Whata Week!‏

Whata Week! This week FLEW by! I'm still loving being a trainer! Sister Williams is fabulous and HILARIOUS! We made a goal as a Zone to have 11 baptisms this month! We are going to be 2 of those! That's our goal!  Last Preparation day was one of the worst however, because I wasted the Lords time. I will probably feel guilty about it the rest of my dang life. I was selfish, and I didn't talk to ONE person as we were out and about grocery shopping, etc. DON'T TAKE MY EXAMPLE ON THAT! Even if you aren't a full-time missionary, don't waste time. Talk with people. Bring up the gospel in conversation. It's not that weird! But I also say that because I'm a missionary. .. And it's the south! Ha! It's definately easier to be a missionary when you are A Missionary. So Monday started the week off pretty crummy, but we worked hard the rest of the week and the Lord placed people in our path many times. We were so blessed to find two people that we feel really good about! We went to see Sister Rainey (she's my girl!) who hasn't been to church in a long time. When we showed up her friend Daniel was about to leave after fixing her car. We talked with him, shared a short message that Christ's Gospel has been restored to the Earth, and we are going back this week to teach him and his 12 year old son! So exciting! I am so lucky to be in the South. People sometimes start talking about Jesus before we do!

 

 

Tuesday we went to the last Institute class of the Summer, and Elder Madsen and Sister Madsen did a "scripture bowl" and had pizza and cookies for everyone! It was way fun! And I finally got to see Tess :) .. you are probably reading this too .. maybe .. I hope. This week we have been seeing Sister Outland and Sister Pope who haven't been to church in a while, and Sister Pope came to church last week!! And Sister Outland came to church this week!! Pure joy! We love them ladies SO much! It's crazy the more people you meet, the more you realize how you knew a life without knowing them. And Bettie. Oh Bettie! She's in her 70's. She said she's been baptized, but other missionaries who taught her late last year noted she doesn't have a membership number, and the records don't show she was baptized. ? "She a little cray." As Sister Williams said. But we love her and are working toward getting her to quit smoking.

 

 

Yesterday, Sunday. Sunday's are a struggle. You are so used to coming home from church, eating, taking naps, eating some more, reading scriptures, playing games. Well only a few of those things do we do on the mission. And by Sunday evening, you are ready for preparation day! You are so ready to clean your clothes, fill the fridge a little, and hear from family and friends! But yesterday we were tracting and ran into a man who was washing his car. Crazy people! It was DANG hot yesterday! But I guess we also must be crazy for walking outside. ... Side note, we also drove about 90 miles yesterday and we have limited miles to use on the car each month, so we will be biking A LOT this month. August. THE HOTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR! Idiots! We are dang smart ... But anyway, we taught Dewayne the message of the Restoration, and gave him a Book of Mormon. He said, "Why doesn't my church teach about the golden plates". And he said how he didn't know there was another book of scripture. We are WAY excited! We are going back this week to teach him. Afterwards Sister Williams and I said how we can already see him as a Young Mens leader!

 

 

Oh ... and we are buying rain jackets today. We pretty much swam in the rain! I can't remember if that was this week or last, but right as we left Sister Outlands it started pouring rain, and thankfully we were on our way back to the apartment for lunch .. We might as well have just jumped in a pool 3 times in a row. It was so fun!

 

 

We got a call from Susan on Tuesday and she said her cancer is back. She has been in remission since April. She is such a wonderful woman of such faith and strength! And her husband Greg doesn't seem to have much religious background, but he seems very open to the pamphlets we have given him so far. We love them so much and want to see them go to the Temple!!

 

 

There's always more to write, but never enough time. Thank you to all who have written me! It means more than you know! It surprises me when y'all are telling me you read my blog! So thank you Evan and mom!

 

 

I will try and be better about taking more pictures!

 

Sister Williams lookin' fresh!

 

Kaylene's push lawn mower! We all had to take a picture with this antique.