So last P-Day we got to go to the city! And we went to the Met, and I wish I was more of an art person! I wish I could thrill you all about the amazing paintings I saw... But I can't tell Van Gogh from a 3-year-old finger painting! But what was really cool was thinking how old some of these things were, I was standing next to paintings that are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years old and it was really cool to think about! But the Met is MASSIVE! We were there for like 3 hours and got through less than 1/16 of it! But we also went to Times Square and that is all that I wanted it to be! So I'd say it was a successful first time in New York City:)
Anyway...
This week was back to tracting for a lot of the time! But Sister Kovac and I know how to make it fun!:) we take pictures with random things on people's porches and it makes for some good fun! We also found a skunk just walking along the road, that made me nervous!:) And today we experimented with an eggplant! It's a very versatile vegetable we decided... We fried it, baked it, boiled it, ate it raw, and we even pureed it, mixed it with milk and cinnamon and drank it (apparently it is really yummy with zucchini squash and we thought we would try it, would I be judged if I said it's actually kind of good? Haha:))
One thing about this week though was that a lot of people we talked to seemed to be having some really hard struggles, things that I have never been asked to deal with as a 19-year-old girl! But they are coming to us for help and it has been hard for me because I don't know how to help them, like I said I have never been asked to deal with problems like these before! But then I had a realization... As I usually do when I start feeling bad for myself! They are coming to me because they trust me, and they trust me because I am a representative of Jesus Christ and all of a sudden I didn't feel bad for myself anymore, I felt really lucky that God trusts me enough to help His children. And I don't need to know how to help them because God knows how to help them and all He asks is that I am there so He can help them through me! And it also made me feel so grateful for the things that I do have! I may be having a lot asked of me, but I have my health, I have food and shelter, I have my family, and I have the knowledge that God loves me!
I also know that God loves all of you!:) and I have a challenge for all of you! Think of 100 things you are grateful right now... It's kind of hard isn't it? Now think of 10 physical abilities you are grateful for, 10 material possessions you are grateful for, 10 living people you are grateful for, 10 deceased people you are grateful for, 10 things about nature you are grateful for, 10 things about today you are grateful for, 10 places on earth you are grateful for, 10 modern inventions you are grateful for, 10 foods you are grateful for, and 10 things about the gospel you are grateful for. This is in the December 2011 Ensign and it is amazing! All of a sudden 100 things is not even close to enough!
I know that God has blessed us with so much more than we even know and we should all try to be more aware of those blessings!:)
Love ya!
Sister Jones:)
Here's the little guy we ran into! :)
No comments:
Post a Comment