Serving in Paradise!

Hey everyone!

This week was kind of eventful.

Tuesday we saw Larry.  Got him to agree to take the lessons while we were building his fence. Haha.  We are excited for that!  He is the one who was in the mule cart we were driving a couple weeks ago.  He and his wife are just awesome.  After that we visited some other people in the ward.

Wednesday we got to teach seminary again.  It was fun as always!  We met an inactive couple who have tons of horses. So we got to play with them a little while we talked to the couple.  They are so nice.  We tried to visit with the other Larry.  Larry the barber.  He wasn't home, he was out moving cattle.  But his wife was home, and she fed us dinner.  Then we went home a little early to clean up from brushing horses and went to bed a little early so I could drive in the morning to zone conference.

Thursday we had to wake up at 3:30 so we could drive 4 hours to Ontario for Zone Conference.  I have to admit, I don't remember a lot of it.  haha.  I do remember that it was fun, and really good to see other missionaries;)  but I was so exhausted.  It felt like my first day in the mission field all over again =P That took up the whole day.  got home at 8:30 and crashed.

Friday we decided to ride bikes for some reason.  It was a little rainy.  Wasn't my idea. haha =)  But it was fun to ride around Enterprise.  I can't think of anything exciting that happened on Friday.  Sorry.

Saturday was fun though.  Haha.  We went branding again.  At a big branding, invite only.  Even President and Sister Cannon were invited, and came!  That was fun.  They didn't make it to the actual branding, but they made it to the feast.  The feast was intense.  Crab legs and steak.  First time I've ever had crab legs.  They were good!  It was fun to see the Cannons in chaps and a cowboy hat ;)  After the branding we went to a ward social up in the mountains at a member's cabin.  I brought magic bars =)  When we got up there and saw people, it was just like I belonged and I was seeing all my lifelong friends.  It was a great feeling.  I just absolutely love everyone here.  If I had a choice I'd stay here the rest of my mission.  Haha.  Hopefully that comment doesn't jinx me =P  

Sundays are always fun.  Exhausting, but fun.  Again, I had the feeling that I belong here and I've known these people for a long time.  It's fantastic.  Sunday was a little hectic because we are trying to put the music fireside together.  Only a week left.  I think we have everything mostly ready.  Just gotta get programs printed, then I have to practice and practice and practice the piano so I can accompany people.  Should be great.

Today we went hiking!  It was so fun.  Brother Butler took us up to some waterfalls.  Very pretty hike.  I'm a little tired and sore now.  Haha.  Also today we really cleaned our house.  Opened all the windows all day cuz its getting a little musty with no one living there but us in the basement.  We went through some cupboards and threw out more bad food, vacuumed, tidied up the laundry room.  Ah man, it looks and feels so much better!  

Hey 'yall

so I feel like a rancher this week.  Haha =) We did lots of stuff outside.

Monday we emailed late so I pretty much explained that day last week.

Tuesday we went to district meeting in La Grande.  That was fun.  We had lunch outside in the church parking lot.  The elders brought some tables and chairs out there and we ate while the people mowed the lawn around us.  It was pretty funny.  Then we went and helped a less active lady weed her flower bed.  That took 5 hours and we had to quit, go to dinner, then come back and finish because we took out all her bulbs and hadn't put them back in when dinner time came along.  She lost her legs because she was stranded in the mountains with a broken knee for 7 days in the winter.  So she has two prosthetic legs.  She is an amazing lady.  But has a hard time getting around and doing yard and house work.  I don't blame her!  It was a little odd to be sitting in the grass with her, with her legs 2 feet behind us.  Haha.  

