getting us to appointments on time). I was kind of nervous because I didn't really feel like I knew what I was doing. After language class, we lost track of time and I realized we were running a little late to a lesson! We hopped on our bikes, I checked the directions super quick on my phone because I figured I knew the direction the house was in, and starting leading Hermana Rhees to the lesson.
Okay this is the part where we talk about the fact that I get so turned-around haha. I think the Lord knew that I needed to be born into the era of technology, because without maps, I would probably get lost and die in the wilderness. Survival-of-the-fittest would not be in my favor.
We had biked a ways and I was a little unsure where to go next, but I told Hermana Rhees I'd check real quick and I knew we were at least headed in the right direction. Turns out we had actually been biking the complete opposite direction. I was sooo embarrassed and we were running so so late to this lesson, and we had back-to-back lessons so I didn't know what to do!
Thankfully everything ended up working out with lessons even though we were super late because one of our friends had still been at work and couldn't make it. But the during the bikeride over, I was frustrated with myself and just embarrassed. After a few minutes just feeling sorry for myself, I realized how being negative wasn't fixing anything, it was just adding to the stress. I wondered what would be different if I could just laugh it off.
As I tried to focus more on just joking around about the situation with Hermana Rhees, I felt better. Things ended up working out, and I'd just wasted a bunch of energy feeling upset about it. Humor and gratitude can't fix everything, but it can fix a lot.
My challenge for you all this week is to find the humor in a less-than-ideal situation! When we show gratitude and stay positive the Lord will bless us. Sometimes when something is going wrong I like to tell myself it'll be a funny story someday. For a church talk or something, right?!
I love you all!
Hermana DeMordaunt
PICTURES:
-sand dunes with the district!
-hermana silva and I at the doctor
-cute pumpkins our apartment gave out
-zone conference group!
-someone gave Hermana Silva and I free homemade ice cream at Cassia:))
-recent church convert Ventura took us out for food!
-Hermana Rhees and I the day of exchanges!
-comp selfie with pretty sky
-our friends gave us yummy bread during a lesson!
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