Hey
Fan Club! Man, this week, it has been an adventure in the Bend! I think
the trial that Heavenly Father is giving me right now is that I really
like my companion, so much that all we want to do is talk. But this area
is really struggling so we have our work cut out for us! I know that I
have been sent to North Bend for a reason. In Klamath Falls I was
finding like 5-10 investigators a week. Recently here they have been
finding 1 maybe 2. There was one person on date for baptism here when I
arrived here in North Bend, yeah she dropped us this last week. So you
know, lots to work on. In Ward Council they talked to the Elders for 20
minutes, then us, maybe 2. Because we had literally nothing to talk
about. But you know, that is going to change. We are going to find many
solid investigators this next week and get this area on the map again!
So some of you might be wondering about who my new companion is, well this is her.
She
may not look happy, but we spend 90% of our time laughing, so you know
it is pretty good. She is from Herriman, Utah! This is her last transfer
of the mission, so she goes home at the end of August. So in Missionary
terms I will be killing her. She loves Taco Bell. Literally every
members house we have had dinner with talks about her obsession with
Taco Bell, everyone knows. She jokes about getting a tattoo of the Taco
Bell, Bell one day. Lol. She and I are getting along really well. She
has 3 sisters at home, is a huge Harry Potter and Star Wars fan... yep.
That's Sister Lunt. She is great. And she is ready to work hard which is
one thing that I am pretty excited about.
So
the first couple of days we tried really hard to get ahold of the lady
the sisters put on date a couple of weeks ago, her name is Ashley. We
finally saw her. Apparently the sisters met her while they were walking
down the street. She just got out of an abusive Marriage so she is very
timid around people and suffers from a lot of anxiety. We met with her
two times this week and then the third time she dropped us. It was all
too much for her. But she told us to come back in a month. Hopefully
things will slow down a little bit for her. The gospel blesses so many
people lives and I know it can bless hers!
One
day this week we got a text from a member, Sister Hemsley (you know the
missionary mom for the ward), saying she was making cotton candy and
for us to come give it out for free and teach people. So we did! So much
fun. We walked around the park handing out cotton candy and just
sparking conversations with people. I love it when we can do those kinds
of things, also if we have free food in our hands, way more people are
willing to talk to us!
Funny
Story: so there was a family in Klamath Falls, the Mencls. Great, super
nice family. Well they had been planning for months that they were
going to move to the coast. So when I found out I was coming the coast I
told the wife and we then found out we were going to be in the same
ward! So they moved in on Saturday
and some member told us what Street they moved to. Sister Lunt and I
walked down and contacted and tracted on that street for so long and
never found them! I am feeling more and more like a stalker. But if you
think about it, that's all missionaries do. Stalk people. Lol. But at
least we stalk them to give them the gospel!
This
week we had he really cool opportunity to go to the temple! That was a
pleasant surprise for me! Apparently the first person that Sister Lunt
taught and baptized went to the temple to receive her endowments. What a
cool experience, this is literally what it is all about people! We
drove 3 hours to get to Medford, a member in the ward, Sister Jones,
drove us. It was an all day thing but I just love going to the temple so
it was okay. Sister Lunt told me after, "you know, I thought my life
was made when I saw her in white on her baptism day. When I saw her in
white today in the temple, it brought a whole new meaning!" I can't wait
to be able to experience that with people that I have taught on my
mission. It was a very happy day and it was much needed. We only have
planned temple trips in the mission every 6 months, but in you have
concerts going to the temple, you can go! It just gives us more
incentives to baptize (;
So
North Bend is in a Bay, so when you look out and see water, you aren't
seeing the ocean but you are seeing the bay. It is beautiful, but I am
serving on the coast so I wanted to see the ocean. Well Sister Lunt and I
decided that we would spend our lunch time at the beach. We cooked a
burrito in the microwave and went. When we got there is was beautiful
and I loved every second. On our way back to the car we saw a ticket.
What the what?!? I was so mad! I looked around and I saw no signs about
it costing money to be there! We were there for 20 minutes and guess how
much it costs, 5 DOLLARS! So mad. But I paid it because I honor and
obey the law. But I did pay attention the rest of the time and looked
for signs, still didn't see any. But then we were tracking later and
this lady asked where we were from, then asked if we had gone to the
beach. Apparently you can go to one of the local stores and buy a beach
pass for all the local beaches and it is only $10. So that is happening.