The Road to La Grange--an hour long canyon drive

Wednesday we got to teach Larry again.  He is going to get baptized eventually, I know it! He is just scared to change his ways.  Understandable.  He is the type of person that puts 110% into everything.  So even though he wants to get baptized he doesn't want to make the commitment until he knows for sure that he can keep that commitment.  He is awesome.  =)  Just wish he would see that we don't have to be perfect to keep the commitment, we just have to try our best to keep it.  I met a McCalliter today.  I'm going to ask her if she is related to John D. T. or someone on that line.  That would be cool =)

Thursday night we went to a pancake dinner at the church.  It was a fundraiser for the young women girls camp.  Lots of pancakes! Then they had a pancake auction.  That was fun!  The people were very generous for some of those desserts.  Brother Nash (the one calling the auction) bid $52 for a chocolate cake then gave it to us.  We got to eat a fifty dollar cake.  Haha! First and last time for everything ;)  It was to die for though.  SO good!

Friday we met with Ranzie for breakfast and taught her the last lesson.  She is ready to get baptized now!  We are just waiting for her work schedule so she can set a specific date.  We are so excited for her!  After that we went and helped with lunch at a senior center thing.  They have it a couple times a week.  It's a big social thing for the seniors.  I got to play the piano as they were all coming in while Sister Leavitt and Duncan served them drinks.  It was fun!

Saturday felt like it came way too fast!  I couldn't believe it.  We went branding on Saturday.  For reals =)  haha!  It was great.  We didn't get totally involved.  But we did get to help.  Sister Leavitt prepared the tags on the tagger, Sister Duncan tagged their ears, and I held the bloody knife from.... uh .... ya.  I held the bloody knife.  Haha.  It was gross.  

After we went home and showered we got ready for the baptism.  It was awesome!  There were so many people there that we couldn't see inside the font.  Which was sad, but good!  When we walked out all dressed in his white shirt and tie he was just glowing.  He is going to be a great member.

Sunday was Nathan's confirmation.  That was good too.  He got a lot of promises in his blessing.  I absolutely love being able to see the changes in people so quickly =)  Me and Sister Leavitt got to say the prayers in sacrament meeting.  After church we went to the linger longer.  I love that they have a linger longer for everyone here.  After that was kind of a hard night.  Sister Duncan kind of had heat stroke from being in the sun so much on Saturday so we left her with Sister Hunter so we could go visit some people.  We saw a bunch of people that we needed to participate in the fireside coming up.  So that was better than just going home.

Today we went shopping then went home and relaxed the rest of the day.  I made magic bars! =)  I have been craving them so bad!  But the ingredients for that are more expensive almost than a whole week long of healthy food.  It was totally worth it though cuz I didn't have to buy anything else.  We were going to go hiking, but it was a little chilly and kind of rainy.  So we hung out at home then came to Wallowa to email at the bishop's.  This is most likely where we will be emailing from now on up here.  Just fyi.  So I won't be emailing till 4 my time 5 yours.  There are too many of us for the family history center, so president told us to email here.  

That was my week.  I found another cool thing in the bible dictionary again. If you look up earnest it says  "...the Lord gives us His Holy Spirit in this life as a foretaste of the joy of eternal life."  I love how it says that!  Every time we feel the spirit it's like we are getting a little glimpse of eternity.  =)  Cool huh?

I hope you all have a great week!  Keep smiling

Love,

Sister Radmall

Mascot dubbed "Chadwick"

Transfers

I didn't get transfered!!! yay!  And I still have my 2 companions.  So now my streak of being in a trio every other transfer has broken.  It just blows my mind that at the end of this transfer I will be halfway done.   No!! Not ready yet!  haha.

This last week was fun.  But the last week of the transfer always goes by the slowest.

I don't know if you like me going through my week.  It might get a little boring.  But I don't know what else to say.  Haha.  So if you have any suggestions to make my emails more interesting, let me know!  Until then I'll just go through the highlights of my week.

On Monday.....Okay so I can't really remember what we did on Monday.  I don't have my old planner so I can't look.  Obviously there was nothing too

special.  haha!!

Tuesday we.... this is embarrassing.  Haha.  Missions mess with memory. I think we visited a bunch of people, in Joseph.

