Well, we survived the heat! It was crazy to hear that we got onto Good Morning America for our record-breaking heat out here (I know it's still not as bad as Arizona...). Sister Chen and I were histarically cracking up as we would get into the car and the thermometer read 122 degrees. Luckily it would cool down to a nice 105, but now weather in the 90's feels GREAT to us! Surprisingly, I'm not getting as tan as I would like to be in the sun that we've been out in. We express our gratitude for having a car and AC every day though!
This week has been a little slow because of the 4th of July, but we were able to keep busy with the members out here. On the 4th, we started the day off with a breakfast provided by the Tanner's ward (the members we live with). We helped make the pancakes and serve them up. We spent most of the day at a sister's house (she recenlty has been coming back to church), who taught us how to make home-made bread! It is so good! It's a tender mercy too as we save money by making our own bread instead of store-bought. She taught us so many cool tricks and now I just want to make everything myself! haha. We made a total of 4 long loaves and Sister Chen and I got to take home a loaf each. They're almost gone already ;) That evening, we were able to go to a members home for dinner, good old-fashioned burgers and hot dogs, and topped off the night with s'mores (Sister Chen's first time) at home with the couple that we live with. We had to be in by 8pm and still had to go to bed by 10:30, but those neighborhood fireworks definitely went later than that ;) Definitely a different 4th of July for me, but it was still fun, especially to watch Sister Chen experience her first 4th of July. She loved it!
We haven't had too much luck finding new people to teach, but miracles are beginning to happen. We are so supported and loved by the members out here and we are so grateful for that. I have continued to excercise my faith in the Lord as I continue to prayer every day for a miracle moment. We were finally able to meet a girl named Erika, who the Elders before us had been teaching and preparing for baptism, but she had been out of town till this week. She has a baptismal date set for the end of the month and we are excited to continue preparing her for that.
Sister Chen is doing so good and improving in her English every day. I am constantly learning from her example and am having fun even learning some new words in Mandarin. I don't know what this experience is preparing me before, but I am definitely learning to teach things SIMPLY and how to explain words or phrases that we use every day and take advantage of.
I am so grateful to be a part of this great work at this time. I love being a missionary. I love serving others. I love helping people find happiness and hope in their life. I love my Heavenly Father and I love my Savior and all that they do for me. I am so grateful for their unconditional love. I know this gospel is true. I know this church is true. I know the Book of Mormon and the Bible are the word of God. I know that families can be together forever. How grateful I am for what I know. And I am grateful for all of you!
Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July and have a wonderful rest of your week!
Love,
Sister Wightman
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