Hey y'all,Can you believe it's like the 3rd day of December? Isn't that crazy?! I think it's crazy.
I'll get right cracking at it. So our lovely older roommates went to Michigan for Thanksgiving 2 weeks ago I think? Well they were supposed to come back last week but had an accident trying to get back last Monday. They were alright, but the car wasn't. They had an extended vacation until they could get transportation back home which by the way, some members down here drove up there to get them. That's like an 18 hour roundtrip! People are amazing! We have our ladies back now so yay! The house was really starting to freak me out without them!
On Tuesday we went way down to this tiny town called Holland. Now, tiny town folks get real weird about people they don't know. Since everyone knows everyone, when they meet someone they don't know they get so suspicious! I don't know I just always feel like I'm being watched when I go to these tiny towns... anyways, we were in this one little neighborhood and we weren't having much luck. It was cold, people were either not home or not interested (or weirded out that we were on their doorstep), and we were ready to jump into the warm car and get outta there. But I kept feeling like we should stay. So we did. We met Melanie at the last house we stopped by. She immediately had a bunch of questions, and I started telling her about the first vision. For some reason I felt like my lungs were going to burst, like I couldn't breathe? I was fighting through it the whole time and once I got out the first vision the feeling went away. I felt like something was trying to suffocate me! Melanie ended up accepting a Book of Mormon and I feel like she really wants to know what we believe in. I know we needed to meet her that day 😊
Also we had 12 people come to English class. 12! That's unheard of. Like, none of the other Spanish missionaries believe us😂😂😂
Wednesday we raked mountains of leaves! Boy am I glad that I like pine trees because what a chore! However, leaves like that make a lot of compost... so maybe I'll want a few leafy trees in the future. We practiced for the darn Christmas Zone Conference a lot because it was the next day!
Thursday we got up at 5am so we could look halfway decent, and left at 6 to drive to Paoli. From there we carpooled with the Paoli sisters to Crestwood (which is past Louisville) and nearly died a few times because Kentuckians are terribly rude drivers. But we made it and I got to see all 3 of my MTC elders who I came out with. They're doing so good! Singing was terrifying. I knew my voice would break at some point and it did, but I just laughed my way through it so at least it was amusing. The trainings were great, they really wanted us to focus on helping people come to church. I liked that change. They talk baptism baptism baptism, but people can't be baptized if they don't come to church y'all! There were a bunch of new faces and I realized I've gotten to the point where most of my friends have gone home and now I don't know anyone again😅😅😢
English class was huge, again! What a fiesta!
We had an awesome lesson with a guy named Jo on Friday, and he said he would come to church! Also, he had the cutest little pitbull/terrier mix! I loved that little guy! I had to run intervention with him a lot cuz he was a busy little pup, so I let him chew on my thumb for a bit. Good thing he was cute😣
On Saturday we ran around with Hannah again and contacted a whole bunch of people. We had a lesson with Aleida, this Cuban lady, and she was playing some muy muy bien Latino music when we got there👌 across the street from Aleida we contacted this guy who was not super thrilled that we were talking to him. We offered him a Book of Mormon , which he accepted, but said, "I'll take it, even though I believe nothing in it" so that was interesting. Then we ran around the area, came back to our car, and the same guy called out to us again. This time he was a little more gentle mannered and asked what made our church different from others. We explained how we have modern day prophets, a quorum of the 12 apostles, we have the book of Mormon as another testament of Jesus Christ, and we just talked with him and answered his questions. I missed the rest of the conversation cuz Aleidas pitbull "Leo" got out and was running around so I ran him back across the street to her 😂 But the guy apologized for how "rude" he was to us earlier (which honestly wasn't as bad as what we're used to) and it ended up being kinda cool that we met him. Maybe one day he will be interested in meeting with missionaries?
Ohhh also, on Tuesday or Wednesday we had to Skype in our missionary apartment inspectors, elder and sister Mortenson. That was scary. They told us they would call in a bit, so we rushed home and blitz cleaned everything. I attacked the bathroom until it was all shiny and then they called us and it was like, a 4 minute long tour. I freaked out for nothing! But at zone conference we won Clorox wipes for how clean we were. I feel kinda bad cuz we cheated by cleaning just before the call, but also we got clorox wipes- those are gold. So it was worth it.😁
Things are good, life is great in Jasper! I feel like I'm in a never ending slumber party with Hermana Hall, we just have way too much fun! If they split us up I might start a riot. Just kidding, it's all according to the Spirit and I can't beat that.
I'm so grateful I get to spend each day sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others and that I have this opportunity to meet and serve so many people. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints IS the restored church that Jesus Christ himself established in his day. It blesses the lives of all those who know it, and the lives of people who are learning of it, and it will continue to bless and change the lives of all those who come unto Christ and wish to be a part of his church.
I love you all! Have a fabulous week!
With love,
Sister Wilcox❤
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