Hey Everyone!
Alright, It's amazing how everything blurrs together. But here we go.
We
are going tracting alot lately because we need more investigators. I'm
pushing that more. It is hard though because it's not the most
effective, but when it is...boy is it cool. We were driving around and I
thought, "go to Corrine's house". So I told Sister Partridge and we go
to her house. She is a referral we keep trying to contact, but she
wasn't there. So we try another house across the street because I knew
we needed to be there. That didn't turn out good. The man was mad that
we messed up the snow on his front patio. (While hes getting snappy at
us, we are standing in 2 feet of snow). Wierd. So then I get back in the
car and Sister Partridge is playing with two random dogs outside.
(animals are EVERYWHERE). I see this teenager walking towards us. I
realized this was why we were at that spot. So I jump out of the car and
start playing with the dogs as well. As he is walking by I asked him
what his name was and how he was doing. Quinton. He was walking
listening to music. Looked like he was deep in thought. He never stopped
walking so I didn't get to talk to him about the church as he was
walking by. So then I slapped my leg and yelled, "Quinton!". He turned
around and I ran to him and gave in The Book of Mormon and told him how
it has changed my life and that it's important for him to read it and
pray to know it's true. I told him how our number was in there if he
would like to learn more about it. I have no clue what's going to happen
to that Book of Mormon, but I know it's suppose to go from my hands to
his. It was a powerful experience.
Asher this other boy we found has texted us this week
asking how we are doing... uhhh hahaha So we have to be extra careful
what we say and do with Asher. I don't want him to have the wrong
impressions. We are looking for a good friend for him in the church. He
seems like he is lonely. From what we heard from the Taylors who hired
him to build them a new fence, Asher came from a polygamy family. So
that will be very interesting. The Taylors said that him and his brother
were basically kicked out of the family and are now trying to work, but
people aren't hiring him based off of his background. Really sad. We
desperately want to teach him the gospel.
We are trying to find alot of friends for different
people. Inactive members, part-member families, and investigators. They
all need friends. We are doing our best to match them up.
It still amazes me how attached I get to these people. I love them in
literally 2 seconds of meeting them. One family has been hitting me
hard. The Dennys. They are an inactive family. The parent's never go to
church and the kids sometimes go. They have 2 children, live in a small,
cluttered, smoke filled apartment. It's so full of cigarette smoke, it
hurts to breathe, and your clothing smells terrible when you leave. The
parent's don't work. The only income is the 17 year old son, who is
really struggling. The daughter is 12. I usually see bright futures in
the gospel and everyday life with everyone I see, except for the
Denny's. I see Kelly, the son, leaving as soon as he is out of high
school. I see him trying to make money with little education and going
in and out of jail. I see Melina, the daughter, getting pregnant young.
It makes me want to work extra hard on this family. I need to somehow
reach out to the kids. The parents have no desire to have an eternal
family...none...I don't know why anyone wouldn't want that. They support
the kids going to church though. I feel it would be best to teach the
kids outside of that home. I need to figure out how to do that
appropriately. They need the gospel more than ever.
We drove really far out to Lov Ranch because of a
referral. We were invited in because it was so cold and they were
shocked to see us. This lady was so sweet to us. We talked to her while
she cooked dinner for her in laws. Than I asked about the quilts she had
hanging in the wall. I told her my mom was currently making me a quilt.
At the end I gave her a Book of Mormon and than we left. She was so
excited to see us. We will return. I will definitely bring the quilt Mom
is sending me. She will love it. Than we can teach her about the
church.
Another investigator, Ronald and Peggy. They are so
sweet. We taught them the Plan of Salvation because they have a son who
died. He was crossing the street and a drunk driver hit him. It is still
a sensitive subject. Peggy had to leave the lesson twice because she
was crying. I told her it was wonderful how much she loves her family.
She kept coming back downstairs to hear more, so we kept going. Ronald
is a sweet heart and told us that he sees a glow around certain people.
He's powerful. Peggy is offensive to some people and gets offended
often. We are careful with our words because we want her to know how
much we love her. It's true how much we love her. In church I was
thinking about how I wish she was there because it was about family. We
need to bring a member so she can have a friend. Someone who is sweet
and doesn't get offended easily. haha.
Funny note: a baby bunny peed on my skirt. It was
disgusting. It really grossed me out because it smelled terrible.
Luckily the skirt can be washed. Grr!!!
Another
funny note: We were eating at a Mexican Restaurant because this week has
been rough with getting meals from the ward because everyone is out of
town. We decided to split a meal and pig out on chips and salsa. The
waiter was flirty towards me, so when Sister Partridge said she had to
use the bathroom at the end, I begged to go somewhere else so the waiter
wouldnt talk to me. So she says alright but we need to go to the church
to use the bathroom. Little did I know, Sister Partridge has diarrhea!
haha. poor thing. She was running to that bathroom. She sat on that
toilet for a long time. I can't figure out how she got it. We ate the
same thing. I was dying laughing.
Sad note:
Sister Partridge, my companion, is
going through a rough time right now. Her dad has cancer. He is getting
surgery on Wednesday. We both fasted this Sunday. Keep him in your
prayers. It's not a good surgery. They couldn't go with the microscopic
surgery. She is very worried. I am just keeping her busy and positive.
She said that the whole ward is fasting for him. He has alot of prayers
going for him.
Well the work has been improving here in Meeker. We are
busy. Sometimes so busy, we barely have time for lunch or dinner. I
like working hard though. We are very exhausted. We do alot of service
inbetween teaching lessons. We have shoveled aton of driveways, cleaned
bathrooms, swept floors, etc. OH yeah and dump moldy meatballs and sauce
down the toilet....yeah I don't understand that one either. hahaha
I'm reading The Book of Mormon everyday. It's so
wonderful and I've grown attached to it. I wish I would have taken more
advantage of it before. 2 Nephi 29 is all about why we need The Book of
Mormon and The Bible. There are AMAZING reasons that I have descovered.
Not just from that chapter, but just from studying in general. 2 Nephi
30-33 are AMAZING Oh read it. :) haha
ATTENTION EVERYONE!!!! MAKAAL SMITH, ONE OF MY BESTEST
FRIENDS EVER, IS SERVING IN COLORADO, DENVER NORTH!!!! WE ARE SERVING IN
THE MISSIONS RIGHT NEXT TO EACHOTHER!!!! WHA WHA!!!! :) oh the church
is true!
I love you all!!!!!!
- Sister Gampe
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