Wednesday I remember going to Larry's house.  At least I think that was last week... haha!  We taught him for 2 hours.  Good legit gospel discussions.  He has a lot of questions.  Even though we want to answer all his questions we also want him to feel the spirit.  So we are working on that.  He gave us free bikes though! We are super stoked about that =)  Brand new even.  Really nice bikes.  Now I just have to find a new helmet so I can ride it.

Thursday we taught seminary.  That was fun!! I really enjoyed that.  I could teach some kind of class when I got home.  It would be fun.  Hard, but fun.  Maybe I shouldn't say that.  I might jinx myself.  After that we visited some more people. Invited them to our fireside.  

Friday we went to Baker City for Zone Meeting.  That was fun.  Always a long day when that happens, but it's fun.  We had to leave home at 6:30 to get to La Grande at 8 so they could drive us to Baker by 9.  Long drive.  What we learned at zone meeting applied very much so to our baptism coming up.  It was cool how we as a companionship were worrying about it, then we talked about it in zone meeting.  It was inspired =)

Saturday was fun.  We went to Wallowa (30min drive) to do some service.  The lady we were going to do service for was leaving so we went to another lady's house to help her.  She had us drive back to Enterprise with her to buy flowers with her so we could plant them.  But by the time we got back to Wallowa it was raining.  So we didn't plant.  Just bought them.  haha. Then we went to the bishop's house to help his wife and another lady in the ward make flowers for mother's day.  They weren't real flowers.  They were denim flowers.  Super cute!  I'm wearing one in my hair right now.  That took us 5 hours. So long!  But they really needed help.  Then we drove home.

Sunday was so crazy!!  We had to talk to everyone it seemed like.  We had to ask the bishop a bunch of questions, talk to a couple people to be in the The Living Christ, ask questions to other people, print out fliers and give them to people, and teach a primary class. It was crazy to run around trying to find everyone, and also keep track of each other.  It was fun to be busy though.  Then we got to call home!! I loved that =)  There wasn't enough time, never is.  But it was so fun to see everyone's personalities.  It different when it's in an email or letter.  I loved talking to my awesome family =)  Happy Mother's day to all the mothers!  You are fantastic.

So during study this week I looked up a bunch of scriptures about weakness.  And I found a lot of good ones.  I marked practically all of them.  Everyone go to the Topical Guide and look up weakness.  Notice that it references you to 'Strength'.  Weakness is not a bad thing.  Our weakness, once we figure out what they are, become our strengths if we want them to be.  God has promised us that.  "then will I make weak things become strong unto them." Ether 12:27.

I challenge you to look up at least 3 of the scriptures listed under weakness.  Or cross reference from D&C 1:23.  It's awesome =)

I hope you all have a great week!! 

Love, Sister Radmall

Week 5 of Transfer

Week 5 of the transfer always gets me off gaurd. It comes too fast!  I don't like the idea that there is a possiblitly that I can leave Enterprise.  I'm not ready to leave.  So... hopefully I won't!!

We are putting together another "The Living Christ" Fireside.  June 1st.  So excited!  I can't leave until that is over.  Haha.

This week... Monday we drove to Nampa again.  This time I drove.  It was fun.  A very pretty drive.  We hung out in Nampa... I may have already put this in last week's email huh?  Oh well.  haha.  We had dinner with the Minors.  So much fun.  I love that family!

Tuesday was sister's conference.  It was so fun!  Sister Cannon and the sister training leaders gave us some training.  About the area book and other things.  Then someone spoke to us about health.  It was really good.  Made me think about what I've been eating.  I've just been eating all the cheap snacks that are easy to grab and eat.  But it really isn't healthy.  So I am working on budgeting enough that I can buy more healthy stuff that I don't have to eat as much of.  And I also made exercise goals that should get me back in shape.  haha.  Every morining I've been making yummy smoothies.  I got some protien powder I'm going to start putting in them.  I put spinach and frozen fruit and fresh fruit and yogurt.  It's pretty much a cup full of energy =)  And super easy!  Lvoe it.  I had one today.  I feel like I could go forever!  .... sorry, kinda off track.  Sister's conference... yup, it was great.  We got to play with playdough.  haha.  We had some games that had to do with unity.  And we talked a lot about companionship unity.  I loved it!  I wish I had my journal so I could write down some quotes.  The only one that is coming to mind is one Sister Cannon said about health and food.... "If you can't pronounce what's in it, don't buy it."  haha=)

