So many things to write about!
Did you all watch General Conference? SO GOOD!
Missionaries who have been out for like 6 months can go to one session
of the conference, so my companion had a ticket. But missionaries who
have an investigator on date to be baptized can also go to conference
with their investigator. So I got to go too! Saturday, 10 am session! We
also got enough tickets for a couple of other people. Sister Abarca sat
in the missionary section, but I sat with all of the people we got
tickets for. We were in the front row of the balcony, very center. I sat
with: a new convert, and the man who baptized him.
Sister Kummer, a member, and a progressing investigator on
date for October 20. And a less active member.
It was really really cool to sit with all of my new friends and people
who are at different stages of conversion. Sighh.
We watched the Saturday afternoon session with the Madsens and then
went to the Kummer's for the 2 sessions on Sunday. We taught a
lesson after each session. It was really really good. Oh! At the
Kummer's, they made amaaazing oatmeal pancakes with homemade syrup. They
served orange juice and milk, so I got a giant glass of milk. The
pancakes were super sweet so I took a large drink of milk and it was
sour and stung my throat and it was completely awful. I said out loud,
"...What kind of milk is this?" They looked at the gallon on the counter
and were like, "That's buttermilk! You drank that?!" It was really
funny and also terrifying.
Our investigater is a GOLDEN investigator. He is so open to learning and he
is really sweet. We are going on a tour of temple square with him on
Wednesday! Yes! I committed him to baptism on the first lesson, he
accepted. He went to the LIVE general conference and asked what the
Spirit feels like. I told him and he said that is what he felt! He
continued to watch conference the rest of the weekend and now we are
going to temple square. He is awesome awesome awesome. Oh, also. He
asked his girlfriend's mom, what he had to do to marry he rdaughter in the temple. He asked if he needs to serve a mission, which he
can't because he has a little kid. But just that thought. Ahh. He's
great.
So we found out that everyone in the mission needs a bike, even if
they have a car. We asked a couple of people at church to look if they
had extra bikes I could borrow. Elder Anderson and Elder Erikson got me
TWO bikes, but they needed fixing up, they said. So I was counting on
one of those bikes, when we got home from the Sat. morning conference
session. We were heading to the basement and on the side of the house
there was a brand new pink bicycle with a card on it! The signature just
said, "SR," which is kind of anonymous! We think it is from Sister
Rouge in one of the wards, but we're not sure. So so generous! The
people here are very giving. We went to Chili's for lunch the other
afternoon and as we asked for our check, the waiter told us that two
women from another table paid for us! I can't get used to this.
Guess what? We get to go to the Jordan River for Halloween! We get
to go through a session! I am so happy! We also get to attend a fireside
talk with President Hinkley's son! So cool.
My companion keeps calling me "Molly Mormon," which I thought might
bother me, but I kind of don't mind. I want to be as close to the iron
rod as I can!
We met a sister the other day when she invited us to dinner. We are
kindred spirits! Her name is Sister Sneiter! She is a drama teacher and
was an English and Creative Writing teacher. She makes cards and sews
on pieces of fabric. I loved her house and her decorations and her
books. She is just so great!
We only receive letters and get
to send letters on Mondays, our P-day. We wait all week long and get
them all at once on Monday. It was pretty cool last week though, because
I got 11 letters and an envelope from the president, too! It was worth
the wait :)
That's amazing about Alesha Olsen! Find out which Ward she is in! I cover the Harvest Park stake. You can tell her that!
Ahhh! I love Molly! I have been thinking about Slam club a lot
lately! Wahh! I don't miss TV or internet or music from home--all I miss
is WORDS! I miss watching Slam, writing, reading, going to Poetry..
Ughh. Trying to push it to the back of my brain, but I just love words.
Um um um. That's all for now! I love you and you are so great!
Ps. How do you feel about President Monson's announcement about
missionary ages? So cool that Shane can go when he graduates! I hope
that he does!
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