Happy Almost Valentine's Day! I am going to miss my family's homemade heart shaped pizzas, and mom's desserts. But I am happy to be blessed where I am, spreading the news about our Savior's Love this Valentine's Day.
I
hope you can each feel my love for you, all the way from California:) Knowing I have family and friends who care about me makes me feel
especially blessed for Valentine's day.
Let's go through a missionary week in Thousand Oaks shall we?:)
Monday - P-day
On
P-day after we did a lot of our must-do list, we were able to go to the
mall for the first time. It was a fun place to go and sometimes people
talk to us and even ask us questions. That always feels like a bonus
on Mondays:) Malls are also neat places to find unexpected treats.
Sister Boring and I got gelato at this
cute little Italian store. I got - pistachio and cinnamon. I recommend
that combo. So Good!
Tuesday - Meeting a Choreographer
I
got to hold an Emmy! Yes it's true. So I found out one of the
members in our ward was there when the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii opened. His name is Brother Jack Regas. And he directed
the shows there. He's been in a lot of productions and is an amazing choreographer. With his job he has met a lot of
famous people, he even has pictures with Elvis and with Gene Kelly!
Brother
Regas won an Emmy for a show he did so he lets
all the missionaries take a picture with it :)
If you look him up there are articles in church magazines about him.
He's an awesome, talented and kind member of the church. Sister Boring
and I had so much fun talking with him about the PCC
and Hawaii. I'm so grateful for that opportunely. It helped me to see
again Heavenly Father's hand directing all our lives to do what we can
to make things better for others.
Wednesday - Dr Visit
I
went to the doctor for my headaches which still come and go. We drove
over a hundred miles to and from Santa Maria, (which is a place only
about twenty minutes from Pismo Beach) for the doctor
to say 'you have migraines'. Oh well, but on the blessing side, at
least I have some medicine to try and help out now. I believe with
prayers and faith they will start to work and it will be the extra help
that I need. A few side effects so far but not too bad. Time will tell.
I look forward to reporting that the headaches are banished for good:)
Thursday - 'Whistle While You Work' or Paint
We
did a service project for a lady by painting the outside of her house!
That was a lot of work but a lot of
fun! There is something really rewarding about seeing your efforts pay
off. We also had a lesson right after and didn't have time to change so
we arrived covered in paint. It was
pretty funny and they didn't seem to mind.
Friday - Free Froyo
Did
you know it was National Froyo Day? We were able to go to the mall
again with some members between meetings and this place was giving out
free frozen yogurt! It brightened up our week:)
Aaaaaand I don't have time for the rest of my week. But I wanted to share a spiritual thought for this week.
Spiritual Thought
I
have been studying a lot this week about the Book of Mormon and the Restoration. I came
across the talk by President Hugh B. Brown titled 'The Profile of a
Prophet'. It was a devotional he gave at BYU in 1955.
(Karissa wanted me to give the link to Hugh B. Brown talk here)
http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=114
President Hugh B. Brown bears such powerful testimony of how Joseph Smith was a prophet. I thought this one part was interesting, "I call attention to the fact that no constitution effected by human agency has survived 100 years without modification or amendment, even the constitution of the United States. The basic law of the church has never been altered." We are still blessed that the church is lead by a Prophet and his apostles. Isn't it great that our Church answers the questions - who we are, where we came from and where we are going? Every time my companion and I teach the Restoration I know that it is true. The Spirit is there bearing witness that these facts are true. I love that we have a living prophet and apostles. It's wonderful knowing how the same principles taught in Jesus Christ's time are taught to us today. This church is True!
President Hugh B. Brown bears such powerful testimony of how Joseph Smith was a prophet. I thought this one part was interesting, "I call attention to the fact that no constitution effected by human agency has survived 100 years without modification or amendment, even the constitution of the United States. The basic law of the church has never been altered." We are still blessed that the church is lead by a Prophet and his apostles. Isn't it great that our Church answers the questions - who we are, where we came from and where we are going? Every time my companion and I teach the Restoration I know that it is true. The Spirit is there bearing witness that these facts are true. I love that we have a living prophet and apostles. It's wonderful knowing how the same principles taught in Jesus Christ's time are taught to us today. This church is True!
Love you all,
Thank you for your prayers,
Sister K
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