(Sister Putnam)
Hey everyone!
So last Monday after shopping we played soccer with the
district. I ended up with a toe injury that made walking difficult for the next
two days but I'm good now lol. Soccer was fun too, I hadn't played in awhile
and it felt good!
On Tuesday Sister Hatton showed me a game lesson that Sister
Branch hat taught her, called the Remembering game. Someone in the room closes
their eyes and everyone asks them questions about what is in the room to see
how much they remember, and I personally related it to being in the world. When
we shut the world out it is easier to forget the things of the world and listen
to the guidance of the Spirit. For those of us with photographic or
semi-photographic memories, remembering the room was easier. Likewise, some
people have weaknesses that make it harder to detach from the world and it is
important to keep what distance we can between us and the world in order to
maintain the presence of the Spirit in our lives.
On Wednesday at district council we set a goal to hand out
20 pass along cards per companionship this week.
(Here's a big paragraph. It's long, but trust me, if you
stick with it, it'll be worth it!) On Thursday we went Street Contacting at
Martha Lake in an effort to achieve our pass along card goals.
Now this was my
first time Street Contacting, as I came out on my mission when we were still in
lockdown and not even allowed to go inside people's houses. Sister Hatton knew
more than I did, but this was still fairly new to both of us. So I had zero
clue what I was doing going into this.
Anyway, on our way there we stopped by a family who was unloading a
moving van, and we offered help and asked where they were moving from, and they
said Texas, so we made a connection there, as Sister Hatton & I both grew
up in Southeast Texas, and we left them with a pass along card with our number
and told them to let us know if they need help with anything.
We ran into one
guy from India who asked what country we were from, and we spoke with him for a
bit, and then we talked to another couple also from India, who are expecting
their first child. We talked to a couple of girls who looked our age and were
sitting at a picnic table, and all of those were awesome, and we decided to
head back to the apartment.
When we were
almost there, I saw a woman in a hijab pushing a double stroller with her kids,
just beyond the entrance to our apartment complex, & I wanted to compliment
her outfit since I really loved it, so I said to Sister Hatton, "what if
we go and talk to them?" And she agreed.
So, we went & talked to them & found out that the mother doesn't
speak much English but that the 7-year-old daughter, named Uzmah, did.
We spoke for
awhile, and then Omah, the mother, invited us to come over to her house for
tea, and we felt like we should and our schedule was flexible for the rest of
the night, so we agreed, and we went over.
She offered us food, and gave us water (instead of tea) and we talked to
her through Uzmah (Uzmah, being 7, got sidetracked frequently while she was
translating 😂), and she thanked us for coming over and
making her family happy. We shared a
verse from the Book of Mormon how God loves all people, and that He is aware of
them. Omah also asked if we could help her learn English, and we said yes, and
agreed to come back to her house on Friday to try to practice English.
Well get this! On
our way back home, we ran into Anna, a woman who we have been trying to meet
with who lives in our apartment complex and haven't been able to. If we hadn't
gone to Omah's house, we wouldnt have seen Anna. She invited us in and so I got
to meet her for the first time, and she is INCREDIBLE!! And we set a time to
come over to her place for dinner on Friday, and she also asked for a simpler
version of the Book of Mormon because she wants to understand it.
All of that might
not have happened had we not followed that simple inspiration to talk to Omah!
Friday, We went over to Omah's and tried to practice English
with her, and it was difficult because we didn't have many resources, but we
did leave her with a sticky note with the link for EnglishConnect for her
husband, Sam, to help her sign up later, since he speaks fluent English. Then
we went to Anna's and talked to her and she is just a wonderful woman, and so
humble and so fun!!
We also had a lot of service this week so that was fun!!
Miracles are real and God is in the details!!
🪄What inspiration have you
seen this week?🪄
Love you all!!!
Sister Alyssa Putnam
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