Wednesday we slept over in La Grande then had district meeting.  It was good as always.  For the skill check we did a shooting game kinda thing.  We discovered that almost all of the elders in my district are super competitive.  Not quite as fun.  Oh well.  It was funny.  Then we met with our investigator, Ranzie.  She is finally getting married!! So now she can get baptized =)  So excited for her!  Then we had dinner with the bishop and his wife.. They are the best.  I love them! Such a great new bishop.  Later we went to mutual and talked with the girls a bunch.  We are finally making friends with them =)  That was our goal in going to mutual.

Thursday we planned a bunch as usual then went to Joseph to visit people.  We stopped at one of our investigators house, Larry, and everytime we go there it's hard to get away.  They are talkers.  It was fun though.  He has a lot of deep questions we are trying to get out of him.  Haha.  He thinks the gospel is a lot more complicated than it really is.  We are trying to show that to him.  He will get it someday!  We also had a lesson with our other investigator, Nathan.  He wants to be baptized!  That was cool.  He had no interest in us when we first got here, but then all the sudden he decided he wanted to get baptized.  He is 15 and really improving his life.  It's awesome.

Friday was my 7th month mark! I really can hardly believe it! Crazy =)  I have less than a year.... and it's going by TOO fast!  We weeded a lot on friday.  We all got sunburned.  I didn't get it bad.  But Sister Duncan got a bad burn.  She isn't as used to the high elevation sun since she lives at sealevel in Alaska.  It was fun to weed and see live plants after a long winter =)  It's finally getting warm here!  Most days anyway.

Saturday was interesting.  We went to a plowing bee.  People from all over the state come to Joseph for a plowing bee where they bring their mules and horses, hook them up to a plow, and plow.... for fun, for two days.  It's kinda funny how much they love it.  It was fun to watch for a bit though.  We are trying to get the person in charge of it to take the lessons.  So we are making friends with him.  He likes us.... next step! =)  I got to drive a cart.  That was fun.  I had never driven mules before.  They really are stubborn... and really smart.  After we drove we got to brush them.  I may be weird... but it was really fun to brush a horse!!  well... a mule.  I miss it.  Hadn't done it for 7 months!  I have been craving it.  haha.  So I really enjoyed brushing them =)  It was stake conference so we went to that Saturday night.  It was broadcast, so we didnt' have to drive to La Grande.  It was nice.  But it was funny because whenever there was a musical number we couldn't hear them.  We could only see their lips move.  And we couldn't hear the music when we sang, so we were all laging behind on the hymns. haha.

Sunday was stake conference again.  It was good.  President and Sister Cannon both spoke.  They were great!  After that we went to Nathan's and his foster mom gave us lunch, then we commited him to a couple things to help him prepare for his baptism.  Then we ran around trying to find a member that would help us make flyers for the fireside.  Finally got it done, and printed and we tracted around a little bit handing them out.  I love having something centered on Christ because sometimes people are surprised that we believe in Christ.  And they like to come to see if we really do =)  It's a great way to share the gospel.

That was my week.  The weeks just get faster and faster as I got along.  I love being here.  It's great! =)   A mission is so fulfililng.  And such hard work.  It is making me grow in ways I didn't think I could grow. I am learing how to be more patient.  More loving.  More everything.  I am so glad I chose to have the opportunity to help others by sharing the gospel, and to help myself by sharing the gospel =)

Have a great week

Love, Sister Radmall

This week in Enterprise

We had a fun week.  It was really kind of crazy.  Where to start.

