Dear
Mom and everyone else,
I can't believe it's
already Monday again! I realized that I really didn't get around to mentioning
any of the exciting things or details last week, like the fact that I live in
Yolo county! I think my favorite street around here is Yolo Polo Plaza...
Somehow I forgot to mention that I'm also driving the car in our companionship.
I most definitely was not expecting that, and it was really stressful at first
because I had no idea where I was going. Now that I know the area better it is
much easier, and I'm remembering how much I love driving. I also learned in
this past week that apparently eating five tacos for dinner is completely
normal, which is what was put on my plate last Wednesday. I love dinner though
because we often eat with members of the church and get to know them. I can't
believe how much love I have for these people that I just recently met! And
it's incredible to me how much they love missionaries and pray for us and truly
want to help us!
I had a real
"missionary" moment last night while we were talking with Joel, one
of our new investigators. So far while I've been here, it felt like I've been
going through the motions and doing what missionaries are supposed to do,
without really feeling like a missionary. Then while we were talking with Joel,
I couldn't stop thinking about how much I wanted to help him and how much I
wanted to share the Gospel with him. It was probably the first moment where I
felt like I could really help someone, instead of simply walking around and
asking people if I could help them. We're meeting with him on Thursday and I can't wait to see what happens next.
Another fun thing
about this week, Hermana Burton and Hermana Burton were companions for a day!
Last Tuesday/Wednesday, my companion and her
companion were on an exchange so we got to be companions for the day. I wasn't
sure how it was going to go because we're both so new and inexperienced, but it
was one of the best of most productive days of the whole time I've been here! I
think because we knew each other and knew that we both had no idea what we were
doing, we were more courageous and willing to try new things and step out of
our comfort zone. And miracles happened! We talked to so many people and shared
videos and the Book of Mormon with people in the streets and apartment
complexes, and at the end of the day I went to bed feeling like I had done
something good that day. It reminds me of the poem that talks about coming to
the edge. I don't remember exactly how it goes, but it's something along the
lines of:
Come to the edge!
No, we'll fall!
Come to the edge!
No, we'll fall!
Come to the edge!
So we came to the
edge, and he pushed us.
And we flew!
Having faith is
walking to the edge of the light, to the edge of where we can see, and then
taking a few steps in the dark. Hermana Burton and I really didn't know what we
were doing, but we tried anyway. We came to the edge, and even stepped past the
end of our comfort bubbles, and miracles happened. I can only imagine what
would happen in the world if everyone, including myself, took that extra step
forward more often, not knowing for sure what would happen, but having faith
that it would work out. There's a reason why faith is the first principle of
the Gospel.
Anyway, I hope
everyone is doing well! I love you all and appreciate your prayers and
support! Happy Easter and General Conference!
Hermana (Carol) Burton
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