Hello!
How are you? *hugs* Man, we had a crazy week this week. Not
a bad week, just a lot of things that happened. Let me tell you about it!
:D
On Monday, we were running around because we had a lot to
do. We did, however, get to go to Zone Sports. We mainly watched because I had
letters to write and we forgot non-pros (normal clothes). All in all, however,
it was a good day. :)
On Tuesday, we had District Meeting. Our Zone is made of
THREE districts, so the meeting was pretty small! It was really good though. We
talked about charity. After District Meeting, we met with Jerri to follow up
with her on her commitments. She is doing great! We set her baptismal date for
Tuesday, 27 October. That is a significant day for her. She is super excited,
and so are we! :) We set up appointments to meet with her every day. We also
met with Joann and taught her The Restoration. That night we had a meeting with
Chris before going to meet with Betty. She was going through the temple on
Wednesday and wanted to meet with us one more time before she went. :)
On Wednesday, we were on exchanges because Sister Hall and
Sister Sherwood had an STL meeting in San Jose. So, I was with Sister Pule. We
did service and then had lunch before meeting with someone in the ward that I
am over. Then, the sisters called and told us that they were finally on their
way home and that we would meet up after another service to exchange back. So,
we went to a lesson with someone in the ward that Sister Pule is over and did
service for them. We then planned to meet up and switch back so Sister Hall and
I could go to Jerri's lesson. However, the sisters got caught in super bad
traffic! So, Sister Pule and I went to Jerri's lesson and then we went to
dinner in the ward that I am over while Sister Hall and Sister Sherwood went to
the dinner in the ward that Sister Sherwood is over. After dinner, we met up at
the apartment (the one Sister Hall and I are in) and exchanged back. When we
pulled into the parking lot, Sister Hall and Sister Sherwood were standing in
our parking space with "We are sorry" and "We love you" signs.
They were so worried we would be mad at them! Sister Hall even got me soda and
sour gummy worms! It was a crazy day!
On Thursday, I went and got a flu shot. Apparently, the flu
is supposed to be really bad and President Mella is making the entire mission
get shots. It was at a free clinic at one of the places where we do service.
After my shot, we got lunch and then met with with Wilma. We are not sure how
much we are going to be able to teach her. She is older and she isn't really
understanding what we say. After Wilma, we went to service at Ivy League. We
then met with Jerri and continued getting things ready for her baptism. The day
of her baptism is the same day as a convocation at Stanford, where Elder
Quentin L Cook is speaking. So, we asked if we could move the time up so people
would be able to attend the baptism. She was fine with it and asked if Elder
Cook could be the one to baptize her! We decided that it couldn't hurt to ask;
I will let you know what happens. Can you imagine if Elder Cook came to the
baptism???? After that, we had dinner and then went to an appointment with an
investigator named Sione. We taught him about tithing. It went really well. :)
On Friday, we had service at the food bank. We were putting
labels on cans. Most of the Zone was there, too. After that, we had lunch and
weekly planned. We then had dinner and tried to see someone the Elders had
asked us to see, but we couldn't.
Saturday was a busy day! A couple of weeks ago, a member in
our ward asked us to help her neighbor with a service project. She said that we
would be digging a hole and to invite the elders to come, too. So, we went with
a companionship of elders. First, the member who invited us to come asked us to
dig a hole for her rabbit that had passed away the day before. After we did
that, we went to her neighbor's. Apparently, this neighbor had a septic tank
with a block in one of the pipes. So, we dug a few feet down to the pvc pipe
and exposed it for the plumber to come fix it. Unfortunately, one of the elders
got heavy-handed with a pick-axe and cracked the pipe. So, while we dug, we
were splashing around in septic juices. Yay. Reminded me of when Rexburg
flooded. When we were done, we were so tired! They fed us lunch and then we
went home and took a shower. Sister Hall and I were soooo sore!!!! After that,
we went to the retirement home where we do service and played Pictionary with
them. It was so fun. They really really get into it!!!! After that, we had some
time to finish weekly planning and then went to the ward Halloween party. We
didn't have any costume ideas, so we just dressed alike and called it good. We
were in charge of helping the kids with a treasure hunt and with the trunk or
treat. For the treasure hunt, the kids were given a clue that would lead them
to us and then we had to give them the next clue. It was fun. After that, we
walked up and down the parking lot and passed out candy to the kids who were
trunk-or-treating. :) It was great. After that, we went and saw Jerri and
finalized the plans for her baptism.
Sunday was different. Sacrament Meeting went WAY over
because of the Primary Program. It was good, though. Sister Hall and I enjoyed
it a lot! We then waited for President Mella to come because he was going to be
giving Jerri her baptismal interview. He came and we sat outside, waiting for
them. By the time the interview ended, Church was over. It was so good to see
President Mella. We made sure to thank him for coming. :) Later that afternoon,
we had an early dinner and then went and visited Kathy. It was a good day.
:)
Today has been good so far. We are now off to run some
errands and hang out with the Zone. We are going to be carving pumpkins!
:)
Have a great week. Love you!
-Sara
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