Transfers were today...EEKKK... Sis Redd didn't get transferred so... the dynamic duo lives on!
I've taught two lessons recently!!!!!!!!! That's right, I'm a BIG girl now!
We did service for a lady named F the other day! We moved 2 cords of wood by ourselves! Do you have any idea what a cord is? "Cord" makes it sound all sweet and small and dainty...um I don't think so! A cord is the equivalent to a heap, a bunch, a ton, an obnoxious amount of wood! Imagine moving a truck full of wood, not one of those little fake Toyota trucks, a real Ford F150 truck full....twice!
Which leads me to my lesson for the week.
Mosiah 2:17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.
As we moved this never ending pile of wood, it was hard not to notice the male family members of F, gather outside and watch Sis Redd and I preform our service. Piece by piece we moved, and stacked and our audience watched on; until near frozen and soaked through... we were finally done. I thought of DL (her grandfather) and knew how he would have handled this situation, no woman would have ever worked as men stood idly by! I thought of my dad, whom would have taken this opportunity to show these men about the importance of hard work. I thought of my mother and her quick tongue and knew that she would have the words to put these men in their preverbal place!
However, this was Sis Redd and I, and we knew that nothing would do more than to preform our service with willing hearts and smiling faces, for we were in the service of our God.
We had dinner with President Brown and his family and I think I may love them! I told them the story of the wood drama, in true Hutchens story telling fashion and we all laughed till we cried! I appreciate that our "lesson" can bring others such joy. :)
I speak in Sacrament meeting again on December 29th, I'm not even nervous...I don't know if that's a good sign, maybe I'm so in tune with the spirit, talks can't even phase me!
It's still cold, it's still wet....it's so far out of my comfort zone and I LOVE it!
I love my sissies, I love you Mom, I love you Dad, and I LOVE being a missionary!
Birthday this Week!!!! Oh Me Oh My!Love Y'all!
Sis Z
Monday, November 25, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Nov 18
Howdy my fellow Z's!
This week has been awesomesauce! It has been cold and raining all week! From what I hear its only going to get colder and a lot more rain yet to come. Ummmmm....did I say I liked the cold? Because what I really meant was being hot is amazing and I totally underappreciated being dry!
Yesterday Sister Redd and I went tracting after church. We are low on miles so we had to walk.... well in the two hours we tracted...my umbrella broke, my tights were soaking wet, my hands were purple, and I was FROZEN! ---> It wasn't until we were walking in the rain that I realized how lucky I was to have a car.... moral of the story... count your blessings name them ONE by ONE :)
This week has been awesomesauce! It has been cold and raining all week! From what I hear its only going to get colder and a lot more rain yet to come. Ummmmm....did I say I liked the cold? Because what I really meant was being hot is amazing and I totally underappreciated being dry!
Yesterday Sister Redd and I went tracting after church. We are low on miles so we had to walk.... well in the two hours we tracted...my umbrella broke, my tights were soaking wet, my hands were purple, and I was FROZEN! ---> It wasn't until we were walking in the rain that I realized how lucky I was to have a car.... moral of the story... count your blessings name them ONE by ONE :)
1. Car
2. My house lives where it NEVER rains!
3. Car
4. I have a backup umbrella
5. Car
6. I had on waterproof shoes
7. Car
8. My scriptures where protected and stayed dry
9. Car
10. Did I mention that we are car drivers...NOT bike riding missionaries....YEE HAW!
Sister Redd and I are keeping super busy...Nothing can stop us. The Branch is planning a Thanksgiving Dinner for anyone in Rockaway who doesn't have a place to go... it is going to be awesome!
Last week we had Zone Conference in Newburg, it was really fun and spiritual. I love President Samuelian and his wife.. they are incredible!
Last week we had Zone Conference in Newburg, it was really fun and spiritual. I love President Samuelian and his wife.. they are incredible!
We are still working with the members to find investigators, our branch is small but, the spirit is strong.
Tell grandma we LOVE the videos!
I love being a missionary <3 I have laughed soooo much in the past month and a half !!!! There isn't a day that goes by that I don't laugh so hard I CRY!
Thanks for the letters and packages
xoxo Sister Z
xoxo Sister Z
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Nov 13
Portland, OR
Temple
Salem, OR
Missionaries
Sis Z, Sis Francis & Sis Redd
Look what I have Dad :)
Halloween 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Nov 4th
Hello :)
WOW... this week as gone by so fast. I cant believe its already November... and that I'm about to be 22...eek I'm old.
This week as been up and down we have good days and bad days but, over all its been a pretty good week. Thanks for all the letters and packages.. I love getting mail!
It started raining on Friday and it hasn't stopped! Its really cold and wet... not really ideal weather for missionary work. Apparently it rains all the time in OR so I guess I should get use to it... ?
We tracted into a woman the other day who is now an investigator.... it was my first successful door approach and I ROCKED IT! We have a new investigator name G, he's a seventh day Adventist.... We've met with him 3 times now. He questioned everything about our church and I get so excited because we have an answer for every question! I stay up wayyyy to late studying and feasting upon the word. I would have never thought I would know the scriptures as well as I do now and I've only been out for a month! What a blessing it is to be a member of the true church! We go to the B's a lot! They are AWESOME! I love them! Yesterday was daylight savings and I'm all off. The time change is so weird.
