Sister Marlowe...Week #18
April 10, 2017
(I feel like I say this every week but)
WHAT A WEEK! It has been a dair finkum past few days my peach cobber dingoes! Including but not limited to: getting lost in the city on our way to a shrine, train rides, miracle tracting, climbing the temple (yes yes I said climbing the temple), GENERAL CONFERENCE AY, and hiking in a rainforest!
So last Monday was crazy and awesome! We went into the city to email before we met with all the sisters on the East Side (#eastside #represent), and got completely lost, mixed up, and turned around, trying to meet up with everybody, rode like 3 buses and a few trams and FINALLY were able to meet up with everyone at a huge shrine built right in Melbourne proper as a memorial to all the soldiers from Australia! It was cool as to see the shrine and climb on top to see the city, but it was even cooler as to see everybody!!! Ah we have the greatest sisters ever in this mission I'm convinced hahaha
I got to talk to a lady on the train this week, what an interesting experience. She just asked me all about why I'm here, and what I do, and isn't it completely crazy that I moved countries at 19 years old by myself to talk to strangers everyday?? YES! But it's worth it! Absolutely 110% worth it.
We also visited a neighbor of the cute Burmese girls, Cerku and Chin Chin that they mentioned we should go over and meet--AMAZING family!!!! The girl is 16, living with her auntie and cousins right now, all from Liberia, and her father is a pastor in Tazzie! She had sooooo many questions and wanted to know so much about the book of Mormon. We gave her a copy, showed her mormon.org, and talked to her about how we have general conference every 6 months so that we can hear from the prophet and other leaders of the church... She thought that was so cool!! I am so excited too because we can totally invite her to read Elder Costa's talk that he gave specifically to the investigators and nonmembers of the church. What a wonderful talk and wonderful conference!!!!!
The melbourne temple is closed this week for cleaning, and we were asked to spend a few hours helping clean! Friday, we got to go to the temple (in jeans, soo weird) and scrub the grout of the temple bathrooms :) My favorite grout I've ever gotten/ever will get to scrub!!! It was great and all, but then some of the elders came and got us.. They had been power washing the roof. SO YES! We totally climbed onto the roof of the Melbourne temple and it was amazing!!! Hahahaha at all of you that thought it was cool to climb on the roof of the high school. You get to do crazy cool as things as a missionary ay! Hahahhaha the zone leaders even got to use a super long power washer sponge to scrub off the statue of Moroni. Coolest ever!!! Saturday and Sunday we watched conference. What can I say--AMAZING!!!!! Conference is just different as a missionary. I LOVED IT! A few running themes I caught-
Light of Christ
STUDY THE LIVING CHRIST
families
Peace that comes from Christ
Christ
Jesus Christ
Having no fear
WHAT A GREAT CONFERENCE!!! It seemed to be everything I needed and more. Can't wait to be able to study even more!!!!
And yes last but not least, we got to hike through a rainforest in the middle of downpour this morningin the Dandenong mountains!!! Got drenched to the bone, but as our ward mission leader told us a few weeks ago, there's not a huge amount of time in your life that you get to hang out with missionaries--angels on this side of the veil. So true! And it makes it all worth it!!
I hope you all have a wonderful Easter week. I am excited to be able to spend this week sharing about my Christ! I love love love all of you!!!
Sister Marlowe
Ps. It's totally a thing here that someone brings like 10 garbage sacks FULL of loaves of bread to the conference broadcast so everyone can eat something on Sunday. hahahha man people are just walking around everywhere with a whole loaf in their hand just eating it whole hahhaha. got a pic of the aftermath.
Also, Sister Chang's auntie sent a package with these aweeeesome matching overall gaucho pants?? From Taiwan hahahha. Best ever.
I will try to send my March video next week! It takes a long as time to load, but I will send it eventually, I promise!
76 Cathies Lane
Wantirna South, VIC
Australia 3152
(Mom Letter)
Heyyyyyy mommy! Okay the first thing I need: Please add Sister Chang to my email list!
Chia Chi (Penny) Chang
Also, just talked to president!! Sister Chang will be leaving tomorrow night to go back to Taiwan!! I will be staying in Mooroolbark. Sister Schaub has been in a trio, one of the sisters is a new missionary who is waiting for her visa to go to the temple square mission, and just started her training here! She will be moving to Mooroolbark and be with me! So I am killing a companion and becoming a step-mom. Crazy stuff :) I am so sad to see Sister Chang go but I am excited for her! I think it will be good for her and we will be able to work extra hard here now!! I'm terrified to be training but at least I'm taking her at the end of the transfer! Whatever happens, it'll be okay. Thank you for sending a package!! I was going to ask what it has in it.. But i'll let it be a surprise. I was going to ask.. not super urgent or anything, but next package you send, can you send me my polaroid camera! I think the film here is pretty expensive but sometimes I just wiiiiish I had my polaroid because it is so beautiful here and it would just be fun to have! just an idea. :) and maybe a click counter, just the ones you hold in your hand to count. I heard in the Brisbane mission, they are supposed to carry them around to count how many people they come in contact with every day. I think that would be fun! Don't worry about it if it's not soon! Just an idea for next package.. Even if it's for Christmas :) I love you!!!! Have a great week!!!!!
Sister Marlowe
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