I love responding to the emails I get. Well
it's transfer day!!!! Can you believe that I've been out for 3 months and only
have 15 more? That is just not long enough. Elders are so lucky. Sister Har.
and I are staying in the Malley ward. I feel like after these 4.5 months here
I'll be transferred but who knows! Sister H. is getting transferred to the
neighboring stake :( SO SAD. It's because STLs are going to be companions from
here on out. The Sisters are taking over, just like zone leaders now. Elder B.
and U. are both being transferred so we will have two new elders in the Malley
ward with us. It will be weird not having Elder U. because he has been in the
ward for 6 months. I'm also sad about Elder B. because he was such a great District
Leader and it was fun to have a friend from BYU. The Denver North zone is
really close so transfers are sad. Thank goodness both the ZLs are staying
because they are awesome :) We got together at 8 Saturday night to announce
transfers and I told the ZLs we should give away awards to everyone and that
they better make mine good. Do you know what they gave me? "Girl who can
get whatever the freak she wants because of that weird crying face she
makes." Thank you. Thank you so much Elders. I can make this really ugly
face and every time I do the ZLs will do whatever I want just to make me stop
making the face. Charming, I know.
There is a member in another ward who referred
us to a friend in our ward. We asked her to set up an appointment and then we would
come. This member (A.) is AWESOME. We called before to let her known we invite
people to be baptized on the first lesson and she said, "That's perfect! I
think everyone should be baptized!" In our lesson yesterday she told D.
(our investigator) that she had some friends she wanted her to meet and
maybe we could meet at their house next time. This morning she texted us
and told us she found a family in our ward that would let us teach D. in their
home. I told S Har. and she asked "Is she one of the 3 Nephites?"
hahaha. Why can't every member be as fearless as A.?
S Har. and I had a lot of funny moments this
week. Have I mentioned that we laugh a lot? One night I was saying a prayer at
the end of the day and we were super tired and I prayed "Please help
Sister Ho. stop smoking coffee" and in the middle of the prayer we both
just busted up laughing and it took a good 5 minutes before we could finish the
prayer. I don’t know why it was so funny- but it was.
We were teaching the W. family and I don't
know what the heck was going on with T. but it was hilarious. I think he was on
something. We brought the ZLs because they are over the YSA ward and he might
have been trying to be funny for them but he was saying the most ridiculous
things. Here are some quotes of AMW:
(After asking what he learned from reading)
"When I read the BOM it just all turns into wisdom and goes back here
(motions to back of his head). It's just like wisdom teeth, in the back you
know?"
"My doctor said I'm not allowed to stop
drinking coffee because all my neurons are messed up. I mean- I'm not tryin' to
be a scientist or nothin'...."
(Referencing his obsession with Skittles)
"TASTE THE RAINBOW! (Irish accent) Look a pot-o-skittles!"
I dont even know............
A funny moment from last week I forgot to
mention. We were teaching this LA lady who is a hoarder and her house is crazy
and it was impossible to talk because she talked so much. Halfway through the
lesson she was telling about an accident she was in and said, "They took out
my spleen. Want to see the scar?" and she lifted up part of her shirt to
show us and S Har. and I were just like "uhhh nice..." When we got in
the car S Har. started busting up laughing saying "She just showed us her
spleen scar!!" We had a good time with that.
Overall this week was great. I didn't take
very good notes of things to say. Mom- if you ever send me a package, I could
use a lot of those white/black/beige modbod Tshirts. Also we are allowed to
wear maxi skirts and dresses now!! So could you please send the ones I have at
home if you know where they are? Thank you :) Whenever you get the chance. No
rush but hopefully sometime in the next 15 months ;)
We went to mutual to talk to the Young Women
(or should I say Young Woman, there's only 1) about Personal Progress and
it was so fun! S Har. and I really tried to pump her up. And now we are redoing
our PP to motivate her to beat us. So far we are winning.
My favorite part of the day (with going to bed
at a close second) is personal study. I feel like I am able to learn so much!
This week I was studying a lot about the fall because we have an investigator
who believes babies are born with Adam's sin. It is so interesting to study
about. Jesus the Christ is pretty much the greatest book ever written. Talmage
is a genius. I've also been reading a lot in the missionary chapters of Alma
and studying what they do when the people's hearts are hardened. I like Alma
and Amulek a lot because that is total member missionary work right there! I'm
trying really hard to cut all negative comments out of the things I say. I
always remember what Dad said about missionaries leaving an appointment and
talking about how dumb the people were. When he told me that I thought I would
never possibly say something like that. I don't think I've ever said anyone is
dumb, but it is easy when someone rejects you to not be loving towards them. It
makes me notice how much more I need to work on my charity. I love how much I
am able to learn and grow on my mission.
Question I want you all to answer please!!
When you think of the missionaries that have been in your ward which ones would
you say were the best missionaries? How did they gain your trust? How did they
build a relationship with you? How did they show you that they were working
hard? From a members perspective what makes a "real" missionary?
I love you all so much and talk about you
everyday. I'm so proud to be a Knowlton :) I love being a missionary. I will
quickly send some pictures then I have to go say goodbye to all the
missionaries being transferred :( Thank you again everyone who writes me. Amy-
the week you didn't write me I literally thought it was two whole weeks without
a letter. That is how long a grueling
week it was without hearing from you ;)
Love Sister Collette Knowlton
Ps. M.
asked what our first names were and she really loved my first name. I like
having a secret name no one knows. But she told us she could never think of me
as anything but Sister Knowlton and I thought that was strange haha
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