I think you should know I'm still waiting for my fan. I have such a hard time sleeping! Sister Redd is such a great companion....she knows I can't sleep without noise so.....she writes really LOUD in her journal so I can fall asleep...NOT kidding, that's a totally serious statement! I blame D.L. (her grandfather) for this disorder :)
What a blessing she is... How did I get so lucky... :)
What a blessing she is... How did I get so lucky... :)
XOXO
Sister Z
Friday, November 1, 2013
Oct 23rd
Hey Family!
I'm counting this as a journal entry cause I don't have time for both :(
This week has been one I will NEVER forget! My first full week in the mission field as a full-time missionary. What a wonderful experience! I love being a missionary...it's hard! It is SO hard but I Got This!
This week I, Sister Zubicki, came up with an amazing tracting approach....instead of the "knocking on doors - sharing a message"...Sis Redd and I knock on the door and ask if we can say a prayer with whomever opens the door. As of today (day 2 of the new approach) we have three new investigators!!! Our mission leader met with us today and we told him about our new approach and our success and as his eyes filled with tears he said "sisters I am so proud of you because of the two of you, amazing things are/will happen in our branch."
Today Sis Redd and I had an amazing experience! When we started tracting we approached a house, the first house for the day...Sis Redd knocked and we stood next to each other waiting for the door to open. About ten seconds later the door opened...Sis Redd said "hi we are missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and we are in the area going door to door praying for people. Is it okay if we say a prayer for you?" The lady in the door said yes (Her name is K). We folded our arms and said a prayer for her and when the prayer was finished I looked up and K's face was radiating with the light of Christ!!!There I stood speechless...knowing I needed to say something but, what should I say?....I didn't say anything! Sis Redd and I said goodbye and headed to the next house. I said Sis Redd we just missed an opportunity! She said I think you're right :(
We traveled up and down the next street and I kept thinking about K, we walked past her house half an hour later and Sis Redd said should we go back? I stopped in the middle of the street unsure of what we should do. I said a prayer...I needed to know if we should go back....as soon as I asked I got the clearest answer...YES GO BACK! Sis Redd and I knocked again and when K opened the door we said, we felt like we needed to come back...she is now one of our investigators!!!! It was then that I realized that Sis Redd and I needed to come down that street at that time....K was the only house in that entire neighborhood that opened her door and had a prayer with us that day. Our Heavenly Father had prepared her for us...we already had set plans that day and those plans did not involve us tracting anywhere near that area! I'm so grateful for the gospel and the opportunity I have to teach it. I'm grateful for the support and love of all my family and friends. I'm SO grateful for the spirit and the promptings I get.
I miss y'all very much. There are days that are hard and things that are hard (like studying 3 hours a day) :)
But when I meet people like K and get to share the gospel and see the joy that brings them, it gives me such peace and I KNOW that it's ALL worth it!
I love ALL the letters! It makes me SO Happy!
Don't stop sending them! Keep em coming!
Can't wait to see baby sister, I love her already!
XOXO
Sister Z
I'm counting this as a journal entry cause I don't have time for both :(
This week has been one I will NEVER forget! My first full week in the mission field as a full-time missionary. What a wonderful experience! I love being a missionary...it's hard! It is SO hard but I Got This!
This week I, Sister Zubicki, came up with an amazing tracting approach....instead of the "knocking on doors - sharing a message"...Sis Redd and I knock on the door and ask if we can say a prayer with whomever opens the door. As of today (day 2 of the new approach) we have three new investigators!!! Our mission leader met with us today and we told him about our new approach and our success and as his eyes filled with tears he said "sisters I am so proud of you because of the two of you, amazing things are/will happen in our branch."
Today Sis Redd and I had an amazing experience! When we started tracting we approached a house, the first house for the day...Sis Redd knocked and we stood next to each other waiting for the door to open. About ten seconds later the door opened...Sis Redd said "hi we are missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and we are in the area going door to door praying for people. Is it okay if we say a prayer for you?" The lady in the door said yes (Her name is K). We folded our arms and said a prayer for her and when the prayer was finished I looked up and K's face was radiating with the light of Christ!!!There I stood speechless...knowing I needed to say something but, what should I say?....I didn't say anything! Sis Redd and I said goodbye and headed to the next house. I said Sis Redd we just missed an opportunity! She said I think you're right :(
We traveled up and down the next street and I kept thinking about K, we walked past her house half an hour later and Sis Redd said should we go back? I stopped in the middle of the street unsure of what we should do. I said a prayer...I needed to know if we should go back....as soon as I asked I got the clearest answer...YES GO BACK! Sis Redd and I knocked again and when K opened the door we said, we felt like we needed to come back...she is now one of our investigators!!!! It was then that I realized that Sis Redd and I needed to come down that street at that time....K was the only house in that entire neighborhood that opened her door and had a prayer with us that day. Our Heavenly Father had prepared her for us...we already had set plans that day and those plans did not involve us tracting anywhere near that area! I'm so grateful for the gospel and the opportunity I have to teach it. I'm grateful for the support and love of all my family and friends. I'm SO grateful for the spirit and the promptings I get.
I miss y'all very much. There are days that are hard and things that are hard (like studying 3 hours a day) :)
But when I meet people like K and get to share the gospel and see the joy that brings them, it gives me such peace and I KNOW that it's ALL worth it!
I love ALL the letters! It makes me SO Happy!
Don't stop sending them! Keep em coming!
Can't wait to see baby sister, I love her already!
XOXO
Sister Z
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