Monday was fun.  We explored Enterprise.  Cute town.  Joseph is still the best though!  We went into a lotion shop thing and met the owner.  I gave him a Book of Mormon because he seemed relatively interested.  So we are going to go back there and see if he read it.  I hope he did! It took a lot of courage to give it to him.  10 seconds of courage =)  After that we went to an antique store.  They had an awesome old piano.  It sounded so good.  So I played on that for a while and my companions talked to that lady about the gospel.  It was great.  The pros of having 3!  She invited us back next Saturday to the chocolate walk so I could play the piano when people come in.  We might go, I don't know. We shall see.

Tuesday we drove to Nampa. One of the La Grande sisters was going to the temple and Wednesday we had the 3 week training we had to go to.  So Tuesday we got to drive around my old area and say hi to people. So much fun!!! I loved seeing people I knew from my first area!!  Made me excited to come back next year when I'm home and have time to visit everyone I want to!  Later that night we went on splits with some other sister's so they could get more work done.. between all of us we visited a lot of people in their area.  It was great!

Wednesday was 3 week training.  That was good.  Then we drove home and went with the La Grande sisters to a couple places... places that wouldn't care about having 5 sisters in their house.  Haha.  We stayed the night on the floor in La Grande.

Thursday we had district meeting.  Which is why we stayed the night in La Grande.  That was fun.  Had really good pizza =)  Then we went home and visited a bunch of people in Wallowa since we were driving through it. 

Friday we were planning on doing service but then it decided to snow =P  So we didn't.  We had to do a little extra studying and planning because we had been gone that whole week.  So we didn't really get out to do much.  Saw one person down the street from us.  We are completely out of miles so we had to walk everywhere that day (wasn't far).  After dinner we walked to the church to help set up for the talent show.  Fun talent show! There was such good talents.  Loved it!!  Sister Duncan did some gymnastics.  That was fun.  And I played the piano.  I played waterfall.. But because I was so nervous I played it like twice the speed it's supposed to be played.  Haha.  I played it perfect, but it sounded awesome cuz it was so fast.  Everyone loved it =)  It was fun!!

Saturday we went to Joseph "Ammon tracting"  Ammon tracting is going around tracting in pants and looking for service.  People take us more seriously around here when we are in pants instead of a skirt.  It would have worked really well if one of our investigators didn't keep us the rest of the night.  Haha.  Larry is a talker!!  And so is his wife.  So we went to see if we could do anything for them (while it was snowing) but they didn't have anything.  So they talked our ear off and we never got the chance to say we had to go.  Then they invited us to dinner, or we accepted and they talked our ear off some more during and after.  We finally got to leave, like 3 hours later.  Haha.  To meet with the Butlers.  So we didn't get a lot done that day.  But we did set an appointment to actually teach Larry.  So hopefully we can answer some questions he has.  Or should I say... I hope the spirit can answer his questions!

Sunday was fun.  We went to ward council early but they weren't having it.  So we just had our own meeting with the bishop. Told him all our good ideas we had.  We have a lot =)  We are going to do a fast and find.  So the people that sign up to feed us will fast that day for someone they can share the gospel with, then they will break their fast with us at dinner.  Another was a missionary bulliton board.  Finished that one already.  Another is a service Saturday.  Saturdays are dedicated to service only.  And the last idea is do The Living Christ Music Fireside again! I am so excited.  I really hope it turns out as well as it did in Weiser!  June 1st is when we are doing this one =)  After a great day at church we had a fantastic dinner and taught a great lesson to our (somewhat stubborn) investigator.  All around a good day.  I feel like the work is progressing now in Enterprise!

