Hello everyone!
How was every ones Thanksgiving? Mine was a lot of fun! We got to go to a members' home and I got to watch 2 year old twins play. It was adorable. We also met a lady that used to live in the Rockville Ward before the Ward boundaries changed last year. It was really fun to hear about her mission. She was a certified nurse before her mission and worked a year after college. She was worried that if she went on a mission, she would lose her skills. Well, Heavenly Father answered her prayers in a BIG way! She got called to be a mission nurse in Uruguay. She was responsible for answering calls from missionaries that had any health problems. She also went to the doctors with the missionaries to make sure they got the proper treatment. It was so fascinating! I
never heard that kind of mission call before. Thanksgiving was a very relaxing day for me since we couldn't proselyte. To be honest... I didn't know what to do with myself! Haha. But, once we went over for dinner, the day got so much better!
Last Monday we went to the Smithsonian zoo and it was FREE! It was so nice and relaxing to see all the animals. It was so much fun! I loved the elephants and the lions! The monkeys are also my favorite too! I would love to go again when it gets warmer!
On Wednesday Sister Cosper and I gave our very first training! We had to teach about the importance of questions in a lesson for missionaries who arrived here within the last 12 weeks. Our role play was so much fun! We put down really funny, but believable, concerns on the paper. They couldn't show anyone their concerns and the other two people in the group were the missionaries and they had to ask questions to find out what the concerns was and to resolve it. Some of the concerns were:
I can't go to church because I have to feed my cat 3 times a day. At 9, 11, and 1.
I don't want to be baptized because I'm afraid of water
That night we had an amazing experience! We were on our way to talk with people at the metro. On our way there, we ran into a man that we contacted about 2 months ago. He luckily didn't seem to remember us because he wasn't all too interested last time. But, this time he listened to us and he was really nice. We ended up giving him a Book of Mormon and got his contact info! The next task is to find a Farsi Book of Mormon! This man can read Farsi and would love to practice by reading the Book of Mormon! I sure hope the mission office can get one for us!
On Saturday we had an interesting and scary contacting experience! We were waiting for our train to come to get back home. We sat on the bench and a lady comes walking by. We made good eye contact so we said, "Hi, how are you?" She looked like she didn't understand us, so we repeated, "Hi, how are you?" She then says in a uptight tone, "Do I know you?" We said, "No" Then she went off, "I'm sick of you Mormons acting all cute. Stop putting your mouths in other people's business. Just shut up!" We then stammered, "Ok... That's fine. Have a good day." She went off again while walking away, "JUST SHUT UP! IF YOU DON'T, YOU WILL BE SMACKED! JUST SHUT UP,!" We were shocked about this lady's reaction to us. All we said was, "How are you?" Haha. We talked about it later to de-stress and laugh about it.
Overall this week has been crazy with Thanksgiving and trying to see everyone. It has been a fun week! I'm looking foreword for this week because I get to help in the visitor center 3 times a week!!! We call it the Festival of Lights. The whole temple grounds and visitor center is decorated in Christmas Lights. Inside we have a Crèche room and free concerts every night! It will be a TON of fun! Ready or not..... Here comes the holiday season!
Love you all and happy holidays!
Sister Parker
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