Well, this past week has been a bit slow but still full
of movies AND some crazy things happened- I felt like I was in a reality tv
show or a movie half the time!
Here are some of the weird crazy things that happened:
-On Wednesday, we were riding the bus to an appointment
when a giant cargo truck took out the front right window of the bus! Luckily
our driver wasn't hurt! We sat on the bus for 15 minutes while a woman across
from us literally said "I need money! I'm definitely hurt! Call the
paramedics here!" She really did wait for the paramedics while all of the
other passengers all hopped on the next bus!
-On Thursday we took the bus down to the
"states" and had an amazing lesson with a woman who we met through
our other investigator.
Afterwards we were trying to get to the other side of the
states and so we stopped and asked these guys in a mechanic shop for
directions.
They offered to give us a ride there but we said no because we
can't ride in the car alone with a man. Well as we were walking away they hollered
at us and asked if we could just jump in the back of their snazzed up Tennessee
pick up- we were like, "Holy smokes, of course!"
I'm not 100% sure it was the safest idea, but it was a
lot of fun! It saved us like 30 minutes of walking. I love kind strangers!
-On Saturday we helped at the little pantry again and it
was awesome!
When we left I gave them our # and told them to call if
they had any extra carrots bc they had a lot that day. Well they called an hour
later and gave us an entire crate! Like probably at least 150 carrots!
We had carrot juice that night for dinner!
-Saturday afternoon we were knocking someone's door and
Hermana Schmit stepped back really fast and yelled, "What is that??!"
I looked up and was terrified. Right above my head was a furry creature and for
the first 10 seconds I couldn't figure out what it was. Then it came to
me....it's a bat! There was a sleeping bat just chilling on some random
apartment door! Hermana Schmit freaked out on the stairwell as I took some
pictures!
Now, here are some crazy spiritual miracles that
happened!
-Saturday night we weren't sure where we were supposed to
go so we went and visited a guy we met a few weeks ago and then we went visit
our favorite less active, Olimpia! Well on the way to her house we were
crossing the street and let me give you some background really fast so you can
see how crazy this story is- we love all of our bus drivers and one of them
really loves us even though we never really talk to him- he always honks at us
when he drives by, we love it! Well last week the Bellevue Sisters were in his
bus and he mentioned to them that someday he wants one if the books that we
give away. So Friday night we had some extra time while waiting for a ride from
thr church so we sat in the chapel and I walked around and cleaned up all the
trash and put the hymn books away in their proper places. While cleaning I
found an English BOM and I was excited bc I wanted one to read through and mark
for the last part of my mission and have as a
keepsake- but at the same time, in the back of my mind I
thought about that bus driver. -so we were crossing the street Saturday night
around
8 and a bus pulled up and stopped- it was the awesome bus
driver!
First he looked at us and asked if we needed to get on,
we said no.
Then I hurried and grabbed the Book of Mormon out of my
bag, held it up over my head and yelled, "Do you want this book?!" He
quickly replied, "Yes, I do!!" So I hurried and ran on and gave it to
him.
After he pulled away I looked at Hermana Schmit and we
couldn't believe how incredibly perfect the timing was for that- or that I had
a feeling all day that I would be giving that book to him. I love crazy
miracles like that!
-Tuesday we were all invited, every missionary, to attend
the transfer meeting and it was incredible. We got to perform with the choir
and it was so pretty. Well, a man named Dan Clark spake, and at first I wasn't
too excited bc I was hoping an Apostle or someone was coming to speak. BUT, he
was incredible!! He is an inspirational speaker- he speaks all over the world
and he have such an amazing talk to us, specially catered to us missionaries. I
have never been so inspired on my mission before to be better and to work
harder. He shared some really special stories that I'll share when I come home.
-Tuesday after the meeting was so fun, getting to see all
of the missionaries and all of my friends that I haven't seen in forever!
Well, we didn't have a ride home bc the Senior couple we
came with, the Donaldsons (We LOVE them), were staying late to give a
presentation to the missionaries who were leaving. So we asked the APs what to
do and they said they would figure it out. Well, they came back in and told us
they had the BEST news.....I was thinking we were getting a full-time car, but
it was much better than that! They told us to go home with the Donaldsons and
while we were waiting we could GO TO THE TEMPLE!!!!!!!!!!! Any missionary will
know just how excited we were. I almost passed out when they told me! It was
exactly what we both needed and such a special experience. I just felt so loved
by Heavenly Father while sitting in the temple. He is so kind and so aware of
our needs.
-Wednesday night we were out with our lovely member
Hermana Santiago and after visiting our investigator she asked if we could just
stop by and see if a less active that she tries to visit is home. Her name is
Nohely and Hermana Santiago has been trying to visit her for over a year and
has never had any luck meeting her! Well guess who was outside cleaning as we
pulled up? Nohely! And her husband and her cute little boy JJ who's 2! We had a
blast getting to know them and I was in Heaven playing soccer with JJ! They
expressed how they don't know why they stopped coming really and they want to
come back to church!
Hermana Santiago couldn't believe it! She was in a joyful
shock after we left! Miracles happen when members and missionaries work
together folks!
We had our second FHE for the start of the West Nash
Spanish group here and it was so awesome! We had 2 member families there- 12 of
them! Our ward mission leader and Olimpia who brought two of her friends who
are investigating the church! Hermano Juarez gave a short lesson on faith in
Jesus Christ and it was so powerful! We played charades afterwards and ate
sandwiches and it was a blast! It is so important to have ward activities where
our members can be together and feel unified AND so they can meet and befriend
the people investigating the church- so the investigators can feel like they
have a "church family."
We haven't seen Victor in over a week bc he's been busy
with work and we didn't have a car to get to his place but we ran into him
randomly last night and we're going to meet up tonight to eat and teach the
plan of salvation! I am so excited, Victor is so amazing!
I was able to meet up with the Aguero family from Hoptown
today and it was so nice to see them! They are such good people and I love
little Andy! He broke his arm so they were at Vanderbilt hospital for an
appointment. I just love them!
It has been raining with thunder and lightning since last
night! Like super loud and booming thunder that shakes my soul! I'm not usually
afraid of storms but this one has caused me to jump in fright quite a few times!
It's expected to keep pouring until tomorrow night at least! Flash floods here
we come! Good thing we live on a hill and are on the top floor!
I just want to bear my testimony that I know with all of
my heart that Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer. I know that because of
Him, my future is bright and full of hope. I am grateful for the person my
Savior has helped me become and for the vision of my future self that I know I
can be someday because of Him. That is what the gospel of Jesus Christ is all
about- looking towards the future with hope and becoming the people we can be.
This true and real hope in our Savior is what brings us everlasting happiness.
I also want to testify that what our families,
communities, work places and the world needs is Christ like love. If everyone
really took time to try and be like Him and love others for who they are and
where they are at in life, we would be free of so much heartache and negative
feelings like stress, anxiety, anger and bitterness. I feel like a hippie
saying this but I Frau believe that all we need is love- Christ like love. I
invite you to take time this week and evaluate how you treat others and react
in certain situations. Pray and mediate about how you can be more filled with
love and compassion for others.
I promise it will bring a greater light in your life. It
will bring you closer to Jesus Christ and an understanding of how much He loves
you personally. So regardless of how others treat you, just love them!
Because regardless of the things we do or say, our
Savior, Jesus Christ, and our Heavenly Father will always love us!
I leave this small testimony with you in the name of our
Redeemer, Jesus Christ, amen.
Hermana Knight
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