OH MAN OH MAN, this week has been such a good one.
I feel like I say that every week, but it's especially true this time around.
Life is just so good as a missionary in Fargo- we're living the dream!!
PROMMMMMISED LAND, my friends!!! I just feel so blessed and so lucky to
be right where I am, chilling hard and loving life with the amazing Sis. Clark-
I am so happy. Life is so good! God is so good! I feel like I'm becoming more
and more aware of just how much I needed a mission to become the person that
I'm supposed to be, to understand the power of the Atonement and the reality of
the gospel, to grow in love and comprehension...missions are just the greatest,
dontcha know! Thank goodness that prideful ol' me listened and embarked
on this crazy adventure- it's been the greatest thing I've ever done!
But anyway, this week has been the best. So much
goodness! So much mission love! So much sunny weather, haha! It's just been
one of those miraculous weeks where your heart feels close to bursting- so many
amazing things to discuss today! Whatta dream! I'm still ponderizing what
cheesy subject this email needs...it'll come to me, I'm sure!
We started our week off with a glorious pday, full
of the regular shenanigans and crazy rounds of dodge ball at the church. Like
you do. It was such a good one- the lavender Clorox wipes have officially made
their comeback in Fargo, yahoo!!! Living the dream!
We dined and ran off to teach Bro. Kranto- it was
so sweet! We brought Sis. Raleigh along and read 1 Nephi 1 with him and
his family...I just love that man so dang much. He's a good one! His
wife isn't officially investigating yet, but she's sat in on the last couple of
lessons...I'm feeling optimistic! Good things are coming!
We ended our beautiful Monday by trying oodles
of people and meeting Bro. Jallah's cousin, Patience...it was crazy
cool! So, update on Bro. Jallah before we get going. I've been casually
avoiding it because it breaks my poor sensitive heart...but we haven't seen him
since that beautiful lesson at the Parker's where we got him on date for the
30th of April. Everytime we try him he's not home/doesn't want to meet with us-
the adversary is just so real. It makes me weepy to consider, but I know
that he will find the gospel again when the time is right. I feel it with every
fiber of my being!
But anyway, we were able to teach Patience about
the Restoration and schedule a return appointment- yahooooo for a rogue new
investigator on an unsuspecting pday!!
And then, it was Tuesday. Such a beautiful day!! We
started off with studies, and ran off the see Demetri, one of our super cool
new investigators...it was sweeeeet!! We read Alma 32:3 with him and committed
him to pray about the Restoration and come to church...and we scheduled a
return appointment, the real deal! It was so cool!!
We ran by and introduced Sis. Clark to good ol'
Sis. White after that, and ended up watching Pre. Monson's conference talk with
her and committed her to pray about him being a prophet- the coolest!
Unexpected other lesson, huzzzzah!!
We lunched for a spell after that and ran back out
to visit Sis. Billings, my all time fave. I just love her so dang much! We
helped her unpack and move some things around her apartment and chatted about
her conversion all the while- she's the coolest woman ever. She has leukemia
and relies absolutely on the Savior- she knows that it is all in His hands.
Basically, I want to be her when I grow up. We even took a glorious selfie with
her to prove it!
We taught Alison and Marty Howard after all that
adventuring- it was so sweet! We met Alison a while back tracting away and she
told us to come back...and then we got all busy and never had time. The horror!
She was all mad that we haven't been back, which was pretty cool, and we ended
up teaching her and her husband about the Restoration and nailed that return
appointment- the dream!! They're the cutest people of all time!! Yahoooo
for two new investigators- I am so jazzed to teach them!!
We dined at the Dorsey's, who I simply adore, and
ran off to try Bro. Ojeda at the hospital- and Bro. Claypool came along! It was
the greatesttt!!! I love Bro. Claypool so much, man oh man! We ended up not
being able to teach Bro. Ojeda, but we chatted away with our dear Bro. Claypool
about his conversion and general coolness as we waited for the nurse...it was
seriously the best. He's the best!!
We tried a few people after that adventure and
stopped by the Peterson's, a super cool family who lives in our area but I've
never met- and we got that FHE invite, yahoooo!!! We went over for dinner
yesterday and shared the Restoration with their family- I'm totally obsessed!
They are the bessssssst!!
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| Turns out, Sam is the best selfie taker around- he even got their dog Sasha in the picture! Whatta pro!! |
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us and our newfound fave fam of all time, the Petersonnnnnns!!!!
