Yesterday we helped one more person get baptized! Her name is Mbak Endang and she was a golden investigator. Sister Antonio and I met her maybe a month ago and she already wanted to get baptized! It was awesome and I'm so happy for her. It's amazing the difference the Gospel has made in her life. When we first met her she was really stressed and sad and weighed down with all the trials and problems in her life, but I've seen a change. Now she's really happy and excited for life. I love her so much! Elder Jeffery, a Senior missionary baptized her. She will be confirmed next Sunday. Yay! We also went to PLD this week. It will be the last one with President and Sister Donald. They are going home at the end of June. In PLD, all the missionaries in our zone have an interview with the President and the play futsal (indoor soccer). I must say I was one of the only sisters to score a goal. haha
On the next day the Assistants to the President gave a lesson and so did the Sister Training Leaders. Sister Donald gave us a lesson on Bike Safety and President Donald also addressed us and gave his last testimony. It was really good! This week I learned the importance of having a good attitude. I got a little lazy and tired from PLD and we didn't get in as many lessons as we could have. I also got a little bit of a cold so I wasn't much in the mood for working super duper hard. But, because Sister Xiao's still new and really excited about the work, she helped me remember my job here and to keep working hard, even if I wanted to take it a little slower this week. I also saw in Mbak Endang how the gospel changed her attitude and blessed her life for the better. I invite all of you to look at your attitudes in life and see if there is anything that can be better. Can you be more thankful in the little things, can you see miracles daily? Are you looking forward to each day in excitement and willing to work hard for success and happiness? Do you look for ways to serve your neighbour and in turn accept the help of others? Are you humble but also willing to stand up for what's right? Do you pick yourself up after a hard experience? I promise you all if we move forward in life with a good attitude and a hope for the future, life will be easier to handle, relationships with God and your fellow man will grow, lasting happiness will abound, and hope, love, and charity will flourish. I love you all and have a great week! Sister Stringham
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Yeah so that was my week. I don't have any time to write because we have to go meet an investigator right now, but we've just been working hard and eating chicken heads. See you next week!
Sister Stringham Hal semuanya! Apa kabar? Ini Sister Stringham di Jogja, dan saya sangat senang untuk email kalian hari ini. Minggu ini, say di misi ENAM BULAN, dan semangat sekali. Saya senang bangit di sini dan sangat bersukur kesempatan untuk menjadi misionaris. Bisa paham, ngakk? Hello everyone, Things are going great here in Jogja. As of Thursday I've been on my mission for 6 months and things are going great. Right now the work's going pretty slow, but we've got a few investigators that want to learn about our church and everyone's doing okay... just, not much is going on right now. But that's ok! As long as we're working hard everything is going to turn A-OK. This week we had a zone conference, where I'm not the youngest one anymore, woop-woop! This is all the sisters from Semarang, Solo, and Jogja. It was SO HOT! The rainy season is rearing to an end and that means the hot season is coming in. Yay! This is one of the views in Jogoyudan, a neighborhood in Jogja that we go to a lot. It's so cool! Okey, the absolute best food in Indonesia is ROTI BAKAR. It's like a grilled cheese but with fruit sauce or chocolate or cheese or peanuts, and on top of it, condensed milk. THE BEST FOOD I HAVE EVER TASTED.
This week I started my first week as a trainer. IT'S HARD. But I'm surviving, Sister Xiao's still alive (maybe) and all is well in Jogja. Nothing too much is going on right now. We are all happy and all sweaty and ya! This is the new district (minus Elder Shaner-I don't know where he went, plus Fajar in the back-one of the youth) Sister Antonio, Merry, and I at Tugu on Sister Antonio's last day here.She's officially in Jakarta now.
I wish there was more to say, besides beginning to train nothing's gone on. Semoga ada sesuatu yang hebat besok ya. |
AuthorHOLLEY STRINGHAM: Salt Lake City, born and raised; returned missionary from the Indonesia Jakarta Mission.; a simple folk aimed on changing the world Archives
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