Wow, it's August! When did that happen?!
July just started. This week was such an amazing opportunity for Sister
Varty and I to learn patience and diligence. We've lost almost all of
our investigators, most of our appointments cancel or don't show up, and
for those of you who have served missions, you know that it's not
exactly the funnest situation to be in. It's been really good though
because both of us are learning patience and humility. Last night, we
were talking about it, and we decided that even though our area is not
doing very well, we can still make these last three weeks of the
transfer fun. We've both learned on our missions that the greatest joy
comes as we obey with exactness and have urgency about the work. We've
set goals and made plans to be exactly obedient and work super hard.
We're doing our best to talk to every person the Lord puts in our path.
(Haha, we've started talking to people through their car windows and
inviting them to church while we sit at stop lights. It's pretty
awkward, but it sure keeps the work exciting!) We both have so much more
energy and a renewed love for the work! =)
Last
night, we had such a good lesson with Sister Pat. (I love her...she
calls us her little daughters!) We taught her the Restoration again
because we really want to help her understand the priesthood authority.
While we taught, we both felt so much love for her! Because we felt so
much love, we were able to be very bold with her and we testified that
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the one true church
upon the earth. We promised her blessings and invited her to read and
pray. It was such a powerful lesson!
We had MLC
last Wednesday! It was my last one. =( It was such a good meeting
though! I love going to MLC because the Spirit is always so strong. It's
such a great opportunity to learn from other missionaries who are
trying so hard to do their best. I wanted to share one thing that really
stood out to me from what we learned. The assistants gave an
instruction about how we need to lead our missionaries in the Saviour's
Way. To help us understand our role as leaders, they shared the story
from the Bible when Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him. We watched the
Bible Video and it was so powerful. Each time Peter answered the Lord,
he got more and more serious that he truly did love Him. The elders
taught us that Peter's responses represent our conversion. The first
'yes' was us at the beginning of our missions. We really want to tell
the Lord we love Him, but we're struggling to leave home behind and be
on our missions. By the time we end our mission, we should be on the
third 'yes' where we're deeply committed to obey and serve. They taught
us that our job as leaders is to help our missionaries when they want to
say 'yes' to the first 'do you love me,' but are still struggling to
obey. It was such a powerful lesson for me!
So now for the funny stories...
1.
Yesterday, we were walking down the street and we were trying to start a
conversation with this guy walking away. He wouldn't stop, so we just
said by and turned back around. As he walked away though, we noticed
that he just had this random snake in his hand walking through the
middle of the city. What? 
2.
Haha, this is probably my most embarrassing moment of my whole mission.
Sister Varty and I went running this morning and it was a really good
run. We were keeping a pretty good pace and we both felt pretty good. We
turned a corner and I'm not quite sure what happened (maybe the side
walk was a bit uneven or something), but with I totally face planted on
the sidewalk! Right off of the highway! It was hilarious! I wish
somebody would've gotten it on camera. Wow, I'm so graceful. 
I hope you all have a good week!
Love,
Sister Dille
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