We took the Metro into D.C. Man, I'm getting real good at taking it. :) I have a wedding I'm playing piano at this Friday, and it looks like we'll have to take the Metro to get there, too.
This week was really interesting...we got towed, lost our apartment keys, and one of our most promising investigators dropped us, but we had an AWESOME activity on Saturday with family history!
All the Spanish missionaries in the ward were asked to come help at this activity because there were going to be Spanish classes. So we went and helped out a member with indexing Spanish records, then we watched a video of a talk entitled, "Los Bendiciones no tienen pies, nosotros si." (Blessings don't have feet, we do!) I don't know if it's in English, but it was a very interesting video about family history, how it blesses our lives, and how we can get those blessings. One of the things that interested me most was that the speaker talked about an experience he had while serving in his country. A General Authority came and gave a prophecy about how the sparsely empty chapel would be filled to capacity by the next conference in 6 months. Then, as the man was driving the General Authority back to the airport, the Authority said to him, "If the prophecy is not fulfilled, it's your fault." The man thought about this on the way back to the meeting house and then shared it with the other leaders. They got very excited, worked hard, and by the time the conference rolled around, the little chapel was filled to capacity. It was really cool. Then we helped the members fill out the little Family booklet and open their accounts. I started filling out a little booklet, too, even though all of that work has been done already, but it was amazing to feel the love I have for my family grow as I wrote down memories and stories from their lives. I just love family history. I am anxious to work on it when I get back. We're not connected to Adam and Eve, yet, so there's work to be done! :)
We also got Tiwis this week. We still don't know what the acronym stands for, but the one we came up with was "Trust Issues With Individuals." :) The Tiwi acts as a driving mentor. It tells you when you're driving too fast and marks aggressive driving behavior, like suddenly accelerating or slamming on the brakes or swerving around a corner too fast. It's been tested in 25 missions in the U.S. and Canada, and now the Brethren want it in all missions in the U.S. and Canada. So after 6 hours of installation, we now have a Tiwi! It took 6 hours because the installation team had to plug it into the computer of the car, so if we tamper with it, we get our driving privileges revoked. :D It sounds tough, and it does make us a little nervous, but it's for the better. The church will need to pay less money to purchase vehicles, maintain, and repair them, and put that tithing money to good use, like building temples! :)
So, yesterday, we practice-taught door approaches, and I did horribly! I've always thought I have about as many social skills as a slug and I couldn't do door approaches because of one thing or another, but this morning, it occurred to me that door approaches and talking to people is only hard and awkward because I make it hard and awkward. So we practice-taught door approaches again today and it went so much better! I just relaxed and the words came out! It was great! It's still slightly awkward, but I'm getting better!
This week, we get to deep clean the apartment :) I love cleaning. It helps me de-stress.
It's gotten hot and humid here. Welcome to June, right? :)
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