Dear people that I love,
Well... this week is a joke. See for yourself:
Tuesday: Hospital hopping. We do not love the Canadian health
care system. Sister Holm got sick and said she felt like a black person during
the times of segregation, or even Mary and Joseph trying to get in the flipping
Inn. I love America. On the bright side, we saw some kids playing hockey on the
frozen lake. If that doesn't say Canada I don't know what does. #canucks We had
pizza that Sister Holm's wonderful Dad ordered for us as our new
years feast. It was delicious! Thanks Sister Holm's dad!
Wednesday: Happy New Year! NOT. Our car broke down on the
way to district meeting. We had to call OnStar and I was like "Well..
I don't know how to start this conversation, but we're missionaries..." to
the OnStar lady. What an idiot. I just don't know how to start a conversation
any other way anymore. It's bad. Anyway, OnStar is a joke and handed us
off to about 6 different people (they didn't like us because our car was bought
in the US but we were driving it in Canada, like who cares?) So finally we just
hung up on them and the mission office called us a tow truck.... TWO HOURS
LATER. We had some food and our scriptures to keep us motivated and alive
(barely). It was cold to say the least. Then one of our members husband (he's a
non member) drove by and stopped to help us. Big shout out to GINO MARTINO! We
were slowly freezing to death when we saw a man through our foggy window. We
literally screamed with heavenly joy "GINOOOO!!!" and got out and
gave him a excited hand shake! Love that man. Then we got the car towed home by
a very nice man named Ken who has a nephew who served a mission. Sister Martino
came and got us and drove us home. Shout out to her too. After we got home, one
of our formers randomly texted us and we set up a meeting with him. So that
just goes to show that everything happens in the Lord's timing.. whether we
like it or not.
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-on hold with OnStar, they played some music that was not
missionary appropriate...
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Thursday: (It gets better) It was my 20th
Birthday!!! Happy birthday to me haha my mom sent Sis.
Holm some decorations and because we're always together.. she
couldn't find a time to put them up... so she just decided to go in the
bathroom and decorate then because it was the only time she could be
alone. We are extremely obedient missionaries, eh? Heavenly Father
gave us the gift of the car being fixed. We got our oil changed a couple
of weeks ago and I guess the guy didn't screw the radiator cap back on
properly.. so that's why the car over heated and ruined our new years. But it
was still a great day(:
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-Sister Holm has mad bathroom decorating skills
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Friday: We went on exchanges with the Penticton
sisters. I went up to Penticton with our DL, Sister Petersen. She is the
best! We had a lot of super awesome lessons and talked to a lot of interesting
people, to say the least.
Saturday: We got to do some service for this super awesome
less active lady in our ward. she is so great and we love her so much!!
Sunday: Fast Sunday is hard. We both get very thangry
(tired, hungry, and angry). But I love fasting. It really does answer prayers.
Monday: Amazing p-day! We started a new tradition to get
Jampee's Thai Kitchen every Monday! She amazing. If you live in Oliver (not likely)
go get some of her mini spring rolls and curry chicken! It's to die for. We
made up a song about her because we love her that much. While tracting that
night we talked to a random guy who couldn't really explain what religion
he was.. but he said he was definitely not Muslim. So take that how you will.
We also get a lot of encouragement from strangers who say things like..
"no, I don't want a card, but you girls sure are troopers! Stay warm
honey!" ... and... "We really admire what you two are doing, but no
thanks." We take what we can get. We also found a less active who we had
never heard of. Like What?
Tuesday: Ahh... what a great day. We drove to Penticton for
Zone Meeting. We were talking about all the things we wanted to work on
to be better missionaries. Then a bird hit the side of our car and
died. So there's that. We looked at each other and both freaked out
for a second... but we couldn't turn around because we had to go to Zone
Meeting. Somehow that was a sign from God... but we don't know if it was good
or bad. Sorry He had to sacrifice that dumb bird to tell us
something. At Zone Meeting Elders sit on one side and Sisters on the
other. I don't know why I'm telling you that.. but I think it's weird.
Whatever. It was a great meeting none the less. Sister
Holm accidently used slang (something she's working on) and said
"yeah we just gotta kill it!" She thinks she looked like an
idiot, but I love my little trainee so much. We love making funny comments
to each other during those meetings. I'm going to cry so hard the day
we aren't companions anymore. Miracle time!!! <--- kill me. But we
really did have some miracles! We took our lunch in Penticton and went to
Walmart. As we were leaving.. some man shouted to us "Hey are you the
missionaries from the LDS church?" and we were like "yeah.
hi" and then we walked over to his car and had a conversation with
him. Apparently he's a less active in the Penticton ward and is struggling
with his faith. We invited him to call the local missionaries and go to
church on Sunday. As we were walking away Sister Holm turned around and
just started testifying to him about how we wouldn't be out here unless the
church really was true. So we talked to him for a few more minutes and said a
prayer with him. It was amazing and we could not have been happier with our
day. We also had a super powerful experience last night of how real the
Atonement is and how much it can truly bless our lives.
What a week. I loved every second of it though. The last
couple weeks have been super hard because my greenie fire died...but it's been
replaced by something even better and so life is okay again!!! I love you all
so much! Have a great week!! The church is true, the book is blue!
Love, Sister Brittany Anne Larsen(:
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| -beautiful Osoyoos Lake |
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-tried to get a picture with the White Tailless Cat...but we
couldn't cause it's magical and therefore invisible! So it's our good luck
charm forever.
***See Sister Holm's post-- dated 1/6/14-- to find out more about the "White Tailless Cat" haha http://sisterholmgirl.blogspot.com/ |
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-happy 20th birthday to me!
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-we love each other so much(:
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