Speaking of tornados, it's true what they say about the sky turning green before tornados. There was a tornado warming for our area on Friday and we didn't realize it, so we were out and about, driving to our next appointment and I saw the sky was turning green, like a dark marine color. Then it poured out rain and so when we ran from our car to our appointment, we got soaking wet, water pouring from our eyebrows. Then Hna. Mensinger lost her watch, so we ran back and found it in the grass. We got to eat a really interesting-looking, really sweet fruit at our appointment, though. So it was worth it. :) We stayed there until the tornado warning was gone, then we went home. And then we found texts from the zone leaders asking us if we were ok because we were supposed to text them when we got under cover, but we didn't know, so we hadn't until we got home...yeah, that was fun.
This week, I tried to make dinner rolls without a recipe. I started off with the gluten-free flour and water, then hna. Mensinger helped me figure out that I needed to put a bit of baking soda, sugar, salt, and an egg. then I made six globs of dough on the pan and put it in the oven at 450 for 20 minutes. The end result was pretty decent. They tasted a bit like crepes. Couldn't complain.
I'm buying a GPS today. Hna. Mensinger's leaving the area with transfers this week, and she's taking her GPS with her, and our area is huge, so I'm getting a GPS to know where I'm going. :)
So, because of the service activity on Monday, we split our preparation day. We emailed on Monday, and then had the rest of the time on Wednesday because of Spanish Forum on Tuesday. So, on Wednesday, Hna. Mensinger wanted to get her hair done for her birthday. She wanted highlights. We have an investigator who is a hair-styling student, and she said, "Come to my school! We'll do your hair!" So we went there (took the Metro) and when we get there, we find it's a Hispanic hair school. They weren't available until 2, and then, 3 hours later, her hair was done..Hispanic style. Three bold, bright stripes on top of her head, and a lot more interspersed throughout her hair. She was horrified and devastated. So, later, she bought some stuff and made more highlights so that it looks better now. I didn't get any highlights, though. Then we also went shopping and we got toilet paper, then came home and realized we had gotten paper towels! :) ....TP and PT...don't get the two confused! :)
Spanish Forum was good! Just about the whole thing was in Spanish, except for President Riggs' address. During Spanish Forum, a returned missionary gave a talk on the doctrine of goal-setting. Because we read in Proverbs 29:18 "Where there is no vision, the people perish." So, we need a vision. Matthew 5:8 and 3 Nephi 12:48, Christ gives us that vision-we are to be perfect. And in order to reach that vision, we need goals. Setting goals are acts of faith, and we need to set goals that have meaning for us. So, if the goals change along the way because things we need to work on change, that's ok. Because goals are not set in stone. They are changeable. When I learned that, I was a lot easier about setting goals. We were invited to make 5 goals. Bold goals. And, honestly, simply setting the goals was bold enough for me. It was hard. But now I have them, 5 little things to work on everyday and I feel like I have more purpose in my life, now that I set goals for something that I really want to do. And sure, the past haunts me, but when that happens, I say to myself, "Self! You're forgiven. You don't need to think about that anymore. Let it go. 'Era yo, mas yo no soy.'" I'm so grateful for the Atonement!
We're also finding people to teach, so that's also exciting! People are finally accepting return appointments! Yay!
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