Sister Marlowe...Week #15
March 19, 2017
Greetings my kiddos! It's been a wild week here in Mooooooooorabbin Australia
So I finished the missionary training program this week, (sooo crazy because I still feel like a baby missionary) I'm finally a toddler missionary now ay! ;)
Aaaaaaaand drum roll please for TRANSFER NEWS.......
Just kidding I'm not telling you yet, I waited a whole week to find out my destiny, I've got to implement a little suspense in some small way at least. Hehehe.
Some fun things this week:
Thursday we met with our investigator Gary who we found through the phone a few weeks ago! I think I might have mentioned him last week but he's Buddhist and such an interesting man.
Friday we went to meet a man who we found in our phone from a while back, aaaaand he was the most bogan (redneck) Aussie I've met hahahaha. He had one black tooth (and only that tooth) and started rolling a joint while he gave a speech about how important it is to follow Jesus. It was so fun hahaha!
Saturday was so great!!
we met the coooolest guy named Marvin, who was actually referred to us, but he's 20 and a Buddhist monk. Wow. He told us that he was an orphan as a baby, and was raised by monks in a Buddhist temple! Crazy crazy! It was interesting, he kind of told us right off the bat, "I can't change my religion because I would be betraying the monks at home that raised me as an orphan and they're the only people that love me." He also shared that he has always felt so so alone. He has never met anyone who has any similar experience and could even begin to sympathize with his experiences! But we were able to talk to him a lot about God, and how God loves him so so much, and even though no one here understands the pain he's felt, he does have a Father! One in Heaven who loves him and understands him. We invited him to pray, and talk to God about the things he feels and struggles with. I hope and pray we see that boy again because I know that he is really and truly loved, and I want him to be able to see that as clearly as I do!!!
Later, we had a ward party and that was so fun and interesting hahahaha. Aaaand we ended off the day with some good old TRAIN CONTACTING. Ah train GQing is my absolute favorite thing to do. We talked to the cooolest lady ever from New South Wales, who was on her way to the Adele concert in Melbies hahahah. She was probably one of the most amazing people I've ever talked to! It's so hard to explain but listening to her talk was like reading a really really good old book, with just the most beautiful words and ways of describing things! She's a writer and it was soooo cool, after asking her about her writing and things, Sister Schaub just goes, "Sooo do you like to read too? We have this great book you should really read." And booooom gave her the Book of Mormon and she was sooo excited and flipping through reading different verses and looking through the index! Wow. I could just see the spirit start working in her the moment she had that book in her hands. SO AMAAZING!!!
Sunday was a crazy day! We waited allllll of Saturday for transfer news..... and got NO NEWS. Ah. I was a complete nervous wreck. Actually, I had been a nervous wreck since about Thursday. But. It's fine. Whatever. Church was so great, and in relief society, one of the women was teaching about prayer and the importance of family prayer. I AM SO SO GRATEFUL FOR A FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER REGULARLY. Prayer is such a powerful and wonderful blessing. Through prayer, we are able to communicate with a real and living GOD. I don't think we quite realize sometimes how extremely significant and awe-inspiring that knowledge is!!!!! Keep that in mind this week.
And nooooowwww drum roll pleaseeeee (again)
I am leaving my dear beloved Moorabbin to head off to a new area, called Mooroolbark! It's in the Maroondah zone, and I am soooooo excited and SO SAD to leave my birthplace, and beloved district and companion. AHHHHHH. But, 'twill be a new adventure! I will be with Sister Chung/Chiang/Chang however you spell it, all I know is that she is Chinese, has been out for a while, aaaand can't drive. SO. I reckon that means I'll be practicing my left side driving this week :)
We also had our zone sunrise Cape Schanck devotional, (my last before I leave this zone) and it was AMAZING as always. Enjoy the pics :) [don't get tooooo jealous] ;)
LOVE YOU ALL!!! Have a great week, and don't forget that you are loved beyond measure!!!
Sister Mikayli Marlowe
76 Cathies Lane
Wantirna South, VIC
3152 Australia
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