I
got the package! it was like Christmas! I particularly like the
fruit snack package stuffing :) The cookies are good, a bit crumbly but
delicious :) Things are going well here. We are trying to use our
area book to contact former investigators and potentials because we didn't
really start out with much for investigators, and tracting is always fun ;) A
cool thing happened the other day actually where we were out at about 8:40 or
so, tired and really ready to be done, but we decided to try one more
person. Out came the area book. There was a former investigator named
M____ who caught our eye and lived not too far away so we decided to try
her. We went to her house, met a man outside who told us she was home
just go knock on the door. We did and told her who we were. She
actually smiled when we said we were missionaries (a lot of the less actives
and potentials who we manage to catch at home are somewhat less than excited to
see us) and told us she was glad we stopped by and wants to talk with us! What! It wasn't a good time then
since she had kids in the bath and putting them to bed, but we are going to
talk to her today! Ah so excited!
On
Friday I actually got to drive for the first time, since Sister Z is one of the
sister training leaders along with Sister T (who is Sister C's
trainer) and they had a meeting so Sister C and I were companions for most
of the day! Since they took Sister T's car, I got the keys for ours for
the day ;) By the way, our car is one of the nicest ones I have ever been
in. It is a 2013 blue Chevy Cruze. The hermanas think Sister C
and I cheated because we didn't teach any lessons together as greenies, but we
have exchanges again this Friday and I don't think we will be able to manage
that again! We had our study time together and then basically did service
all day. We started out with the Inn Between remodel for two hours, had
lunch, and then went to the YMCA to shovel manure into piles for two more
hours! We heard in the morning about a nonmember who needed help moving
into Sister C's area, so after YMCA we went over to her house to unload the
moving truck until our companions got back. We did talk to her about the
gospel (it was a QGC, ask Dad) so I think we weren't really cheating :)
I am
really really grateful for the ward we are in and how involved the members are
willing to be. We have called people up a couple of times last minute to
see if they could go to discussions with us, and we always find someone who can
make a little time for us. It has been way fun to have dinners with some
of the Spanish members this week (all four of us sisters are going to dinner
appointments together, did I say that already?) Sister M is in
heaven on those nights because it is the food she grew up with and she loves
talking Spanish to the members. She loves telling about her first night
in the field when she was given a sloppy joe and had no idea what it was or
what to do with it! Sister M is from LA, but her dad is from El Salvador and
her mom is Guatemalan. Sister Z and I mostly smile and nod for those
dinner appointments, but we catch on to a little bit of what is going on :)
Have
you posted my mission address on facebook? I love the return address
stickers dad made for me! The giraffe ones are super cute :) but the
temple ones are good too for when I want to give the impression that I am a
grown up ;)
So
Sister Z and I made a goal to give out 3 copies of the Book of Mormon a week
(besides to the hermanas and ZLs who keep taking ours). We made that goal
last Wednesday and gave out 2! This week we will get all 3 :)
I
love you, and pray for you, and think about you, but I'm staying focused and
working as much as I can :)
Have
a great week! Let me know what things are happening, even the small stuff
:)
love, Sister Emily DeFord
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