This week's shout out goes
out to the Alamo 1st ward. You guys are seriously the best.
So as you might've
guessed, I got transferred! As of tomorrow, I will be in Clayton. I
honestly have no idea where that is, but I guess it's relatively near by haha.
Everyone says it'll be great, so I hope no one is lying :) When I found out, it
was like this:
Me; Sister Olsen,
something's wrong with me.
Her: What's going on?
Me: My chest. It's
like. Aching.
Her: It's your heart.
It's hurting. Hey, you're human!
Thanksgiving was
pretty awesome. We started the day at Sunrise, the assisted living place. That
was very nice, I love it in there. The people are usually happy. Maybe not all
the time, but on Thanksgiving, most of them were. Then we went to the Coons'
house. Seriously, favorite family in the ward. They were hilarious. We didn't
eat, but we helped cook. Which was insane. I don't know if I'm up for doing all
that when I have a family. There's so much food for so many people. So. Many.
Potatoes. Then we dropped by the Greenan's, who had a HUGE family gathering.
That was a lot of people. But they were all SO nice. And the food was really
good. We ate a ton. We sat at a table with us, the Alamo 2 elders, and 2 little
girls. They were hilarious. In a little bit of a mean spirited way, but still
pretty funny. Afterwards, we went to go meet up with some elders at the Target,
and there were people already lined up trying to buy things there. It's 6.
Black Friday is going insane. Then we went to the Saxton's. Becca's
the funniest. Her dad started playing her music, and she ran and hid in the
bathroom. It was a really nice visit, with everyone home and what not. It was a
really great Thanksgiving. Lots of time to reflect on what I'm grateful for,
but no time to sleep. I'm grateful for that, but as much as I am grateful for
it, I never seem to get enough of it.
We have a couple new
investigators! There's Isabella, who we met at the wedding. She's so sweet. She
told me she would make me a ring haha but she took a Book of Mormon! And she
said she'd read it! She's from Columbia, so I almost wish I took Spanish.
Almost. Then there's Peter and Mele. We tracted into them and at first Peter
was like "Naw, you'll never sell me on this." But then he sat himself
down and just listened for a little and he says, "Oh man, you guys are
getting me. What do I have to give up to be baptized?" Boom. Only, they
didn't come to church on Sunday, but that's okay. We will meet with them
again. They are so ready it's crazy. They're looking for a church and most of
their family is already Mormon.
We met with this
lovely lady in the ward, Margarita. She's lived a really really hard life. But
sitting there with her and hearing her testimony, it just blew me out of the
water. She's so so sweet. And humble. She recognizes God's hand in her life and
never takes it for granted. I hope I can be more like her someday. She just has
so much faith, especially after everything she's been through. It just astounds
me. She is a wonderful wonderful person, love her.
So here's my thought
for the week. Bishop announced that I was leaving yesterday, and suddenly
everyone starts telling me how much they love me and how great I am. Yes, yes,
inflate my ego. I had a conversation with a girl and it was like this:
Girl: Will I ever see
you again?
Me: Well of course you
will!
Girl: I know in like
the spirit world after we die and stuff but what about in this life?
Me: Uhhh (still
shocked at the question) well...
And it's not like I
don't want to see her again, I just had never thought about it, Know why?
Because I really didn't know she liked me that much. I wish I'd known the whole
time. If you feel that way about someone, why not let them know sooner? Major
character flaw of mine, but I've decided to work on it. Who ever it is needs to
know how you feel about them BEFORE they leave so they can appreciate your
appreciation. It's very simple, really. So life goal from this point on is to
let people know how I feel about them before it's too late!
Hope you all had a
tryptophan filled Thanksgiving!
Love
Sister Kwan
PS- Christmas is
coming up. Missionaries love packages. And mail. ;)
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