May 30, 2011

Hey fam,
Last week for P-day we got to go to the Wildlife Safari, we are
teaching Jungle Jamie and he hooked us up. We got to feed the
giraffes, bears and tigers. It was a cool experience. The bears would
stand up tall and then we tossed them apples and donuts. One of them
was lazy and thought he could just sit up a little bit taller and get
his reward. It makes me think of life sometimes. Standing up all the
way is hard at times. It is more comfortable just to sit there and get
the reward. We fake it sometimes. But, we know that the real reward
and fullest blessings come when we stretch up tall. I was grateful to
have fun and learn that lesson from those silly bears. The giraffes
were my fav. They are so chill. We got to feed them bananas and
lettuce. Friendly guys. Next week we get to go back and have some fun
with the Lions, elephants and cheetahs. I can't wait. :)
This week we taught Delbert about the Sabbath Day. We had a great
lesson as we sat in the chapel together. This ward is great at helping
us out, but sometimes they overpower the lessons. It can be very
frustrating trying to control the lesson. We had a great time with
Delbert and the members that came bore simple, heartfelt testimonies
about the importance of the Sabbath. Delbert gets it and is committed
to live a more holy sabbath. He is still waiting for the divorce to go
thru. He's discouraged and wishes that it would hurry up so he could
get baptized. The Lord has a schedule for him.
I had the best/worst door slam of my mission so far this week. We
talked to this sweet lady in a wheelchair. She expressed how God had
always been her support and strength thru the struggles over the years
with her health and her husband. We spoke for about 5 minutes. She was
behind a screen door and we couldn't see her very well, all the sudden
we saw a huge figure come over to the door and say, "Move back!" I
thought he was trying to get an animal out of her way or somethings.
He then yelled at us, said goodbye, and slammed the door so hard in
our faces! Wow, I was not expecting that at all. As we walked away
dumbfounded we heard him yelling at the poor lady. Gosh, I felt so
terrible. I still think about that lady and pray that she is okay. I'm
grateful that I have such a good relationship with everyone around me.
I just hate contention and arguments. :(
We talked to this boy on the street and when we asked him if he
believed in God or a supreme being his reply was, "Yeah, Obama is the
ruler of the world and creator." haha I had to laugh. He was doped up
big time. We asked this kid what his purpose in life was and he said,
"To play video games for the rest of my life!" I love running into
people like this.
S. Kaufusi and I did a lot of knocking doors and visiting the less
active members in our ward this week. We are finding some people, but
no one is really stepping up to the plate yet. I know they are being
prepared and I can't wait to find them. It has been a humbling week to
say the least. :)
I love you all. I hope you have a great Memorial Day! We were supposed
to go to Crater Lake, but it snowed a bunch, so now we can't... I wish
the sun would come out sometime soon. :)

Love Sister Glasgow