Well I'll go ahead and break the ice...Sister Silveria has Covid! On Friday she wasn't feeling good so we went and got her tested on Saturday and she tested positive. Sunday morning we went to the clinic and I got tested and I am negative. This all means that Sister Silveria is stuck in the spare bedroom in quarantine and I am inside the house quarantined away from her because I cant leave without my companion (and I don't want Covid). On another note though, we haven't been fed this much since I have been here! All of the members in the branch have signed up to bring us food for dinners and even some lunches!
You may wonder what my day now looks like and its extra long study times, Facebook finding/creating content for our Facebook page, reading, watching approved videos on the Gospel Media app and puzzles!(and anything else to keep me moving and grooving for these next few days) Sister Silveria and I also FaceTime a lot which always keeps it interesting. We also are gonna have our lessons through Zoom with Rebecca, our friend who is getting baptized on Sept. 18, 21.
Tuesday we had dinner with the Knights! They are an awesome family. Last time we were at their house for dinner Sister Knight bought us Krispy Kreme for dessert and Brother Knight was throwing a fit(dramatically, because he didn't want to share with us the donuts he had to stare at "allllllll day") so we surprised him on Tuesday with his own box of Donuts and let me tell ya, I have never seen him happier!
One thing I have been thinking a lot about lately are little tender mercies. Last transfer I felt prompted to study hope and the atonement this transfer. Those are two big things I have needed to read and study about that have helped me big time! Since being in Jackson there are members that make me feel like home because they remind me of certain family members. I also felt prompted to buy EXTRA food this past p-day (I NEVER buy as much as I did) but because of now being quarantined we have food. I got a letter from a friend that contained scriptures for me to look up that are EXACTLY what I needed to hear.
I am a strong believer that everything in life depends on our outlook. A quote that I love is by Russell M. Nelson, it states "The Joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives" I love this quote so much because it is true. In life the joy we feel depends entirely upon ourselves. No one can make you feel mad or sad or hurt. Yes, times can be difficult but there is a line between happiness and true joy. One thing that has helped me feel Joy is looking for those small tender mercies in my life. I invite you all to try to look for those small blessings in your lives and I promise you that if you do the Joy you feel will increase no matter what is going on in your lives!
Pictures:
1. Us with Brother Knight
2. Me waking Sister Silveria up from her nap to go to get tested:)
3. Us getting food before we knew she had Covid
4. A kitten the STLs found and brought to our District council
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