This week was awesome, y'all. So many miracles, so many fun experiences, so many new people met, we are living the life out here.
ปาฏิหาริย์ (Miracle)
So many miracles this week. I'll just take 'em one at a time, I guess!
CHRIS
So here's what's going on. We're at the Claire's house digging up daisies and planting them in another part of the yard. We're at one spot right next to the road, picking daisies (Like MEN) when a man walks by, turns around and walks back to us and says, "Do you two know anyone who needs work?" Uh, yeah we do—US!! Turns out his sister is a member of the church and goes to church in Seattle (even though she lives in British Columbia, but that's whatever). So maybe well get to talk to him about Jesus a little bit?
LOIS
Lois is the sweetest old woman in the world. She lives across the street from one of the ward members we've done a lot of service for, and we offered to help her out too. We've been over to her house twice, weeding flowerbeds, organizing her garage, or even staining her porch. After we do work, she let's us sit on her porch in the shade and brings us cookies and lemonade. It is the best. She even comes out to talk to us and were already like best friends. And what's even better, she loves Jesus! She's told her member neighbors that she isnt interested in joining our church, but shes more than happy to talk to us about jesus. We even snuck in a lesson about the Plan of Salvation last time. We'll see how things go with her!
SCOTT
On Sunday, we went to try to find a self referral we got during the week. We didn't find her, but we met some interesting characters at a bus stop, sitting shirtless and guzzling whiskey. One of them was totally crazy and very loud and in your face, David. I distracted him while Elder Stradling got to know Scott, who was calmer, had a black eye, and 3 bullet wounds in his stomach. Dude has been through it. He also told us if anyone ever messed with us, he'd kill them. Nice. Turns out that Scott was baptized a while ago, but since fell away and thinks that now he's gone apostate and is irredeemable. But we gave him a Book of Mormon and he said he would read it in jail, so that's cool?
SUDS SOLDIERS
We had a free car wash at the church on Saturday. We washed around 60 cars in total. We were very busy. Turns out when something is free, people will flock to it no matter how mediocre it is haha. But when you have a bunch of 18-21 year olds spend 4 hours with constant access to water, things will get a little crazy. Some missionaries were more happy about it than others... but it was still super fun. Elder Stradling got the most wet so I guess he lost? But I did get nailed in the face with a sponge so that didnt help my case haha. Ramon came by with Brother King and he watched the war go down. One of the STLs got super mad at us for getting everyone wet, but later Ramon texted us and said that he loved seeing us at the car wash and he could see the holy spirit in all of us. Moral of the story? Sometimes it's good to have some fun! If people saw missionaries doing more normal human things, maybe there would be less people scared of us haha. So whatever you're doing, have fun with it and don't take yourself too seriously. Just seriously enough ;)
LAST THINGS LAST
- Taco Bell Pineapple Whip. Drink it.
- I'm one of the mission's spikeball elite. Maybe.
- I'm getting back into that exercise daily grind. I'll have a 6 pack by the time I leave Benson Hill, believe that.
- Who's the greatest? You're the greatest! I love you!
เอ็ลเดอร์ สะอาด (Elder Clean)
Elder Barrett
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