Friends and Family,
This is been the strangest couple days of my life haha. I feel like I was thrown back into the world and it makes me feel awkward sometimes. So, where am I? My companion, Sister Jackson, and I were doubled into OSU. That's right everyone it's my second time opening a new area. I am currently serving at Ohio State University walking the campus and streets around it every single day. COTA has become my best friend which is the busing system in Columbus and is my only means of transportation besides my feet On weekends I'll see young adults partying. We serve in two YSA wards that meet at the institute building for church. I mostly talk to people my age 24/7. I will almost never knock a door again. I hear worldly music walking down the street or in the union. It's weird. But I love boldly proclaiming that Jesus is the Christ and the Book of Mormon is true to my peers even if they don't want to hear it.
Sister Jackson is my wonderful new companion and is actual my "grandbaby" in mission terms (meaning I Trained her trainer). We both are trying to figure out this campus life haha. She is from Alpine, Utah and has been out 9 Months. She attended BYU Hawaii studying music before she came on her mission.
With opening a new area, we aren't really working with anyone at the moment. We did meet this really cool guy named R yesterday. So we can't contact people in the union building on campus. Well, yesterday we did a quick companion study in the union and Rick sat literally right next to us which if you have ever been to college you try to avoid sitting by random people. I'm not sure why, it just happens. Well, we just briefly said "oh you fix phones?" and that was going to be the end of the discussion but because of R and his questions about who we were we ended up teaching the whole restoration, giving him a Book of Mormon, and setting up a return appointment. So pray for R that we can begin to teach him!
Ohio is being super bipolar. Friday it was 75 degrees...just summer weather and absolutely beautiful. Saturday was 30 degrees and snowing. Not sure how that works out? But whatever.
This week I came to realize you get to know someone better by experiencing things they have experienced. How would I ever get to know the Savior if I never experienced things He experienced? I will be better acquainted with Christ when I experience the joy and pain He felt as He walked the earth. So maybe I don't fully understand why hardship comes and trials occur and maybe we each have times when it's not the easiest thing we have experienced. BUT We do get the opportunity to become better acquainted to our Brother and Savior Jesus Christ...and to me, that makes it all worth it. Jesus Christ is the savior of world. He experienced all things so we could turn to Him. I love my Savior. He is my Brother. I say these in the name of Jesus Christ, amen. Until next Monday, thanks for all the love and support. I'll never be able to fully explain how much it means to me.
XOXO,
Sister Detamore
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