Today (Monday) we drove to Nampa again.  Killed our miles =P  And energy.  haha.  Tomorrow is sister's conference and we didn't want to leave at 4 in the morning to get here on time.  So we are spending P-day... well what's left of it anyway... in Nampa.  We are going to have dinner at Bishop Minor's house! I am so excited!! I miss them =)

So... that was pretty much my week.  Lots of good things happened even though we didn't get a lot done. We are finally starting to see the good things that are coming from our obedience and diligence to do our best.  I absolutely love being a missionary.  My favorite part is feeling Christ like love for everyone I come in contact with.  Knowing how Christ feels about them makes me want to help them progress in whatever way they can!

I love you all =)  And have a great week
Love, Sister Radmall

Easter Week

So the week started out with our zone leaders telling us we could get on facebook.  Weird!  It felt really weird getting on and posting things.  It was fun though.  I enjoyed posting things about Christ everyday.

Monday we explored Joseph again.  It really is just the cutest town.  

Went into all the fun shops this time.  Lots of cute stuff.  But all expensive.  Got iced cocoa instead of hot chocolate and the Arrowhead chocolates this time.  SO good! 

 Then we had dinner at a member's and got on their computers to do facebook.  We couldn't get on at the family history center, we had to do it at a member's house.

Tuesday was district meeting.  It was good.  The blood drive people got there the same time we did so we helped them bring in their stuff.  Then they asked us what blood type we were.  Two of the elders had an O type blood so the people practically begged them to give blood. It was funny.  Se we had district meeting then went to lunch and the elders went back to donate blood.  There wasn't room on the list or else I would have done it again.  After that we started going through the ward list for the week.  Saw a lot of members.  Active, in-active, and part member families.  Everyone is really nice.  But everyone is pretty set in their ways.  If only they would listen for a little bit, they might learn something they didn't know before, or find something they are searching for!  I wish people would just be open minded about things.  Oh well... agency.

Wednesday we visited a lot more people.  Nothing too exciting.  Had dinner at the Hipples.  Awesome family.  Then went to mutual.  That was pretty much it.

Thursday was weekly planning like always.  Then we visited a lot of people again.  We visited an older lady in an assisted living center.  She reminded me a lot of a lady at work!  I loved it =)  That was pretty much it again.  We are making ourselves known to the county!  It's great =)

Friday we visited people.. again.  Started teaching a new investigator! We are excited.  Even though he only thinks we are 'practicing' on him.  He likes us though, so hopefully something will come of that =)  We had dinner in Lostine which is about half hour from Enterprise.  Then we visited people in Wallowa.  It was fun.

Saturday was a little more eventful.  We started out weeding the member's house that we live with.  Then we helped a family move a lot of heavy furniture to take to a storage unit.  That was hard work.  Definitely made me sore.  Then we went back to work at our house.  Making it look good so if she comes home anytime soon she will be a little less overwhelmed.  Then the wind started picking up.  A really bad wind storm came around.  So we went inside, got ready, then went to dinner.  That pretty much took up the rest of the night.  They invited non-members over, that was really good!  Then we got on facebook, then went home.

Easter!  Easter was great.  At church one of the speakers wasn't able to make it... so the other speaker had to take up the whole time.  It was a farewell talk.  He did a really good job taking up the time.  It was good.  We sang an extra song too.  The bishop said something that I really liked.  He challenged us to look out at the mountains on our way home and think of the atonement and how the mountains are a gift from the atonement.  Jesus Christ didn't only suffer and die for our sins and trials, he also died so we can have what we have... mountains, sunsets, animals, computers, family, buildings... etc.  Awesome =)

That was my week!  I hope you all had a great Easter week!  

Thanks for all you do for me =)  

Love you!!

Sister Radmall 

Another Week Gone By

Hey!
I brought my cord, so I can upload pictures on this old computer;)  haha.

