End of Transfer 2.... booo
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So this week was pretty funny, Sister Parish hurt her ankle so she received crutches, and I think that we were just a funny sight. She had never used crutches before so she was struggling pretty bad, haha okay, I'm not gonna lie it was hilarious! I'm sorry Sister Parish! I'm not laughing at you, I am laughing with you! :) I wish you could have seen us, we were real missionaries going about our work no matter how hard it was. We had a lot of good conversations with other people on crutches and a lot of people felt sorry for us. One day, as we were walking down the street an old lady stopped us and literally started massaging Sister Parish's leg right there on the sidewalk. As strange as it was, when it was over Sister Parish just said "Wow, my ankle really does feel a lot better." Haha I love Ukraine! Our бабушки,(the old ladies who sit outside of our apartment buildings and watch our house, they LOVE us) said they were praying for Sister Parish all of the time, it was really quite sweet. And yesterday when we came out with no crutches they all cheered and said "Oh it's a miracle!" And it was a miracle. As much as we loved her crutches we are happy to get rid of them and continue on with our work.
So as you can tell by the subject of my email I am ending my second transfer this week and I'm not too fond about it. It really freaks me out how fast everything goes, like, how am I coming up on my third transfer already?! I don't know, it's crazy. And I am still the same old Mariel, you know the one who gets super attached and has a hard time saying goodbye, so transfers I think, will always be a scary time for me. Luckily I'm staying here in Харкьовский, I would be so sad if I was leaving! But unfortunately my cute companion is. Sister Parish is going down to Одеса and I will be receiving a brand new missionary. Yep, I'm training again! Yay!! Really I am so excited! I am so sad to see Sister Parish go, we were really just starting to have fun and now it's over, oh man. But I know that next transfer will be a total adventure too!
Training, training, training. I can't believe it is happening again. But boy, am I excited. I have grown more in the last 6 weeks than I ever have in my whole entire life combined (now don't be fooled, I am not 10 foot 4, we all know I stopped physically growing when I was a freshman in high school) but I mean mentally and spiritually.
Who would have thought that a girl, studying Russian (not a very easy language) for only the matter of a few weeks could go out and speak with Ukrainians all day every day. I am completely blown away after every conversation I have thinking, "Man, how did I understand that? How did I know what to say?" Time and time again we have walked away after talking to someone and Sister Parish will ask me what a word means and I'll say "I don't know", she will then reply with "You just used it like 5 times in that conversation." I know that it only sounds like I'm bragging and I'm sorry, but I have to tell about it just like Ammon in Alma Chapter 26
"11 But Ammon said unto him: I do not boast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God.
12 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.
36 Now if this is boasting, even so will I boast; for this is my life and my light, my joy and my salvation, and my redemption from everlasting wo. Yea, blessed is the name of my God, who has been mindful of this people, who are a branch of the tree of Israel, and has been lost from its body in a strange land; yea, I say, blessed be the name of my God, who has been mindful of us, wanderers in a strange land."
If you think I'm bragging, I'm going to keep on bragging, because this is my testimony. I know that through the Lord's help I really am doing miraculous things. I am doing things I would have never thought to be possible before. I have been so beyond grateful for my experience to train because I know it has helped me and my testimony so much. There has never been a time in my life when I have felt closer to the Lord, never been a time when I have relied on him more. I love that I continually, every day strengthen my relationship with him. He has been pushing me in the work and in really has been an honor to know that he trusts me enough to let me do this. I love it. And he is letting me do it again!? Yes!!
The transfer ends on Thursday so I'll say goodbye to Sister Parish and then pick up Sister Grandy, fresh from the MTC. :)
Thank you for your prayers, I know that they helped me so much in this last transfer and I so appreciated them! You all are the best and I am so blessed to have you in my life! I love you all!!
All of my love,
Your sister, Sister Lee
So this week was pretty funny, Sister Parish hurt her ankle so she received crutches, and I think that we were just a funny sight. She had never used crutches before so she was struggling pretty bad, haha okay, I'm not gonna lie it was hilarious! I'm sorry Sister Parish! I'm not laughing at you, I am laughing with you! :) I wish you could have seen us, we were real missionaries going about our work no matter how hard it was. We had a lot of good conversations with other people on crutches and a lot of people felt sorry for us. One day, as we were walking down the street an old lady stopped us and literally started massaging Sister Parish's leg right there on the sidewalk. As strange as it was, when it was over Sister Parish just said "Wow, my ankle really does feel a lot better." Haha I love Ukraine! Our бабушки,(the old ladies who sit outside of our apartment buildings and watch our house, they LOVE us) said they were praying for Sister Parish all of the time, it was really quite sweet. And yesterday when we came out with no crutches they all cheered and said "Oh it's a miracle!" And it was a miracle. As much as we loved her crutches we are happy to get rid of them and continue on with our work.
So as you can tell by the subject of my email I am ending my second transfer this week and I'm not too fond about it. It really freaks me out how fast everything goes, like, how am I coming up on my third transfer already?! I don't know, it's crazy. And I am still the same old Mariel, you know the one who gets super attached and has a hard time saying goodbye, so transfers I think, will always be a scary time for me. Luckily I'm staying here in Харкьовский, I would be so sad if I was leaving! But unfortunately my cute companion is. Sister Parish is going down to Одеса and I will be receiving a brand new missionary. Yep, I'm training again! Yay!! Really I am so excited! I am so sad to see Sister Parish go, we were really just starting to have fun and now it's over, oh man. But I know that next transfer will be a total adventure too!
Training, training, training. I can't believe it is happening again. But boy, am I excited. I have grown more in the last 6 weeks than I ever have in my whole entire life combined (now don't be fooled, I am not 10 foot 4, we all know I stopped physically growing when I was a freshman in high school) but I mean mentally and spiritually.
Who would have thought that a girl, studying Russian (not a very easy language) for only the matter of a few weeks could go out and speak with Ukrainians all day every day. I am completely blown away after every conversation I have thinking, "Man, how did I understand that? How did I know what to say?" Time and time again we have walked away after talking to someone and Sister Parish will ask me what a word means and I'll say "I don't know", she will then reply with "You just used it like 5 times in that conversation." I know that it only sounds like I'm bragging and I'm sorry, but I have to tell about it just like Ammon in Alma Chapter 26
"11 But Ammon said unto him: I do not boast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God.
12 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.
36 Now if this is boasting, even so will I boast; for this is my life and my light, my joy and my salvation, and my redemption from everlasting wo. Yea, blessed is the name of my God, who has been mindful of this people, who are a branch of the tree of Israel, and has been lost from its body in a strange land; yea, I say, blessed be the name of my God, who has been mindful of us, wanderers in a strange land."
If you think I'm bragging, I'm going to keep on bragging, because this is my testimony. I know that through the Lord's help I really am doing miraculous things. I am doing things I would have never thought to be possible before. I have been so beyond grateful for my experience to train because I know it has helped me and my testimony so much. There has never been a time in my life when I have felt closer to the Lord, never been a time when I have relied on him more. I love that I continually, every day strengthen my relationship with him. He has been pushing me in the work and in really has been an honor to know that he trusts me enough to let me do this. I love it. And he is letting me do it again!? Yes!!
The transfer ends on Thursday so I'll say goodbye to Sister Parish and then pick up Sister Grandy, fresh from the MTC. :)
Thank you for your prayers, I know that they helped me so much in this last transfer and I so appreciated them! You all are the best and I am so blessed to have you in my life! I love you all!!
All of my love,
Your sister, Sister Lee
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