Sister
Reed and I are going on splits all day this Wednesday with two girls
named Chelsea and Holly. Holly has her call and is headed off on her
mission in 3weeks so she will be going around with me, and Sister Reed
will be going with Chelsea she's only 17 but she's so mature for her age
and she wants to be a missionary so bad haha. It'll be weird being
apart from my companion with out another full time missionary by my side
for basically a whole day! It's been hard getting double appointments
for that day though. We'll need a lot so that we can split them up but
so far everyone wants to schedule on any day except Wednesday! haha
It'll be fun though C:
We
had our friend Jim come to church so that was great! He's a really nice
guy and he's loving the gospel. He's already felt the Spirit in his
life so it's easy for him to recognize truth. It's great he's such an
easy teach. We thought our friend Robert was going to come because he
confirmed with us the night before but he wasn't there and his phone was
off again :/ So we'll see what happens. We'll see our friend Paula
finally! She's been away in Turkey for a much needed holiday but we
weren't able to follow up with her on if she felt good about her
baptismal date before she left so hopefully she still feels good about
it.
We
were a little sleep deprived on Sunday due to an awful prank call by a
private number! I was a bit dazed and answered it and for about 10
seconds there was silence and then for a half a second I heard this
creepy voice on the other end but hit end call before it could get a
whole word out. We weren't in any danger we were just super creeped
because it kept calling us one right after the other that we didn't even
have time to switch the phone off. it ended up calling us quite a few
times before we managed to hit the power. Granted we also tried calling
the Zone leader Elders and the Sister Training leaders but neither of
them answered so we switched off the phone. We were both really creeped
out that we stayed up for the next hour and a half first singing hymns
and then just chatting to each other to try and clam ourselves down. The
number never called again and we weren't in any danger it was just a
strange experience. So yeah we were a bit sleep yesterday and today!
AND, one of the ZL's Elder Wells scared me out of my skin
Saturday morning! The window by our study table is by the walk way and
you have to pass it to get to our door. They were dropping something off
but we didn't know. The window is a bit higher up so Elder Wells jumps
up to it and just screams this terrible sound. I'm thinking it's like
some demented seagull (cuz those things are crazy) but when I looked up I
saw the face of a man and because of the light shining behind him it
didn't look like Elder Wells so I screamed really loud.... both him and
Elder Lattin thought it was hilarious. I will admit it brightened up my
mood haha so things are always interesting in Dundee.
But
we really have been seeing miracles and we have been talking to such
nice people lately! It's been great We were chapping just the other
day and I thought to myself "wow, I really love missionary work! how
great is it that I can be out here talking to people and sharing with
them the restored gospel of our Saviour Jesus Christ?! In Scotland?!" It
was a small but good feeling and it helped me remember that I am in the
right place at the right time. C:
Yeah
sometimes the bluntness of the Scottish can be fairly frustrating! I
mean theirs a fine line between blunt and rude which not all people seem
to be able to see. A common phrase is: "I'm not being cheeky but..."
and then they go on to be condescending or round aboutly call us satanic
worshippers. So that's fun. I'm amazed at the amount of patience I have
actually! I mean I don't know where it came from but literally I hardly
ever get angry at my companion or even people. Sure they frustrate me
in the moment (especially when they ask me a question like well prove
this and I get a total of one word out and then they interrupt me) but
ultimately I don't really fester over anything afterwards I leave them
on their way and have a prayer in my heart. it's crazy and definitely a
blessing from God.
I
got a set of mini scriptures for £4.50 they're awesome! I can carry all
4books and it weighs about as much as a... well I don't know but
they're super light! C: It's awesome.
Also
our Less active friend Ann (McHugh) we're helping her clean her loft
and she has SO much stuff I mean just tons it's amazing anyway she has a
ridiculous amount of shoes and she found a pair of clark boots that had
been on sale that she forgot she bought and she said she didn't want
them so she gave them to me! they're super nice and water proof I mean
they will definitely last the rest of my mission. She's such a nice
lady.
So
yeah that's about all I can think of at the moment! It's been a great
week and I'm looking forward to this one! We're having a great time!
I
know that this is the Lords work and that he calls imperfect men to do
important things because He knows the blessings and knowledge we will
receive from it. The Gospel is true in all its aspects and can therefore
bless us in every aspect of life. I love the Lord in Him my soul
delights 2 Nephi 4
Love you all,
Sister McBride
Here are a few pictures...
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