Week 59: Burning Love, Exchanges, and District Conference
So within a week I've almost set our flat in flames......twice. :O I was having some chocolate ice cream and had a candy bar that I thought would taste great melted on top of my ice cream. We put the candy bar in the microwave in a glass bowl and set it for 2 mins. Next minute, we smelt something burning and pulled out the now burnt chocolate out of the microwave. We thought it was pretty funny and told the other missionaries in our area what had happened. Then just earlier this weekend, I was making rice. I wanted to have the rice prepared before lunch so I was making the rice during breakfast. By the time breakfast was over, the rice still wasn't cooked, so we let it cook during our studies as well. Then forgetful me, just cleaned up my studies, brushed my teeth, and went out doing missionary work, completely forgetting that I had been cooking rice. We didn't return to our flat till about 2pm, and then as we walked up to our flat I had the scary realization that I left the rice cooking all day. We ran into our flat, into the kitchen and was greeted by a heavy scented burnt offering. So....ya that was pretty great haha. It will be something to laugh about one day.
Man so much can happen in a week. We've had exchanges and District Conference.
We also had exchanges this week. Sister Bashaw was with Sister Leota in Harawa, and I was with Sister Scherer in New Plymouth. Forgive me if I spelled their names wrong. Sister Scherer is absolutely amazing!! She is such an inspiration to me of hope and of being a truly humble person. She takes each day of the mission as a miracle and a blessing. There's times when I complain that I have to plan for another day, but that's not the case with Sister Scherer. I know that she will make an amazing contribution to the Taranaki team!! The theme was all about "Measuring UP." There was a talk in the September 2017 Ensign titled "A Better Way to Measure Myself." The moment I read the 1st sentence, I felt it was talking to me, and when I was planning for exchanges, that was the topic that came to mind. The idea was to find how we measure ourselves and compare it with how the Lord measures us. Both Sister Bashaw and I learned so much from our experiences during the exchanges. We both felt uplifted and edified. And we both also realized how much we love being companions.
It was also really fun to be at District Conference this week. I really enjoyed the talks that had been prepared especially President Cummings'. What stuck out to me most, was when President Cummings said, "You get to decide where you want to go. The GPS won't pick your destination for you." I loved how he was able to relate it to agency and how we choose where we want to go in life, but the GPS will always be there to help us out.
"Let us examine our lives and determine to follow the Savior's example by being kind, loving, and charitable. And as we do so, we will be in a better position to call down the powers of heaven for ourselves, for our families, and for our fellow travelers in this sometimes difficult journey back to our heavenly home." ~ President Thomas S. Monson, "Kindness, Charity, and Love", Ensign, May 2017, 66, 67.
Sister Mandy Welker
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