What.
a. week. Busy. Crazzzzzzzzzzy busy and wee bit stressful. But guess
what? I love it and I STILL love being a missionary ;). In fact, I NEVER
want to stop being a missionary!!! NEVER! I love it so much! Being a
new trainer, opening up a new area, teaching my "Greeny" companion
Spanish (I have the COOLEST companion ever), and learning the ropes of
being senior companion is a little overwhelming at times. But I am
learning SO much and am exhausted at the end of each day. But it is the
best type of exhaustion. Can I tell you something crazy cool? Well,
everyday everything I do, think about and have become obsessed with is
how I can be a better instrument in the hands of the Lord to help the
people around me. Whether it is my companion, the investigators,
bishops, ward mission leaders or ANYONE we come in contact with....I
just want to help them, teach them and love them. I know that I am so
far from perfect, but I know that the Lord is holding my hand and
helping me along every step of the way to find and teach the people that
He has prepared for us to teach. How I love this great work. But I am
reminded over and over again...nothing worth it is EVER easy. I am also
reminded that I am Nothing. And although sometimes the tasks ahead of us
look super daunting, with the Lord EVERYTHING is possible. I LOVE IT SO
MUCH. I LOVE THE PEOPLE SO MUCH!! I LOVE THE GOSPEL SO MUCH!!!!!! So
much LOVE---but I am so happy even though I am so tired and I love it. I
can't explain how I am feeling right now, but just know that I can't
stop smiling SUPER huge when I am writing this email. (I may be scaring
everyone else here in the computer lab because of this cheesy smile. But
it is okay. I am happy and can't thank the Lord for all that He is
helping us with and for this INCREDIBLE opportunity to serve.)
My
companion and I, since we just had transfers are literally starting a
new area that the Spanish sisters have never focused on before. I love
my new companion with all my heart. Her name is Sister Schiess from
Kaysville, UT (Also a VISA waiter to Argentina) and she is 19. She is so
beautiful and so much fun. She likes to play sports and hike! So we are
automatically best friends. She is a work horse too, and we push each
other to be on our "A" game at all times. We are striving to be
100% obedient to the white handbook, and are setting goals to push us,
but are striving everyday to reach those goals. She is the best! I
honestly feel so blessed to be able to train her, and feel like she does
a lot of training me! We are so excited for this area and this upcoming
transfer period. And we have a LOT of work to do. We have literally had
to start from ground zero. To say the least, it has been an intense
wave of learning 1000000000 things within one week. I have only been out
in the field 1 transfer and now have been put as trainer, senior
companion and am starting a new area where sister missionaries have
never been. It is really fun, but really hard (but a AWESOME type of
hard....the type that makes you grow and stretch in all sorts of ways
you never knew you would have to). We are working hard TOGETHER to do
this. I love it. Lets just say I have been doing a LOT of relying upon
the Lord and have been HUMBLED to the dust of the earth. I realize I
have not been out long, and that I still have a lot to learn, but I know
that the Lord knows what He is doing, even though I feel completely
inadequate to do this. But I have been called in this position, and I am
going to give it my best shot. I AM SO EXCITED TO START WORKING THIS
AWESOME NEW AREA OF BRIGHAM CITY!!!!! so much to
learn!
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| With Sister Schiess (Argentina Bound--Kaysville, UT) |
A
little bit about the area. So we are on foot. We walk about 8-10 miles a
day and we are knocking doors, and working extremely close with Ward
Mission Leaders, bishops and members to find the Hispanics and share the
restored Gospel with them. I remember when I found out that we would be
opening a new area. I thought---man, how are we ever going to be able
to do this? I remember praying, praying and praying and we are STILL
praying to know and be guided to find the people the Lord has prepared
for us. And this is the part when I tell you about the MIRACLES that
have literally unfolded before our eyes. We have had to rely heavily
upon the Lord and take leaps of faith into the unknown because we don't
have any clue what to do---we are BOTH "greenys"! But the Lord is
helping us immensely, thank goodness, because without Him we would be so
lost.
