This week was just weird. Here are a few of the things that
happened:
- Some guy told us that we have 120 years allotted to live
and our own sins limit our life span (one sin=one less day to live)
- The same guy started mumbling and making weird noises and
tried to claim that he was speaking in tongues
- After being the same height for 7 years, I found out that
in the last couple weeks I grew 2 inches. That's right, now I am 5'6"!
- But weirdest of all, during transfer calls I was told I am
leaving Central Park.
After 9 months, 6 companions, and 6 transfers, I am finally
leaving my first area. I will be going East to Harrison Arkansas. It's super
bitter sweet for me. When we got the call, Jarrison felt right, but at the same
time I felt like my heart was breaking. Central Park has become my home. I love
the members, the people I've taught, the neighborhoods and the area, I love the
missionaries here. Now I'll have to leave it all and make a new home in
Harrison. I'm going to miss it all but I'm ready to move on and find new people
that I can love and serve.
This week we were able to go to the Kansas City Temple with
James to do baptisms. It was a really cool experience for me because James as a
priest got to baptize me for some of his and my family names. I got to see the
gathering of Israel come full circle. The recent convert baptizing his
missionary for his ancestors. It was a super powerful moment in the temple. I
just love the temple. The spirit there is so strong and I leave feeling like I
can do anything the Lord puts in my path. The temple really is the House of God.
We did about 20 hours of service again this week. Something
new that we did this week was sew dresses for little girls in Haiti. It turns
out that I'm really good at it. :) we also helped paint 2 houses. I've decided
to start a painting company when I go home because of all the practice I'm
getting doing detail work. We did service at the senior center packaging meals
as always, as well as the Helping Hands food pantry.
That's it for this week. I love the Lord. I love his gospel.
And I know that the Lord is aware of each of us and is reaching out to us every
day.
God is good.
~Sister Slade
Pictures!
1. Gerald, the manager at the senior center, and I
2. Me sewing a dress
3. All of us that sewed
4. One of the dresses I made
5. Me and obie the manager at helping hands
6. Me with Nancy
7. Kansas city temple
8. Sister Najera, James and I at the temple
9. Sister najera and I at the temple
10. Bishop and his family when i went to say goodbye
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