This week was a lot more productive than last.  It was fun.  We contacted 13 referrals!!! That is a record for me!  It was great.  Sadly no one really wanted to listen to anything we said, but we did make a couple friends.  Probably 2 out of the 13.  When members help and introduce their friends to us then we are more likely able to share a message or uplift them or get them interested.  If we just show up on the door step, only 2 out of 13 even like to talk to us for more than 2 minutes.  So help the missionaries! =)

Monday we did explore Joseph.  It is pretty much the cutest town on the planet!  Got pictures by some big bronze statues.  They have a fantastic chocolate shop.  Delicious hot chocolate!  After that we had dinner with the Butlers (WML)  That was fun.  Very nice couple.  They did an awesome job with this area.  Visited EVERY single member on the records.  I might have already said that last time.. but oh well.  They are great.

Tuesday we had district meeting in La Grande.  1.5 hour drive through the canyon.  Very pretty.. very long.  But the meeting was fun.  There are only one other set of sisters and the district leader and his companion.  So only 7 in the district.  3 companion-ships.  Pretty small.  Later we contacted a lot of people.  Then went to a baby shower.  We only went so we could meet people since there wasn't church on Sunday.  It was a fun little shower. 

Wednesday we contacted a bunch more people.  Had dinner, then contacted some more.  Then went to mutual.  It was fun to meet the girls.  There are 2 young men, and about 7 or 8 young women.  So enjoy having such a big mutual group to do fun stuff =)

Thursday we got to help do some yard work.  It was fun... the lady kind of reminds me of Arlene =)  Then we drove to La Grande again to have interviews with president.  Then we found out there was a screw in the truck tire so we took it to get fixed, then had lunch then drove home.  After that we contacted more people.  Lots of contacting. =)

Friday was weekly planning.  In my planner it shows that we had a lot of people to contact but I have them crossed off, so I guess we didn't contact them.... I don't remember what we did instead.  Haha.  But we did have dinner with a really fun family.  Elk burgers =)  Way good.  After dinner we did contact people.  I can't believe I can't remember what we did the rest of that day. Haha.

Saturday was fun! Lots of hard work.  First we went to help someone move out.  Me and sister Leavitt cleaned all the windows.  It was fun to work with her and talk with her.  Got to know her a bit better.  She is great.  Very sweet!  After that we took a lunch break then helped the Hipples, down the street from our house clean up the cut bushes in their yard.  Then while Brother Hipple was taking it all to the dump we helped his wife move all the boxes and furniture out of his office.  Holy heavy!  It was a lot of hard work!  I'm surprised I didn't hurt my back.  It felt really good to work though.  We brought big file cabinets down.  GIRL POWER! .... or shoud I say... SISTER POWER! =)  He was impressed.  Then we helped him put it in the U-haul (lots easier than carrying it down the L-shaped stairs)  Then we went home and showered and changed... in 1 hour.  Then went back for dinner. He was impressed with that too.  He made a comment before we left that we were girls and would take longer than an hour to get ready.  He took that back when we showed up 5 minutes early for dinner and he still wasn't cleaned up ;)  It was funny.  Dinner was fantastic!  After that we contacted a couple more people on our list.

Sunday we spoke in sacrament meeting.  It went really well.  We talked about missionary work of course.  And stressed the members helping us contact people.  My talk was mostly how to use love to do missionary work.  I'll share the story I came up with.  It's kinda cool =)

Imagine John.  He is a really big, strong guy.  Now imagine a door.  A thick metal door with a dead bolt and strong hinges.  John wants what is on the other side of that door.  But he wants to prove his strength.... even though he has a key in his pocket he doesn't use it.  He rams into the door only to bruise his shoulder.  Then he kicks it. Nothing.  He goes and finds tools that will open the door.  Finally after denting the door, ruining the door frame, and breaking the lock, he shoves the door down and walks in.  He finds that the fallen door squished what was in the room.

Now imagine Ben.  Same senario.  He uses his key, opens the door, and walks in to find what he wants is perfectly intact.  Simple as that.

Love is the key!!  Using love in missionary work will not hurt the person on the other side of the door, and it will not ruin friendships in the process.  It will only open more and more doors and more and more friendships in the future. =)

I hope you have a great week!  That was my week.  And here comes a lot of pictures!

Love you!

Sister Radmall