Hey-oh, my dear family and friends! Life is totally
blissful as of late...so much so that subject pondering is going to take some
time, haha! The true mark of a beautiful week! We've just been perfectly busy
and I feel like I'm figuring out how to be a Fargo missionary...it's a dream! I'm doing it!! Somehow, Fargo feels like
normal and Beulah feels a million years away...I can't believe I've already
been here two and a half weeks! Half a month! My whole life, pretty much! I
feel like I found my Fargo groove this week, like I'm realizing in full that
this is exactly where Heavenly Father needs me to be at this time. So many little
things happened this week to confirm that fact- Heavenly Father is just so
aware of each of us! He knows us all so personally and, if we trust Him, life
is so sweet! Everything is perfect! You do crazy things and feel so happy
constantly- basically, the gospel is just so so true!
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| an applicable quote to my current life situation (so uncomfortable!) |
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| me and my sweet Sis. Phillips package |
We ended our gorgeous Monday by tracting the town
and finding some super solid potentials- including our now dear friend, George
Krantu! We chatted with him for a sec on his porch, and he let us right in once
he knew we were missionaries- it was so sweet! He told us that he's from Ghana,
that he knew missionaries out there...and we got a return appointment for
Saturday! It was so cool! And, spoiler alert, he's totally going to find his
way back into this email- watch out!
Tuesday was crazy cool as well- we kicked off the
day with the morning routine and an oil change- living the life! We lunched and
planned and headed over to the church...and went on our first exchanges of the
transfer, yahooooo!!
I think exchanges make me most antsy STL
wise...but it was so good! I'm learning that I have SO much to learn, and that
I'm here to do that- and to love these amazing sisters I get to serve with! I
went to Moorhead with Sis. Richins, and it was just the greatest. We tracted
and tried and laughed and got to know each other better...turns out, Sis.
Richins is the coolest around- she went on a crazy European study abroad last
year, loves the people of North Dakota with an unobstructed passion, gives her
whole heart to the mish, and makes delish food. I adore her! I always thought
that exchanges were minorly stupid (ha, real talk with Sis. Robinson!), but I
realized through my beautiful experience with Sis. Richins that they are more
inspired than I could've ever imagined. I totally needed to be with her and
learn from her- she's just the greatest! I'm obsessed!
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| Sis. Richins and I looking adorable |
Once we got to Moorhead, we tried some potentials
and tracted and scheduled appointments with members...one of which randomly
happened to be the granddaughter of Beulah fave, Sis. Stillson! What a crazily
small world!!
We dined on biscuits and gravy (Sis. Richins just
gets me!!) and headed back out to try Barb Backer, a less active that they've
never been able to get in with- and she let us right in!! It was sweeeet! We
had a really nice conversation with her about life and the church and we landed
a return appointment- I'll keep you updates on any developments!
We ended our night by teaching Julie, who is pretty
much the greatest ever. She got baptized four months ago and OH MAN, I
just adore her! We read a Book of Mormon chapter with her and talked about the
temple...and she showed us the décor for her upcoming unicorn themed wedding-
goodness, I love her so much! I totally made us take a picture together, and
she added me on facebook- we were just meant to meet!
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| us and Julie |
We lunched after that on fancy ciabatta bread
sammies (seriously obbbbbbsessed with Sister Richins- such a beautiful person!!)
and saw some sweet recent converts and investigators (including Jamie, who read
into my soul and told me I should be a lecturer when I grow up...hmmmm) before
racing back to Fargo- such a great time in Moorhead!! I love it! It was so nice
to get back to Fargo, because it already feels like home...there is just such
inspiration behind the areas we are in! Nothing beats getting back to normal,
even after a beautiful exchange with my new bestie!
We took a media hour and tracted about once
reunited, and then ran off to dinner at the Brayton's- such a cool family! We
chatted about life and missions and general Seattle love (it's universal, I'm
learning!) over lasagna, and we watched "Hallelujah" with their
super cool fam- and we're going to do FHE with them tonight! Yahhhhhooooooo!!!
They're way cool...I think we're destined to be besties, for sure!
We ended our Wednesday with a super sweet lesson
with Bro. Freiderichs in the Mitchell's home- it was amazing! We haven't
chatted about Bro. Freiderichs yet because I haven't actually taught him
yet...but his wife and kids are members, and he's met with missionaries a
little bit throughout their marriage. When Sis. Broberg and Sis. Shaver got
into the area, they started teaching him- and he's been progressing crazy well!
When we chatted with him on Wednesday, he had just finished the Book of Mormon-
huzzzzzahhhhh!! It's pretty weird to get into an area with someone like Bro.
Freiderichs being so close to baptism without any effort on your part...but
it's pretty cool! His biggest concern right now is Joseph Smith...but we
retaught the Plan of Salvation and Bro. Mitchell (our super cool Elder's
Quorum president) bore crazy powerful testimony about prayer and receiving
personal revelation- it was so sweeeet!! Such a good lesson!
We headed in for the night after that gorgeous
adventure, only to find a package from my dear Aunt Lithia- yeeeehaw!! It came
on Tuesday but I was MIA- such a blissful return to homebase!! It was full of
Saint Patrick's day candies and cute things- we demolished the Airheads and
Skittles during nightly planning, haha! Such a perfect package!!
