Hola mis amigos y mi familia!
The mountain is on fire and we've been evacuated!
Just
kidding just kidding! We are totally fine. That was just clickbait.
We're still chillin in our lovely Upland apartment. It is however, very
smokey and very hot here! There are fires close by and we're definitely
feeling the effects of it. It's also been around 110 degrees every
day... tengo mucho calor!
This week was
awesome! (or last two weeks... haha sorry I didn't write last time!
Pday be like that sometimes) We had some cool service opportunities. We
helped sort a BUNCH of dead pine branches to be ready for some chipping
and shredding. That made me feel right at home and I loved it! Getting
dirty is probably one of the best feelings on a mission (next to the
Spirit of course ;)). We also helped package envelopes for a homeless
shelter's fall fundraiser. Even though our effort was pretty small in
comparison to what their other volunteers do, we still felt the Spirit
of service. Nothing cheers up a soul quite like that. :) go check out
the Just Serve app if you want to find some services opportunities in
your community. 10/10 would reccomend!
We have
been writing a bunch of letters and making cookies for people in our
ward. We know that qaurentine can be pretty lonely and we just wanted to
make sure that everyone is remembered:).
This
week we saw many miracles! We were able to meet with one of our very
busy friends. That had been difficult to do over the past few weeks
because of his schedule. Leading up to that appointment, we prayed
specifically that he would be able to meet with us, and he was able to
keep his appointment! It was a wondeful lesson where we read from the
Book of Mormon about baptism. Sister Shirts extended the baptismal
invitation, and that was her first time doing it! He said he wasn't
ready, but that he wanted to learn more. He is genuinely seeking truth
and is asking great questions. I am excited to continue to see his
growth. I love when people ask questions! It's awesome (James 1:5)
For
the past few weeks we have been trying to figure out a way to help
another friend call into Sunday School on Zoom. Technology is sometimes a
struggle for him, especially with his cerebral palsy. This week we were
able to help him call in and he really enjoyed the experience! We are
so grateful to the Lord for that tender mercy! To a great extent,
missionary work is accomplished through small miracles. I know that you
can have small miracles in your life because I have seen them in mine!
And
finally, for the story behind the subject line of today's email: one of
our friends texted us this past weekend and asked us what we were doing
on Monday... we haven't been able to meet with this friend in a good
while, so we were very excited and thought that this might be our
opportunity to meet again! We said we were pretty open, and then he
invited us to go to the beach. HARD PASS. I encourage you to look at the
screenshots below for the full conversation :)
Sorry for the poor grammar and rushed letter! I love you all bunches! Eat your vegetables!
Love,
-Sister Schramm
