This week was amazing!!!!
First off:
On Monday, we had a zone outing with everyone. Everyone came to Rolla and we had a picnic and went on a mini hike, and then roasted marshmallows. It was really fun. I've been dying for smores for weeks now. Anyways, it was really fun to be with all the other missionaries.
Tuesday, we were on exchanges, and it was probably one of the best exchanges i have ever been on. I stayed in Rolla and Sister Norris came here. She is so great. She has only been out a few months, but she is full of energy and love for the work. We prayed super hard that we would have an amazing exchange and that we would see tons of progress in Rolla. Well, our loving Heavenly Father definitely blessed us more than ever tuesday.
We started off with a lesson with Penny. Penny is incredible. She is progressing so well. She has a love for the gospel and always calls the church, "her church." She knows it is true and she is doing everything she can to follow the Savior. In her words, "I am so gungho (i think?) about this whole church thing. I have never been so excited about going to church in my whole life." We read the Book of Mormon with her. She has only been reading it for about a week and a half and she is already past page 80. She told us that she reads it at least 3 times a day. She refused to go to bed until she has read the Book of Mormon. During this lesson, she determined that she wanted to get baptized. She set the date for October 17. I was so excited!!!! Later that week, she called and said she feels too overwhelmed. She didn't want to do this anymore. My heart was ripped out of my chest and stomped flat to the ground. We told her that we wanted to come over for a lesson and talk to her, so we did. The lesson went well, she decided that she does want to get baptized and absolutely loves the church, but she wants to wait. She feels the 17th is too soon. I felt better, and i know that she is going to be baptized soon. Maybe not the 17, but soon. I love her so much. I have been praying and praying for her. She is definitely a miracle and such a blessing to us.
We also went to Salem again this week. This is where the "fight or flight" title comes in.
Ladies and gentlemen, If you were to ask Sister Hill and i if we were fighters or flighters, we would definitely have to respond as flighters.
As we finished off a super amazing day full of success and progression and meeting new people in Salem, we were planning for the night in our apartment. When all of a sudden, someone bangs super hard for an extended period of time on our back window. We instantly freak out and call one of the ward missionaries to ask him to come over, but NO one would answer. We called the branch president and told him what happened. He came over and made sure we made it to our car in safety. At 10 o'clock at night, we started our 30 mile drive back to Rolla, because we refused to stay in that apartment. So....we definitely flought. (; It was super terrifying. We called President and he said we aren't allowed to stay there anymore, so now we live with the branch president. WHAT a NIGHT!(:
I also got to give a bunny a bath this week. Best service ever.
This weekend, we had general conference. It was so good! It was nice to be able to listen to the prophet and apostles and feel refreshed. I definitely had questions answered. Some of my favorite things from conference:
"Temple worthy lives will hold together everything that really matters." Quentin L Cook. I loved that so much!!! I know that as we focus on the temple, everything else will fall into place and we will have so many blessings come from being worthy to enter the temple.
"Be different. The things that make us different are the very things that make us an example." Thomas S Monson
"God's ultimate purpose is our progression." D Todd Christofferson.
I really loved Richard J Maynes talk on centering our lives on Christ. I felt like a lot of the conference talked about how if we center our lives all of the worries and trials of the world will be a small moment of time. I know that if we put Christ as the focus in our lives, we will be able to live up to our full potential. We will see ourselves and others as God sees us and we will be able to fulfill the things he has planned for us. I love the suggestion that was given multiple times to "Never let go of the iron rod. Hold tight to the iron rod." I know as we study scriptures, we will indefinitely be able to center our lives on Christ. I know that nothing brings greater joy and peace than the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Have a great week!
Love,
Sister Ritter
pictures:
1)Bunny before the bath.
2)Bunny after the bath. I basically had to chase a bunny around a bathroom and hold him down in the water. It is not easy to bathe a bunny!(:
3) Selfie with our fresh and clean new fave pet!
4) This is Katherine Lewis. She is leaving for her mission to Brazil this week. I am so happy i got to know her and go on splits with her.
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