I'm going to be
honest, I can't remember a whole lot from what we did this week. It's
all a blur in my brain. I'll try my best though.
Last
Monday we had the Sulfer Well elders come to town because Elder Gibbons
needed to do Allie and Clay's Baptismal interviews, so that of course
was a blast! We taught their last lesson beforehand and then they were
all set. They did well, though in Allie's interview they got a little
sidetracked and talked about Captain America for a bit. Not sure how
that correlated with baptism, but whatever.
Tuesday
was crazy because we needed to fill out the rest of Allie and Clay's
membership forms, so we ran out to Sister Pearson's and called the
elders and got all their info in (the elders forgot the papers on Monday
).
After that we went and had a lesson with Lucy and Joe on the Plan of
Salvation. We went more in depth than we typically do, but I think they
needed it. Afterwards they both said that that lesson has never made
that much sense before. They have been taught by several sets of elders,
so they have been through that lesson a few times, but I guess this
time was different! Maybe this is the time they will get baptized!
After
Joe and Lucy we hustled over to see Mayra who said she could meet later
in the day and it all worked out. She has been more on the fence, we're
worried we may have to stop teaching her soon. But that is okay, maybe
it's just not the right time for her to accept the Gospel.
Wednesday
was weird. We had to do weekly planning that day because our district
council had been moved to Thursday. The planning went longer than it
usually does, and afterwards we planned to clean the font. The baptismal
font was a little cobwebby and dusty (sad!
)
so it needed to be done. But we got their and got in the building, and
Sister Johnson had this awful feeling. I didn't feel anything, though I
wasn't in the greatest of moods so that probably didn't help, so I
didn't want to discount her anxieties. I went around and checked all the
doors and found one on the far side unlocked. We did not like that and
she kept feeling like we needed to leave so we hustled on outta there!
Instead
we went out to try some people and felt prompted to go talk to Jack and
Renee, so we did. They got a new German Shepherd pup and we came just
in time to help them wrangle her into her little harness. She was cute!
We always have good discussions with Jack and Renee, and we keep
inviting them and seeing how they're doing. One of these days all these
lessons and invites and missionaries are gonna get these people to
realize they need to make a move. That's what I hope anyways. You never
know when something will come around to cause a change of heart.
Thursday
we had district council and the Zone Leaders were there. They're a
bunch a goof balls (in a good way). Also I caught a lizard! It was in
the gym and the elders were being spastic trying to get it outside. I
didn't want him to get stepped on, so I scooped him up and tossed him
out the door! He was wiggly. After our meeting we went to clean the font
finally with the Karrens. We felt safer with the Karrens there. All
went well, Elder Karren showed us how to turn everything on so we were
good to go! That night we had dinner with the Kotter family which was a
first for me! They have had a crazy time since Sister Kotter had her
baby 4 months ago, so I'm not holding it against them that they hadn't
invited us over! I think she was worried we did??
Oh,
they also invited the new family over, the Adams, who then invited us
to come with them to visit their neighbors right off the bat! So that
was cool. We go to see them tonight, we'll see how things go.
Friday
I can't really remember what happened other than we helped Lucy and Joe
plant a vegetable garden and we finished the horse stalls for Sister
Tucker. Her mare is BIG and pregnant right now. Like, now you can
actually tell. She is due here in a couple weeks, I can't wait to see
the baby!!!
Saturday
was the baptism!!! We got there bright and early to fill the font and
set things up. The Sulfer Well elders came to practice a musical number
for it, then people started showing up and everything went great! Sister
Young got to call in to see the baptism and it was just so awesome! I
can't believe Allie and Clay are new members now it's so crazy!
That
night we got to see Sister Hersey and she made us some real Nepalese
food! It was sooo good! Oh my gosh. But when we got home, poor Sister
Johnson had a food overload and puked. It was sad. She's better now.
Sunday was Allie and Clay's confirmation, and Mothers day! Got to talk to my mom, and I'll talk to her again today! 
Sister Johnson and I also taught the Young Women's class because none
of the teachers showed up so... yeah. It was kinda cool using Come
Follow Me, I haven't really looked at how the lesson plans are laid out
and I liked how it's really just up to you and the people in class to
discuss the topics and learn from one another.
We
ate with Sister Pearson and her family that afternoon. We had smoked
duck, and it was actually pretty darn good. Then we went and visited
Jennifer who is officially off smoking! Woohoo!!!! She just needs to
keep going and then she can go through the temple!
Today
we made earrings out of clay with a member. It was actually really
therapeutic, and they were pretty easy and fun to make, so I might look
into doing that back home? Could be fun?
This
upcoming week we have exchanges tomorrow (I get to bike in Bardstown!)
and on Friday we have a mission tour up in Louisville! Carly is going to
be there because she's driving the sisters from Evansville to the tour,
so I get to see her again!!!! I'm so excited!!!
The
weeks are counting down fast! I already feel like everything is
blurring together and it's madness! It's crazy how I could never see
myself serving a mission, and here I am sitting at the end of one,
wondering how God convinced me to do this, grateful that he has helped
me through this, and pondering on how this journey will affect the rest
of my life. This has been one wild adventure, everytime I look back I
think holy cow how did I do that?! Truth is, I didn't. He did. I'm just
along for the ride, to be the tool in His hands, being lifted by Him
every step of the way. The work doesn't work without Him, because it's
His work.
I love all y'all, have a fabulous week, and Happy belated Mother's Day to all the lovely mommas out there!
With love,
Sister Wilcox 
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