That's right. I believe this rain is here to stay... and from what people have been telling me, it's probably not going to leave until May or something. Ah, the beauties of the earth.
This past week has been pretty unique. We've actually had quite a few return appointments that are set up for this week, so hopefully some of them pan out. :)
We had a pretty awesome experience on Wednesday. On Tuesday, we had a lesson with a lady we've talked to here and there, but haven't really been able to catch that often. She has a 2 year old and so it's always a bit of a struggle trying to stay focused and keep the Spirit. We invited her to read the Introduction in the Book of Mormon and set up an appointment for the next day. We came back the next morning and she had a completely different countenance. She was glowing and welcomed us in immediately. She told us she read. She read the Intro, then the Witnesses, then kept going. She couldn't put it down. Asking her what she felt about it, she told us she wasn't a good reader and usually has to go between the book and a dictionary, but when she read it made sense. She told us after reading, the things we taught her previously made sense and that she felt so comfortable and safe as if she'd never be alone again. I couldn't stop smiling. It's incredible when you hear someone's own spiritual experience and possibly one of their first and you can see and feel the change that's taking place with them. It's moments like that that make being out here worth everything.
In addition to that, her little 2 year old made a discovery that left me pretty excited. He kept messing around with my watch and I honestly couldn't understand why he was so fascinated with it... turns out it glows in the dark and I didn't even know it. Sweet, sweet discovery.
Another awesome moment of the week was when a 14 year old boy who we're teaching us told us this story:
I went to Wild Waves (the water park over here) with some girls over the summer and they offered to buy me some coffee. I told them "No thanks, I'm Mormon." and they said "Aw well that stinks." and I said "Sorry." I just thought that was pretty hilarious and pretty strong of him. Made me laugh.
The other day we had a goal of singing on someone's doorstep. We finally had our chance and asked a guy if we could sing him a song. The man was holding a little Chihuahua-like dog in his hands who had been barking quite a bit during our conversation. We began to sing and the little dog started tilting its head back and forth to the tune of the song while bearing one of those little dog smiles that dogs get sometimes and I couldn't take it. Sister Hopkins and I started cracking up. It was just dancing perfectly to the tune and we just couldn't finish the song because we were laughing to hard. So we sang half a song and went merrily on our way. It was great.
On our lunch break we were able to go to Red Robins with two ladies in the ward and it was a sweet, sweet reunion.
I'm beginning to realize that I dislike football very, very much. People don't seem to answer their doors when their beloved Seahawks are on.
Our Zone started a new thing where everyday we'll pray for a specific companionship. We were the first ones to be prayed for and we had a bunch of miracles that day. It's awesome how real prayer is. Doesn't mean they're always answered in the way we want or in the time we'd like or that God's just going to magically handle all of our problems, but God really hears us and knows what's best for us.
Welp, I'm getting my first haircut (just a trim) today. We hope to be able to serve in an old folks home coming up pretty soon and transfers are next week. Lots in store as usual. Hope all is well. Find something to be grateful for. Love you all!
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