6:30 - Buzz.....She crawls out of bed, grabs her tennis
shoes and waits in the hall until someone going down to the basement to work
out walks by. She goes with other Sisters because her companion works out at
home. She runs laps inside the Apartment complex garage in her PJ's. While
there, her fellow MTC friend, Sister K runs with her and they catch up on the
previous days experiences.
7:00 - She does her hair and applies
her makeup, usually putting on more eye makeup than wanted but feels she must
look her best as a representative of the Lord. She indulges in eggs...now that
she found out she can microwave them!
8:00 - Personal study....she feels
it is not enough time to study the Temple Square script, Book of Mormon, Preach
my gospel, the needs of those she's working with and all the other "12
week program" stuff she is supposed to study as a trainee.
9:00 - Harmonizing is a must
as she sings an opening hymn with her companion. It is the only time she will
sing for the next 24 hours:) She secretly wants to be avoid "Role
Playing" during companion study...but she endures it because she knows it
is better to make her mistakes during
"role play" than on the square when someone's salvation may be at
stake.
10:00 - Bundled up in a coat and scarf, she says a prayer and off she goes to the square! While on the square she holds only her BOM and planner. She goes to the West Gate, as it is the place she and her companion prayerfully scheduled to find people the night before. While there she laughs with her companion as they realized her skirt is see through! They get to the West gate.....no one is there. So they go to the next spot they planned to find people.....the Tabernacle.....no one is there...but there is a rehearsal of the bells that will be performed the next day. Next location is the map in the North Visitors center.............BING BING BING! There is a couple looking at the map of Jerusalem! SCORE!!!......Now the pesky Sister missionaries skillfully pounce on their new found prey. "You guys planning your next trip to Jerusalem?" she exclaims. (She thinks...why the heck did I just say that!) They look a little taken aback by these Sister missionaries' abrupt approach but answer, "We wish we could go to Jerusalem," they say. And she's off! She has successfully made her first contact of the day! They continue to talk and find out the couple are to be married soon. She feels like she should take them to the "Gods plan for families" presentation and they go. She teaches and testifies with her companion for a bit longer and tactfully ask for a referral, gets one, and then says good bye!
10:00 - Bundled up in a coat and scarf, she says a prayer and off she goes to the square! While on the square she holds only her BOM and planner. She goes to the West Gate, as it is the place she and her companion prayerfully scheduled to find people the night before. While there she laughs with her companion as they realized her skirt is see through! They get to the West gate.....no one is there. So they go to the next spot they planned to find people.....the Tabernacle.....no one is there...but there is a rehearsal of the bells that will be performed the next day. Next location is the map in the North Visitors center.............BING BING BING! There is a couple looking at the map of Jerusalem! SCORE!!!......Now the pesky Sister missionaries skillfully pounce on their new found prey. "You guys planning your next trip to Jerusalem?" she exclaims. (She thinks...why the heck did I just say that!) They look a little taken aback by these Sister missionaries' abrupt approach but answer, "We wish we could go to Jerusalem," they say. And she's off! She has successfully made her first contact of the day! They continue to talk and find out the couple are to be married soon. She feels like she should take them to the "Gods plan for families" presentation and they go. She teaches and testifies with her companion for a bit longer and tactfully ask for a referral, gets one, and then says good bye!
11:00 It is now time to stand at the DESK! Bum Bum
BUM!!! She will now stand at the desk in the North Visitors center for 2 hours.
Because it is winter she doesn't see a huge traffic flow, but for some reason
every time a guest comes and asks if they can get a tour, there happens to be
NO Sisters around to help them! So the search for Sisters begins. First call
all the other desks and ask if they have Sisters available...Next text all the
sisters on the Square...if that doesn't work, run to the closest
"motors"(computer) room and take a Sister off their chat or phone
assignment.
As long and dreary as the DESK
assignment may feel sometimes it is there where she has had some of her most
influential and spiritual experiences......There is a lot of lounging room in
this area so a lot of people come in and just want to think.....SCORE.....She
pounces again on one of these unsuspecting souls...and the next thing she knows
she has just heard their life story. She is there to be a representative of
Jesus Christ to this person at this exact moment.....what does she say? The
whole time she is praying that revelation will come....it does...Mosiah 27:
28-29. Alma testifies of repentance, .....PERFECT! "Thanks Alma," she
thinks in her head. She shares, testify teaches, and commits....and then he's
got to go. "See ya," she says as she returns to her desk and prays
that this unknown soul (she didn't even catch his name), takes these words to
heart!
1:00 - LUNCH! Yeah. She walks
home...makes something with the main ingredient being a corn tortilla...don't
know why...but it always is.
2:00 - Second companion study, on
the square...more role playing...studying script...(she has 2 companion study
times in her first 12 weeks as she is a trainee.)
3:00 - TEXTING...she only has about
3 investigators to text. Daily contact
is so important so Satan doesn't have time to TAKE OVER! The text can be 10
words or less and she can't send more than one to each investigator. She
prayerfully decides what needs to be said to each investigator. Usually a
scripture is included.
4:00 - More "square time"
like she had at 10 this morning.
5:00 - DINNER She walks back home prepares a meal and walks
back.
6:00 - More Square time.
7:00 - Motors time. She has appointments
with investigators. She calls Juan and conferences her companion in. HE FASTED
ON SUNDAY!!! YEAH!!!! He is having a hard time connecting with the missionaries
in his area, but she knows it is important that he learns from the missionaries
in his area, so she encourages him to trust them. They read with him from
where he is at in the BOM. They commit him to read every day and continue to
pray to know if these things are true. They kneel with their
head sets on and say a prayer. Juan says it in Spanish. He is a sweet
man, and her heart is filled with love and joy for this man.
8:45 - She walk home with other
fellow missionaries.
9:00 - Planning for the next day to
do it all over again.
10:30 - She is showered and clean
and has written in her journal, and she lays in bed struggling to fall asleep.
All is well here:) I don't really
have anything to update on. Mom, your letter was the best this last week! I
loved it! It was exactly what I needed!!! I love you family and I feel so
grateful to have you! I have a testimony of eternal families and I am so
grateful that these family relationships can continue into the next life.....AS
LONG AS WE ALL KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS!!...So what do you say fam? ARE WE GONNA
BE RIGHTEOUS TO THE END!!! YES!!! CAN WE DO IT? YES!!! Let's all hang out and
have parties like on Thanksgiving and Christmas FOREVER!! YA WOO YA!!
Life is GOOD! Everyone else out
there who reads this.....Sister Reynders would love to hear from you:)
Love you all!
Hurrah For Israel!
Sister Reynders
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