Dear Family!!!!!!!!!!
It
has been yet another crazy and a bit stressful week. Right before
transfers we found out why Diane one of our investigators has been so
distant in the past two lessons. She has found out that she was 24 weeks
pregnant with twins. She is 34 and already has 4 kids under the age of
12. She told us that she didn't want them because they were from her ex
that beat her on new years. I was completely shocked and had no idea
what to do. So I have just been praying for her constantly. We went to
go and see her on Thursday last week and she was not in. So we then went
and saw her on Saturday and she told us that she packed up the kids and
went for a few day holiday to clear her head. She has decided to keep
the twins. I was so happy. It is still going to be a long road but she
seems to be listening so much more and really taking it in. Her and her
two daughters are scheduled to be baptized on the 22nd of March.
They are so great!!!!!! I love their family so much I just want to take
away all of the pain and stress that they are going through. The next
step is to get the Relief Society involved. I hope that they will. We
really need her to have friends to help her through this rough time.
My Companion is Sister Vosloo! She is from South Africa near
Johannesburg. She has been out only one transfer less then I have. She
is great!!!! I already love her so much. She is helping me to not be so
stressed about the area and leaving it. I just love every one here so
much that I don't want to leave them without doing all that I can for
them. It has been wonderful to have her connect with so many of the
people we are working with. So much so that I don't have to worry about
them as much as I have been because I know that they will be in good
hands.
Right now we are going to be working a lot on uniting the
members. So we will be doing lots of service for them!!!!!! They are
great as single families, but they seem to forget that they are a ward
family. They are letting little things come between them and it is hard
to see. So we are going to work on building their faith in the
Atonement. You can see the discord in church.
Oh my goodness I have a story to tell you!!!!!!! So we went
out to tea with some members. They took us out to a carvery!!!!! It was
heavenly!!!!!!! Well while we were talking they were saying that the
little girl was just like her mom. So I asked the little girl if she
wanted to see a picture. She said yes so I pulled out the one of you and
dad holding me as a baby. She looked at it for a second then threw her
hands down on the table and said " WAIT YOUR MARRIED" I could not
control my laughter because it was just so funny and priceless. She is 6
years old and it just reminded me so much of little Audrey!!!!!! Oh it
was a great night!!!!! They brought out sister Vosloo's pudding on a
really big plate (the pudding was really small) , and that same little
girl said. "I think they should bring you a smaller plate for your
pudding.
We got in contact with Ryan and his phone had broken so we now
have his new number but have not had a chance to meet with him yet.
Hopefully this week.
NO the weather has just been up and down!!!!!!!
I get to go to the temple
tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so
excited!!!!! I have missed it so much. Oh and president said that it is
fine to skype on mothers day. It is the 30th of March!!!
I am not sure
if I need to send anything home as of yet but I will look through and
let you know. I don't know what to bring home!!!!!!! It is so hard.
I hope that everyone starts feeling better!!!!!!!!
I love and miss you tons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love
Sister Ballantyne
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