I especially love the one where Sis. and Bro. Peterson have crazy faces, haha...not sure what went wrong there |
We ran around all day on Wednesday, trying the
masses and visiting our dear Sis. Robideau and media houring away and teaching
the Moore clan- it was such a good day! I was totally exhausted by the end of
it all, which is the true sign of a day well spent...exhaustion means you're
working hard, haha!!
Thursday was also a good one, full of weekly
planning and hanging with Sis. Raleigh. We got a text early in the morn from
Sis. Billings, asking us to visit her in the hospital...so we called up Sis.
Raleigh and asked her to come along! It was perfection, because Sis. Raleigh is
the classiest lady known to man and loves everyone with an unobstructed
passion- Sis. Billings and her become the best of friends and swapped contact
info, yahoooo!!! Watching my friends become friends is seriously the greatest
joy of all time- it's the best thing ever!!!
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Us and Sis. Raleigh- I love her so much!
We realized, as we ran off to homebase, that we
needed to teach Sis. Michael...so Sis. Raleigh tagged along with us to her
lesson as well! Whatta party!! We taught her the Plan of Salvation and Sis.
Koon rocked adorably in her chair all the while- such a perfect time! I love
that Sis. Raleigh!!
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| the whole teaching gang- Sis. Michael, Sis. Koon, Favor, and us- with photo cred to our dear Sis. Raleigh |
We planned away for the remainder of our day, and
then ran off to our Bro. Daudier lesson- it was so goooood!! We brought Sis.
Cook along and we chatted with him about church and prophets and reviewed the
Restoration- he's just the coooolest!! He was raised Catholic but never really
believed in the Pope, so he looked on at us during the lesson and tenderly
asked, "Do we believe in the Pope?". Gooooodness, BEST MOMENT EVER.
AHHHH!!! He's just the sweetest man- teaching him is one of my favorite
things in life!!
We had a gorgeous Friday as well- this week was
just the greatest ever!!! We had a beautiful district meeting, all about
continuing to progress as missionaries and allowing the Atonement to work in
our lives- the coolest!! We also met a crazy cool new investigator, Sis. Young,
who lives with Demetri and Anthony- it was sweeeet!! We taught her the
Restoration and committed her to read from the Book of Mormon and pray, come to
church, and be baptized...to which to all said yes!!! THE DREEEEAM!!! We're
going to teach her again this next week- I AM SO EXCITEEEED!!!!
We also had a lovely dinner with Sis. Dresser- it
was so sunny that we ate KFC in her fancy backyard and it was just the greatest
thing ever. I will forever regret not taking pictures of it!! It was the best!
We also taught her about tithing and fast offerings and invited her to come out
teaching with us to Sis. Lien on the morrow...AND SHE SAID YES, AHHHH!!! We
met up at Sis. Lien's on Saturday morning and proceeded to teach her about
tithing and fasting- Sis. Dresser is just the coolest ever!!!!!! I love her so
much! And Sis. Lien loved her too, naturally- how could you not?! That lesson was
totally the highlight of our Saturday- it was the perfect fellowship and the
perfect lesson and AHHHHH, perfection all around! Sis. Lien and Sis. Dresser
are both just so converted to the gospel and I simply adore them both- and they
totally bonded over their love of missionaries as we ate fancy braided
bread...THE BEST!!!! AHHHHH!!!
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| Us and Sis. Dresser (our total BFF, dontcha know) |
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| SISTERRRR LIEN!!!! (I felt as though it was time for all my people to meet my current person- isn't she the cutest?!) |
We also taught Sis. Johnson on Saturday and dined
with Sarah and Rachel, super cool recent converts from Chad...best ever!! We
ate crazy delish African food and chatted about the Restoration- such a good
Saturday!!
Sunday was pure bliss, the most delightful of
Sabbaths- we taught the Cudney clan the Restoration (my new faves, yahoo!!!!)
and dined with the Petersons and taught Sis. Koon and scheduled an appointment
with Bro. Kranto- we were busy bees!! The highlight was totally the Cudney clan
lesson...or maybe our Peterson dinner...or maybe our Sis. Koon lesson...or
maybe the beautiful church times with SIs. Dresser...SO MUCH GOODNESS ON THE
SABBATH!!!!!! It was just beautiful all around, my dear friends!! I always wish
there was more time to elaborate on our wonderful weekends- I just get so hung
up on everything else, haha. Too much goodness!
Welp, it was SUCH a good week!!! I'm even more
jazzed for the week ahead- there are always more miracles to come!! I hope all
you beautiful people have a wonderful week as well- you are all my favorites!!
Thank you for all you do- I love you the most!!
Love,
Sister Robinson
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| a cute car selfie |
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