So I'm not sure if I
mentioned this before, but I'm starting to find there is some pretty
funny stuff that goes around the mission about me. I never knew until I
was companions with Hermana Stohlton. She would ask me every night
during planning if we were going to eat the next day, and I would be
like... "uhhh yea..."(a little confused). And then she told me that when
she was on exchanges with Hermana Lopez last transfer Hermana Lopez
told her that I never planned time to eat and that I would make her run
all day long to buses and that she lost ten pounds when she was my
companion haha. I thought that was pretty funny. It was true though,
with Hermana Lopez it was always like... "well... the bus we want comes
at an intersection 2 miles away in 10 minutes.... so RUUUUUNNN!!!!" and
we'd be like dripping with sweat getting on the buses. And we also never
had time to eat. But it wasn't just me who was like all intense or
whatever, it was her too. And now at the Christmas party at the talent
show I told the carrot joke, so now the entire mission knows me as the
one who told an 18 minute joke about a carrot haha. I think the whole
mission hates me now haha. We were supposed to keep our talents to 5
minutes..... oops ;)
Another funny thing happened this week. We help
every wednesday at an adult school with their english class.
Missionaries have been going every week for like 6 years helping there.
And so anyways this kid, well, not kid, you know I use that term
loosely, who comes every week came up to me at the end and was like
"sister bardsley I have something to say to you", and I was like.... oh
gosh... and he pulls out this little note that he wrote and it went
something like this "sister bardsley, I know my english isn't very good
and I don't know you very well, but I think you are very beautiful. So I
was wondering if you would like to go out like to the movies with me".
And then an elder in our district who was there kind of missed what was
going on and thought he was asking to be taught or something and was
like "Well sister bardsley can add you on facebook because we use
facebook now as missionaries!" And I was like.... thanks elder. But I
was like "yea I can add you on facebook but I only am going to talk
about Jesus Christ on facebook ever. So if you try to talk to me I will
only talk to you about Jesus". So then the next day we went to their
like graduation ceremony thing where they have a breakfast for all the
students and give them certificates and stuff and everything was all
going well until we were about to leave and I looked over and noticed he
had managed to sit himself right next to me. And he was like "I did a
little research and I know that prehispanic cultures are very important
to you so I got you this, it is a bracelet from the natives in my
hometown of Jalisco". So basically, thanks to the elder telling him I
have facebook, he went and facebook stalked me and determined I am a
mesoamerican archaeologist. Hopefully he's not enrolled in english class
in January too. I made it pretty clear I cannot date, at all, nor even
get to know him beyond just in english class, that the only thing I even
have a desire to do right now is talk about Jesus, but he seems to be a
persistent little bugger haha.
But yea, things are really good here in Chino, we
are trying really hard to be super exactly obedient. It is amazing the
difference it makes when you are exactly obedient to all your covenants.
It makes the difference between a good missionary and one who has the
authority of the spirit just flowing through them. We know get up at
6:25 and pray because I always fall asleep during my prayers and have
another alarm at 6:30 so that I can actually get up and be awake at
6:30. The little details make all the difference. There's a reason even
nonmembers recognize that they feel different around missionaries or
recognize the authority, and that is because of exact obedience to
covenants. It is soooo important for missionaries and nonmissionaries
alike. Be exactly obedient so that you can share the gospel and other
people can feel the difference everyone!
Tell Grandma THANK YOU!!!!! I haven't gotten the
package yet that she sent me, but she said she put some money in my
savings, to which I am extremely grateful. And thank you for the skirt
and dress mom! I really like the skirt, it is like perfect. The dress
unfortunately has a slit in the back that goes up too high, so I am
going to have to get that sewn or something before I can wear it, but it
is also really cute.
Well, see ya on Christmas. And to everyone who I
won't see on Christmas, MERRY CHRISTMAS! This is a great time to share
the gospel. And eat tamales. If you are mexican. Or parade around a
giant statue of the virgencita, but I wouldn't recommend that one,
personally. However I do love tamales. Good day,
love,
Hermana Bardsley
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