So I sent Kyrs a letter and she sent one back that had an address with a few different numbers ... I am still not sure how it worked but here it is:
Sister Kyrie Dangerfield
MTC Box #132
Bra-Pan 0117
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
She's Off!
Well she's off! She's been gone for a week now and we just got her first letter on Saturday. She gave her blog to me (Kellie!) while she's gone to give you updates and things she says in her letters.
Kyrie said she couldn't believe she was already in the MTC. She was the first of her companions there, she is in a trio. They are all going to the same mission! She says, "Watch out Porto Alegre!"
She says that letters are like gold there and they check the mail twice! So... here is her address!
MTC Mailbox #132
BRA-PAN 0125
2005 N. 900 E.
Provo, UT 84604-1793
We love you Kyrie!:)
Kyrie said she couldn't believe she was already in the MTC. She was the first of her companions there, she is in a trio. They are all going to the same mission! She says, "Watch out Porto Alegre!"
She says that letters are like gold there and they check the mail twice! So... here is her address!
MTC Mailbox #132
BRA-PAN 0125
2005 N. 900 E.
Provo, UT 84604-1793
We love you Kyrie!:)
Friday, November 12, 2010
Life Insurance
It was brought to my attention last Sunday that I made an interesting metaphor about the gospel without realizing it. Here's what went down.
I was sharing my testimony and talking about how my friend's husband went door to door selling life insurance. In our conversation, she said that and I commented, "Oh, I could never do that!" She looked at me funny for a second and it was then that I realized that as a missionary, I was going to go door to door! We laughed about that for a moment and then I really started to think about it. The only way you could get me knocking on any person's door would be if I had 100% confidence in my product, I knew it worked, and I knew it could help them too.
I shared this and people laughed when I mentioned the knocking on doors part. It made me feel really good because I can never make good jokes in church! Afterward, I had friends and neighbors tell me they enjoyed my testimony. However, it wasn't until the end of the meetings that I understand why. Someone mentioned that they liked the way I had called the Gospel life insurance (and may I add Eternal Life Insurance).
I was struck dumb for a moment. It was NOT my intention to make this correlation BUT it made perfect sense. I'm going to go sell people life insurance. The thing is, it'll only work if they use it properly. Wow... I sounded kind of smart without realizing it!
Sometimes I think we learn more by sharing what we know and then examining what we said. I know it worked that way for me!
I was sharing my testimony and talking about how my friend's husband went door to door selling life insurance. In our conversation, she said that and I commented, "Oh, I could never do that!" She looked at me funny for a second and it was then that I realized that as a missionary, I was going to go door to door! We laughed about that for a moment and then I really started to think about it. The only way you could get me knocking on any person's door would be if I had 100% confidence in my product, I knew it worked, and I knew it could help them too.
I shared this and people laughed when I mentioned the knocking on doors part. It made me feel really good because I can never make good jokes in church! Afterward, I had friends and neighbors tell me they enjoyed my testimony. However, it wasn't until the end of the meetings that I understand why. Someone mentioned that they liked the way I had called the Gospel life insurance (and may I add Eternal Life Insurance).
I was struck dumb for a moment. It was NOT my intention to make this correlation BUT it made perfect sense. I'm going to go sell people life insurance. The thing is, it'll only work if they use it properly. Wow... I sounded kind of smart without realizing it!
Sometimes I think we learn more by sharing what we know and then examining what we said. I know it worked that way for me!
Monday, November 8, 2010
We're Off to See the Wizard!
A good friend once told me that perception is reality. I didn't believe it at first. Reality or real things are true and the truth consists of things as they were, are, and will be. I thought things are what they are and nothing can change that. But then I thought about the difference glasses make. Things could be blurry and out of focus and then wahla! you can see. It's what we are looking through that can skew what we are seeing.
What sparked these thoughts was my sister's play The Wizard of Oz. A quick overview will remind us that the Scarecrow wants brains, the Tin Man a heart, and the Lion courage. Each thinks that they haven't got what they want because there is no physical evidence of it. All the Scarecrow has is straw, the Tin Man is hollow, and the Lion gets scared of rabbits.
What they don't realize is that they each already have what they want. The Scarecrow can TALK for crying out loud! Of course he can think. And the Tin Man cares for Dorothy and starts crying when things go wrong ... that shows a compassionate heart. Then we have the Lion. The Cowardly Lion. I think that it's brave to admit when you're scared of something. He has enough courage to face the Wicked Witch of the West. I think he just had to believe in himself.
Then we have Dorothy. A girl who thinks that someplace else will be so much better than what she has. Before Glinda tells Dorothy to click her heals, she mentions that she had the way to go home all along. However, she had to learn first that her heart's desire was no farther than her own backyard. She had to see it through a different lens.
Not to mention the Wizard. Just because the people thought he was a wizard actually made him that way in their eyes.
I think perceptions shape us more than we know. Some good. Some bad. I'm a bigger believer in "perceptions are reality" now. Not that I don't think the truth is always there; we just have to see it with the right eyes.
What sparked these thoughts was my sister's play The Wizard of Oz. A quick overview will remind us that the Scarecrow wants brains, the Tin Man a heart, and the Lion courage. Each thinks that they haven't got what they want because there is no physical evidence of it. All the Scarecrow has is straw, the Tin Man is hollow, and the Lion gets scared of rabbits.
What they don't realize is that they each already have what they want. The Scarecrow can TALK for crying out loud! Of course he can think. And the Tin Man cares for Dorothy and starts crying when things go wrong ... that shows a compassionate heart. Then we have the Lion. The Cowardly Lion. I think that it's brave to admit when you're scared of something. He has enough courage to face the Wicked Witch of the West. I think he just had to believe in himself.
Then we have Dorothy. A girl who thinks that someplace else will be so much better than what she has. Before Glinda tells Dorothy to click her heals, she mentions that she had the way to go home all along. However, she had to learn first that her heart's desire was no farther than her own backyard. She had to see it through a different lens.
Not to mention the Wizard. Just because the people thought he was a wizard actually made him that way in their eyes.
I think perceptions shape us more than we know. Some good. Some bad. I'm a bigger believer in "perceptions are reality" now. Not that I don't think the truth is always there; we just have to see it with the right eyes.
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