This week has been good.. We met with Tracy finally!! and it was practically a miracle... we taught Vinny TOO!! It was a miracle. We went in planning on reviewing what Tracy knew and remembered but we sat down and Vinny said "Wait, I have a question... what is the difference? are y'all christian?" AH! The best of questions. Well, Vinny, let me tell you what the difference is.
We still haven't heard from Danielle.. did i tell you that I offended her? Oops. I mean I've apologized twice and it wasn't even that bad in the first place. She is living with her boyfriend and she knows it's wrong.. so I, personally, think she chose to be offend.
Sunday was a big day.. so much was weighing on everyone coming to church! Kyla had to come last sunday to be baptized before I left and...she didn't :( then Helen had her interview with the bishop and it didn't exactly go as planned... so... needless to say I was SUPER bummed. I had felt so exhausted all week and not motivated, and then I felt guilty for feeling that way! It was horrible. So Sunday during companionship study, Sister Matthews suggested that I get a blessing & I agreed with her. We texted Bishop and set it up for Monday night.
Then we went to dinner at the Giani's. Can I just tell you how much I love Brother Giani? If Dad had been raised in Queens, he would be Sal. He just talks and talks and talks and always has a story for everything. I'm pretty sure sister matthews and I said 3 words at dinner and he talked the rest of the time. Our appointment was at 6. We ate dinner and went to the living room for a lesson at 7:15. Then Brother Giani asked if we still stuck to the hour appointment rule. :| Don't worry, we didn't get a chance to answer him. :)
Monday was a really good day. We met with Tracy and Vinny again. Tracy is off of coffee and almost off smoking. :) Vinny listened to us as we read the book of mormon and we were able to answer a lot of his questions about the Holy Ghost. Then we had district meeting, went to get ice cream with Alana to celebrate finishing her tests, taught Zuley & Abi and went to bishops for a blessing.
I haven't had many blessings from people over the age of 21, so maybe that was the biggest difference but I can't even describe the blessing I got from bishop. It was really similar to my patriarchal blessing, to be honest. He promised me that whatever it was I came to do on my mission is done... and he promised me that I had done more in my 18 months than most missionaries do in 2-3 years. He also talked about getting married and having kids... :\ I think that's a long ways off for this girl. But! the moral of this story is that the priesthood power is real. and I also think that God is way more anxious to bless us and show us that he loves us and is proud of us than any of us realize. So often we got caught up in this idea of a vengeful God, but He is not that at all. He is my loving Father in Heaven who is grateful for every single step and every small sacrifice I make.
Well, this weekend is November 1st. That means my days really are numbered. I can't even say I go home next month anymore. Time seriously flies... but there were also days when I never thought this day would come. I've been thinking about not emailing anymore until I go home just to make it that much more fun for all of us. ;)
I love you all! and I miss you all terribly, is that bad to say? :) Just know that i'm working hard and having fun. That's the best way to make time go by faster. I hope you all are being good and loving the gospel as much as I do.
xoxo
Sister Toone
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