Well, Torrington is INSANE. This week we were out tracting and while walking from one door to the next we saw a girl sitting outside her house across the street. We said hi to her but I was lazy and didn’t go talk to her. (Lesson learned! Don’t walk past the elect because you never know who they are!) After we were done tracting and walking back toward our car she called out to us, “Are you Mormons? I want to talk to you.” She told us she was writing a fictional novel with a Mormon girl as one of the main characters, so she had been doing lots of research on the Church and wanted to ask us some questions. She invited us into her house and we sat there for maybe two hours answering her questions. She has been researching for over a year, and knows more than probably most missionaries do about the Church. She has the scriptures and Preach My Gospel on her iPhone and has been listening to them. We figured out pretty quickly that she is already converted and just doesn’t quite know it yet. She has some fears about changing her lifestyle and her friends, so she hasn’t really been able to bring herself to pray about the Book of Mormon or about being baptized. It’s because as soon as she gets an answer, she will definitely act on it. Just needs to bite the bullet and do it. It was CRAZY…CRAZY…I don’t understand what is with Torrington these days. Not complaining a bit, though!
Things are moving right along. One of our investigators is getting cold feet about her baptismal date which we are concerned about, but other than that, the place is on fire still.
Fun fact: Yesterday I discovered something called sausage bread. It sounds disgusting but it’s actually incredibly delicious. Sausage and bread…could there be a more perfect combination?
This week Sister Mortimer and I were talking a lot about our attitudes about our missions and life in general, and how to think about the future. Ever since then messages are coming at us, from all over the place, that basically say to be excited about the future and remember that while the mission is wonderful, life gets even better afterward. We attended a member’s wedding at a Catholic church. Some of her friends there were returned missionaries and they all told us that. I’ve been pondering that a lot since then, and how to enjoy the moment and also look forward to the future. I didn’t realize before how much I tend to hold on to the past.
I’ve also been impressed very strongly with messages about honesty and refraining from gossip. This is something I want to improve on. Gossip is so destructive. It’s so tempting to engage in it as a missionary because day-to-day life can be monotonous, and gossip is entertaining. But it’s dishonest!
That’s all. I’m boring today. That’s okay, the Church is still true!
-Sister Monson
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