Basically sister Jagielski and I are so Unified we have the same thoughts so you can just hear it from her! Haha love you all. She's a talker sorry it's long. Good luck! This was our week.
This week was a mess. Pretty much everything that could go wrong, did lol. Anyways. Our phone broke & we were off the grid for a few days & it was bad because no one knew how to get ahold of us & pretty much every appointment fell through because of it. Shows how crucial communication is! Also the water heater broke so Josh & Tyler were baptized in ICE water lol. It was good though! Oh, also....my tablet randomly blew up so I have been without one all week. I guess they said the motherboard exploded so my tablet is toast. I have no idea why it did that...but It's actually been really nice to just get back to basics ( paper resources & notes )
We were contacting this former & the address we were at was no longer this woman, but it turned out being another woman named Kim! She was so excited that we were there teaching her about the Book of Mormon because she said she is very close to God & she had the impression that she knew there was more scripture from Him out there & like 3 days before, she had prayed to ask God to help her find it. Then we showed up at her door & she was seriously in shock! We got talking with her & she just looked up & said, "Okay God. If this is your answer, let me know!" & we read a scripture with her & the spirit was so strong! She was so cute, she asked us for our number & invited us to come back Monday (today)! When we were about to leave, we asked her to leave her with a prayer in her home & she stomped all over & called everyone in the house to come say a prayer with us. Then we all held hands & we said a prayer in a circle. I have noticed that is something people do around here when they pray, they like to hold hands. It's pretty neat. I like the unity that it brings to the room. You know if you're feeling the spirit, they have to be aswell. Being a missionary is the best!
We got to help at our assisted living place with their easter party! I love the residents there so so much. Earlier in the week we got to color Easter eggs! Then we got to conduct the hunt! It was a party!
As I mentioned before, the water heater broke & Sister Corbett & I were FRANTIC! We felt SOOO bad that it wouldn't warm up that we started filling buckets with boiling water & running them back & forth to fill it up...as you can imagine, running around like headless chickens trying to make this day good for them. As I was on the verge of a mental breakdown, Sister Lynette swooped in & saved the day. She brought us lunch & made us take a break from the stress & just breathe for a minute. She said a prayer with us & I was just immediately overcome with the spirit & felt peace in whatever happens will be okay. & it was! Sometimes we feel stressed by everything going on in our lives, but when we take a moment & recognize all the things the Lord does for us, our lives are so blessed! We just need those little reminders sometimes.
Also, I love the Strunk family so so much. Like wow. This week was such a tender moment for them. A few weeks ago, Sister Strunk was telling us about her baptism almost a year & a half ago & how it was a polar plunge because the water heater broke & we PROMISED the boys it wouldn't happen this time....we have learned our lesson on making promises we can't actually guarantee...I guess it was just meant to be a family tradition! They were good sports about it!
They are preparing to go through the temple to be sealed together & they have invited us to go with them. I hope so badly that our President allows us to go....my heart just aches with love for them. They were a part member family & their mom was baptized almost a year ago & we had the honor to teach the boys. Wow I love them so much. They're amazing.
This baby is sister Corbett nephew & this picture literally is what got me through the week sane. Pretty much lol.
There is this woman named Elyse who just got baptized in the Chicago Heights ward (in the other Chicago mission) & moved into our ward, so we were going to teach her one of her new member lessons & as we were coming around the corner of her apartment, her door was open & it sounded like there was a party going on but we just went & knocked & they let us come in & share a message with them all! We got talking & one of the guys in the room asked a question & we got to talking with him & he was dating a member, but had no idea what we believe. We taught him as a group about the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ & the Book of Mormon. Then we had him read a scripture & he was totally overcome with the spirit he got choked up & told us how when he went to the baptism he was so overcome with this feeling that he felt like he was on fire & wanted to cry. He said he felt that again & it was an amazing feeling, but he didn't know why he felt it. We explained to him it was the Holy Ghost & invited him to read the Book of Mormon and to pray about it! We will be seeing him again this coming week!
Even in the midst of the tumult, there were so many amazing things that happen every day. It has been such a blessing to be able to take a little bit of time & recognize the miracles.
Love,
Sister Jagielski
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