Something wonderful happened this past week: the branch in which I'm serving was split! There's about one hundred members in each branch, and the new presidencies are powerful! President D (2nd Branch) has already called about half a dozen people! My comp and I have realized that we weren't transferred because we need to help get these branches on their feet. Because yes, they're doing good in some points, but there are some struggles. But those things happen when the church is just new. And I'm pretty sure that by the time I'm done in Lilongwe I'll know just about all the duties of every auxiliary in the church.
We have a new sister with us! Well, she's not really new, she just got transferred from Blantyre. She is Sister K, from Zimbabwe, and she is what we call a 'Top Shayela' (really fancy person) and we were joking that she will be shocked by the dustiness of the village where she'll work. But we're excited to have her here, and the flat has gotten just a little louder since she came!
This Saturday, I got to have a peek in the life of a Zone Leader. After my comp and I got done in the area (not even after we got done--before we were even finished with our last lesson!) our phone almost blew up with calls! We were asked to help a sister move, and also to pick up the Mtandiri elders, and the Sisters from area 47 and to also drop a branch missionary in area 25 (about a half hour drive on dirt road) , and on top of that we were designated to take a cake to a sister who was having a birthday, and also to help another family get supper. And we were expected to do all this in the 45 minutes we had before the daylight would be gone. I went to bed early that night.
When you get on mission, you learn quickly that little things like a cold don't mean you can stay at home and sleep. President P says when you get a cold, you can either 1) stay at home, drink hot soup, and eat oranges, and your cold will go away in a week; or you can 2) go out and work and it will go away in 7 days. So when I had a cold I didn't really see the point of staying home when I could go out and help other people come unto Christ.
This past week (well, the past several months, actually) I have been able to realize just how much of a blessing it is to have a priesthood holder as my dad. A lot of the young people in the branches are the only members in their families, and so it is kind of hard for them to keep their standards up.
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The scripture I would like to share with you all in closing is from Doctrine and Covenants, section 121, verses 7 & 8. Read those verses and think about it. Heavenly Father never gives us a challenge that we cannot overcome. So if you are facing something that seems impossible, just remember that our Father in Heaven knows that you can do it. You can go through it. Never forget that.
I love you all so much!
Sister Adams
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