So this week was CRAZY. Crazy news. Crazy lessons. Crazy busy.
I have learned a lot this week!!
Last Monday, all the Elders came to our church and we all played volleyball. It was so fun! It is always a party when you can do things with other missionaries. So...We were playing and i went to run backwards. Completely fell flat on my back and destroyed my tailbone. Pretty sure i bruised/cracked it...but there isn't anything you can do with it so i just moved on. Typical Sister Ritter. Clumsy as ever.
Wednesday we had a zone training meeting. We talked a lot about faith and how our faith is what motivates us to work. I also learned that faith has a lot to do with relying on Christ. That is what i have focused on this week. Relying on Christ to help me in my missionary work. I also had an interview with President. It is always so nice to see him. He asked me how i was and if i had any goals. I told him that i have been feeling really afraid lately to do the simple everyday things that i have been doing everyday for 6 months. He told me that it was all part of a cycle every single missionary goes through. That helped me a lot. Then he had me set some goals of how i can improve. I set the goal to be bold and talk to a minimum of 2 new people a day. He told me that i could and will accomplish my goals if i have faith and rely on Jesus Christ for support. So that is what i did this week.
First things first. I HAD to rely on the strength of Christ to even get out of bed because my tailbone hurt SO bad. ALL week.
First example of being bold. I called this less active man and said, "Word on the street is you make squirrel for the missionaries." He just laughed hysterically and said, 'If i can catch one ill make it for you.'. Still hasn't called us back yet....): ) hahahah!
We had another incredible lesson with Vicky and Kennith. We talked about the Word of Wisdom. They were all on board but they said it would be a struggle because of coffee in the morning and Kennith chews and Vicky smokes. So i just looked at Kennith and i said, "Would it be harder for you to give up coffee or tobacco? He said Tobacco, so out of nowhere i said, "throw your tobacco in the garbage right now if you have faith and sincerely want to stop." He just looked at me and i was terrified. I thought i was going to get killed and he would be mad...especially because i feel like it wasn't even me who told him to throw it away. Well....He threw it away. He said. "Thats it. Now i just have coffee." It was such a testimony builder to me that i can be bold and as i am God will help me. There is no way that would have worked without the spirit. It was incredible.
We also were on Exchanges this week. I went up to St. Robert. It was a really good day. I told Sister Boll about my goal and she said, "Well lets go tracting." I DREAD tracting. But we did and it got easier and easier. Now i love it. It is so fun to go up to a door, guess what the person looks like and just share the gospel. Even if they don't accept. I can tell that as i have been trying to be bold and rely on Christ i CAN do anything i set my mind to.
Saturday night! We went clubbing with Jenni. (; hahaha just kidding. We went to a restaruant called Club 60. It looks like a junky old shack in the middle of nowhere, but we had a gift card...so we used it. It was awesome. It was really nice inside, but outside...questionable. That was fun. After that night came transfer calls. WORST hour of life on a mission. So...as much as i prayed and prayed to stay in Mountain Grove with Sister Merrill, the Lord needs me somewhere else. I am being transferred to Springdale Arkansas. Here is the crazy part. MARSHALISE SPEAKING. Yup. I'm not even kidding. I am pretty pumped! But i am terrified.
I know that as i rely on Christ i will be able to be a successful missionary. I will be able to speak to and share the Gospel with these people and i will be able to make it through any challenges i have. I know that this is going to increase my faith so much, and i definitely will have to opportunity to be bold. Here we go!
Love you all!
Love, Sister Ritter
Pictures:
1)I love me some Sister Merrill (:
2)Transfer call night ):
3)Kennith and Vicky
4)Vicky didn't know what a selfie was.
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