Hey all,
This week has been a ride to say the least. I go from being to sick to getting all teary eyed with my investigators. Which by the way, Im all better now, thank goodness. Im a healthy Sister Kinkead. Thank goodness.
Alex and Rosen, two of our investigators, had their baptismal interviews this past week. It was a good experience for both. They were so happy. Rosen came out of his interview and hugged me so tight. He walked out of the church saying in english, with his hands in the air, "YES!! YESSSS!!"Awwww man. I almost cried. Im finally seeing the fruit of my labors hehe. Hes so excited to get baptized and hes so excited to share it with others. He told Loss and I that he wanted to give a book of mormon to his cousin. Hes gonna be an awesome member. It made me realize how much I love my investigators and how much they really do mean to me. Alex was excited after his interview but didnt give me a hug. He walked out of church with a little jump in his walk. It almost made me cry again because Alex really has nothing and hes living every commandment we've asked him to live. He has no home, no wife, he doesnt know where his daughter is, hes got zero money but yet his heart is so ready for the gospel. I love them both so much. Please pray for them both that they will get baptized on time. They both have struggled with word of wisdom problems and I dont want Satan ruining their chances of their baptismal dates. It would crush me. Rosen has already walked into two lessons drunk. *Sigh* Pray for em!
I walked into church yesterday and little Anni, shes 3, walks up to me and holds out her arms to hug me. CUTE. I really love kids, especially all the little ones Ive met here in Bulgaria. Precious little souls. I cant wait for my little nephew to come into the picture!
Loss and I got into it one night this past week. Loss is someone who likes to go 150 mph in EVERYTHING. Shes a perfectionist. You all know me, Im Briana Kinkead, I go about 45 mph...lol. Im not a perfectionist at all and I go at my own pace. Well it was 8 pm and thats our dinner time. We were our tracting and 8 pm hit. I told her that I wanted to head back home and have dinner. She then said that she really wanted to stay out for a bit longer. I was like...this is my dinner hour...we've worked all day...lets go home. Well we went home and she was silent and I was silent because we just work differently. We sat down and said sorry and talked it through. A companionship is just like marriage. Its not about what you want, its about what you both want as a whole. You have to make sacrifices and compromises. Its not always easy but...ya. I love that girl. Shes my best friend here in the mission.
I want to let you all know that I miss each and every one of you. Seriously. Ive been reflecting a lot lately on my family back home, my friends and people Ive come across in my life. I miss and love you all and I hope you are all doing well.
I know that the gospel is true and its the only thing that brings us happiness. If I didnt know it was true, I would not be here trying to struggle with the bulgarian language and trying to work through some of the hard hearts Ive passed by BUT I know the gospel is true and its what we need to get us through hard times and rough patches we have in life. I know that Christ suffered for us and died on the cross so that we could overcome physical death and be able to repent of our everyday mistakes and sins. He loves us and so does our Heavenly Father. They continue to watch over us constantly and only want whats best for us. Sometimes it doesnt feel like they are there or that they dont even care but they do and I know this to be true.
I love you all. Keep it real.
-Sister Kinkead
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