Well, let's see if I can get my fingers to work this afternoon...because they are having a hard time....
This
last week was rough. Just one of those weeks. Nothing really worked out
and we just felt blah the whole time. Pres. Packer says that its good
to have a bad day every once and a while, in fact a couple of bad days
in a row is a good thing......well.....we had them.
We were driving in town when I felt the prompting to stop and visit
the Millers (we helped their young son get ready for baptism, because
the family was less active.) Sister Miller didn't think we were really
needed at her home...but we were. She was painting her kitchen by
herself with a terror of a 3 year old running around. We were able to
save the child from death by frustrated mother, and the new puppy from
being dropped kicked when he ate all of her new plants. Wheh! A
prompting that actually resulted in something!
On Sunday we sat with Jimi and Rebecca Howell...Mother and daughter
who were reactivated right before I got to Cortez. Jimi is the mom, and I
totally ADORE her. She is like Ashlee Barrow (my bestest bud) in mom
form. We have such a hoot together. Jimi is totally invited to
everything important in my life from here on out. Well, they were so
stinkin' sweet to me...they went on vacation and came back with a
beautiful scarf for me...with a couple other goodies as well....oh, they
are so kind, and I wish I could have them as my next door neighbors
forever!
Yesterday felt like a total bust. NOTHING WORKED OUT until 7 when
we got together with a Recent Convert YSA and an Investigator YSA. We
all watched the eclipse...so FUN!!! Totally crossed that off of my
bucket list. We had a pin hole thingy that we jimmy-rigged, and we
really enjoyed our lame attempt to watch the sun. I was so excited that I
was bouncing off the walls....OK so just skipping around the church
parking lot, but still.
Today was my second best P-Day of all time...but Sister Nay would
TOTALLY disagree. We had a big District hike up Mancos State Park...We
drove for a coon's age up this mountain to Sharktooth something or
other. There were aspen trees everywhere, and I don't think I've ever
seen anything so beautiful to compare it to. I was driving a jeep of
sisters, and had to put it in 4 wheel drive to get through some snow.
YUP. SNOW. It's May, and HOT and there was A TON OF SNOW UP THERE!! We got
going on our hike and I loved every minute of it...there were some
piles of snow pack...and Sister Nay didn't do so well with those. She kept
falling, and then falling, and then getting really frustrated instead
of laughing it off. Everyone else (all 12 of us) were struggling just as
much, but we didn't let it get to us.
The worst of it came when we had to cross a small stream. It really
wasn't a big deal...I just stepped across it...but it would have been
just as easy to walk through it. She tried to fandangle some odd way to
get over without getting wet. Bad plan. Just suck it up and
trudge.....Well...she fell into the stream and then just sat there
pouting like when Emma fell into ocean at the family photos. When we
convinced her to get up, she got all kinds of tangled up in a stick, and
fell 3 more times and cut up her hand pretty good. It was pretty much
downhill from there for her.
In the mean time, I'm loving this experience. I don't care about the
twigs or sinking in the snow up to your thigh. I thought it was
grand...well she pretty much gave up. The other sister we drove needed
to leave, but Sister Nay was not in a mental state to go faster...nor was
she in the physical health. They wanted to go faster down the mountain,
but Sister Nay just pooped along. I was working really hard on my
patience. I am proud to say that I did not mention one negative thing.
There was one point where she just broke down and cried and sat in
the snow. There was another moment where her leg got caught in the snow,
and she didn't know how to move, so she twisted it really bad and was
in a world of hurt. She kept making little mistakes that were just
killing her. She was caught so bad I had to run back up to her and dig
her out with my bare hands and sit there patiently while she cried.
This story sounds really dramatic and dangerous. NOT DANGEROUS. NOT AGAINST MISSION RULES. NOT A BAD THING....but Sister Nay was in such a
mood and so unexperienced that this was like Hell to her. Everyone else
had a blast, but not her. At one point one of the other sisters asked
her to hurry up...and when the sister walked away Sister Nay turned to me
and said, "If she ever talks to me like that, I will knock her out"....AND
SHE WAS TOTALLY SERIOUS!! I just kept my mouth shut...because I agreed
with the other sister...but I have to live with Sister Nay....
So you can guess that I am ready for a change. :) this week we find
out about transfers...and I don't care if I go somewhere else or get
someone else...I just would like something different.
Well, I'll
let you know how it all goes. As for me, I TOTALLY LOVED TODAY!!!
TOTALLY INCREDIBLE!!! I've never seen something so wonderful. I will
surely bring my family there in the future.
Love you lots!!
Sister Wilkins
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