So transfers this week! Some of you were curious as to what
I think is going to happen. We have a feeling that I am going to stay - simply
because we received a call from the Assistant's asking for me to sing in a trio
with a couple other sisters for MLC, and that is happening next transfer haha.
I love my companion so much and would love another transfer with her, but I
also really hope that she would be able to finish her mission in Chinese work.
That's what she hopes. I guess we'll see next week!
We dropped by a referral named A and her friend S... this
week. When we got there, she was completely drunk so we decided to just sing
her a song and come back another time. Haha the whole time we were singing, she
had her eyes closed, and her hands up above her head leading us to the music,
and yelling "Bravo! Bravo! Beautisimo!" It was pretty hard to keep
from laughing, and feeling the spirit during the song because of her reaction.
But what I neglected to notice until after we finished, was the look on S...'s
face. His eyes were big and filled with tears. He speaks Polish and knew very
little English, but we could tell that he felt something. He gave us his number
and asked us to call him again. We will see what ends up happening with S... :)
Really cool!
I was blessed to go on exchanges in a Spanish area again
this week! Hermana Guerra is amazing. She is the perfect example of power.
I loved hearing her talk to people on the streets and see how much urgency she
has in sharing her testimony with them. You can tell what is most important to
her as she speaks with people. And even when I couldn't understand much of what
they were saying in lessons, I could see that the members and
investigators we visited just LOVE her and Hermana Fife so much. It was overall
an amazing exchange. And boy do Spanish people know how to feed missionaries!
It was all so delicious and there was a LOT of it. I felt like I was eating the
entire day haha.
Women's Conference was AMAZING as always! Haha just like
last time, I cried as it started, thinking about how I was watching it the same
time as my mommy. An overwhelming feeling of love for her came over me. Thanks
for raising me in the gospel, mommy and daddy! I am so grateful.
I am so grateful for ALL the wonderful women in my life! A big shout out to
Brittany, Andrea, Taryn, April, my wonderful Grandmothers, Kayla, Tessa,
Callie, and the new little precious one that's on her way :) I am so
grateful for all of you.
We had a dinner with all the sisters in the
stake just before the Broadcast, and we played the game of "What if"
on our tables. It's where you write a random question like "What if the
sky was purple instead of blue?" - you put it in a pile and then someone
else writes an answer for the question on the paper. Then you go around in a
circle and one person asks their question, and their neighbor answers the
question with the answer on their own paper. (hope that makes sense) Hahaha one
of the greatest things a person could ever experience is playing that game on a
table full of 70 and 80 year-old Jamaican Relief Society sisters. They were
hooting and hollering with laughter the whole time. SOOOO funny.
Some of my favorite quotes from the conference:
-Where much is given, much is required.
"Where much is required, much more is given." -Linda K.
Burton
-In answer to the question, "Do we really
need to follow ALL of God's commandments?" Pres. Uchtdorf answers, "I
think God knows something that we don't." There is always a
reason and always a blessing connected with God's commandments.
This transfer's lesson has really been based on the power of
listening to the spirit. One example was yesterday when we were going to visit
with a less-active family, the M....'s. We finished our prayer in the car and
were about to get out, when we both felt prompted to change our lesson plans.
Instead of talking about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we felt we should focus
simply on how to gain a testimony. During our simple overview, M.... M....
got really excited and said something along the lines of, "I knew you were
going to say something I needed! I've being thinking a lot about how I don't
feel I have my own testimony, and right now you came to teach me how to gain
one!" It was a very spiritual lesson. They both listened so intently as we
taught them how to gain a testimony. But the greatest part of the visit was
seeing their faces when we acknowledged what they were saying and helped them
recognize the testimony that they already have. So cool! Both she and
X... committed to read the entire Book of Mormon, cover to cover, for the
first time in their lives.
We were blessed to go to the temple this last Saturday! I
GOT TO GO TO THE TEMPLE LAST SATURDAY. First time in a year. Greatest
day ever. And what's even better? As we were outside taking pictures, a little
person ran up and gave me a hug, and then someone else wrapped their arms
around me. I turned around and who did I see? The Palladino family from
London!! I died. It was so much fun to see them. The ward was having a Primary
temple trip and they all came at the perfect time, so I got to see the
Jenkinson, Palladino, Davies, Rapacz, and bunch of other families! I love those
people so darn much.
Well I love you all! I hope you have the greatest week!
Thank you for all the prayers and support in behalf of this work! I will be a
missionary for the rest of my life!!!! Keep your standards! Love you!
Sister Bodine
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| Sisters Hsuing, Guerra, Fife and Bodine. Photo bomber is Elder Safaee |
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