The
only piece of meat that I have had to eat all week was a small piece of
Turkey. It was great! Eating all this fruit and all these vegetables
has really been helping me stay healthy.
Sister Haner is seriously the best. We are the same person. She loves Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. So great.
The
snow here is starting to melt. That means that there are super big
slush and water and mud puddles EVERYWHERE! It's like driving through a
lake and it's really fun, except for the fact that our car is now
absolutely filthy.
We went over to
a member's home and they apparently take mugshots of all the
missionaries. Unfortunately I looked really bad that day...they still
took the picture of me. It actually looks alright.
I learned how to pin the squares of a quilt together and I'm sure that soon I will learn how to sew with a sewing machine.
Elder Jordan made me a bunch of CDs to listen to in our car and they are
the best. He is so nice! He also gave me a tie so that I can start
trading with the other Elders to build up my tie-empire. Tie-trading is
practically a sport here, and I plan on getting very good at it.
They closed
down one of the streets because of all the slush and ice and when they
opened it up again they somehow didn't turn the traffic light on
properly, so it was always red. Anyhow, we pulled up to this traffic
light and there were about five cars just standing there, waiting for it
to turn green. We knew that it was broken, so I jumped out, ran up to
the pedestrian crossing, pushed the button and sprinted back (I slipped
and slid more than I ran) to the car. As soon as I jumped in the car the
traffic light turned green and we were able to drive. I had to laugh
the entire time, from when I first jumped out of the car to when I
jumped back in and then Sister Haner and I laughed for about ten minutes
straight. It was so funny.
We received a
banana-bread-baking-kit from a member and it was great. I was brave
enough to try some of it and I really liked it! Maybe I will conquer my
fear of bananas out here.
All the
missionaries in PA provide service at the food bank and afterwards we
are allowed to go into the basement and go through the sweets and it's
like a treasure hunt. We call it the "Diabetes Treasure Chest" and it is
glorious. We picked up so much chocolate and so many other sweets...We
now have an entire cupboard in our kitchen that is filled with sweets
and chips and cookies. So much joy.
I got a hair
cut. It is now even shorter, which I am not too sure about, but it sure
makes it easier to manage. Also, it was free! One of the members is a
hairdresser and said that she would love to cut our hair. Then we asked
her how much she charged she just said "For you, nothing." It was so
great!
There is a
recent convert here who is just the greatest. His name is E and at
Sports Night he got me to read him a talk by Elder Holland...in German.
It was so fun, and he really liked it. He is seriously the most
incredible person. He talks about the gospel with his friends and really
wants to serve a mission. He will be a fantastic missionary once he
gets out there!
We visited
another member and her husband and they have a cat that loves to nibble
on toes. Only my toes though...so that was a rather interesting
experience.
Yesterday two
guests, who had just returned from their mission in Russia, gave talks
in sacrament. They were brilliant. Her talk was fantastic and he said
something that really gave me chills. He said that the lost tribes are
not lost to him, they are in Russia. Hardly anyone there that gets their
patriarchal blessing is from Ephraim or Manasseh and they know someone
from every tribe. The gathering of Israel is happening! It's sooo
exciting! Also, She said that the Winter here was colder than in
Siberia. Can you believe that? I survived!!!
As to spiritual
things that happened this week, Sister Haner and I have really been
striving to be exactly obedient, especially in going to bed on time. The
Lord truly does bless us when we are exactly obedient. Also, we have
been trying to focus on doing everything that Preach My Gospel teaches
and we have been seeing more success! I love Preach My Gospel, and I
love Sister Haner! I have learned so much from her!
The church building in PA
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