Transfer announcements were Saturday night and the zone leaders called to tell us that Sister Lua is transferred and that I will be training again.
2 kids in the mission. Man. Honestly, at first I was scared out of my mind because the first time didn't go so well BUT then I prayed about it, and have been really trying to study and enter this new companionship with positivity and hope for this time around. ha I am feeling pretty good about it now.
I realized that the first time I trained, I did everything I could to make things right and it still was a very, very hard experience, which could likewise happen again, BUT the important thing for me is that I am doing all I can to make sure things work and of course to seek help from the Lord and to listen to the Spirit. Although I am still nervous, I am excited as well for this new opportunity to learn and to grow closer to my Savior, Jesus Christ. Keep my new trainee and me in your prayers please. :) 3 more months here in Libmanan. Craziness. Some people move a ton in the mission and others, like myself, end up only having 3 or 4 areas their entire mission. After this training I will just have 2 more transfers left in my mission so I will most likely just have one more area. What. Time is ffffllllyyyiiinnnggg.
Sister Gemma was baptized on Saturday. She is kind of a quiet one so never usually asks questions or adds much comment to anything so we were a bit nervous for her time to share her testimony but it was beautiful! She was so cute and nervous standing up there in front of all of us but you could really feel the spirit as she spoke and explained how she has come to know that this church is true. I am happy for her. Now on to strengthening faith and enduring to the end. :)
The other night during daily planning, about 9:30 or so at night, Sister Lua and I are just sitting at our desks when all of a sudden my head starts swaying and I feel dizzy and think I might pass out. We both stop talking and are just staring at each other for a few seconds before we realized that we were both feeling the same thing and I wasn't going to pass out but rather we were experiencing an earthquake! Ha! It was the weirdest feeling!
This morning, I got electricuted! I was getting out of the shower and went to turn off the light switch and it shocked me! Straight shock from the tip of my middle finger all the way to my elbow. That was early this morning and I still feel a ringing in my elbow. Freaky. Scared me pretty bad but no worries, I am still alive and well.
Inspiration for the week..Sister R, a blind sister in our branch here. She is easily one of the most positive, jolly people I have ever met. She is always just beyond happy to talk to you and to learn more about you. She has many kids and went blind a few years ago due to physical trauma to her head. She stood up in Sacrament Meeting yesterday and bore the sweetest, boldest testimony. She then proceeded to recite Helaman 5:12 (one of my favorite scriptures) from memory. You have to realize that after Sister was baptized many years ago, she went inactive and just recently returned to the church. This sister who cannot see, has her daughter read to her the scriptures in order to better understand the word of God and was thus able to memorize the scripture. Wow. Truly inspiring to me. She knows the those words are true. I too know the scriptures are true. So let's read them, study them, ponder them, take care of them, and use them as Heavenly Father would have us use them.
Keep on keepin' on. Talk to you all soon. Take care!
Mahal ko po kayo! :)
-Sister Roderick
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