This week has been an interesting one for sure!
On Monday, we started off the week right by going to Sant Cruz and it was absolutely wonderful! I never thought I would be on the beach on Dec. 30th with no coat! It was a beautiful day! We went with Sister Millar and her dog, Pablo and we had a great time. Most perfect moment: Eating clam chowder out of bread bowls and watching the surfers on steamer row. It was a special high-tide day, so there were TONS of surfers there! So that was fun. It was also really good to be with a dog on the beach (:
There were some good moments this week. Our investigators are all pretty much the same, but they're progressing. One awkward moment: There's a less-active in the Los Altos ward and she's an elderly woman they call Babushka. Sister Young thought she was Russian, so we were going to go over and watch The Restoration with her in Russian. We found out as we're sitting in her apartment that she actually speaks Armenian and no English whatsoever. And of course, The Restoration doesn't come in Armenian. So it was a really awkward moment trying to decide what we were going to do. I noticed that she had a bunch of pictures of Christ in her apartment, so we both showed her our favorite pictures of Him and bore our testimonies. She didn't understand a word, but the Spirit was there amid the Armenian soap opera and Mexican cookies (She made us eat them..). She speaks almost no English, but toward the end of our visit, she comes and sits next to me on the couch and starts playing with my hair. Then she said, "Good baby." as she lovingly stroked my hair. It was weird, but endearing. So we left, having had no idea what just happened. haha.
This weekend, Sister Young and I have been deathly sick. On Friday night, we weren't feeling good, so we decided to get as much sleep as possible so we could be better by Saturday. Saturday rolled around and we were feeling even worse. We were quarantined in the apartment all day. It was torture. So we made plans to be better by Sunday. Sunday came and Sister Young was better, but I was even worse than I was on Saturday! So we missed all of church and were in the apartment for another full day. I'm still feeling sick, but I'm determined to email, dangit! Sunday was good, though because we asked the elders to come and give me a blessing and it was a really good blessing! It really helped me to be at peace and to not be discouraged by my sickness. So I'm feeling a little bit better and it's just good to be out of the apartment. Also, wonderful members brought us food both days, so I'm grateful. I'm hoping I'll be able to work this week!
We had a great New Years! We ate with the Fitzpatricks again on New Years Eve and we had a great time. We celebrated New Years at 9 because the elders are both from Pennsylvania and that's midnight there. So it was fun. New Years on a mission is a lot of fun!
I hope you all had a wonderful New Years and are doing well on your resolutions. One of my goals is to be more meek and to develop more humility.
Love you all!
Sister Julie Catherine Harris
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