So since Wednesday there's been some exciting things.
Wednesday night we went out on splits with the IE ward. This was really a good experience for me. I had been struggling with who knows what... dumb little things probably. Anyways, the way we split was two of us would stay together and take a member and the other would go with a member. What I wanted to do and what I ended up doing were not the same thing, but it was the best thing ever. Sister Gillespie asked who wanted to go by "themself". I said I would go... thinking in the back of my mind, "why did I just say that, what if I don't understand the sisters I am going with?" So anyways, I went. I was with 3 sisters from the ward actually. After I said yes, I decided that I had to make an effort to get to know these sisters. This was my chance to show that I am not a shy missionary afraid to talk to people. Because I am not that missionary anymore. We went to visit Alex and Brandon's family, that made it easier, because it was someone I knew. When we first met Maria, their mom, I just loved her and felt this connection to her and so that made it so easy for me to just have a conversation with her. So here's what I learned. Happiness really is a choice. Heavenly Father really will provide the way for us to do what He asks. He said, "Open your mouths and they shall be filled". He keeps his promises- always.
Saturday was Lea and Jordans baptism. It was awesome. We have received a lot of counsel about planning for baptisms and making sure that they are very spiritual experiences. It has made so much difference in the baptisms that we have had, and it makes them a little less stressful to plan for.
We went to a members home and helped her paint her living room for a while, that was fun and she was so grateful. We met with Nelson and his girlfriend Lima. Nelson is less-active, and Lima is active. Basically any time we have an appointment or stop by half of the people in these wards they try to give us food, or money to buy it...As was the case with Nelson. When we stopped by last week, he tried to give us money, this time he had made us food. We had a really good lesson with them though.
Yesterday was another great day. Lea and Jordan were confirmed, Alex came to church, we had dinner with their family that night and we met with some of the members in the complex where we were last week helping a family move in. The members call it San Samoa because there are like 9 families that live there. It makes it easy for us to visit them:D.
I feel like we are getting the hang of this thing... then it is going to change. I love the people here, they are always so kind, and they love the Gospel.
I am so grateful to be here and to be able to learn so much.
I love you all!
Love,
Sister Kellee Gardner
Sister Gross (a roommate) and I celebrating 1 year! Lea and Jordan's baptism.
P.S. random fact of the week I learned how to sing "if you're happy and you know it" in Samoan..
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