Wow, I hit and passed right through my 7 month mark on my mission! I
can't even believe it! The time is going by way too fast! As I was
watching conference this weekend I thought about the last time I
watched it, I was in the MTC! I feel like I just got out here to NY
and it has already been 6 months! But when I look back I feel like its
been ages since I've been away from home! I have learned so much about
the Lord and about myself and it doesn't seem possible that it has
only been a short 7 months.
Something super funny/crazy/sad happened this week and I hope that the
words I try to use can portray the moment haha.
So we were in New Rochelle helping with something called and APF which
is when we all go to one companionships area and help them find people
to teach. So this Friday we had a General Conference APF to try to get
some people to come to conference! So we were walking around knocking
on doors and we knocked on this one door and a lady came out. I said,
Hi were the missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints. She said, I don't have time right now, I just had a death in
my family, ok bye and started walking away into her house and all I
could get in was that I know that our message can bless her family and
life. Then the door was slammed in our faces. I started to walk away
and noticed that Hermana Livingston wasn't behind me.. So I look back
and she said, I can't leave I have to talk to her. I told her that she
was just going to be mad if she knocked on the door again, but she
couldn't leave. So she rang the doorbell again and the lady came back
and Hermana Livingston tried to say something about the Plan of
Salvation but the lady just yelled at us to get off her property or
she would call the cops! And she said, "seriously, get off my property
right now, I'm not kidding. I can't believe you." and slammed the door
in our face again. First shut down for Hermana Livingston haha. It was
actually kind of funny for me but sad for her hahaha
Anyways! Yesterday we had Mission President Interviews and he told me
that in the next couple of transfers we were going to have 26 new
missionaries coming in, 2 of them elders and the rest are sisters! Can
you believe that!?!?! It's so crazy!! He told me to make sure that
Hermana Livingston was ready to train really soon! Ahhh! How crazy is
that!?! Super sweet!
We kind of got in contact with Jani, the awesome first lesson we had a
long time ago with the Dominican lady, and we just said hi and got a
return appointment for tonight, so hopefully we can teach her tonight!
Brenda is doing amazing! We had an awesome lesson with her and she is
praying about baptism again and said that she feels like she is
talking to a best friend when she is praying and that she loves the
Book of Mormon. She is so close, I know it! I am so excited for her!!
Besides that, conference was amazing of course! I had a few questions
that I wanted to have answered and every single one was answered so
perfectly! I loved the talk by Elder McConkie about teaching. It was
so perfect for missionaries and for members who serve in teaching
callings. The conference had something for everyone I know it and I am
so thankful that we have living prophets today to lead and guide us in
our lives. I know that President Thomas S. Monson is the prophet who
recieves revelation for each of us in the church and I am so thankful
to Joseph Smith to start this dispensation. I love this Gospel so much
and I love all of you! Thank you for all of your love, support and
prayers!
Love, Hermana Bloxham :)
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can't even believe it! The time is going by way too fast! As I was
watching conference this weekend I thought about the last time I
watched it, I was in the MTC! I feel like I just got out here to NY
and it has already been 6 months! But when I look back I feel like its
been ages since I've been away from home! I have learned so much about
the Lord and about myself and it doesn't seem possible that it has
only been a short 7 months.
Something super funny/crazy/sad happened this week and I hope that the
words I try to use can portray the moment haha.
So we were in New Rochelle helping with something called and APF which
is when we all go to one companionships area and help them find people
to teach. So this Friday we had a General Conference APF to try to get
some people to come to conference! So we were walking around knocking
on doors and we knocked on this one door and a lady came out. I said,
Hi were the missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints. She said, I don't have time right now, I just had a death in
my family, ok bye and started walking away into her house and all I
could get in was that I know that our message can bless her family and
life. Then the door was slammed in our faces. I started to walk away
and noticed that Hermana Livingston wasn't behind me.. So I look back
and she said, I can't leave I have to talk to her. I told her that she
was just going to be mad if she knocked on the door again, but she
couldn't leave. So she rang the doorbell again and the lady came back
and Hermana Livingston tried to say something about the Plan of
Salvation but the lady just yelled at us to get off her property or
she would call the cops! And she said, "seriously, get off my property
right now, I'm not kidding. I can't believe you." and slammed the door
in our face again. First shut down for Hermana Livingston haha. It was
actually kind of funny for me but sad for her hahaha
Anyways! Yesterday we had Mission President Interviews and he told me
that in the next couple of transfers we were going to have 26 new
missionaries coming in, 2 of them elders and the rest are sisters! Can
you believe that!?!?! It's so crazy!! He told me to make sure that
Hermana Livingston was ready to train really soon! Ahhh! How crazy is
that!?! Super sweet!
We kind of got in contact with Jani, the awesome first lesson we had a
long time ago with the Dominican lady, and we just said hi and got a
return appointment for tonight, so hopefully we can teach her tonight!
Brenda is doing amazing! We had an awesome lesson with her and she is
praying about baptism again and said that she feels like she is
talking to a best friend when she is praying and that she loves the
Book of Mormon. She is so close, I know it! I am so excited for her!!
Besides that, conference was amazing of course! I had a few questions
that I wanted to have answered and every single one was answered so
perfectly! I loved the talk by Elder McConkie about teaching. It was
so perfect for missionaries and for members who serve in teaching
callings. The conference had something for everyone I know it and I am
so thankful that we have living prophets today to lead and guide us in
our lives. I know that President Thomas S. Monson is the prophet who
recieves revelation for each of us in the church and I am so thankful
to Joseph Smith to start this dispensation. I love this Gospel so much
and I love all of you! Thank you for all of your love, support and
prayers!
Love, Hermana Bloxham :)
Ohio Plates!!
Creepy head prank
At the temple
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Central Park
FAO Shwartz
With the Ward Mission Leader before he went to the DR
The girls in our zone
Sister Richey from St George, she was ready to go home
Elder Hurst and Meek and me with Hermana Stringam
Hermana Stringam and all her companions and me with Hermana Livingston
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