Miracle #50505005934099398:
We had just had an big day of tracting. We had been knocking for about
6 hours and had found a new investigator. It was amazing. We honestly
didn't think that there would be that many Hispanics...but there was!
And they wanted to learn about the Gospel! So we taught a few lessons
and it was around 8:45. We had 15 minutes left and decided to go visit
one of our investigators. She wasn't home, and we were dead tired. But
we decided to pray, because both of us felt like there was someone we
needed to see and teach. We had the prompting to get up FAST and go
outside on a street near the apartment complex. Just as we were walking
to the street, this man was walking by. It was man from Argentina that
had been excommunicated from the church and he was having what he called
"the worst day of his life." We were able to talk with him for about 30
minutes about hope, the atonement and most importantly Jesus Christ and
how he can change and turn his life around again. He is now coming to
church with a bounce in his step and I know that one day, hopefully, he
will be baptized again. The Lord truly does guide His servants to be
exactly where they need to be when they need to be there, if we just let
Him and are willing to listen.
Miracle #3904810398409182908989:
We received a couple referrals from the Elders and so we pretty much
ran to them. (Anytime there is a hint of Hispanics we are there. We are
kind of stalkers, but it is okay. hahaha) But anyways, we were walking
through the trailer park and we saw this woman sweeping across from
the trailers we had been referred too. She was Hispanic. My companion
and I looked at each other and we walked over to her and we (the Spirit)
taught her the Restoration and she committed to baptism--we will see if
she is golden! Then we walked to the other two houses and one of the
other Hispanic ladies was interested as well! amazing! There is so much
work to do!
Funny/loved this moment:
We were knocking an apartment complex and this old man answered the
door....(there stood us with the CHEESIEST smiles you have ever seen)
and without even saying "Hello" he yelled..."Mormons??!?!" and we
replied yes. and then without another word--he SLAMMED the door in our
face. He was obviously not ready for the greatest blessing in his
life.....man. But that is okay. My companion and I just stayed there
standing at the door. Smiling.
Anyways,
I hope you know how much I love you. And how much the Lord loves you.
The restored Gospel of Jesus Christ is the one sure way that we can be
happy in this life. I know this is a time of finals, missionary calls,
marriage and so much more! Life gets crazy. But never forget to stop and
enjoy the journey. My companion is really good at reminding me to do
that. We had just had a crazy day and we were about to walk into our
apartment when she said. "Wait. Lets just stop and look at the stars."
They were so beautiful that night and I was reminded that sometimes the
greatest things about life are the simple things.
I
love you all so much and I pray for you everyday! I am so proud of you
and all you are doing!! Thanks a million for the support, love, letters,
prayers and everything you do and motivate me to become. I look to all
of you as my examples and my strength. I love you dearly. Never forget
that.
HERE
IS A SHOUT OUT TO MY BROTHER TYLER (SOON TO BE ELDER WEENIG)----- I
LOVE YOU AND AM SO PROUD OF YOU FOR MAKING THE DECISION TO GO ON A
MISSION. My guess for your call is Cordoba, Argentina!!! WE COULD SERVE
TOGETHER!! I would love that SO SO SO MUCH! Let me know right when you
get your call!! you are going to be the BEST missionary the world has
EVER seen. I LOVE YOU!
Be safe. Be healthy. Be YOU. And remember who you are and the divine path and plan your Father in Heaven has for you. Pray.
STAND STRONG.
Love you all more than anything in the world.
xoxox
Hermana Weenig
P.S. Challenge
of the week: Read the Book of Mormon 10 minutes everyday. It is the
GREATEST book on the face of the earth. Study it. Love it. Live it. It
makes a difference. I am so much happier when I read the Book of Mormon.
:)
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| We get to serve the BEST people in the world. I love them so much. |
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