I
am loving being in a trio. Sisters Zavala and Woolsey and I get along
sooo well. It was a little odd settling into a trio, but we have really
had unity, surprisingly. I loved them both immediately. We're all so
alike, yet so different, in the best ways. Yaaay! My new area is pretty
rural, but more city-rural. We live in a cute 3 bedroom house/trailer
and it's on a horse ranch! So we have tons of horses behind the houses
and lots of room to run around. Our land lady is the most hilarious
older woman that teases us a lot. Love it! On the ranch, next door, they
have a Raw Washington Honey shop, which means we get raw honey...oh my
gosh...soooo good... We have different flavored honey based on what the
bees ate, too! We have blackberry honey and wild mountain flower honey. I
eat it like all the time. It's basically the best.
My
new area is veeerrrrryyyy different from Maple Valley, but I love it.
It's the other side of the tracks for sure. But there's actually people
here. Haha. I really love it. It's a much smaller area. We're going to
bike a lot soon because we don't have much miles. I'm chill with that.
The ward is way different here, too, but I just need to get to know it
more, that's all. I have an open mind. The few members I've met I have
loved! Being in a trio is just fun, too. Tracting is so funny...three
girls on a doorstep instead of two. We really work well together,
though!
We have investigators! One of them...is...GOLDEN.
Her name is Sister Diamond and she is truly a gem. She was found by
President Eaton at a garage sale and they just really hit it off and
talked a ton about the gospel. She wanted to know more. And now she's
getting baptized soon! She happened to fall within our ward boundaries
so we are the lucky missionaries that get to teach the golden referral.
She's so prepared it's not even funny. She readily accepts everything.
She quit drinking coffee and is so strong! Literally all we have to do
is teach. She's amaaaazing! President Eaton might baptize her too, how
fun!
Salina is another one and she has the
CUTEST little boy named Zion. She's learning just for "knowledge for her
son", but she is realizing more and more that it's really for her. She
said her first prayer EVER the other day. It was so cute, she was like,
"Dear Heavenly Father...this is a little weird....." Hehehehe. Love
first prayers!
Sister Bizzard is another. She
has like 7 kids and they are adorable. The youngest little one is a
crazy MONKEY! He climbs over everything, pfft. Sister Bizzard has a
crazy life, but such a willing heart. She has lots to work out in her
life, but she likes learning.
We have one
other investigator named Sister Holland, but sadly, she is not
progressing. :( It's frustrating, because they are such good people!
But, they must choose to act as well. We as missionaries cannot do it
all for them. We are to all be agents, not objects.
Seriously,
being in a trio is such a blastttt. Our beds are like 5 inches apart in
the room we sleep in, but hey, we like each other so it's all good.. :)
We have plenty of room in other parts of the house to spread out when
we're not sleeping anyway. It all works out. Everyone thinks we're just
on exchanges when they see me, but nope, I'm here to stay for 6 weeks!
We are all curious as to what will happen in the next transfer, but we
don't have to worry about that yet.
I'm
learning to pace myself, especially now that I am in a new area. I can't
expect myself to know everything and everyone all at once. It's going
to take time -- little by little; here a little, there a little. That
used to be so hard for me, but I am really getting the hang out it,
figuring out, through the spirit, what needs focusing on right now and
what doesn't. I am being patient with myself and the learning process of
it all. My companions are super patient with me, too. It's relieving to
realize I don't have to know everything all at one. Prayer plays such a
huge role, too. I have to pray for help constantly. I came up with a
acronym for "pace": P: Ponder A: Accept C: Careful E:explore (or
examine). I remember these things when I try to get ahead of myself. I
have adjusted surprisingly quickly to my new area. I miss the Cedar
River ward, but I know I'll see them all again sometime! For sure! I'm
where Heavenly Father wants me to be right now, in the Elk Plain ward!
We also have a KILLER view of Mt. Rainier in this area, too. It's
magnificent. I only wish I could get a good picture.
Heres's to a new transfer as a trio! The power of three.
Love,
Sister Eldridge
PS:
Pictures!
There's lots of fresh strawberries here. We got these from a member. :)
We saw the most EPIC rainbow the other day! Ahhh!
Cute trio pictures. :)
The
little girls at the bottom are the Phillips' daughters, and the taller
one loves us. :) She has a "Future Missionary" tag and sat with us in
Sacrament. Precious!
PPS: Today is my 5 month mark! What! I'm almost to 6 months!!!
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