This weeks email is mostly composed of funny things my companion did. Thus, the subject title.
We were visiting this old, blind lady and S. Sonasi volunteered me to sing for her. I said if we both sang I would. S. Sonasi agreed to sing. So the song starts and finishes and it was only me the whole time. I guess S. Sonasi thought she was sly and she could trick the little lady. At the end the old lady says, "That was great, but I only heard one voice. Now the other one has to sing all by herself." Haha! Karma! S. Sonasi then had to sing. That's what she gets. :P
Later in the week S. Sonasi volunteered us to wash a different old lady's dog. I was kind of thinking... seriously? But she seemed really excited, so I went along with it. We get into this lady's tub with the dog and I see S. Sonasi's eyes get huge. She whispers to me "I've never actually washed a dog before. I don't want to do this anymore." And I did the remainder of the dog washing that day.
She also volunteered to help some guy pull weeds and we ended up being there for 3 hours doing man labor... which I don't mind. She said at the end, "Next time I volunteer to do something, stop me." Haha:)
She ALSO decided she was going to have a laughing fit for FOURTY minutes with a lady we meet with. I just sat there.
She ALSO woke up and right next to her pillow was a spider. That was great.
She ALSO accidentally spit her altoid out on a member at church.
(BY THE WAY I'M NOT SAYING ANY OF THIS TO BAG ON HER. I JUST THINK SHE IS HILARIOUS AND I LOVE HER. SHE KNOWS I'M WRITING ALL THIS HAHA)
Anywho... we had our bike day in the pouring rain. It was dumping on us. And somehow only one of my eyes got soaked so I had eyeliner and mascara on one eye and looked like a freak. I just washed all my make up off at our dinner appointment. I'm beginning to remember the rain.... not sure I'm ready for it.
Someone made started cracking up because I was stumbling over a question. She said, "And YOU want to be the speech therapist?" Apparently that was really funny.
We have been inspired to try to do a handstand because a little girl in our ward is a champ gymnast. I totally failed in the morning and landed on my face. It was great.
I realized people like to threaten me. I said hi to some guy and he ferociously said "DON'T... COME... ANY.. CLOSER!" Gosh, looked like he wanted to hurt me. Haha!
We got to do service for one of the families we LOVE. We scrubbed their deck. That was pretty sweet.
So this week we got a reality check after we read a talk. It talks about becoming a consecrated missionary. How the Lord expects us to sacrifice everything. Our fears, our laziness, our pride, our negativism, etc. It reminds me of the scripture Mark 8:35 "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it." As we sacrifice for the Lord, we are blessed. Just as parents sacrifice time and hobbies for their kids, or how students sacrifice time to study for their degree... there are so many examples. But the Lord requires sacrifice and when we do (despite what our initial feelings may be) we are blessed and we are happy when we follow Him. :)
Christ and the rich young ruler Bible video:
Well. Love you all!
Until next time I'll be doing it the Federal Way!
Love,
Sister Pearson :)
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