Hi, Everyone!
For me, this week was full of learning experiences.
-Spirit
Sister Smart and I have continued to teach Cecil. When we first showed up, he wasn't home. His brother told us he went for a walk again. When we found him, we walked back to his house, taking little steps at a time. We learned more about his childhood and his neighbors.
By the time we went to his house, we taught him the 'Stop Smoking Program' and Sydney, was our member present (she bought the materials needed for the program). She has a strong testimony of the gospel and she, to me, is such a great returned missionary. After the lesson, We hoped he will be able to follow the 'Stop Smoking' steps in exactness.
-Pedometer
I have a goal of hitting 10,000 steps a day. I have noticed that as I have done this, I have felt that I have more energy the next day and I don't wake up as stiff. I have also lost some weight, which I feel is good.
-Wheat
One of the members we had dinner with last Monday taught us something about wheat and commercialized yeast. She said that the reason there are a lot of people who have gluten or wheat intolerance is because of using commercialized yeast, and bleached flour, over natural yeast and natural wheat. Natural yeast is made my making a Starter, which is just pure ground wheat and water. Overtime, after following the instructions to make a Starter, yeast will duplicate (there is natural yeast on pretty much everything - on grapes, on our bodies, in the air, for example). When we add the made starter into our bread batters, and after letting it sit for a certain amount of time, the natural yeast helps break down the gluten (neutralizing) in the wheat, making it easier for digestion. In the book she gave us, she told us that diabetics could actually eat naturally made loaves without having a sugar spike, and that those with gluten intolerances could eat the bread without any issue. I have this strong desire to make loaves like this, or even baked goods like this, when I have the time (maybe after my mission). There is a great LDS cookbook that has this information in it, and I think it would be great if I could purchase this book later on in the year. Commercialized yeast cannot break down the gluten. Also, when packaged wheat sits on the shelves in the grocery stores, they pretty much loose half of their nutritional value.
-Pasteurized Milk
I have learned from that same member that pasteurized milk kills the good bacteria that helps us digest the milk. She has told me that drinking whole milk can be drank by those who have lactose intolerances because the good bacteria has the bacteria needed to break down the lactose. I had a concern about getting sick from drinking whole milk that has not been pasteurized and she said that her and her son have not had a cold since they started drinking whole milk. Neither one of them have gotten sick from the milk.
-Forgiveness
In Sacrament meeting yesterday, the topic was on Forgiveness, and how we need to forgive others, and how forgiving others is a commandment from God. There were a lot of people who shared their testimonies of forgiveness in their talks and what joy they have felt as they have forgiven others.
-Pride
What was taught in Relief Society was about Pride. The member used the talk 'Lord, is it I?' by Dieter F. Uchtdorf from the October 2014 conference.
+Not forgiving others is part of pride
+ Having that desire to correct others all the time (for the wrong reason) is also part of pride
+Bullying = Pride
+Looking at others' faults and becoming so absorbed in them while we have faults of our own that may be much worse = pride.
There are so many great things that this member pointed out in the lesson that I cannot write because I do not have enough time to write them all.
-Sarcasm
We had a lesson with an investigator a few days ago and somehow we came onto the topic of sarcasm. I had two quotes on me about sarcasm that meant a lot to me, that I felt inspired to share with her:
"Though often meant to be harmless, sarcasm denotes insensitivity to the feelings of others, stemming either from thoughtlessness or maliciousness. Recall the perverted brand of humor of the soldiers who mocked our Savior by putting a crown of thorns on his head, clothing him in a purple robe, and saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" (John 19:2–3.) It is interesting to note that in prophesying of his death, the Lord included the mental torture of mocking with the physical tortures of scourging and crucifixion. (Mark 10:34.) How does a "humorous" remark designed to degrade or hurt another person differ from this? Remember, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." (Matt. 25:40.)"
A Serious Look of Humor
By Peter B. Rawlins
August 1974
The Greek root for sarcasm is sarkazein and means "to tear flesh like dogs."1 One dictionary defines sarcasm as irony designed to "give pain."2 Sarcasm has many uses in our communication: it can convey aggression and insult,3 it can be used to dominate others,4 and it can communicate contempt and anger.5 Not all sarcasm is intentionally sinister, but it has a hypocritical edge because it requires us to say the opposite of what we mean. Some use it for humor, but it often damages our relationships because it leaves our friends and family doubting our sincerity and confused by what we say.
No Corrupt Communication
By Jennifer Grace Jones
Church Magazines
August 2013
With these things said, I would invite each of you to pay attention to how often you use sarcasm. It is opposite of being sincere and genuine, and it indeed can be hurtful. The Savior would not use sarcasm. Think of ways you can eliminate sarcasm completely and recognize the blessings that you see that develop in your relationships with others.
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More Missionary Work:
-We had one investigator come to church this week;
-We had a member try to pick up Cecil but he did not come.
-Another investigator did not come, even though she said she would visit our church on the 22nd of March
-Another family with our investigator did not show.
--My companion and I have been tracting a lot more since there is no snow on the ground. We have set up some appointments and we have extended a lot of invitations this week. Our mission President has set the goal that each companionship should strive for 100 IOs each week.
We had some appointments fall through, and the people were not home. We have some appointments set for this week, and I hope that most of them work out!
Anyways, this is all I can write for now. I love you all, and I am a day closer to seeing y'all again!
-Sister Marshall
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