I
got to hold a snake this week! I think that's the first time I've ever
held one. It was freaky and the first couple seconds I squealed a
little, but I did well overall. haha
I'm
trying really hard to help the other Sisters not be so stressed. They
are so hard on themselves. I see that they just need to allow themselves
to relax and have fun. So Sister Vasquez and I had a Doubled Stuffed
Oreo licking contest. See who could lick off the icing first. Yes. I
cracked because her mom sent a package in the mail...Not fair. Well
anyways Sister Vasquez whoooped on me! I was so ashamed! I lost to my
favorite cookie. Well anyways I sent out a mass text encouraging the
sisters to do it this week and report back to me who wins. I said,
"Winner gets a bigger belly." Great motivation huh. Good thing I'm still
doing insanity every morning.
Also
this week I realized how much Sister Vasquez doesn't know anything about
animals. Those people from southern California are deprived. We were in
an appointment with a part-member family and they were talking to me
about moose, deer, and elk. So when we finally were going to start our
lesson Sister Vasquez turns to the husband and said "Thank you so much
for talking to us about elks and mooses." I couldn't hold it in and
starting dying laughing. She wasn't able to contribute anything to the
conversation. I don't know how I was able. I think I was able to act
like I know things because of my family in Altoona, PA. I just
tell them the stories of me hitting a deer with my car and getting Dad
to pick it up and having to help him gut it...gross...never again.
Hopefully the Lord ships Sister Vasquez to Meeker, Colorado.
On
Saturday we got to have a fireside and Elder James B. Martino, 2nd
quorum of the seventy, came and spake to us! That was so amazing! He
talked about how it doesn't matter who we are companions with, we are
still doing the Lords work. He told us how we will have companions that
will be eternal friends, some that we just got along with, and some
couldn't care less about. I was so grateful to be able to say that all
of my companions are on the eternal friends list. I think it has to do
with your desire to be their friend. He also taught how there are 3
things we must do as missionaries, 1)Go to work 2) Be obedient and 3)
Open our mouths when teaching and talking to everyone we see. He also
said that if we love God, then we should do His work. We just need to
give Him all of our heart, might, mind and strength. And I can say that I
am working everyday to make sure He knows that I am giving Him exactly
that. But the biggest thing that stuck out the most was when he taught
us what it truly meant to be called and chosen. He taught how we were
called in the pre-earth life and how we were chosen here on this earth.
Many are called but few are chosen. I literally thought to myself, why
was I so blessed to be called and he said right after I thought that,
"you were called because of your exceeding faith and good works in the
pre-earth life"
Sister
Murdock also spake and she is so amazing! I am blessed to have such a
great mission president and wife. She told us "forget yourself and go to
work". That came from Gordon B. Hinckley. What really hit me was when
she said, "What if Gordon B. Hinckley went home from his mission because
he was struggling?" Generations and millions of people are impacted
because of him. She pointed out how our missions will impact us the
most. More than anyone else we meet. It's going to impact our families,
friends, future spouse, everyone around us. What a blessing it is for me
to have the opportunity to serve. I still can't believe it.
Yesterday
we got a super solid investigator and she is so prepared for baptism
its amazing! Her husbands already read the Book of Mormon and I am so
excited to teach this family. They are also Native American. They have
such a strong connection with The Book of Mormon. They already have
heard the stories in it. Christ is their "Great White Spirit".
We also had
someone call us randomly that we met and schedule an appointment for
Tuesday night. I'm really excited to teach them too.
Our
ward mission leader was released on Sunday. I'm excited to work with the
new one. He has served 3 missions! He's hilarious too.
I
finished all my exchanges for this transfer! wooot wooot! The sisters
are doing well. I don't know what Sister Turner and I are doing in that
photo. Sister Vasquez took it.
Well I love you all so much! I tried to write a longer one since you received a whimpey e-mail last week.
-Sister Gampe
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