Well I hit my 7th month mark last week which is nuts!! I spent that day ridding on a four hour train to another city for zone conference and then 5 hours back so that was exciting!! All I have to say is Russia is BEAUTIFUL!!! Well for the exciting things that happened to me this week... I man took out a lady as he fell down the escalator.. that was a bit sketchy!! I'm pretty sure he was drunk.. But he was like a bloody and stuff. I'm pretty sure he is ok which is good. A guy on the metro told me he loved me, so that was pretty exciting haha at least I know someone loves me;) um like a said last week not much happened this week. For our zone conference me and Sister Biorn got the opportunity to sing which was really spiritual. Ah it was so spiritual!! I have been singing a lot here. I think it really helps me, so I'm grateful for music:)
Something I would like to talk about this week is something me and sister Biorn were talking about. and that is Compliments. Why is it so hard to take compliments when its so natural and easy to give others compliments? I think because we're told our whole lives to fight, beat, and kill our Natural man so that we can get closer to god and be more like him. We are told and read in the scriptures that things selfishness, self-centeredness, and being puffed up are bad things. The thing is, sometimes it's hard to differentiate between being selfish, self-centered, etc, and being honest and humble with ourselves especially about our talents, abilities and good things inside us. And sometimes we blur the lines our rather society does.So we train ourselves or are trained to think every good thing about us can't be recognized or it's being prideful. So we beat away any compliment like someone's coughing on us. we're afraid to accept any compliment because were taught, from the time we're young, to reject it and not believe it. So our job in these situations is to yes beat the natural man to a pulp, but do it while being humble and honest with yourself and taking the compliment we deserve and thank the people for pointing out something that we may not always recognize. How does our HF feel when he sees his children denying the talents and beautiful things he gave us? How does he feel when we reject and say that those things are not inside of us? Would he be willing to give us more gifts and talents if we were to humbly accept them and thank him for each one of them and use them to help others? An inventor is defined by his inventions therefore god his defined by us. He would have no purpose if not for us. We are his works and his glory. Without us he is nothing. God does not make anything junky or crappy. so take the compliments people give you. Be humble about it and don't boost about it. Haha there is a lot more that I want to say but I don't have a ton of time.. Anyways I hope you all have a great week!! I love you:)
Family!!
How are you guys doing? How was your week? I can't believe linds leaves this week!! Well it's been a long crazy week holy cow!! But I'm kinda grateful it's passed.. I'm still trying to stay busy and what not haha because everyones gone, but something I realized is, maybe the reason why all my weaknesses are coming out now is because I have time to work on them. I never really knew how many things I struggled with until I actually had time to think about it all. So I think Heavenly Father is trying to reform me at the moment which is awesome:) I've decided to keep my sacrifice that I have been doing the past 7 months which is fasting every Sunday. Elder Blackwell (the mental doctor) told me that I'm like a kid pulling on my dads shirt trying to get his attention and sooner or later he will answer me. I'm also going to focus on being really specific in my prayers. So yes that has what I have come up with so far. And I know he will help me. It's weird because last week mom you told me all these things I should do to help me with the language.. I'll have you know everything you said I already do. I'm the only one out of all my companions I've had here in Russia who actually contact people on the bus/metro. None of my companions do it because it scares them so bad. So every contact we've gotten this transfer has been from me. I guess that is one of my strengths that I've really recognize.. I may not speak very well, but I do have to guts to turn to someone and start yelling in their ear to tell them about the gospel. Anyways I just get to the point where I'm like Heavenly Father I am doing literally everything you ask us to do to learn this language.. why is it not coming??? And then I just think.. Patients kyn.. It will come. So I'm here at the beginning again thinking patients. That's all that matters at this point. I'm giving heavenly father my all and now it's his time to help me out. Anyways that's something that I've just been thinking about this week!! Well I hope everyone is good!! mom you looki BEAUTIFUL!! and SKINNY holy cow... I'm jealous;) YOur a babe!!!!! Dad you are too haha I love you both. I hope you have a great week!! i'm going to try to send pics tomorrow at our senior couples house. SO send videos and pictures k:) Love you!!
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