This week I spent a day in Deschutes with Sister Liao again! She got a new companion, Sister Everett, who actually leaves the same transfer as I do, and since I went with Sister Liao last time I told Sister Rasmussen I could go to Deschutes with Sis Everett. It just so happened they missed our call, so when they called back I was in the shower and just before we're suppose to leave I find out Sis Rasmussen accidentally switched it and I was going to Deschutes with Sister Liao! She's a blast to be with, so I had no complaints, and it was meant to be!
We met with a guy that night who only wanted to hear something new, so she shared with him some things that are in the Book of Mormon that aren't as clearly defined in the Bible, but he wasn't very satisfied. So I just bore testimony about the truthfulness about the Book of Mormon and how it doesn't matter how much you know, but how you feel about what you know; how you could read the Book of Mormon over and over again, and always get something new through the Spirit of revelation, and how all he needed to know was whether or not the Book of Mormon was true.
When he first came outside to meet us he came with the spirit of contention which I was worried about because I didn't want to bash with him, but he was very open about his desire to know more, so in the end he said he appreciated my testimony, admitted that he felt a lot happier than he had at the start, and said he'd give the Book of Mormon another shot. There was no guarantee, but at least he was willing to keep opening it up and reading, and if he's truly sincere about his desire to know the truth he'll pray about it and receive an answer for himself.
It was one of those instances I could see God's mighty hand working those little miracles in life, because I always knew the Book of Mormon to be true, but there are times in life when you feel the reconfirmation of its truthfulness, and the woman yelling at us last week really helped prepare my testimony for this guy (ironically). :)
There are literally no words I could use to encompass everything that happened Wednesday, and I don't think everything that did happen could be shared. Sister Walker's companion who struggles with depression, social anxiety and paranoia was really going through a loop and decided to go home. Sister Rasmussen and I wanted to do something to help them, so we called President who suggested we go over and just comfort them. We spent a lot longer than we'd anticipated, but we never fully understood how badly the sister was suffering since we'd gone on an exchange two weeks previously and she seemed fine, but after that we knew it was one of those situations where it's best they go home to recover before coming back, which she hoped on doing. That was the roughest day of the transfer, and one of the most emotionally straining days of my mission as I saw her mentally come and go what Sister Walker went through in being patient and loving towards this sister she'd been with for a month already! She treated the situation really well, and President said he'll get her a really good companion for her last transfer this coming transfer which is what she deserves, and I gained SO much respect and love for this sister who has those struggles in this life, and really hope she'll be able to come back out again!
The next day during weekly planning we accidentally locked ourselves out of the apartment, but we have the most amazing recent convert neighbor just down the stairs! Dee does everything for us, and I absolutely love her! So we went by to walk her dogs and share some scriptures with her while we waited for the apartment manager to come unlock it for us. Needless to say we'll be making a duplicate today!
Friday was my last missionary leadership counsel where we spend the morning with all the zone leaders, assistants to the president and the mission president and discuss business of the mission. So here you have all the top people of the mission gathered to learn and discuss, and of all people, Sister Rasmussen and I were asked to give a training on door approaches! It's the third training we've been asked to do this transfer! But God knows what we need, and going from a zone meeting training where I was the most nervous, to zone conference training which I was also really nervous about but a little more relaxed, I thought we were good for the rest of the transfer. But I learned a lot, and after praying super hard that everything would go well, it was the most relaxing training I'd given! God gives us opposition for a reason, as hard as it is to appreciate beforehand!
That's a pretty long email for this week, but I hope everything's going well and hope you have a great week! Love you!!
Sister Dunster
The sisters after MLC (missionary leadership counsel)
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