Falling on Ice...

My district and me!

I have been here for an entire transfer! Wooo! This week was all over the place, we had some really good experiences and some not so good ones. We got to go to the Sugar Bush, which was really fun. On Thursday we had our studies at Meghan's house. On our way out I noticed that there was a chunk of ice. When I saw it I thought, "Oh, I should be careful" but at the same time I just figured it wasn't that big and that I'd be ok. I was so wrong because after I thought that I fell on it, and right as I fell these kids where walking and were like, "Oh, wipe out!" It hurt a lot, its funny, though, because I was more concerned about my clothes being dirty than being hurt. ;) My right leg was so sore and it still feels a little weird. That experience was very humbling, though, because I had been going around saying that I had never fallen before and then I did fall. It also reminded me of sin, we see it but we figure that it is small so we think it's ok and that we'll be fine but then we fall and get hurt. It was definitely a learning experience for me.

Sister Rios and me with the goofy Elders

I also stared feeling sick that day and it just got worse. On Sunday we were fasting and I felt pretty sick but I wanted to fast anyway. During Gospel Principles class I felt so tired and like I was going to pass out. Sister Hynes came up and gave me a hug and she was like, "You have a fever. Are you alright?" She gave me an apple and some Tylenol and while I was praying to break my fast I heard her talking to some Brothers. She told them I was sick and they should see if I needed a blessing. Brother Lupien and Brother Biliadou gave me a blessing and I started feeling a bit better after that. After church we went and did our visits like usual but I was feeling really bad so we went home at 7 so I could rest. It was so hard for me to do that because I did not want to rest, I wanted to keep working. In the blessing I received, though, I was told that it was ok to rest so I just thought, "Ok, the Lord doesn't ask us to run faster than we have strength." I went home and slept and I have been feeling so much better. This week was so humbling for me, realizing that missionaries are mortal and even though I want to keep going sometimes I can't and it's ok.

This week has been good but also rough. Kelly doesn't want to see us any more, Loretta is going back to old habits, and Elizabeth called today to cancel her baptism. I don't know what we are going to do with them. Its hard not to get sad, but sister Rios and I are trying to stay positive and remember that we need to teach those who will receive us. On a happy note we had a district activity today which was really fun.