This week was. . . let's say slow. Yeah. Well, first of all, Sister Platt and I were sick off and on the entire week, so we kept having to bail on things for recovery's sake. And then about 80% of our appointments (carefully studied and planned for) were cancelled. Or people just weren't home when they said they'd be. One of the two. Needless to say, we didn't do too much teaching. :P Pretty bummed about that after such a week of miracles last week. Still, there were some awesome happenings!
For instance, we fulfilled Sister Platt's dream of having a BREAKFAST appointment at a member's home. :) They're awesome, and he is a professional chef, so it was QUITE delicious! They are preparing themselves to go to the temple for the first time ever!
At District meeting I received a box of things I left behind in my old area. . . Haha, that was pretty great. Especially since some letters came in for me there, too. A final call-out to make sure everyone is writing to my Rhode Island address! I'd hate to wait about a month to read a letter! And thanks for those. They're SO great.
We went to a funeral for an old man in our ward no one knew. :( It was sad. There had to have been 15-20 people total. And I had to give the opening prayer. What do you say in a prayer at a funeral for someone you know nothing about? It was a strange experience. And sad. I don't like funerals.
BUT! The next day was great. INDEPENDENCE DAY! Which happened to be the day of our Zone Meeting! So our Zone Leaders decked everything out in red, white, and blue and fed us a BBQ. Super fun!!! And then our meeting was super inspirational. We're aiming high! Setting goals and doing a mission-wide fast for investigators with baptismal dates! Can't wait! Guess what??? The first time I really see it rain in Rhode Island was the 4th of July. Of course. It DUMPED. I actually quite enjoyed it! Driving through rivers was a little scary, though. We had permission to celebrate that day, so the whole zone got together at our church that night and played games! Apples to Apples, Cranium. . . it was so fun. :) The next night we got to see the fireworks that had been postponed. The Providence fireworks were fantastic!!! There was a live orchestra and it was over the lake! Haha, I'm sure Carrie Underwood and the Stadium of Fire knocked it out of the park, though.
Sunday was pretty powerful. That was good. Hope you all know you're an inspiration to me and in my prayers! And this week is going to be a LOT more successful. We're feeling better and have set some great goals!
LOVE,
Sister Merkley
MBM Missionary
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