This past week has
been the most eventful, life threatening,
emotional, spiritual
week of my entire mission... Matter of fact my
ENTIRE life. I would
like to say Sister Eggleston and I are indeed
grateful for ward
members and their willingness to always serve us.
Before I word vomit
the last 168 hours of my life I would like to pose
2 questions.... Did
you know Sister Zubicki is a living testimony of
the power of prayer?
Did you know Flintstone cars still exist today???
If I'm going to be riding in said car could someone give me a
heads
up that I should probably wear a helmet because there's no
seat belts
... Something?!
Anyway....sit back, relax, and enjoy the chaos
:)
On Thursday we had
the chance to go do a session in the Portland
temple! Apparently
they changed the rules to where missionaries can go
to the temple twice a
year, basically when general conference happens.
Hard part about it
is, that we have to find members to drive us if we
wanna go!
Well Eggie and I are a glutton for punishment and decided for some
"reason", that we would
let our district leader help us out with
finding a ride. Mistake number one.... Sure enough the elders
found
us one! But boy did
we put too much trust into the hands of these
Elders.
The Elders informed
us that we would be riding with the wife and
that they would be
riding with the husband in a different
car.
Well on Thursday we
all met up at 7 am, at the Elders apartment
complex. We soon come
to find out that the wife is from the
Philippines. Oh and NEW to driving in the Ole USA!
Bless her sweet soul,
but I kid you not I almost died 15 times!
I have never prayed
so hard for my life to be spared by Heavenly Father!
Not to mention we
rode in a car they had just bought for $600 dollars,
while the Elders are
crusin in what seems like a BMW compared to our
ride. This car was
covered in dents and holes, and smells that I didn't
even know existed.
Yes I know you're thinking, "it could NOT have been
that bad, stop being
dramatic Sister Z." Well ladies and gentlemen
I'm a missionary and I would never lie to you!
Oh I need to mention some of
the experiences we faced while on the road:
We swerved
into and out of lanes like we owned the road; literally made a SEMI TRUCK
pull off to the
emergency right hand lane because we almost got into a
wreck with each
other, we missed all our exits, and you guessed it!
Missed our session
with the rest of our zone.... And we, I kid you
not, full on Tokyo
Drifted into the temple parking lot! I
seriously thought I
was in the movie Fast n Furious...oh yeah and that's
not even the best
part - not only did we Roll a big whoppin
20 mph up
each hill because the
car wouldn't shift passed 2nd gear on more than
one occasion we
started rolling downhill!!! Yup!!!! Downhill!
Backwards! No Brothers
and Sisters this is not a joke. I didn't know
you could have so
much anxiety about driving until this day. NEVER
AGAIN WILL I LET
ELDERS BE IN CHARGE OF FINDING ME A RIDE.
The total round trip consisted of 14 hours! The blessings that
came from this ride was a spectacular scenic drive of what felt
like the entire state
of Oregon, and some really really hard laughs.
Mostly for my life,
but hey I'm alive!
Sister Zubicki is a living
testimony of the power of prayer!
A more grateful heart I had indeed after this
day for the 2 following reasons:
1 - the deepest
appreciation for Heavenly Father not sending me to a
foreign country...I
would not have survived.
2 - the act of service
this loving couple performed for us, even though
they will probably
never be called again ha!
On another note. L--
our investigator was baptized on Saturday.
Sister E and I wept
as we looked at each other and said "it was all
worth it!" It
has been such an amazing blessing seeing this young man,
enter into a covenant
with His Father in Heaven. He is incredible and
such an example to
those around him. His family are not members. He
was introduced to the
church by one of the youth in our ward. I stand
truly amazed at the
youth in our ward! Lately I've reflected on not
only why they are so
eager to bring others to the gospel but how they
do it. I think WE, as
fellow Brothers and Sisters, and members of the
only true and living
church need to realize what we have! You want to
know why I think the
youth in the Bend Oregon Stake are openly and
willingly bringing
others unto Christ?....because they GET IT. They
may not understand
the deep doctrine. They may not know all the
"reasoning"
behind the commandments we follow. But what they do
understand is this is
the true church of the true and living son of
God. They understand
that families are eternal. They understand that
the blessings this
gospel brings into our lives trumps all the times
they get rejected,
mocked, teased, and questioned! They understand
that it is ALL worth
it.... Because in some way or another they
understand Him!
Missionary work is not easy! Salvation isn't cheap! It
wasn't easy for Him
thus it will not be easy for us. May each of you
remember these words
from L-- to his friend days before his baptism...
"Thank you so
much for bringing the gospel into my life, I'm finally
home.."
HAPPY EASTER!
...Never can I repay
thee, Lord,
But I can love thee.
Thy pure word,
Hath it not been my
one delight,
My joy by day, my
dream by night?
Then let my lips
proclaim it still,
And all my life
reflect thy will....
(Savior, Redeemer of
My Soul)
Whew... Missionary life is so exhausting yet so
rewarding! I love it,
I love it more and
more each day! I hope you have an amazing week
filled with
missionary opportunities !
Muah
Sister Zubicki
Awesome my dear and beloved friend. Just plain awesome. Sis B and I are joyous thay we share this time here with YOU!Bro. B.
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