Thursday was so good- Happy Saint Patrick's Day!! I
didn't realize that it was such a good mail holiday- every holiday is turning
out to be a good one, haha! We. of course, wore our most festive green
shirts and I sported some clover earrings, along with my light up
ring courtesy of Aunt Lithia and my perfect socks from Sis. Phillips- I go
big!! We spent the bulk of our day weekly planning away, but we did take
a beautiful Chipotle lunch break- complete with guacamole to celebrate!! Nothing
is more celebratory than some guac, if I do so say myself!
We went to the Odegard's for dinner after our
oodles of planning- and had the most festive dinner of corn beef, cabbage,
Irish soda bread, and fancy green punch!! Such a beautiful dinner- gotta
love St. Patrick's Day! All the missionaries in our ward came over, and it was
quite the partay- I will forever regret not taking pictures of the festivities!
I am more determined than ever to be a good picture taker, haha!
Friday was so good- probs the best day of our whole
wonderful week!! So much goodness happened, and my mind is still reeling over
it all- such a good day! Somehow, we got FOUR new investigators Friday alone-
what the what!? SUCH a good day!!
We kicked it off with the morning routine and
weekly planning- it truly never ends! We lunched with our dear sisters at
our apartment before running off to district meeting- such a party! Elder
Swensen gave an awesome training on working with members (which has been the
recent push in the mish)- so sweet!
AND THEN, we ran off to try some potentials and
ended up meeting Fredrick, a super cool man from Liberia...new investigator
#1!! We tracted into him and taught him a super quick and sweet Resto- and he
invited us back next Tuesday! YAHOOOOOO!! He's pretty awesome- I'm jazzed!
We sprinted it off to Horace after that, where we
tried a referral Sis. Broberg and Sis. Harubner got on exchanges...and they
totally let us in! I don't think that will ever catch me off guard, haha! We
ended up sharing "Hallelujah" with the Lein fam, and scheduling a
return appointment for next Saturday- new investigators #2-4!!!! It was
seriously one of the coolest experiences of my whole mish- they let us in! We
chatted about their religious background and they told us that they're looking
for a church! We kneeled with their fam in prayer to end our lessssson!! Oh
man, it was such a party. The Leins are going to be crazy cool parts of my
Fargo life, I can already feeeeel it!!!
We tracted a tad more after that amazing and crazy
lesson- I'm still in shock, I think! All my missionary dreams came true in one
sweeping moment!! While tracting around Horace, we also met a super cool 14
year old, Kara, and her grandma Marilyn...we shared Alma 34:15 with them and
gave Kara a Book of Mormon- and she totally hugged us!! I love when
people recognize us as representatives of Jesus Christ- it's the coolest!!
We dined at Sis. Eskue's, who is quickly becoming a
fave- I just adore her!! She was baptized about a month ago, and she's just the
coolest ever. I feel like I've been throwing that phrase around a lot this
email- it's just true all around! We related our crazy stories of missionary
work to her, and it was just the greatest dinner appointment of all time- I
love her the most!!
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| us and Sis. Eskue (isn't she the cutest!?) |
Oh man, such a good Friday. Let's all take a moment
of silence to revel in that glorious day- IT WAS SUCH PERFECTTTTTION!!
Saturday (happy birthday, Mammy!!) and Sunday were
also amazing- running outta time, as per usual! We met with George again on
Saturday- he's now officially an investigator...we'll call him Bro. Krantu from
here on out, yahooooo!! He's the coolest, and he's super prepared- I just adore
him!! He loooooved the First Vision and the Book of Mormon- we're headed back
again next Saturday and I am so jazzed! It's going to be great!!
On Sunday, we went to church in Sisseton, South
Dakota- I've finally been to South Dakota!! We drove down with Sis. Wright, who
is also a new fave, and attended the group down there- it was crazy! They used
to be a branch but have been recently demoted to group, which is just the
simple way of saying a dependent branch. They don't have any priesthood
leadership down there, because they're dependent on the ward up here for that-
it's kind of crazy! There are about four active members, and they all meet in
this adorable baby building in town- there was something so Beulah about it
all! I just loved it! I don't know what we're going to do to help them, because
they live about an hour and a half away and we don't make it down there very
often...it's tricky! But, it's way cool that there's still some Beulah in my
life here, haha!
Oh man, what a wonderful week! So much craziness
all around- but I think I'm finally figuring it out! I'll let you know for sure
next week, haha! I love you all so much, and I am so grateful to each of you-
keep being amazing! Have the greatest weeks!
Love,
Sister Robinson
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| bird watching during lunch hour (my new favorite hobby, haha) |
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| a sweet personalized license plate that made me laugh (ND has the most of these ever, I swear!) |
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| a Jesus picture that reminded me of my Beulah faves (this is Pres. Thueson's favorite picture of Christ- it made me smile!) |
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| a pretty sunset |
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| selfie-ing it in the car |
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| Mrs. Potts painting from Sis. Phillips that I'm currently obsessed with |
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and a happy Fargo selfie- life is oh so good!
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