Sooooo…….
Got my first
brother-in-law this week.
No biggie. JK it was kinda a huge deal (check out my other blog www.sandandsunshine2.blogspot.com for more on this later!:)!
No biggie. JK it was kinda a huge deal (check out my other blog www.sandandsunshine2.blogspot.com for more on this later!:)!
So yea....my sister
has graduated to wife lyfe......and
it still blows my mind that my best friend is actually MARRIED......(btw,
trying to wrap your mind around that as a MISSIONARY
is ten times harder than trying to
do it in real life....just sayin......#lockyourheart
#preskimball;). Congrats Julia and Zach! You two deserve the best!!
After helping out at
an investigator's house for a couple hours this week, packing boxes, moving
furniture, etc. we got ready to head out
the door, when our investigator showed us to the door where a brand new pair of UGGS were
sitting, and said, "They're too small for me......want 'em?"
Is that even a question??
Basically, I'm most definitely
serving in Libertyville (where else to
people hand out Uggs for free??) and service most definitely brings
blessings:) haha! #spoiled
#luvourpeeps
Our next service
project was actually more packing and moving....and yes, it all happened on the
same day. This time, we showed up to a member's apartment, and one of the first
thing she says is, "Ok girls....how
good are you at playing Romeo and Juliet??"
Uber confused.
All I was thinking
was, "well....i'm pretty good at the whole fainting thing....but the kissing
thing....eh.....a little outta my league right now..." Sis Carroll just
looked at me REALLY confused, so we just kinda did the awkward laugh and,
"Uhhuh....what??"
She took us out to
her balcony and explained, "So rather than taking all this stuff up and
down the stairs to the car, I was thinking we could just lower everything over
the balcony, Romeo and Juliet style."
Good thing I do push-ups in the morning. hahaha
We actually pulled it
off surprisingly well, despite really weird looks from the neighbors,
and we even managed to give away a mormon.org card in the process. #likeaboss
As I was about to
take down a box, our member opened it to find why it was so heavy and found
their spare change jar. She then grabbed my purse, with, "Here! open your
bag!" before dumping nearly $40
worth of coins into my already too-full Coach purse.
Ummmmmmm. ok.
What she didn't know
was that trying to get quarters to do laundry here can be such a pain, and now
Sis C and I are are set. for. life. Yep.....service brings blessings;)
(even though it took me a day and a half to dig through my purse get all the
coins out:) haha! we love our members<3
On Saturday night, we
carpooled with Ally to a district bonfire testimony meeting at a member's home.
All the missionaries in our district invited less-actives and investigators to
attend and we hoped that it would give them an opportunity to share/discover their
testimonies in a more intimate setting. We showed up, ate dinner
(a.m.a.z.i.n.g. homemade pizza.....mmmlicious:)
and the elders headed out the door to
"start the fire."
After 20 minutes or
so, we followed wondering why it was taking them so long. We walked up
and........let's just say my scout master dad would've been appalled. I'm no Boy
Scout......but......i know for certain that's NOT how to start a fire.....#tomboy
#noshame #comesinhandy
So I stood there,
wondering what to say, while the elders kept devising ways to torch the pile of
sticks. Yea.......guess where this is going.
GASOLINE
of course
The member hosting
the bonfire, Bro K., came splitting through the ring of onlookers with a
gasoline tank, DRENCHED the wood before anyone could say anything, and
then one of the match-happy elders
struck up and......yea.....we just about ALL got our eyebrows singed.
And.......of course.....the fire only burned
for under 2 minutes before going out with a poof. Next idea? The elders WOULD have Axe cologne in their
car, now wouldn't they. Yep.....that came next. At this point, I feel like
Sully watching Boo's costume going through the trash machine. Shoot me.
What are they gonna think of next??
The Axe-and-lighter
technique only went so far before we heard an engine buzzing and turned to see
the member walking over with a leaf
blower. This is getting out. of.
control. But no......in comes the leaf blower, and the fire lights up, THEN
the leaf blower turns off, fire dies down, AND leaf blower goes on, fire goes
up.....and so on and so on.
this is going NO
WHERE
Finally, after 45 min
of trying to get a fire started, one of the women of the group went to
her car, pulled out a packaged fire log, and shoved it into the dying fire.
ONLY then did the fire perk up and stay lit so we could manage to have our
testimony meeting around an actual fire. Geez
laweez.
Luckily, the
testimony turned out to be fantastic!!
The spirit was so strong and while Ally didn't bear her testimony, on the way
home from the bonfire, she opened up to us on why she wants baptized! In her
own special way, she was bearing her testimony to us--just us--for the first time, and it was SO incredibly
heart-warming! I love that girl with all my heart and felt like a proud
mama seeing her identifying her testimony for the first time! #priceless
We had another
miracle moment this week, when we decided to do more leaf raking for those who
needed it. The elders chose an investigator to serve and we showed up to help
just as she was walking out the door. We told her why we’d come and asked if we
could be of service. She stared at us for a moment then said, “What
have you guys been taking??” This just got awkward. Fortunately,
she laughed, and continued, “How did you guys know to come? Today was one of
those days when everything is going wrong, and I was about ready to just cry! Then
you all show up, and my day is completely turned around!! You guys must be heaven-sent!"
tru dat
It was one of those
moments when you’re like, “Yes! I’m doing
my job!” We got to talk for a while,
and after serving her, the elders were able to teach her and she’s accepted
the invitation to be baptized!! Service=miracles
Sis Carroll and I got
creative with the whole service thing and decided to drop cookies off to some
of our investigators, but make it anonymous. Ok……well actually…….we rigged it so it was
kinda like “I’ll bet I can guess who left these cookies on my porch, so maybe I
should think of coming to church to thank them” type of deal. I know. Brilliant;) hahaha! Either way, Sis C
and I had fun swaggin our ninja costumes (black leggings and inside-out
sweatshirts;) while doorbell ditching with treats (see below for pics…..they
about sum up our lives;) haha
And last but not
least, we had a prompting to drop by a potential investigator this week, and we
walked up the driveway to find Dave (our investigator) sitting outside with a
friend, Dan. Dave came up to us and we had a really friendly conversation about
missions, what we do as missionaries, and why we do what we do. Dan sat quietly
to the side, not really talking much, but clearly listening. After we’d shared
with Dave a bit more about ourselves and missionary work, Dan got up, came over
and said,
“I wanna serve a mission. How
do I do it??
*blink blink*
Come again??
He handed over his
number, said to call him, and when we started talking about other kids he might
know from the High School, he became even more interested and kept saying, “Yea!
I guess I just need something more in my life.” Even Dave nudged him and said, “Yea,
Dan, meet with these girls….they can help you find a path in life.”
Well, y’know Dave, we could do that for you too;) hahah! We left
feeling SO grateful that the Lord had put us in the right place at the right
time. This work is truly inspired. The Lord is clearly leading us to those that
need us, and it’s hastening!
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YES. We did donuts on a
string. Mom...you should be proud;) the other sisters weren't down....so.....we made fools of ourselves on our own;) lol
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Yep......bout sums us up:) lol
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We got into an intense
convo with the elders this week on whether or not ghosts are real. Don't ask. Day after,
we found this in the library. PMG should add this to "questions of the soul" cause apparently the elders think they're legit. #boys
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We then took these photos and told them we'd actually caught a ghost in out apartment.....#immabeliever
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isn't this kid just the
living end?!?!?! AH!!! Never wanted a kid more in my life:) haha! #heartbreaker #futuremissionary
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