Two wee little goldens roaming through the streets of Münster? check. Yes, that is how I kicked off my week this week. Sis. Williams came down to Münster and we relived our glory days of the MTC while Sister Teeples got shipped down to Herne. Surprisingly no we didn't die and we actually didn't get lost either. I managed to get us onto every single bus necessary. **proud moment** And we just went about our thing teaching lessons and shoving cookies in mailboxes speaking caveman German. You know. The norm. It was great.
We have been working our tail off. Sister Teeples gave me one of the best compliments ever the other day and said how she hasn't ever worked this hard with any of her other companions. Score. We are just plum tuckered to the max. But yet I still feel like we aren't doing enough.... sometimes my tank is on empty and I don't see a filling station anywhere in sight. One of the Elders in our district shared a thought about diligence and compared it to a marathon and how we need to pace ourselves. I think I may have sprinted the first 5 miles and now I am dragging myself to the tape for the next 21.2...
So it's time for a revamp. And you know where I go for revamps? My stack of about 50 talks that someday I hope to get to. And I found just the one. She talks about how too many of us are living our lives as a ship at sea without a sail or rudder tossed to and fro until we get more and more genuinely rail grabbing seasick. That sounds fairly familiar... Maybe I am biting off more than I can chew here? I feel like I am not doing enough and then I just keep adding more and more and still not seeing tangible evidence that I am making a difference.
Thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing. One thing only. is truly needful. You don't have to worry over so many things. The one thing needful is - the only thing truly needful- is to keep your eyes toward the sun- My son.' Luke 10:41-42 Okay so maybe it doesn't actually say that in the Bible but that's what Heavenly Father seemed to be saying to me when I read that. So maybe I am enough. Little imperfect, inadequete me is enough. I must have the courage to be imperfect while striving for perfection. All I need to do is renew my faith and get a firm grasp on His hand and toegther we can walk on water.
Hello world. Prepare yourself for a revamp.
xoxoxoxo
yours truly
s.heywood
Some lady asked me and Sister Teeples if Mormons weren't allowed to cut their hair.. .we took that as a hint that it was time for a haircut and so I cut off 8 INCHES. jk I attempted to cut that much off and the lady who was cutting my hair just gasped and said there was no way she was cutting off that much. So now my hair looks exactly the same haha oh well. At least I paid someone to give me compliments for 30 minutes. I felt like a celebrity.
whoop. whoop. MTC reunion.
Happy Happy Birthday Raphael. He told us this was the first time in years he has actually celebrated his birthday. And all we gave him was cookies and a note! Like what? Can't you just feel his glow? gah. love em.
There are these extreme power walkers here that have these little ski poles they use to really get there arms pumping and we were just ever so sneaky and pretended like I was taking a cute scenic pic of Sister Teeples. When in reality.... yeah.. hehe we are just so sneaky. And yes mom I know what I will be getting you for Christmas now. ;)
Now multiply that beauty time 100 and that's what I saw. I know my eye balls are so lucky.
