10/15/13

This week has been so full of service, its been fun.

last week we went to zone conference and had a really good time there. There was just so much to learn and i feel like i am becoming a better teacher after that. its awesome. just love zone trainings. and then i finally had my interview with President Fenn. He is one inspired man and i just love him so much.I really appreciate all that he told me and am  just so grateful for him.

so on Tuesday last week we cleaned out Sister Goodrich's gutters and swept off her roof. that was fun. we had a good time. i cut off some branches from the trees while i was up there.  and then just yesterday we helped her install insulation in the roof of her basement. it was actually in our room, so i felt like i had to help., but it didnt have fiberglass in it. it was insulation for sound more than anything else, but now i have ichy eyes today and i had a TON of blue boogers yesterday. it was so gross. I starting singing that song "im blue daba dee daba do a dabadee daba do... "and so on...  

So those were some fun days. 

We have been doing A LOT of tracting. I hate starting it but then once we are doing it it is my favorite thing. I love it. there are just so many interesting people and sometimes i just dont understand.  but in one day we ran into an athiest, a Jehovias Witness and then a Racist. 3 doors in a row. it was madness.  Sister Payne told me that there are a lot of member of the KKK out here in this area.   pretty crazy if you ask me. But the guy at the door looked at the Mormon.org card that we handed him and he noticed that there was an asian and a mexican on the card. and he said "oh your church has more than just white people?"  here i was thinking, YAY he is going to be interested and accept the gospel because we are not exclusive. and then he just said the exact opposite. "oh.. well if it aint white it aint right!" and handed us back the card and said "yeah im a racist and proud of it."  

dont know if he really was or if he was just saying that to get a reaction out of us or what. but hes crazy.  I am NOT being held accountable for that one Heavenly Father. haha at least that is what i told Him. :) I just wonder how those three neighbors get along. that would be interesting to watch them interact.  they prob. dont but if they had to.  haha! 

All is well here in Illinois.  Its getting cold. so i am going to go and look for a jacket today.  and start wearing more layers.  

I love being a missionary.  I love being obedient and I love the Lord. 

The church is true!

I love you so much

Sister O'Neil