Other then that, we had to help the other Hermanas move this morning, and welcomed the new elders into the ward. They don't currently have any progressing investigators in the area, but I'm sure they'll do just fine. Meanwhile, we had so many appointments last week that we almost couldn't keep up! I'm really excited to be done training, because that's an hour more of the day that we can be out working hard. After 3 months together it was hard to say goodbye to the ward and to my companion, but I know they'll all be just fine.
I'm really excited to be working here in my new area. There are 3 pairs of missionaries here. Another pair of Hermanas, and our district leader and his companion. The other pair of Hermanas includes Hermana H. (My CCM companion)! We're really excited to be in the same district together again. I love that I've been able to stay close to her so far, it's nice to have the same face around for the first months of my mission :) This area is a fair bit larger so we'll be doing a fair bit more walking... but everyone says that September always brings cooler weather! I hope that comes true soon.
One of the small things I've really enjoyed watching the last few weeks was the progress of baby Hummingbirds outside of a members house! The nest was tiny, and the eggs were smaller then jelly beans. When we first encountered the nest, there were 2 eggs. And then a week later, we only found one baby bird. We weren't surprised that an egg was lost, because of the location of the nest. There are a few trees in the street, but the nest was in the smallest and frailest of them all. And it was built in the farthest part of the lowest branch. Honestly I don't know very much about the nature of Hummingbirds and how they choose the location to build their nests, but this seemed like the most unwise of locations.
Maybe if she had picked a more sturdy tree, or was closer to the trunk. Or perhaps higher up, away from passer-by and the stray dogs. This is so very easily comparable to where we are choosing to have the foundations of our lives. Are we picking the sturdy and secure place to base our faith and to raise our families? Or are we out on a limb.
I've seen a lot of different walks of life since I've been out here, and having that sure foundation really makes a difference in peoples lives. Not only if it's just something they've always had close, but also if it's a change that they are willing to make. I always think of Helaman 5:12*, and how a sure foundation really can protect us from the storm. This foundation or tree trunk or whatever you want to call it can't be something that will change with the wind. That's why we have a Saviour, who gave us a perfect example of how to live, and is there for us every step of the way. Even when we aren't so perfect ourselves.
Where are you building your foundation?
Hermana Crawford
*Helaman 5:12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
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