So here in the South, we have saying, "God is good all the time, and all the time God is good." That has been our theme this week because God really is incredible and has done so much this week.
So Tuesday, pretty much nothing was happening and no one wanted to talk to us. We felt we should text our neighbor, the one who is interested in the church, and see how she's doing. She and her daughter were sick, but she had been wanting to make us a care package so did that. She is an extreme couponer, so she got us EVERYTHING. Pretty much everything I'd been wanting and needing. We are good on cleaning supplies, laundry stuff, and toiletries for the rest of forever. There will be no more TP emergencies. Then since she was sick, we made potato cheese soup for her family. Serving made the day a lot lot better, and we are so blessed to have a neighbor who takes care of us.
Then Thursday we went to meet the Young Women's president. We had a good talk about the young women, and also found out she's been wanting to teach ASL to her baby that has Down Syndrome. It is really good for them to learn ASL so they use their fine motor skills, understand concepts, and have a way to communicate if their speech isn't so good. It is amazing how much need there is for ASL is this ward, even though we are only teaching one deaf person. There is a little girl who signs because her throat can't make all the sounds to talk, and she can't have surgery to fix it for a few more years. There are also a few people becoming deaf who want to learn, and a few special needs kids that like to sign or want to learn because of their speech. We sat by the temple for a minute before we went home and I just felt so grateful to be here and know that it was SUCH an inspired decision to put us ASL sisters here.
Friday we went to a deaf event. I'd been praying all week that we'd find someone. Everyone really welcomed us this time. It is so important to have a good relationship with the deaf community since it is so close knit. We met a ton of new people, but the one we thought had the most potential was Henry. He just moved here from Houston and is looking for work, so we gave him Mario's number to see if Mario could help him get a job.
The deaf people were SO nice, and they invited us to a deaf lunch on the Mississippi on Saturday. We went and it was great, they really appreciated us being able to interpret for the waiter. We met more people, and I talked to Henry about the Book of Mormon, and talked with a lady about the temple. It was a good little start.
Then this is where the story gets crazy! So we were in church on Sunday waiting for Mario, and guess who walks in? HENRY! And guess what else? HE'S A MEMBER! Mind blown. I guess he was baptized several years ago in Houston, but then stopped coming because of his job, and Mario invited him so he came. It was the primary program, which was a little difficult to interpret. The ward got a kick out of us, especially because when you sign "Follow the Prophet" it pretty much looks like a hoe down. I love the primary program, I think it was really good for Henry to remember the simple truths of the gospel, and I hope we can help him be active. We are just so confused about everything, but God is awesome and miracles happen and the church is true!
So that's my story and I'm sticking to it, love you and have a good week!
Sister Nielsen
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| Going to the deaf event! The restaurant is in that building under the grass. Still think it is strange the made the pyramid into a bass pro shop! |
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| More of Memphis. |
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| Cooking dinner for our neighbor! |
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| And some more for ourselves. We cook pretty fancy. |
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