Hey guy!
This week was so fun! And it helped me to realize the Lord is aware of the people we are teaching.
On Tuesday, we did exchanges. Another Sister came to my area. We went to a service. We had a lesson with a lady and it kinda turned into a bash. We had dinner at a members. They have a son on a mission in Spain. They are the best! We had so much fun. The mom kept saying to call her if we ever needed anything. She even offered toliet paper, which resulted in me telling about how when we first showed up at our apartment, there was no toliet paper and the other set of sisters had to bring us a roll.
On Wednesday, we got to go to the temple! It was pouring rain the entire time. The Portland temple is so pretty! I always leave the temple feeling so peaceful and happy! We took photos even though it was raining. We came back to the church and played volleyball and chair soccer.
Thursday was crazy! We went to this Christmas potluck. Our friend showed up and all the members were so welcoming! We contacted a bunch of people and set up lessons. We met with a member who is from England but got married and has lived here ever since. We then went to the church for a lesson for our friend. She didn't show up so we decided to go practice for a musical number in the chapel. The Lord was in every interaction that night. She showed up just as some elders were leaving and they were able to bring her to us. Then, she had a flat tire so we said a prayer to help calm her down, then went out to her car. Apparently she had run over a curb while coming to the church. Neither Sister Flake or I had ever changed a tire so we tried calling the elders that had just left. They had an appointment so they couldn't. The other set of elders that live across from the church weren't home so they couldn't help either. Then, a member from the YSA ward pulled up. He was going to play basketball. We asked him if he could help and he said he could! He put on the spare and our friend was able to get home safely! We made sure to point out to our friend that the Lord is aware of our needs and will help us through our hard times!
Friday was fun! We had NMT and district counsel. We had lunch at the Institute and played games. We had a super good lesson with our friend who's on date for baptism. And dinner with the member family that I actually had dinner with my very first night of the mission. It was fun and they sent us home with a bunch of pizza.
We had so much fun on Saturday! We signed up to help with our ward Christmas party so we had to be there at 8am. We went and got to decorate the gym. The theme was Christmas in the Southwest and we put the cutest pepper lights on the tree. They had breakfast burritos and all sorts of fun stuff. We had a friend come and she loved it! We then went to the Institute for lunch and we played pool. Sister Huffaker and I crushed Sister Flake and Chaddock. It was fun! Then we had a lesson with a guy and we might start teaching him. We had a few other lessons with members that day and a member dinner.
Sunday was also super cool! We had church and the lesson in Relief Society was awesome. Then we met with a member who just moved in. She was super cool. Then we had to drive about 10 miles south into the middle of the woods to this members house. Everything was so green! They have a really cool house in the middle of the woods. It was fun to talk to them. They were cool people. We then had dinner with a member family. They are just the best! They invited us over for Christmas Eve!
I'm excited for Christmas! It has been cool to help others remember the reason behind Christmas and to help them share the Light of Christ as well! How can you help other's feel loved this week?
We are just chugging along, doing the work and having a ton of fun while doing so! I hope you guys have a great week!
Love,
Sister O'Barr
