Hiya friends and family!
Sos. This is all wibbly-wobbly-missiony-stuff... I'm not sure how to explain it all!
So! We had Zone Development Day, which was awesome and exhausting! We were tired for a couple days after! We played softball and ultimate frisbee and duck-duck-goose and minute to win it and skittle game and had a barbecue. It was a party. I absolutely love Edinburgh Zone! There are AWESOME missionaries here!
I've been writing down all the really funny moments, and I get to reflect on them and just laugh! I wish I could describe them, but I don't know that they'll make any sense! I'll tell one: So, I absolutely love Sister Kew, our Relief Society President, and she is so funny. She noticed that I always put tomato ketchup on my potatoes (small, boiled potatoes, all the time! where are you, creative Idaho potatoes?) and so Saturday we were over for dinner and she gives me a wrapped gift and what's inside--Heinz 57 Tomato Ketchup! Haha, it was great, and we didn't have any at the flat, so that was awesome.
We had a better week as far as the work goes. We had a short lesson with Paul. He still can't come to church, but he's still learning and growing, and I think Heavenly Father knows exactly where he's at and where he's meant to be. We have a new investigator named Caroline! She's older, a widow with 3 granddaughters. All of her family is close, and that's a priority for her. She's currently a Jehovah's Witness, but has a really good opinion of the Mormon faith. She feels the priorities of the two are similar, so they're both positive. We taught the Restoration and she wants to read the Book of Mormon, which is great! She's an open listener :)
We have an appointment to see Nick tomorrow! YAY! Prayers are heard and answered!
Speaking of prayer, I gave a talk in Sacrament Meeting yesterday on that subject, and it was well received. The Spirit was there, and I was really happy that several people really liked it, including the Elder's investigator Bill! It was based on the quote from C.S. Lewis "I pray because the need flows out of me all the time--waking and sleeping... Prayer doesn't change God---It changes me." I used the Bible Dictionary about Prayer, and Bread or Stones: Understanding the God we Pray To by S. Michael Wilcox, so those are your suggested readings for this week! I also have been loving listening to John Bytheway (thanks Mom!) and my favorites so far are "5 Scriptures that will Help you Get Through Almost Anything" and "Rough Start, Great Finish"
If you could pray for Kirsty at this time, that would be great. She has been really sick, with a heart disorder the doctors are still not sure how to treat because they aren't sure if its a condition or caused by a virus. We saw her yesterday and she is just absolutely exhausted--she can't do anything. She was in good spirits though, and still had her sense of humor, and I think she really appreciated seeing us. I really love her, and we're praying that she'll get better soon.
So, as far as the title of this email goes, I have had so many people in the last few days say, "You're a rose that's just blossomed since you first came! You were demure... You were like a deer in the headlights!" Well, yes, I was, haha! I love these people, and I think they're finally seeing who I really am. I think I've really had to throw my insecurities and limitations out the window and just be myself. I think you have to do that, especially when your trainer leaves, because that's when you don't have them to look to to set the example, you just have to forget-it and do it.
Well, I love you all so much! Thank you all for your prayers and support! Stay True to the Faith!
Love,
Sister Kirkpatrick
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