Planning
day rolls around......on the very day that the weather is
b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l.......
And rather than stay cooped up in our apartment for four hours.....we
grabbed blankets and sunglasses and hit the back lawn.
#funinthesun
We've been going at it for about an hour, when two neighbor guys come
around the corner on bikes and "stop to chat".....about the BoM
obviously.....
No, for reals.....we sat them right down and started teaching the
Restoration. Turns out, one of them is the brother of our
whipped-cream-game friend from last P-day. It's a sign.......;)
Eventually, another guy from the block comes swaggering over
and......restoration discussion #2 takes off.
10 minutes later.....another guy....and another guy....and
another.....and they just keep coming. No joke...Sister B and I taught 5 restoration lessons in an hour, took
multiple trips back and forth from our car to get more Book of Mormons
and mormon.org cards.
By the end, we were all sitting around a
rickety old picnic table.....two white chicks and a slew of
guys.....talking about ancient americans, prophets, and heavenly
visitations.
It doesn't get better than that....we made 5 new friends and found a family to teach outta that
party.......I call that a good day:)
On Friday, we stopped-by Yung's house and OMG........I. love. her.!!! She
waves us in, saying, "I not see you.....long time......GIRL! GIRL! Come
here! [handing me her address book and a pen] write
name...address.....telephone number...I call you. You come. You my
friend....I miss you....last week, you no come.....I cry, cry, cry!"
HEARTBREAK
When we dropped by last week, we knocked, but no one came to the door,
so we got to work in her rose garden, and missed seeing her. Turns
out......she missed seeing US.......more than we realized:)
soooooooooo......we've decided to adopt her as our grandma.
#asianpersuasion #sisterversion
Before we left, we sang her "Nearer My God To Thee" and the whole while
she clapped her hands and rocked back and forth.....letting out the
occasional Yung-special ......giggles.....while we sang....GOTTA LOVE
HER.
Feed My Starving Children was another party we hit up this
week.......and this time, we brought James' brother, Prem, with us! We
had a B.L.A.S.T.!!! It's an amazing experience having an investigator
come and do service with you.......filling up bags with rice and
vitamins somehow makes the spirit 10x stronger;) lol
With transfers happening this week, Sis B and I found out we're still
hanging for another 6 and the elders of the ward............are
getting...........WHITEWASHED. Meaning......both old elders left...and
two nubes came in.
And they're a.m.a.z.i.n.g.!!!! Love em! In less than a
week of being here, they found multiple people to teach and are setting
the previously bone-dry area ablaze. Whhhhhaaaaat?!?! We're stoked for
this coming transfer, working alongside them. It's gonna be epic;)
We've been busy with the uge......cloud making;)
We show up to help out and the
decorating director (the member of our ward) introduces us to a new best
friend.....SPRAY ADHESIVE. Yea............ Like the aerosol
oh-so-much-easier-to-use-than-hot-glue-guns, and in-a-spray-can version
of glue. Applying quilting batting to chicken wire has never been
easier.......we can now mass-produce.
Watch for us on SHARK TANK.........cloud-making = millions
After finishing the clouds....we got to drop them off at an old
high-school where everything is being stored before being moved to the
main high school for senior's night.
This decrepit old building put the CREEP in CREEPY.
And yes.....I l.o.v.e.d. it.......felt like we were in a
movie.....creeping through dark hallways with ceiling plaster all over
the floor, peeling wallpaper, broken glass, rats running through the
walls, and lightbulbs hanging from their sockets......
JEEPERS
word
Kinda bummed it's getting torn down. It would have made for the perfect
Alfred Hitchcock film set ....... #mysteryluvr #4lyf
On Saturday morning, we headed out bright and early to go visit a new
investigator, Greg, who we met at the library one day (be in the right
places at the right time.....and things happen;). He stopped us, asked
what we did as missionaries, and agreed to a visit and a copy of the
book of mormon.
Cool beans.
We met with him, and taught him the restoration.....he's accepting of
what we teach, but not really commital. Y 'know....the old "I can accept
the Book of Mormon as true, but that doesn't mean I have to become
Mormon" deal. Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaa, bout that.........
Oh well.
On to better things.......
BIGGEST OF BIG NEWS: Bethany's on date for baptism!!!!!! We're so
pumped!!!! She's decided on June 28th for her big day and we couldn't be
HAPPIER!!! We can't wait for her to receive all these blessings and the
happiness coming her way!
(Annnnnnnnnnd.......we've also planned a reunion road trip for when we all
get back to Utah.......and when she's my roommate at BYU......and dating some
cute RM;).....#partyinprovo
Lastly....my favorite line from this week:
7 year-old boy in the ward: "Yea, I know someone I can share the gospel
with."
Me: "That's awesome! Who's that?"
Boy: "My friend A---......we talk about church sometimes"
Me: "You do! That's great! What have you told him?"
Boy: "Well...we talk about the gospel.....the Book of Mormon.....and a
lot about conspiracy theories."
Mmmmmmmmmkkkkkkkkkkkk.
hahaha!
L.O.V.E. that kid!!!!
We're going strong, loving the spirit, having fun, and remembering to SMILE......
I'm learning more and more the longer I'm out here just how aware God is of me. He loves each of His children more than I can even comprehend, and as a missionary, we get to feel that love SO powerfully both for those we meet and for ourselves.
I've never felt so loved and able to love so strongly in my life!!! It makes me wanna go out and share that love with others more......so here goes;)
Onward and Upward,
Sister Anna Parker
