First, the lessons. We had a lesson with every single person we are teaching this week except one. Each of the lessons were quality lessons too, filled with the spirit. I have grown to love teaching, probably because it's just a lot more comfortable now. 6 months of practice helps haha. I mostly love that the spirit can just take it away. It is amazing to see the spirit give them light and understanding. Also that when we are teaching people, I feel an immense love for them. You just want the world for them so I guess it's pretty lucky for me that we get to give them the most precious knowledge there is. I love being such great friends with the people that we teach. One invited us over for birthday cake before the lesson, another to their crab bake in a few weeks. We are two random people that popped into their lives but they love us and I love them. We taught the Plan of Salvation twice this week. It's my favorite lesson to teach because the knowledge of the plan makes everything else relevant. I love teaching people that they have a divine purpose because they are the literal spirit children of God. There is a reason for everything that they are doing and they are eternally LOVED. Love it.
Service! We got to help some ward members this week, one with canning salsa and the other with freezer meals. Cutting vegetables is so therapeutic. And the salsa was amazing. She gave us two jars to take home and there may only be one left already.
Also, I got put in charge of making sandwiches after we were done with salsa so I got to make a Swede Turkey Pesto -shout out to Great Harvest- and they LOVED it. I miss making sandwiches so it was a tender mercy.
We did a lot of finding this week and that was kind of brutal-it's getting very hot out here. When you go outside it's like your head is in a pressure cooker. It's a little suffocating sometimes. Last night we had a massive thunderstorm. It wasn't dark for several minutes because there was constant lightning, it was pretty wild.
I taught Sister Dawson some piano the other day and that was really fun for both of us. Her excitement and eagerness to learn reminds me that any learning and growth is something to be excited about. It's fun to learn.
This week I've had a hard time remembering that what I'm doing is meaningful, even if I don't see anything come out of it. I'm still learning to trust in Heavenly Father's plan and rely solely on Jesus Christ. This scriptures screamed at me from my open scriptures this morning- Romans 8:18
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
What we do is worth it. Even the little things. The little victories. It will all be worth it.
Love, Sister Peck
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