Today I do my last drive to Columbia before the final drive to Columbia. *Nervous laugh*
Kay, so a lot of really cool stuff happened this week.
We went on exchanges with the Hermanas!! I stayed in Summerville with Hermana Davis which was really great, got to hear about R and J the fabled recent converts who have returned from ...Mexico??? I think??? Aaand I was pretty sad that I wasn't going to the hermanas' area this time because I LOVE BEING A HERMANA. But we still ended up speaking Spanish cause this random other guy named J called us the day before and told us to come see him. We found out he's a member of the church so Hermana Davis was able to give him the address and time for the Spanish group here in Charleston and also for English class! So that was a really awesome tender mercy. God's timing is REAL folks. I think that's the message I've been receiving this week in general.
We taught R (the deaf lady) and it was really good. She was not extremely happy that we wanted to switch her over to a closer ward. The zone leaders are attempting to learn ASL so they can start teaching her. So far they're not very good, but it's only been like 3 days. So it'll probably be fine in a little bit. ;) We taught R a little bit of the Plan of Salvation and she seemed to really like it. I decided to just go for it and asked R if she wanted to be baptized. And she said yes! But after learning more. *shrugs* Not a bad response.
We put K on date to be baptized this May 4th. We also made some very clever Star Wars puns about it. It was great. She's so great. We had a little moment this week. I was talking about my stress (because she's K and we're best friends) and she just stopped me and said, "Nothing you can say or do will stop what's supposed to happen. God's will is God's will and He will always be in control." And it was really comforting to me. She's the best.
A is doing really well. We taught him the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Word of Wisdom (which is hilarious because he works at a coffee shop. He hasn't been drinking it since like two weeks ago! Go A!) and the Law of Chastity. And he moved his baptism up like 3 weeks so now he's getting baptized the fifth of May. So we have 2 baptisms in 2 days. 
Also, his girlfriend E went through the temple this week, and HE WENT TO THE TEMPLE AND SAT IN THE WAITING ROOM THE WHOLE TIME. And also he purchased a book called "Your Endowment" from Deseret Book and read it while she was in there. And then proceeded to teach us, from said book, how revelation has to be received line upon line and why. In conclusion, Anthony needs to serve a mission and E needs to go on her mission so she can come home and wait for him so they can get married and have a cute little family and come live at BYU with me and we can all be best friends forever.
N is also good, although she isn't back on date. She's just scared she's going to "mess it up" again. However, we did set some small goals with her, like reading from the scriptures every day.
I received a very interesting package on Thursday. Inside was enclosed a stuffed animal creature called a "Squishmallow". It is very soft, very squishy, very purple, and has a unicorn horn. I'm pretty sure my mom sent it to me by accident, and that is hilarious. Heck, even if she did it on purpose, that's still hilarious. I'm keeping it forever. Suggestions for names for this creature would be appreciated. I took it to N's lesson on Friday night to show her and she thought I had lost my mind. It was wonderful.
This week something I have been thinking about really stuck with me, and I'm going to take this time to share it.
There is this theory that a man named Hyrum Smith talked about in a talk called Self-Worth. The idea is that each human being has 4 basic needs: to survive, to feel important, to love and be loved, and variety. We will behave in a way that we believe will meet our needs. The idea is that incorrect behavior is not a stand-alone event; it is, in fact, largely the bi-product of an incorrect principle that one believes. A lot of times we look at repentance like a change of behavior -- however, to change your behavior isn't the point of repentance, it's to change your heart. It's to change your belief so that your behavior will at all times meet your needs over time. So if you want to change something about yourself, maybe a bad habit or a weakness, take a look at the beliefs that fuel your behavior and determine which of those beliefs is incorrect. Then work at changing the belief and watch your behavior follow naturally. It's especially powerful in examining your self-image. If you believe your self-worth is linked to anything but your divine nature and your relationship with the Savior, you have a bad principle, and your behavior will never meet your needs, no matter how good it is.
And that is all.
Don't let the muggles get you down!
Love,
Sister Pew
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| Flowers that a Senior Couple missionaries gave to Sister Pew on the day of her Grandpa's funeral |
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