We
went tracking the other day and found a really nice lady named
Michelle. We taught her about the Restoration of the gospel and it was
really cool to see how receptive she was. Sister Lunt kept having his
feeling that we needed to tract this Street and so we went and literally
no one was interested to begin with. Then right when we met Michelle,
she became our first new investigator together! She works for the coast
guard and said that she has met a lot of Mormons through her service
with them, but has never really known what they believe. She asked if we
could come by Tuesday and we happily agreed! She even gave us water and let us use the restroom, very nice lady! Can't wait to teach her soon!
So as a missionary we don't have very fancy phones. It has a touch screen and a sliding keyboard but that is about it. Well Saturday
night we got a text and I went to go look at it, and nothing.
Apparently the touch screen broke! Right now I think we have 10 unread
texts on our phone and we can't look at them! We figured out voice
command so we can call people but that's about it. We have had to call
the Elders a million times to get people's numbers. So we called the
Assistants to the president yesterday and apparently one of the senior
couples was willing to drive us down a new phone today! Awesome! So we
come to church early this morning to get it, he opens the box, and it is
EMPTY! He drove all the way here for nothing! We felt so bad. So
apparently we are not going to have a phone for over a week. At least we
will be able to call people #roughingit
Apparently
the Zone Leaders and the Sister Training Leaders didn't really get
along last transfer... like when I got here Sister Lunt told me she
hated the Elders... no good. So I have been really trying to get us to
get along lol. We had a really good correlation on Friday
and the Elders were like, what do we even need to talk about? I had a
list. I ran that correlation and they liked it! We are really trying to
work together as Leaders. It was really cool because it all went
together with the District Meeting that we had. It was about
companionship Study and really centered on unity. And in correlation I
talked about how if we as Leadership are not unified that we are not
going to see success in our Zone. They understood that so we were really
able to start working together, thank goodness! I am excited for this
transfer, we have 2 brand new missionaries in our Zone training and they
are excited to be here and work hard! I love being able to train new
missionaries, their fire is unbeatable!
Well
we set a goal with our district leader last night that we are going to
find and put 5 people on date for baptism this week! And he said if we
do, he will buy us Taco Bell, I am not sure if Sister Lunt is more
excited about the baptisms or about Taco Bell (;
Well fan club, today for Pday, I don't know if you know what BIG HOLIDAY is tomorrow, but I am sure you all forgot so I will tell you. IT IS HALF CHRISTMAS TOMORROW!!
🏻🤶🏻
So today as a Pday activity we are celebrating by having a white
elephant, but it is 1/2 white elephant. So we are only supposed to bring
half of something. I broke a picture frame I found in our apartment in
half this morning and found this picture in the Ensign of pioneers, I
know PERFECT!
In honor of Half Christmas I found this quote on LDS.org that I would love to share!
In
my family we have a tradition on a Christmas, after all the presents
are opened we have one last one. We go around the room and ask what our
favorite gift was, and ask if we would trade if for the greatest gift of
all, well the greatest gift of all is our Savior.
Our
Savior, Jesus Christ, is the greatest gift that we could have ever been
given on this Earth. Because of him it is possible for us to return to
our Heavenly Father. To be able to repent for the wrongs that we have
done. To be able to find more happiness then we could ever imagine.
Because of our Savior, I am here on a mission doing what I love and
serving the people of Oregon. Never forget the things that we have been
given because of our Savior. He loves us. And wants us to come unto Him.
So today, tomorrow and ALWAYS, don't forget about our Savior, who truly is the greatest gift of all!
Well
Fan Club! It has been a great week and I am grateful to be here on the
coast, best place in the world to serve! I am really trying to find an
excuse for us to go down to Brookings this transfer, if you have any
bright ideas please email them to me, thanks! I hope you all have a
fabulous week and that you are able to work hard and have fun! And don't
forget to email me next week (;
Because you know, the MormonAd says it all ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Love you lots!!
---Remember who you are and who God EXPECTS you to become---
PS
Also, Happy Pioneer Day! I wish I could be celebrating it with
Fireworks and BBQs like all of you back in Utah, but you know, in Oregon
today is just another normal day. So celebrate for me!
Love, Your Favorite Sister Missionary,
Sister Harrison 
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These flowers are HUGE and they are EVERYWHERE
We went McDonalds and ordered floats, well the guy was new and messed up, so we got another one for free. SCORE
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