Roller Coaster baby

Hola familia,

This week was an emotional roller coaster... LET ME TELL YA.

First of all, we had interviews with President Smart this week, which went really well. I passed :) Ha but really he is such an inspired man and he helps me so much. I was in there for a pretty solid time and we just talked about training and how to handle situations better. He is such a great leader.

However, George and Mike both dropped us. UGH. George texted us last Sunday like i said last week… but we actually still went over to his house to talk about it, and we ended up leaving him a blessing. He got emotional during it and we just testified our hearts out that this can really help him. So he said that we could come back the next day, so we did. We talked about the sacrament and about the Atonement and read from Luke 22. The Spirit was super strong and i know that he could feel it, even though when we asked him how he was feeling he didn't say much. Anyway he said he was going to come to church and he was actually really excited about it! So then Sunday morning he said that he didn't have gas in his car and we couldn't find a ride or anything. So long story short he didn't come. He said he was feeling pushed to do it and he didn't like that… so he didn't text us back for a few hours, then later he texted us and said that he doesn't want to do this mormon thing :( We both got so frustrated because we know how much it can help him and he just keeps changing his mind about everything. We decided that we were going to take him some cookies or something this week and hope he wants us to come back :) Stupid Satan is just working so hard on us and on our investigators. Some days i get so discouraged and so frustrated that i think he has me wrapped around his dumb little finger. but this week i have prayed longer and harder than i have before. My district leader called one night and just asked how things were going and i broke down and was just crying to him over the phone hahaha he probably didnt know how to react haha but he did give me good advice. I just laid on our couch and had a little cry sesh before i went to bed. This is hard work. I know it's the Lord's work though and that he has a plan for me and for the people that i am teaching. Sometimes I just wish i could just take a sneak peek at that plan haha.

I had to sit Sister Greenwood down and tell her everything that was going on. How she doesn't listen to me or help with anything and how she is super messy. She agreed to all of it and i thought things would be better but they are pretty much the same. You would all be disgusted at how much hair is in our bathroom. You thought i was bad! But this even grosses me out haha. It's super nast.

We keep pulling pranks on each other to keep us all sane... one night the sisters came home before us and turned out all the lights but they had texted us and said they would be out late so we weren't expecting them to be home. So we came home and went in our room to do our nightly planning. we were just talking for a good 30 minutes before we even prayed.. but when we finally knelt down to pray, Sister Jenkins jumped out from under our bed and yelled and i basically threw myself against the wall, screaming louder than i ever had before. hahahaha i was terrified! I literally thought i was going to die, that someone was under our bed ready to jump us haha. Sister Jenkins said that my face had pure horror on it and she still is laughing about it. I was so scared that i didn't know if i should laugh or cry after i realized it was her haha. Aaand Sister Greenwood peed her pants (or peed her skirt?) hahahahahahah. It was such a good prank.. BUT we have to get them back! So if you guys have any good pranks that we can do.. please let me know! Another time sister todd was showering and she left the door unlocked, so we went in and poured a pitcher of cold water on her and she screamed soo loud hahaha. And i put a fake spider in sister jenkins bed and when she pulled her covers off, she dropped to the ground as she was screaming and was rocking back and forth on the ground hahahahaha. we do have some good times :)

We did pick up 2 new gators, Lisa and Christina, but they will take a lot of work.. So we will see if there is any progression with them this week. Praying for miracles.

I know that after the trials comes the miracles, so i am patiently waiting for those to happen :) In our comp inventory this week Sister Greenwood told me i need to work on my patience... so i have officially had every companion tell me i need to be more patient. You would think i would learn by now? The thing is i really do try! it's so stinkin' hard sometimes though. So i know that the Lord keeps giving me these trials and will continue to give them until i have learned how to be patient with myself and with others. patience is surely a virtue.

I'm glad that you are all safe and happy. I hope you have a great week. Thank you for your prayers and love and support. I love and miss you all very much!

Sister Anderson:)