"Some sing low, and some sing higher.. Some sing out loud on the telephone wire. Some just clap their hands or paws or anything they got.."
Celtic Thunder
look it up it might change your life :)
courtesy of the lovely Sister Fast
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What's the story?
Fun facts about life
Saying goodbye to Sister Fast was one of the hardest things I've ever done.
I really don't need to elaborate, that is the simple truth.
Reasons: She is fantastic. She is kind, hilarious, and full of life and passion for everything. She loves adventure, has a great imagination, and trying new things is a must. Basically, we are almost the same person. Literally, we got told at least 3-5 times a week "are ya'll actually sisters, no? well you do favor."
She went to Dothan.
but it's not goodbye, it's simply
"Ciao Baby"
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| Goodbyes--bleh |
We ended where we began~Five Guys Burgers & Fries
Fun fact number two
My new companion Sister Palmer is awesome.
She is from a teeny tiny farming community in Utah, loves anything outdoors, and eating healthy
knows how to work, and has been out 3 months.
She is the most quiet person I have ever met. That is not an exaggeration, truly, there is no one more quiet, but when she speaks, you listen, and it's very powerful.
I can already tell I am going to learn a lot about consecration, bridling passions, and respect/reverence for everyone and everything. It's going to be great.
Some highlights of this week include:
A lesson with Corine.
After her usual silliness and her friend told us about a very inappropriate tattoo that she has
(and wanted to show too us but we definitely were not okay with that, so we graciously declined)
Sister Palmer and I began to teach the Plan of Salvation.
We read a scripture talking about this life and why we are here when she started to cry...
{the verse above that we also read, talked about not hardening our hearts}
she said to us
"I don't want to harden my heart but I can't help it. He took Ray from me. He took what I loved most. I know he's in heaven, I know he's in a better place, and I'd rather him be there then suffering here in bed. But It's just so hard to be okay with it."
I had the opportunity to testify that it was okay, how she felt.
It's okay to be honest with yourself even if you are mad at God and you shouldn't be
-whether or not you should or shouldn't feel something, the reality is that if you feel it, you feel it.
The only way to change it is to recognize it first.
I told her that she is recognizing something that she feels and that's okay
but now it's up to her as to what the next step is
HOPE or DESPAIR
She talked about how she knows that someday she will feel better and not be angry at God.
HOPE: check
the next step is to either
trust in God, or trust in yourself
She said that she is not ready to take a leap of Faith as we suggested, and that she is worried that she doesn't trust God anymore.
Trust in God: not check
So the Spirit testified through us as we taught her about trusting in God.
King Benjamin talks about this "Lift up your head and trust in God"
The same God that parted the Red seas so that Israel could walk across on dry ground
but the children of Israel didn't know whether or not God was going to keep those waters parted the whole way through, He could have let the water Cover them like He did the Egyptians.
They had to take a walk of faith, trusting that God was going to deliver them because they were living righteous, humble lives at that time.
"Faith Trust + Pixie Dust"
"What is a leap of faith you can take to show your trust in God so that He can prove to you He's really there for you?"
She came to the conclusion that she may not be "ready" to step foot in a church, but that's okay
We made plans then to meet her at her house on Sunday to ride to church together.
What is your next leap of faith?
Some other highlights of the week include:
Helping Sister Bliss learn about what a "patriotic blessing" actually is and that it doesn't have much to do with the Fourth of July
Picking up a potential investigator that has been hard to get a hold of, and teaching the Plan of Salvation to which her and her son committed to baptism!
Walking along a highway, meeting and teaching lessons to
1. Dana, she has dementia and didn't know what we were talking about, but did a pretty good job of hiding that because it took us five minutes into the lesson to figure out that something was missing.. and it wasn't the Spirit.
2. Danas granddaughter who is 9 and was very receptive to the Spirit. She is so sweet and agreed to be baptized. When asked, "What would you do if you received the answer that Joseph Smith did about all the many churches?"
She replied, "I would not join any of them and I would join Jesus Christ's true church." The way she answered was so awesome, and it was clear she understands exactly what we are talking about.
3. Jack, poor guy falls and has to go to the hospital about everyday. He's in his 90's and was very excited to show us his super old collection of Racist Music.. yikes.. he's smart as a whip but falling apart physically. He did give us some solid referrals however, so it was a good contact.
Walking back to our car, something happened that was so silly and small, but changed the course of the next day dramatically.
I didn't even notice or feel it when it happened the only way I even know it happened was because of the aftermath.
I was bit by something.
poisonous
yay
an hour later my foot could hardly fit into my shoe!
It was painful, but there was no bite mark.
Later the bite showed up, and the swelling would not stop.
My foot was literally so huge people, I had trouble walking.
The next day we called the mission doctor, who asked me if it was...
1. red (yes)
2. swollen (yes)
3. fever (yes)
and told me to go to the after hours clinic in Brewton after we sent him some pictures of it.
At this point the bite was definitely visible and turning yellow..
what the.. gross :)
So we went, doc took a look at it, and she unfortunately made the call that I needed two shots immediately
in the rear area
that's right two shots to the bahookie.
<imagine the nurses questioning about garments... lol>
one of these shots was a heavy dosage of Benadryl
and about fifteen minutes later I was conked out for the next five hours!
ALL OVER A SILLY BUG BITE
that gave me something called cellulitis
don't ask me what that means
but judging by how I feel about cellulite... it must not be good;)
No worries though, I have a prescription to get rid of that and the swelling has gone down to where I can walk normal again :)
Poor Sister Palmer had to find ways to not die of boredom while I was passed out
but she definitely wasn't bored when I ALMOST passed out as two needles were about to inject stuff into my muscles!
I can't handle needles... I wish I could.. but I'm sure she got a kick out of that!
It must be true that I have never done drugs because wow... I was one loopy human.
That was last night, yesterday church was wonderful and the testimonies that were born just reminded me why I love the Lord and how much I love the Jay branch <3 these people are incredibly strong.
So are you.
So was that little bug/spider/whatever creature it was that bit me.
"All God's Creatures Got A Place In the Choir"
So I guess I'd better give that little critter the benefit of the doubt, he must be useful for something in the circle of life.
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| I <3 Brewton! |
Have a happy day!!!
Congrats to my cousins that got married, my other cousin that got engaged, my other cousin that graduated high school, and my other cousin that got a girlfriend, and my brother who graduated and got a girlfriend.
Lots of exciting news today lol
#LawOfChastity
-Sister Saunders
ps I got your package mom, you are a saint. Bless you. I needed some cookie mix in my life.
Shout out to Paul for sending me some goodies and baby food, he apparently thinks that's hilarious. What's even more hilarious, is that I will actually eat it. haha love you Paul and Paula.
shout out to the Kelleys, Mom+brother Kelley who has his "D.O.D. degree"(dear old dad:). so he knows how to make sure I'm back on my feet. Literally.
I love this life. The life of a fellow servant of the Lord Jesus Christ
Southern Belle Fightin Hell
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| The gang at transfers... |
M E M O R I A L D A Y @ the C R A I N S
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| Silly String fight |
