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"Hey Valentine, to me-you
doth not stink" ---I laughed way too hard when I read that during
Valentine's day. Oh Mormons, haha. This
week was warm, which was more than gladly accepted as we were outside finding
for the majority of it. It was up to the 40s!!! Oh it was so warm I could
have cried.
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We had dinner with some of the
funniest members this week. The K’s are an elderly couple who made it big in
their earlier days, lived the life of the rich, thent decided they wanted to live on a farm in the middle of
nowhere and make maple syrup for fun. Hahah!! They are so fun! Brother K is way
into hunting, so he showed us his double vaulted gun room-which has every gun
you can think of. It was an elders
dream. Overall, I love this place. These
people make me so happy!
We had a few great lessons with Mary
this week! She is getting baptized a
week from Saturday, and we are so excited for her. The branch president announced
it in Sacrament Meeting yesterday, and she turned bright red from the
attention. She's so fun. We taught her about baptisms for the dead, and are
hoping to go with her in the near future. Tomorrow we are having a family
history lesson with her and are going to find some names she can take! We are
hoping to surprise her with some scriptures, but she keeps insisting on buying
some soon. Does anyone have ideas of how to distract her for the next week and
a half? Oh how I love Miss Mary.
We had interviews on Wednesday. It
was great to see President and Sister Jacobsen, and it was great to see other
missionaries. It made me grateful for the time I have spent with some of the
world's greatest companions, and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve Him.
President said he will do all he can to get me home in time for school! Thank
goodness I have a while before I begin figuring that all out again! I love Petoskey.
We have been teaching a man who is
in Rehab, and we aren't quite sure of his intentions in meeting with us. But,
some of our lessons with him went really well this week, and he said that he
keeps praying to know if this is true. I hope he'll stick with it, because it
will change his life like nothing else can.
OHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Awkward moment
of the week?!?! HAHHAHA!!!!! Ok, so for some reason, we have met so many naked
men this week. (Which isn't all that uncommon, but it has been an uncommon
amount in the duration of a week). We met an older naked gentleman who came to
the door with a blanket around himself. I started to begin laughing when he
said, "Sorry, I wasn't expecting anyone today"...WHAT!?! Is that a
thing if you're alone!?! HAHA!!! TTHHHEEENNN he started showing us a scar on
his leg from a car accident, and I lost it when the blanket began to slip. I
started SOBBING I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD!!!!!! I had to turn around so he
couldn't see me laugh. He said "Why are you laughing?" and I couldn't
respond. Sister Smith was a champion as she spoke the rest of the door because
I had completely lost my marbles "Yeah, he lost 'em good!" (Hook reference
:)) . Anyway, I couldn't stop laughing the rest of the day!
We saw so many miracles this week,
including some of the kindest people who were placed in our path exactly when
we needed them. I know Heavenly father looks out for His missionaries, because
prayers were answered right when we needed them. This week brought its fair
amount of challenges, but I'm grateful to know that He is always there to help
us. I know He lives. Have you watched the Bible Videos on LDS.org? They're
actually extremely good! Will you go watch at least one of them today? They
have helped me understand the Bible, and the life of the Savior greatly, and I
know they'll do the same for you!
Have a great week and know you are
loved and are being prayed for! The church is so, so true, I know it.
XOXO
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