Monday we had a great day. We played ultimate football. Before we even started to play the game I started throwing the football around with a few of the Elders in the zone. Well I broke my pinkie while catching the football. I didn’t want to tell anyone, so I played for another two hours until we were done playing then I told Sister Broderick. By that time it was bruised swollen, and I couldn’t even bend it. It looked just like it did when I broke it at the MTC. We then went to dinner at a member’s house, and their three year old daughter gave me a picture that she was drawing while we were there. I asked her what it was, and she told me it was me when I wanted to be a unicorn. I had to laugh because I had no idea what she was talking about.
Tuesday we had district meeting, and then we went to the doctor to get an x-ray of my finger. We sat in the waiting room for an hour and a half, then when we got called back the doctor hit on us. He was in his late 60s early 70s. Finally we got an x-ray, and all the x-rays were not of my pinkie. So they couldn’t even tell if it was really broken or not. But I have to wear a brace for 6 weeks. So yet again I have to shake another apostle’s hand with my left hand (Elder Nelson is coming this Saturday, and 6 months ago Elder Andersen came). Then we had a lesson with a family of 3 crazy children. It didn’t really work out, but then they fed us homemade pizza and no bake peanut butter cookies.
Wednesday we had zone conference, where we had people give us lessons on how to find people to teach, and how to contact better. We also really talked about the story in Luke with the rich young man. We talked about how we need to have a desire to know what we need to do to be able to get eternal life. "What lack I yet?" was the question that President Hobbs kept asking. So I am asking all of you, what do you lack? What can you work on to help you get into the Celestial Kingdom? I know that there is a lot that I need to work on. I think there is a lot that we need to give up so that we can do what the Lord wants us to do. We don’t want to be like the rich young man, and give up the blessings that Heavenly Father can give to us, just because we like our riches a little too much.
I have been reading the New Testament a lot this week, and that is what most of the parables are about - us doing something to be able to receive the blessings that Heavenly Father is willing to give to us. Wednesday we also helped one of the sisters in our ward who is about to leave on her mission teach her family the Plan of Salvation. It was great. She completely memorized a lesson and it was funny to think that was how I was before I left as well. It makes me realize how important it is to be able to listen to the Spirit. To ask questions. Also to not have a rote presentation, because everyone needs to know about a different point of each lesson and people don’t learn the same way.
Thursday we tried a whole bunch of people, and no one was really home. Our dinner was with the family that loves Harry Potter, and that we had the Harry Potter lesson with a few weeks ago. Well they told us during the week that they had some big surprise for us. Well, it was an entire Harry Potter themed dinner! They had candles hanging from the ceiling and posters of Harry Potter everywhere. The theme song for Harry Potter was playing, and they had butter beer and the flavored jelly beans. They had a sorting hat for Sister Broderick and I and we got sorted into the different houses. It was great! I am part of Ravenclaw apparently. Then we had a lesson with a sister who has gone out with us all the time, whose husband just got back from Afghanistan this week. He has so many great stories, and she is so happy to be able to see her husband after 3 years of being gone.
We did a lot of service it seemed like, but in reality we really didn't. We helped with an eagle project on Saturday. We painted lamp posts on a bike trail in Rancho Cucamonga. Then we helped the recent convert in our ward clean out her mother’s garage. Her mother is a hoarder, and we didn't even make that much of a dent in it, but it was good to help. We helped her on Friday as well. Then we went and met a woman in our ward who has been in China for two months. She speaks very little English, but we had a pretty good lesson with him.
Sunday was great! We had a lot of great lessons at church about the Holy Ghost, and about community service. I love being able to partake of the sacrament. I know that when I partake of the sacrament that I have truly repented of my sins, and that I am cleansed again. So I just got some great news! Sister Hopkins, my last companion, told me that one of the investigators that we had up in the desert is getting baptized on Saturday! I am so excited and proud of her! She has progressed so much. If you remember Areeana, she is the 9 year old that we worked with whose parents are completely less active. I hope that I can go and see this great thing happen!
Well I hope all of you have a great week! I love you all. This is the last week before transfers! So next week you all will find out if I am staying in Rancho or moving somewhere new. I will have a new companion no matter what, since Sister Broderick is going home! I am going to miss her!
Love,
Sister Bell
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