Follow your promptings!

I had the best experience today! Well it goes back aways to the start of the week when I went to help a sister. She needed spiritual nourishment. And I had an immediate idea - What would you say to holding a Family Home Evening here with some of the singles? She said she would LOVE that. So organising I began...

There was one man that straight away jumped into my head - Peter. But then I got distracted and all of a sudden 3 days have passed and I havent called him yet. So I think, "oh I'll just ask him at Church". But then when I see him, I think, "oh, he's probably busy, its not much notice being only one day away, ill ask him next time" (Yes procrastintaion is one of my worst habits!). But I couldnt escape the feeling to ask him.

So I got over myself and went and asked him and he said he would LOVE to, as, being a convert and estranged from his family, he misses out on those "what do you call them home meetings?" (so cute).

So that was fine. Then we went to our gospel principles class and Br Scotty was teaching and he always starts by asking us to share a happy moment from the week. So we went around and shared and then it got to Peter. And he said get this! He said "The happiest moment of my week was when Lexi invited me to a home meeting that she has organised for monday night. Its one of the things I was saying to Bishop that I miss out on because I have no family. Thats the happiest thing thats happened to me"

I was in silent tears. A simple and I mean simple invitation was the highlight of this old mans week? And I could be an instrument in that! How blessed and happy do you think I feel now? Follow your promptings (your gut instinct for my non church friends) even the smallest ones, you could just make someones day or more!

Loves xox

My Great Gran Ryan

My dear great granny ryan passed away this week. She was 98 years old! She was an amazing woman. She lived at 56 Calendon Road in Dublin Ireland, the family home. Everyone in the family knows Calendon Road.

She was a strong and corageous woman. Not only did she raise her own family but she raised her daughters aswell when she passed away in her 30's. She worked at the Credit Union well into her 70's. Then they asked her to come back when she was in her 90's to train staff on how to do things without a computer, and she, in her 90's learnt how to use computers!

When I was 17 I went on my first trip overseas and headed for Ireland. I didnt tell anyone in the family I was coming, I just wanted to surprise them (as you do when you're 17). I remember calling my Granny Ryan from the ferry port in dublin after a boat journey from London, at 9oclock at night, and saying, "Hi is this granny Ryan? This is Alexis, David's daughter from Australia, Im in Dublin!" She welcomed me straight away and told me which buses to catch to get to her house (Calendon Road). Imagine if she'd gone who? Would have been a cold night!

I arrived and it was so wonderful to meet her. I'd been travelling for a while and she made me feel so welcome and at home. I remember there were tears. I missed home, I missed my friend I'd left in Belgium and was feeling very alone. But she changed all that and I love her :) I stayed with her for the time I was in Ireland. It was the funniest house, compared to what Im used to here in Australia. It was attached, skinny and tall with two tiny bedrooms upstairs and I always used to worry she would fall down the stairs, they were so steep and well skinny. But we had the best time, preparing for Christmas, making decorations out of alfoil and wrapping all the presents. All the family coming over to visit. The best Cheese and Ham sandwiches!

Then out of the blue I got invited to my cousins wedding. That was fun. Very Irish! I a castle on the coast, dancing, singing, kilts, family and great music! Gran and I rode over in a Mercedes Limousine my great uncle had organised to pick us up. It was the most fanciest car Id ever been in and I felt well posh!

My Granny, my Dads mum, passed away when I was young, about 4 years old, so I never really got to know her but felt always a very strong bond with her and new she was always looking out for me, I thought of her as my guardian angel. Whenever I'd think of her a song would play or come into mind.

I have wonderful memories of my great gran which I will always treasure. I'd met her only twice in this life, but I can't wait to spend the next one together! I know shes on the other side organising the troops, I can feel it, Im so blessed to have her as part of my family, and now need to get organised to do the work here!

Law of the Garbage Truck

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.

We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.

My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'

This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.

As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally.

Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't YOU take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

Successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, sooo

Love the people who treat you right, AND Pray for the ones who don't!!

HAVE A GARBAGE-FREE DAY

What a lovely day!

Me, Laina and her little sis Sophia! Congrats Girl!

Out with the missionaries for a lesson about Temples, I think our investigator learnt alot!

Then...

Went to the Temple (Isn't it beautiful!)

Then...

Laina got her call! Australia Sydney Mission, reporting to the MTC 31st March! We might even be flying out on the same day which would be so much fun!!! Congratulations Sister Luatua!

Found such peace and reassurance tonight at the Temple. I love that place. I know everythings going to work out, job, mission, USA, its all gonna be fine :)

Loves xox

Yasi

Found this site that shows what our Cyclone Yasi would look like if it was around the world...

Yasi if over Europe


Yasi if over Asia

Yasi if over the USA

Yasi stats

• Cat 5 now (5 out of 5)
• It is 500km wide
• The eye is 100km wide
• Rainfall of 1000mm expected over 48 hours
• Winds of 320 km/hr
• It could take up to an hour for the eye to pass
• 20 000 people have been evacuated
• Storm surge swell expected of 7m (Up for a surf Michael?)