So this week was pretty rough.Sister Lee and I both hit an exhaustion/discouragement point within the week because of various things. On Thursday morning Sister Lee got so low that she had a panic attack. It was not her first one she's had on her mission and I was able to recognize it because she told me about her other ones she's had. Her panic attacks are different from my MTC companion's. She gets so exhausted that she basically collapses until her body is able to regain the strength to get up again. After her panic attack she finally agreed to take a nap. She got better after that, but we still were both not doing great. On Saturday we finally decided it was time to call the STL's and ask for help. They picked us up on Sunday evening and we went to the Christmas party choir rehearsal in town. It was really good for both Sister Lee and I! I think the biggest thing I learned from talking to them is that we need to take care of ourselves before we can expect to take care of our areas. If we are not doing well then it is harder for us to feel the spirit and easier to get discouraged. Hopefully I will be able to take this to heart and take more frequent, short breaks so I don't hit another point like I did this week.
For more positive stuff from this week: We had a really good Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday! One of the members in our ward originally told the two Elders that got transferred that she would cook them Thanksgiving dinner, but it turned out to be more of a dinner for me because I am the only American missionary in our ward now (the other three are from Korea, Micronesia, and New Zealand/Queensland). She cooked our family pie recipes and they didn't turn out too bad. The apple was the closest to what it tastes like at home, so it was really good! :)
We got to do some service for one of our members this week. We mowed her lawn which hadn't been mowed in months in the Australian sun while we were fasting haha! I definitely felt a little dehydrated after that, but it was still really fun!
We were supposed to have a baptism for a nine-year-old girl Ola from a part member family yesterday, but her mum called us really early in the morning to tell us that she was really sick so hopefully we will be able to reschedule her baptism this week for sometime soon. I'm not too concerned though because I know it will happen when it is supposed to.
Well, that's about it for this week. Sister Lee and I are doing our best to increase our function level this week and work more efficiently. Have a great week, the church is true!
Love ya heaps!
Sister Bingham
1. Thanksgiving dinner
2. It's hard to tell, but under all that whipped cream is pie :)
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